Bioidentical vs. Synthetic Progesterone Therapy:

When used in therapy, bioidentical or micronized progesterone is often preferred. Because it is molecularly identical to the hormone the body produces, it causes fewer side effects than synthetic progestins

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy for perimenopause and postmenopause. 

If you have been experiencing the emotional and physiological changes of the menopausal transition, you might have heard about, or considering hormone replacement therapy. Or you might be experiencing symptoms that you haven’t even related to perimenopause, like shoulder pain, irritable bowel syndrome, recurrent urinary tract infections, brain fog, anxiety, insomnia, weight gain in different areas of your body or lack of libido. Maybe you’ve read about the benefits or are considering it because you have heard the anti-aging potential and you want to feel and look your best as you get older. Whatever led you here, trust it, there are so many advances in medicine that can help you.

There is so much new science related to bio-identical hormone replacement therapies and hormone optimization. As we know, cellular health and mitochondrial support is the foundation to healthy aging—because hormones are the great communicators in our bodies, and help each cell to function optimally and full-fill its functions.

LDN is a competitive opioid receptor antagonist. At higher doses, (generally used for addiction), naltrexone blocks the effects of both the endogenous (bodies own) opioids, and pharmaceutical opioids. At lower doses, (a 10th or less of the standard dose), LDN causes microglial cells in the nervous system to ‘up-regulate’ (meaning to boost up) opioid receptors, and there are a wide range of cells in the body that have opiod receptors. In addition, LDN helps to regulate immune system functioning by decreasing and regulating inflammatory mediators that cause muscle and soft tissue pain. 

If you are interested in exploring options for this, send us your information and we can get you scheduled.

Estrogen is a critical participant in in metabolic regulation. Clinical trials and animal studies have shown that reductions in  circulating estrogen causes swift changes in metabolism, fat distribution, and insulin function. The metabolic effects of estrogen are caused primarily by estrogen receptor-a on the distinct body systems’ cell. Research suggests that estrogen receptor-α elicits the metabolic effects of estrogen through mitochondrial mechanisms that regulate insulin signaling, and energetics.

Waiting for months to see a provider, having a 10 minute appointment, concerns being minimized, outrageous costs that go straight to the top. This is the current status of corporate healthcare. We have to go back to small, independent, caring, integrative healthcare providers that are invested in the success of their patients.

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