Excerpt from the free downloadable Hormone Balance Guidebook 1 How do hormones get out of balance? Hormones are incredible chemical messengers in our body that affect our brain, heart, bones, muscles, and reproductive organs and are an essential part of the workings of every cell in the...
The incidence of high blood pressure in women increases dramatically after menopause, suggesting a connection to hormones. As the body’s chemical messengers, hormones orchestrate our metabolic processes by stimulating changes in cells—including those in our blood vessels. Hormones, which originate in various glands, circulate throughout...
Natural therapies are very well suited for women over forty for symptom relief and for disease prevention. Hormone supplementation is not the only option. Women can turn to herbal and nutritional therapies for managing their symptoms and reducing their risk for disease. These natural therapies...
Sleep and Hormones By Dr. Brent Barlow, ND Low-functioning adrenal gland can make it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep because of poor production of stress hormones. The signs of the adrenals being involved in the sleep difficulty include difficulty sleeping after stressful days and...
Top 12 questions to address with your provider regarding hormones, midlife and general health. Based on my age, when can I expect symptoms of perimenopause or menopause, and what are the symptoms? What can I do to relieve and address my menopausal symptoms such as...