Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Offers a Surprising Benefit for Autoimmune Diseases
Naltrexone is a drug approved at 50mg for use in the treatment of alcohol and opioid addictions. However, in lower doses (0.5-5mg) Low Dose Naltrexone works completely differently on the immune system by decreasing inflammation. LDN does this by increasing the body's...
Is Topical Estrogen Hormone Therapy a Safer Option than Oral Medication?
How you take estrogen hormone replacement therapy can have a significant impact on your health. Many people prefer to simply swallow their medication because it is quick and easy, but taking certain hormones like estrogen and testosterone by mouth is not the best way...
Bioidentical hormone replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer- What you need to know
Breast cancer rates continue to rise in spite of increased public awareness. The entire month of October is devoted to activities like teaching women about early screening detection and reminders to get mammograms, yet it is estimated that over 250,000 women in the...
Testosterone Therapy Can Restore Libido in Women
The discovery of the "blue pill" in the early nineteen nineties has transformed the sex lives of aging men with erectile dysfunction, however not much is known about treatment options for women with low sex drive or libido, commonly diagnosed as female sexual...
A New Study Finds that Testosterone Does Not Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
One of the most heated debates in medicine is whether testosterone fuels prostate cancer. If that is true, say some experts, then why do men develop prostate cancer when they are older, at the same time their testosterone levels are dropping? (Harvard University,...
A Facial Wrinkle Solution that Uses Estrogen Cream
One of the reasons why facial skin wrinkles happen is that our natural hormone production declines with age. As women enter menopause, their estrogen production decreases dramatically resulting in deficits that manifest as sagging facial tissues and a reduction in...
What Women should know about low Estrogen
Estrogen is one the main sex hormone in women and it is responsible for the sexual and reproductive development in females. Research now shows that estrogen helps almost every organ system in the body. Some of the other Important functions of Estrogen hormones are......
Natural Ways to Boost Estrogen During Menopause
In women, the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone are responsible for sex characteristics and the regulations of the menstrual cycle. But as women age, the level of these hormones declines, causing symptoms like vaginal dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, mood...
How Does Your Gut Health Affect Your Skin?
Our diet is the most important influence on our overall health, by providing us with, not just the nutrients we need but also by its impact on the bacteria (microbiome) living in our digestive system and on our skin. Scientists have known for decades about the...
5 Reasons You May be Having Trouble Sleeping
Everyone knows the importance of getting 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each day. But for too many adults, sleep doesn't come easy. Insomnia keeps them up for hours on end, and in some cases, people fall asleep only to reawaken every few hours. Over time, not...