Despite safer, and effective, natural options many doctors still offer women no alternative to traditional HRT, but there are other choices that you can make.
Cervical cancer is not restricted to young women, menopause brings its own risks particularly if there is a high degree of oestrogen dominance. Recent news reports show research indicates that 20% of cases are found in women over the official screening age.
How the definition of ‘natural’ hormones has led to confusion in the media, and elsewhere – a personal view by Dr Tony Coope.
Excess oestrogen and hormone imbalance are associated with endometriosis and endometrial cancer. Diet plays an important role in staying healthy and if you are oestrogen dominant, and love carbonated drinks, you have increased your risk factor.
There are no warning signs but some surprising risk factors for this ‘silent killer’ that are not restricted just to menopause alone.
Healthy weight loss might mean adding some new foods to your shopping list, but if it means losing pounds without hunger pangs it will be worth it!
You may be doing all the right things to lose weight, but could your own genetic makeup be against you?
Alzheimer’s is not usually related to hormone imbalance, but as the majority of sufferers are women – with numbers increasing each year – it is time look at how your hormones may affect it.
Many women find they benefit from adding a little oestrogen to help their hormones with a combination bioidentical cream, but is soy a realistic alternative or just suitable for a few?
New Year resolutions are something we often make, and more frequently break, but if you want some simple tips to stay hormone healthy then these might just keep you on track.