Hormones

Both men and women are at risk of experiencing changes in hormone levels as they get older. Women are especially prone to developing hormone imbalance-related symptoms as they make their transition to menopause, and estrogen production slows. Men experience a loss of testosterone as a natural part of the aging process.

Hormones are responsible for controlling many of the major functions in your body. When there is an imbalance in your hormone levels, you can experience a wide variety of symptoms, such as:

• Hot flashes/Night sweats
• Mood changes
• Chronic fatigue
• Foggy thinking/Memory problems
• Unexplained weight changes
• Sexual dysfunction

We use bioidentical hormones, which are structurally similar to the hormones your body makes naturally and come from plant materials.

Male hormones

There has been a marked increase in the number of men with low testosterone.  This has led to increases in prostate cancer, metabolic syndrome, and obesity.  There is increasing evidence that low testosterone is a function of inadequate nutrients, imbalanced intestinal microbiota, obesity, and contamination of food with hormones.  Also, there are studies documenting decreased mental function and increased risk of Alzheimer’s with low testosterone levels.  Testosterone is not just for sexual function, but also is important for maintaining cognitive function, muscle mass, and memory.  It also plays an important role in a man’s sense of well-being.

Female hormones

Women’s sudden loss of hormones is an unfortunate act of aging at about 50.  Nevertheless, progesterone, estrogen and testosterone are vital for optimal health, both mental and physical as women may live another 50 years.  The balance of the female hormones pre-and post-menopausal is important in maintaining healthy skin, muscle, sex drive, cardiac and mental function.  The imbalance of female hormones is associated with endometriosis, PCOS, infertility, weight gain and breast cancer. Post-menopausal women have the highest risk of heart disease and Alzheimer’s. A lack of estrogen has been found to be neurotoxic in the female brain and brain fog/menopause brain is a real thing.  Is now clear that bioidentical hormones are especially important for women after menopause.