Many of my patients are interested to know if blood or saliva or urine is best for sex hormone testing.
The short story is here: -Blood is never my preference
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Many of my patients are interested to know if blood or saliva or urine is best for sex hormone testing.
The short story is here: -Blood is never my preference
Read MoreToo many patients and health care providers think estrogen drives cancer for women and testosterone drives cancer in men.
Read MoreMelatonin is certainly a key hormone for sleep, but its potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action also plays a role in:
Immune health
Gastrointestinal health
Hormone health
Maybe you're not wishing for the moon, for world domination, for riches and fame, but you simply want to get back to feeling like yourself again.I don't think that is too much to ask!
But here is the challenge . . .
A fellow member asked about emotions that are not suppressed. And what if emotions such as anger come up constantly, even with little or no provocation?
This was such a great question; I thought I'd write a bit on this, as I'm sure many of you have similar questions.
Body organs and emotions
In ancient theory, the liver is the seat of anger. Whether anger causes liver disruption or liver disruption causes anger is likely of no consequence. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Estrogen Dominance and Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) affects women 7 times more frequently than men! What gives? The epidemic of estrogen dominance among women is at least partly to blame.