Estrogen plays a vital role in the body, regulating reproductive health, bone density, mood, and more. However, like any hormone, it needs to be carefully balanced. Too much estrogen, or an inefficient detoxification process, can lead to symptoms like bloating, mood swings, and increased risk of conditions such as endometriosis or certain cancers.
Estrogen detoxification is a natural process where the body metabolizes and eliminates excess or used estrogen. Understanding this process can empower you to make lifestyle choices that support your body’s natural hormone balance and overall health.
As we’ve mentioned in our previous blog posts, hormones are chemical messengers that tell your body what to do – and when to do it. Scientists have identified over 50 hormones in the human body, controlling a multitude of bodily processes.
DHEA is one of the hormones naturally produced in the adrenal glands. It functions as a precursor to male and female sex hormones – including testosterone and estrogen.
Hormones are chemical messengers that tell your body what to do and when to do it. Scientists have identified over 50 bodily hormones that control a multitude of bodily processes. However, there are two main female sex hormones: progesterone and estrogen. At the heart of it, they work together to regulate the body’s reproductive processes.
The primary role of progesterone is to regulate a woman’s menstrual cycle (in tandem with estrogen) and to support a healthy pregnancy. Keep reading for a better understanding of what progesterone does in the body, as well as an overview of healthy progesterone levels.
Estrogen is a sex hormone necessary for both sexual and reproductive health. Many important bodily systems — including menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, and the development of secondary sex characteristics — are all thanks (in part) to estrogen.
Today’s blog post serves as a complete overview of this important hormone. Keep scrolling to discover what estrogen is, what it does, and whether you have too much (or too little) of it.
Around this time of year, many of us are prepared and even expect a cold and flu season. However, as we all know, this season is like no other that we have experienced in decades. With COVID-19 running rampant in our communities, extra precautions and safety measures are being taken. However, did you know that these precautions do not end with the basics, like face masks and social distancing? There are many ways to prepare your immune system to be at its best for fighting off viruses.
When you start to plan and try for a baby, it can be both exciting and nerve wracking. Those who are hoping to get pregnant usually start to plan and daydream about the home they will raise their child in, the parks they will play at, family vacations, and more. However, what some people are not prepared for is fertility issues.
The road to holistic health looks different for everyone. When we speak about “holistic” health and wellness, we are considering not only the disease or issue that ails you, we are looking at the whole picture of mental and social factors as well as physical. Many times, the recommendations made by your holistic healthcare provider will involve making different lifestyle choices like diet and exercise changes, in addition to medicines, procedures, and supplements prescribed. For many circumstances, however, your doctor might additionally suggest injection therapy to help heal both your body and your mind.
A few years ago, people started talking a lot about probiotics, mostly because Jamie Lee Curtis became the spokesperson for a yogurt that touted itself as a solution to good gut health. And if you’re just beginning a journey to take better care of your body and focus more on health, your gut is a great place to start. So much goes on in your belly, several different organs working in conjunction with each other to process food which fuels your body and makes everything run. But now you’ve probably heard about prebiotics as well and you might be wondering: what are these things and why do I need them?
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, also known as BHRT, is a mouthful! It’s also becoming the go-to treatment for hormone imbalance for perimenopausal and menopausal women, restoring balance to your body and your life.
Acupuncture has played an important role in traditional ancient Chinese medicine for centuries. Medical practitioners and healers in Eastern countries have long used acupuncture to address the discomfort of patients exhibiting many different symptoms, including headaches, dental pain, menstrual cramps, and respiratory disorders, to name just a few. Recent decades have seen interested researchers in Western countries conducting clinical trials which conclude the effectiveness of these historical therapies at modulating the immune system.
