Oct
31
2011
Tweet Stress can kill you. We’ve all heard this saying, but it is literally true. High stress during menopause can cause high cortisol levels in the body and therefore cause one of the worst symptoms of menopause and that is hot flashes. Even using bioidentical hormone therapy will not help as much as it should. [...]
Tags: Bioidentical Hormones, DHEA, High cortisol, melatonin, stress
Nov
30
2010
Tweet DHEA – dehydroepiandrosterone is a steroid hormone like progesterone and estrogen. It is another hormone in the body that declines as you grow older. DHEA is known as the “mother hormone.” The adrenal gland which produces about 150 hormones also produces DHEA. It is also produced in the brain. Estrogen and testosterone are made [...]
Tags: Bioidentical Hormones, DHEA, Estrogen, HRT, natural hormone replacement therapy, Progesterone, Testosterone