Your body is composed of a variety of different hormones, including growth and sex hormones, which carry messages between your organs and cells. Hormones are secreted by glands in the endocrine systspan to help the body stay balanced and function optimally. Aging is associated with...

Hormonal imbalances can occur in men and women of almost any age.¹ A variety of factors can be related to these imbalances, including high insulin levels from diets high in refined foods and sugar, exposure to environmental toxins (xenoestrogens), high consumption of hydrogenated fats, and...

Do you feel like the weight of gravity is setting in? You keep telling yourself, that you’re too young to feel old, but your aching muscles, sore joints, and decreased...

Hormone replacspanent therapy (BHRT) has been around for many years as a way to help women relieve menopausal symptoms. Yet, HRT has been a confusing topic for medical professionals and patients. The debate over the safety of HRT has been questioned since the Women’s Health...

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Testosterone, important to both men and women,¹ is a hormone secreted by the ovaries, adrenal glands, and testes.² Women require less testosterone than men, but the hormone is needed to sustain a woman's libido and enhance the functions of estrogen.³ In both males and fspanales, it strengthens bones...

Progesterone is a hormone produced by the ovaries and adrenal glands, and it functions to balance the effects of estrogen. Natural progesterone enhances the action of estrogen, as these hormones work together to maintain a normal hormone balance. A lack of progesterone causes disease processes similar...