Estrogen Dominance is a term coined by the late John R. Lee, M.D., author of a number of books on the topic of women’s hormones. The theory of Estrogen Dominance describes a condition where a woman can have deficient, normal or excessive estrogen but has little or no progesterone to balance its effects in the body. Even a woman with…
Tag: Hormones
Stress The Silent Killer Part 1
Learn to recognise the signs before you end up in a crumpled heap! Stress – it’s part of life isn’t it? Stress is good! We subject ourselves to stress all the time, we need some stress, at work and in our daily lives. Without pressure and stress we would simply get nothing done, we wouldn’t achieve anything! Stress is a…
Menopause And Bioidentical Hormones
Can menopause symptoms be safely comforted with bioidentical hormones? Recent research suggests that menopause can be treated with bioidentical hormones, a natural replacement for a woman’s body, with no reported side effects. In the past, menopause has been treated like a disease – primarily with Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT (including Premarin, which is made from pregnant mare’s urine, Prempro…
Growth Hormone
Growth hormone and how it affects the wellness factor of the human body A lesson in the functioning of the human body is presented here before you so that you best understand the nature and effect of the human growth hormone in the context of maintaining or enhancing the overall wellness factor. A hormone produced in the pituitary gland of…
Female Hormones
Hormones are chemicals, which transfer information and regulate many processes throughout the body. They serve many important functions in our lives. For women there are many specialized female hormones that affect them from the beginning of life right into old age so it is important to learn as much as possible about them. As we grow up from childhood and…