Women from puberty to post menopause use bioidentical hormones and know the benefits, and here two private GP’s with many years experience give their views.
At menopause many women notice their hair is thinning, but are you noticing your eyelashes thinning too? Dr Andrew Weil explains just what can be affecting you.
Bioidentical hormones can play their part in helping with the pain of arthritis, and there also other natural remedies that can make a difference.
Most women naturally put on a few pounds at menopause, but new research says its highly important just where it lands or you could be increasing your risk for osteoporosis.
Arthritis occurs at menopause in many women, due to a number of factors, but declining hormone levels certainly play their part.
Women worry more about cancer than stroke risk at menopause, but that is when your risk increases most. You can lower that risk with some simple changes in hormone balance, diet and lifestyle.
Menopausal mood swings and anxiety are not uncommon as your hormone balance changes, but if it is something more persistent then you may need some extra natural help from bioidentical hormones and supplements.
Menopause and sleeping problems do seem to go together but, if you are suffering more than most, it may be sleep apnea that is to blame.
However hard you may be trying to lose weight, sometimes you just crave something sweet or sugary and find it much harder to resist. Did you know it can relate to your hormone balance, not just your sweet tooth?
As a private GP with many years of experience of bioidentical hormones, Dr Bond offers her thoughts on an increasingly common surgery for women and just exactly what hormones are needed afterwards.