While attending the Cenegenics/ Age Management Medicine Conference in Las Vegas, we heard so many positives health benefits of bio-identical hormone therapy. And, that there is NO DOWNSIDE to bio-identicals with very limited contraindications for most people.
Physicians often tell women that if they have had a hysterectomy, they do not need to supplement with progesterone, only with estrogen. This is a huge oversight as progesterone balances estrogen. Estrogen that is not balanced with progesterone can lead to a host of health problems, including breast cancer.
Today it is much more commonly known that progesterone can alleviate premenstrual symptoms, irregular periods, migraines, depression and insomnia. However, did you know that progesterone does much more than this?
Here are eight healing benefits associated with progesterone:
If you supplement with progesterone, please be sure that you are using bio-identical progesterone, which is identical to the progesterone that your body makes, and not synthetic progestins, which are not the same molecule and have negative effects on your health.
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Through my research for our Bone Builder’s Bootcamp, I have discovered the startling connections between Vitamin K, your bone health and cardiovascular health. Doc and I have noted the trend toward increased arterial calcification with the use of high-dose calcium supplementation when given without other key bone nutrients. Science now indicates these trends are strongly related to vitamin K status, particularly to inadequacy of vitamin K2. The research below shows that vitamin K2 plays an important role in keeping calcium in the bones...
read moreAt Nourishing Wellness Medical Center, our goal is to help women and men live the best life possible. We know that finding hormonal balance doesn’t come from just adding in hormones; rather, we use a comprehensive approach that incorporates a variety tests to measure and optimize your levels of sex, adrenal, thyroid and metabolic hormones. We then, incorporate lifestyle measures including a customized eating and exercise plan, pharmaceutical grade supplements and support from a highly trained physician, nutrition and exercise expert so that...
read moreThese 10 habits form the foundation of this program and that of most of our staff. Doc Peters follows these, as do Ryan, Brighid and Jeanne. So let's review these 10 habits for now.
read moreWhat is amazing about this study is not what we already know-That berries and flavonoids are good for you. What is amazing is the recognition by the American Academy of Neurology. This was a major study of 130,000 people over 20+ years. Hopefully this will encourage other such studies regarding other chronic disease. Actually they are already out there but recognition by such a conservative pharmaceutical based organization is the breakthrough! Eat some berries today! Eating Berries May Lower Risk Of Parkinson’s New research shows men...
read moreThe benefits of green juice cleansing are so evident in our practice that we strongly recommend to add it as part of your daily regimen. Why is green juice good for you? A few servings of organic green juice is a readily assimilated, easily digestible, unbelievably nutritious superfood, filled with more veggie goodness than you could possibly eat. Drinking green juice fills your body with living enzymes, vitamins, oxygen, and phytonutrients. Because of this, green juice feeds your cells the necessary nutrients, allowing your cells to uncover...
read moreBCAAs are a group of three essential amino acids – isoleucine, leucine, and valine – that the body cannot produce and needs to obtain from dietary sources. They take part in several metabolic processes in the body, are precursors in the synthesis of alanine and glutamine, and make up about one-third of skeletal muscle. During aerobic exercise of long duration (such as long-distance running, cycling, or swimming), the body may break down muscle in order to release BCAAs to be used as energy. Supplementing with BCAAs during or after a...
read moreIt’s important to realize that not all fish oil supplements are created equal. Many of the supplement labels can be confusing to the consumer. The amount of EPA and DHA taken each day is dependent on your personal needs and should be determined by yourself and your doctor, however here are a few things that should be considered no matter which company you decide to go with: Does the fish oil supplement remove contaminants like mercury, dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)? How much EPA and DHA are you getting from each serving? Has...
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