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Category: Hormone Health

Holistic Approaches to Managing Hormonal Acne

  • Allergies
  • Hormone Health

If you’ve struggled with hormonal acne, you know it’s a battle that’s more than skin-deep. It’s frustrating, and sometimes even painful, affecting confidence and overall well-being. Hormonal acne isn’t like your typical teenage breakout; it’s influenced by a range of factors including hormones, lifestyle, diet, and stress. Let’s dive into some holistic approaches that don’t […]

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Functional Medicine for Hormone Imbalances in Men

  • Functional Medicine
  • Hormone Health
  • Men and Woman's Health

Hormone imbalances aren’t just something women deal with—men experience them too. Whether it’s low testosterone, thyroid issues, or adrenal fatigue, hormone problems can seriously affect your overall well-being. But instead of relying solely on medications to patch things up, functional medicine takes a deeper, more holistic approach to get to the root cause of these […]

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What are the Symptoms that You Need Hormone Replacement Therapy?

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Pellet
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormones control several body activities, including growth, metabolism, and reproduction. However, hormone levels may fluctuate or decline as we age or undergo certain medical conditions, leading to various health problems. HRT is a medical procedure. It seeks to return hormone levels to normal range. HRT is commonly used to alleviate symptoms associated with menopause, low […]

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Do Hormone Pellets Help You Lose Weight?

  • Diet & Weight Loss
  • Holistic Medicine
  • Holistic Nutrition
  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Pellet
  • Men and Woman's Health
  • Weight Loss

Hormone pellets are a relatively new form of hormone therapy. They are small rice-sized pellets of hormones inserted under the skin, such as estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone. The pellets release hormones gradually into the organism over time, providing a consistent level of hormones to help address hormonal imbalances. But, do hormone pellets help you lose […]

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Hormone Pellets vs. Other Hormone Replacement Therapies

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

Pellet Hormone Therapy has been widely used for years to alleviate the symptoms of menopause, androgen deficiency, and other hormonal imbalances. Several forms of HRT include oral, transdermal, topical, vaginal, injection, and hormone pellets. In recent years, hormone pellets have gained popularity as an option for HRT due to their unique advantages.  Placing hormone pellets […]

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What is Hormone Pellet Therapy?

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormone Pellet Therapy What is hormone pellet therapy? Hormone therapy is a treatment in which hormones are administered to restore hormonal balance in the body. Hormonal imbalances can result in a variety of symptoms and health issues. Hormone pellets are a form of hormone therapy because of their convenience and efficacy. They have gained popularity […]

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Hormone Pellets for Andropause

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

Male menopause, also called andropause, affects older men, typically beginning in their 40s or 50s. A decrease in testosterone production causes it, the primary male sex hormone. As testosterone levels decline, men may experience various symptoms that significantly affect their quality of life. It includes decreased energy levels, sex drive, depression, and weight gain. This […]

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Hormone Pellets for Menopause

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

What is Menopause? Menopause is a natural biological process that concludes a woman’s reproductive years. It is a normal part of aging and usually occurs between 45 and 55. During menopause, a woman’s body undergoes significant changes, including decreased hormone production. These changes can result in various symptoms, including hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, […]

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Hormone Pellets for Thyroid

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hormone Pellets Hormone pellets are small, rice-sized cylinders made of natural or synthetic hormones, such as estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone. They are inserted under the skin of the buttocks, abdomen, or hip through a minor surgical procedure. Once implanted, the pellets gradually release hormones into the bloodstream over several months, providing consistent hormone levels for […]

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Hormone Pellets for Men: What Are The Benefits?

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Men and Woman's Health

Both men and women can experience symptoms of hormonal imbalances when they reach middle age. And while you may be more familiar with menopause symptoms such as night sweats and hot flashes, men can also experience symptoms from low testosterone levels. Andropause, the male equivalent of menopause, is a hormonal imbalance that typically occurs between […]

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Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, and Weight Gain

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

Due to changes in hormone levels, there is a chance of weight increase with the onset of menopause. Menopause symptoms include vaginal dryness, insomnia, dry skin, hot flashes, and bladder issues. One can undertake hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or hormone therapy to alleviate these symptoms. What is Replacement Therapy for Hormones? Administering estrogen and progesterone […]

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Will Bioidentical Hormones Help Hair Loss?

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

Bioidentical Hormones and Hair Loss Bioidentical hormones are a form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that has been gaining popularity in recent years as a potential treatment for hair loss. The idea behind bioidentical hormones is that they are “custom-made” to match an individual’s unique hormonal chemistry. However, there are a series of tests that […]

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Bioidentical Hormones For PCOS

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that affects many women. It can have serious, long-term consequences if left untreated. Bioidentical Hormones is ok for people with PCOS. Bioidentical hormones are chemically identical to those naturally produced by the body. They often use it to treat PCOS symptoms such […]

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How Long Does It Take For Hormone Pellets To Work?

  • Hormone Health
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy

How are Hormone Pellets Applied? Hormone pellets, also known as hormone implants, administer with hormone replacement therapy via a tiny pellet implanted under the outer layer of skin. The hormone pellets are composed of natural hormones, slowly released over time. Most people asked, how long does it take for hormone pellets to work? Read this […]

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What is Autoimmunity?

  • Autoimmune
  • Diabetes
  • Holistic Medicine
  • Holistic Nutrition
  • Hormone Health
  • Men and Woman's Health

The healthy human body is equipped with a powerful set of tools for resisting invading microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites.

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Astragalus: The King of Herbs

  • Autoimmune
  • Diabetes
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Holistic Medicine
  • Holistic Nutrition
  • Hormone Health
  • Men and Woman's Health

Astragalus, also known as Milkvetch or huáng qí in Chinese, is an herbal medicine that has been used for hundreds of years, with its roots in traditional Chinese medicine. One of the few all-purpose herbs used, it is believed to support a wide array of biological functions. Despite the fact that Astragalus has over

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5 Surprising Things That Hurt Your Microbiome

  • Brain & Emotional Health
  • Colon Hydrotherapy
  • Diabetes
  • Gut Health
  • Holistic Medicine
  • Holistic Nutrition
  • Hormone Health
  • Weight Loss

The human gut contains trillions of bacteria – also referred to as the gut flora or microbiome – and these tiny unicellular organisms play an unfathomable role in overall health. For instance, a healthy gut flora has been shown to improve gut health, heart health, brain health, weight management, and blood sugar regulation, among others. While most of these thousands

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Exercise Your Guts Out

  • Autoimmune
  • Gut Health
  • Hormone Health
  • Men and Woman's Health
  • Weight Loss

Exercise is good for us, yes? With its wide-range of benefits that include supporting heart, muscle and bone health, the short answer is yes. But could there be repercussions in over-exercising? For some people, yes; intense exercise can lead to leaky gut. In the literature, it is referred to as “exercise-induced gut permeability,” and the mechanism

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Dive into the Gut – Brain Connection

  • Brain & Emotional Health
  • Colon Hydrotherapy
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Holistic Medicine
  • Hormone Health

In an 1817 study on Parkinson’s disease (PD), James Parkinson noted that many of the patients with PD had gastrointestinal issues, and that up to 80% of these patients suffered from constipation. Even 200 years ago, we knew about the gut-brain connection. Currently, the literature demonstrates that the microbiome does, in fact, affect the function

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Exercise and Improved Cognition

  • Hormone Health
  • Men and Woman's Health
  • Weight Loss

A new study by a Massachusetts General Hospital research team found that exercise is one of the best ways to turn on neurogenesis, the process of producing new neurons. Neurogenesis takes place in the hippocampus and striatum, and is essential to learning and memory. Because beneficial effects on cognition are often blocked in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

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A Roller Coaster Blood Sugar Level in the Bloodstream

  • Brain & Emotional Health
  • Colon Hydrotherapy
  • Diabetes
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Holistic Medicine
  • Hormone Health
  • Pain Management

Maintaining healthy blood sugar levels can be complex and unyielding. In addition to food and beverages, our blood glucose levels fluctuate in response to a variety of other factors. Exercise, emotional stress, the previous night’s rest, and genetics all play a role in the body’s attempt to tightly regulate the levels of glucose circulating in

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Diabetes Raises Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

  • Diabetes
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Holistic Medicine
  • Hormone Health

Research suggests that diabetics under age 50 have a seven-times higher risk of succumbing to sudden cardiac death compared to nondiabetics.* Sudden cardiac death occurs when the heart’s electrical system malfunctions and the organ suddenly stops. The 10-year Danish study looked at the medical records of all Danes in two groupings: those between the ages

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11 Largest Nutrition Lies in the Media

  • Diabetes
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Holistic Nutrition
  • Hormone Health
  • Men and Woman's Health
  • Weight Loss

Every week there seems to be a new nutrition topic covered in the media; new fads, new solutions for weight loss, and new foods that are “bad” for you. Many of the claims are often discredited, upon further research, yet their impact on dietary choices remains. That is the case with several of the long-standing nutrition

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