Tag: hormones

Birth Control Pills and IUDs Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Written by Dr. David Brownstein For many years, I have been counselling my patients not to use birth control pills as a form of contraception. My reasoning was that there were too many adverse effects with oral contraceptives and there were safe and effective alternatives that were not associated with serious adverse effects. In the… Read More »

Skin Deep Look At Hormones

Written by Michelle Violi, PharmD – Women’s International Pharmacy There is no doubt that hormones affect the skin, but do different hormones affect the skin differently? Let’s take a closer look. Estrogen Estrogen appears to affect the skin and its appearance in a number of ways: It supports collagen production, it maintains skin moisture by… Read More »

Nutritional Considerations of Women’s Health

Republished with permission from SpectraCell Laboratories There is overwhelming evidence that vitamin deficiencies are associated with chronic disease processes and the overall condition of one’s health. In this article, we’ll highlight the importance of nutritional supplements for the health of every stage in a woman’s life. Osteoporosis Good bone health is not as simple as… Read More »

How Can Periomenopause Cause Unexplained Anxiety and Feelings of Doom?

Written by SottoPelle What’s going on with the hormones of periomenopause that may cause anxiety in a woman? The late Dr. Gino Tutera, B/GYN and specialist in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, believed that “these feelings are primarily due to lack of testosterone.” Periomenopause Can Cause Anxiety Yes, younger women naturally product the “male hormone” testosterone,… Read More »

Menopause, Hormones and Heart Health

Written by SottoPelle Recent studies show that women are experiencing menopause at much earlier ages than expected. By age 40, most women are totally depleted of normal levels of estrogen and have lost nearly all their progesterone and more than half of their testosterone. The average woman can expect her periods to stop when she… Read More »

Webinar Recording: The Critical Role of Adrenal Hormones in Immunity

WEBINAR Recording: The Critical Role of Adrenal Hormones in Immunity with Dr. James L. Wilson James L. Wilson, ND, PhD has designed an exciting presentation to help the practicing physician better understand the interactions between steroid hormones and the immune system. He combines his expertise in cellular immunology with 35 years of clinical experience to… Read More »

Diabetes and the Importance of Hormone Replacement

Written by SottoPelle The Alarming Statistics Diabetes has become a serious epidemic in the U.S. Approximately 86 million adult Americans (one out of three) have prediabetes.1 And according to 2014 statistics reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29.1 million Americans have actual diabetes. That’s 9.3% of the population!1 These numbers include both… Read More »

August Webinar Recording: Nutz and Boltz of BHT – Male Case Studies

WEBINAR RECORDING: Nutz and Boltz of BHT – Male Case Studies with Paul Savage, MD Listen to/watch the recording below and click here to download the webinar handout. Join Power2Practice and Dr. Paul Savage for an hour-long webinar on the nutz and boltz of BHT presented with male case studies including patient presentations, inital treatments,… Read More »

Can Hormone Replacement Alleviate Migraines in Menopausal Women?

Written by SottoPelle According to the Migraine Research Foundation, migraine is the 3rd most prevalent and 6th most disabling disease in the world.1 More women than men suffer from these headaches. In fact, the ratio of female to male is 3:1. It is known that a variety of triggers can lead to migraines, but the… Read More »

May Webinar Recording: Discover Dried Urine Testing – The Latest Innovations in Hormone Testing

WEBINAR RECORDING: Discover Dried Urine Testing – The Latest Innovations in Hormone Testing   Listen to/watch the recording below and click HERE for the webinar handout.   During this webinar, Mark Newman, Founder and CEO of Precision Analytical, Inc. discussed the following: – Introduction to DUTCH – the most comprehensive test for reproductive and adrenal… Read More »

April Webinar Recording: Pellet Hormone Therapy – A Primer for Clinicians

WEBINAR RECORDING: Pellet Hormone Therapy – A Primer for Clinicians   Listen to/watch the recording below and click here for the webinar handout. To download a white paper about pellet HRT, click here.   During this webinar, Dr. Ken Sekine, MD, of SottoPelle discussed the basics of Pellet Hormone Replacement Therapy, including: — General questions to… Read More »

BHRT for Parkinson’s Disease and Traumatic Brain Injury

Written by SottoPelle BHRT or Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy helps restore hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone to their required levels. The hormones are taken from plant sources to produce molecules which are identical to the hormones our body naturally makes. BHRT is both safe and a reliable, and patients who undergo the treatment… Read More »