Does Menopause Affect Your Libido?
Menopause and Libido and the Effects on Sex Drive As we age, our bodies undergo many natural changes. For women, menopause is a time when hormone levels are altered, which results in various effects on our bodies. One consequence is a change in libido and sexual function. For many women, libido is decreased. Women may […]
What is the difference between synthetic vs bioidentical medications
Synthetic Medications Vs. Bioidentical Medications Your body’s hormones regulate most of your bodily functions. They serve as messengers, coordinating, and controlling various activities throughout the body. Hormones help regulate your body’s processes like hunger, growth, brain function, blood pressure, libido, appetite, digestion, mood, and appetite. That’s why hormonal imbalance can wreak havoc on your emotional, […]
8 Strategies to Boost Your Immune System in a Pandemic
We are in unprecedented times. The global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, coupled with the onset of seasonal cold and flu, has created the perfect storm. It is more important than ever to maximize efforts to boost your immune system and stay healthy. Protecting your immune system is paramount in fighting off and managing infections. You can take […]
Why is Sleep Important For Weight Loss?
Adequate Sleep and Weight Loss Sleep; one of the last mysterious medical frontiers scientists strive to understand. There’s a lot we do understand about sleeping — how it helps our brain clear away toxins and waste accumulated throughout the day, how it restores and maintains cognitive function, and how it allows for vital cellular repairs […]
Symptoms of Low Libido and Sex Drive
Keeping Your Sex Drive Alive with HRT As humans, it’s hardwired in our biology to procreate. Written within our DNA is an almost primal instinct to pass on our genetic material. If you ask some evolutionary biologists the question, “What is the meaning of life?” you shouldn’t be all too surprised when they answer back, […]
7 Energy Boosting Tips For Thyroid Patients
Instant Energy Boosting Suggestions For Thyroid Patients: Life moves at an ever-quickening fast pace, and there’s no exception to that as we get older. With age, our day-to-day lives become overwhelming, packed with work, family and home responsibilities, and social obligations. Let alone, the weekends don’t necessarily mean a reprieve from all the pressure. While […]
How to Tell the Time is Right for Bioidentical Hormones
Are Bioidentical Hormones right for you? When should you start? The human body gradually slows as a result of the aging process. This slowdown is true for both men and women. The changes in one’s hormones are not always obvious and more often than not overlooked. As many studies have been conducted, unbalanced hormones cause […]
The Impact of Obesity on Hormone Production and Sexual Health
Do Hormones Play a Role in Weight Gain? What is the Impact of Obesity on Hormone Production? Society has veered from the past towards a reality of instant-gratification and over-consumption within modern times. From the abundance of fast-food restaurants, courier services that transport fast-food to the comforts of our homes, ever-increasing portion sizes, and the […]
Are Women’s Testosterone Levels Important?
How Women’s Testosterone Levels can have Revitalizing Effects Day and night. Young or old. Testosterone versus estrogen… At face value, these comparisons may feel inherently oppositional to each other. As much as these examples feel like natural opposites, and as easy as it is to think of these comparisons as existing counter to each other, […]
Can the Keto Diet Affect Our Hormones?
How the Keto Diet Can Be Harmful to Natural Hormone Production The keto diet has risen in popularity in our current day and age as both men and women have embraced this fad diet as a solution to their weight loss goals. This specific diet heralds weight loss by altering the consumption and quantity of […]