Conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) uses synthetic chemicals that are proven to ultimately put women at higher risk for breast and uterine cancer and heart disease. They are typically prescribed as a standard dosage without first establishing a woman's baseline hormone levels.

Bioidentical hormones on the other hand are a precise replicate of the chemical structure of the hormones produced by your ovaries, adrenal, pituitary and thyroid glands.
They provide a natural boost to nudge your own hormones back into balance by identically matching our body's natural hormones.

One of the greatest advantages of bioidentical hormones is that they can be tailored to a woman's individual needs. After accurate testing, it can be determined which hormones may be out of balance and which natural support to help restore it.

This is the custom fit approach of natural health as opposed to the more dangerous one-size-fits-all approach of HRT.

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Protect Against Disease, Enhance Hormone Health, Dispel the Controversy

As much as I try and avoid presenting information from a negative perspective, this topic is too important.  My intent is to refer you to the substantial evidence for the benefits and safety of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. However it is difficult not to mention the irresponsibility of the drug makers’ attempts to discredit and damage these safer and more effective natural hormone therapies, their lack of honesty regarding the significant dangers of non-bioidentical hormones and the risk that this bias places on confused consumers.

Very simply there are thoroughly proven benefits to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and unquestionably well documented dangerous risks and side effects to synthetic or non-bioidentical hormones. Yet as incredible as it is, the pharmaceutical industry not only denies these facts, they continue their endeavors to manipulate the media, discredit the natural health industry and recruit biased medical professionals to persuade women that conventional HRT is safe and that bioidentical HRT is unproven and dangerous. Quite the opposite is actually the truth.

This is an extremely important health service for which women deserve to know the truth, yet there continues to be an aggressive effort on the part of the drug makers to push women toward treatments that even the FDA has declared dangerous and should be discontinued. Simply put, women need to know that bioidentical hormone therapy truly is safe and very effective. It has consistently shown highly successful results with virtually no side effects in a large number of highly respected studies.

Without re-creating some very good literature and an excellent book, let me suggest that if you have any questions at all, call or send me an email. One of the best papers I have ever read just came out whose authors’ intention was to lay to rest for good the discrepancies of this subject and the "reckless" behavior of the pharmaceutical giants. As one author states, "I am proud to be able to publish the article… that provides lifesaving scientific facts that are not tainted by financial bias."

A specialist in anti-aging medicine, Dr. Kent Holtorf, MD, stated: "A thorough review of the medical literature clearly supports the claim that bioidentical hormones have some distinctly different, often opposite, physiological effects to those of their synthetic [non-bioidentical counterpart] hormones. With respect to the risk for breast cancer, heart disease, heart attack, and stroke, substantial scientific and medical evidence demonstrates that bioidentical hormones are safer and more efficacious forms of HRT than commonly used synthetic versions."

This quick summary of a great body of scientific evidence should interest most if not all concerned women.  While these summary points declare the general findings, the actual data from the many studies are quite alarming.

• Non-bioidentical hormones are not identical to the hormones naturally produced within the body. The use of non-bioidentical estrogen and progesterone is associated with the risk of breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke.
• Bioidentical hormones have the same molecular structure as the hormones produced naturally within the body. The body does not distinguish between supplemental bioidentical hormones and the hormones produced within the body. As a result, bioidentical hormones are properly utilized, and are able to be naturally metabolized and excreted from the body.
• The landmark, Women’s Health Initiative study, of 2002 followed over 16,000 women to assess the effects of non-bioidentical HRT. The estrogen progestin arm of the study was terminated early because the non-bioidentical hormone therapy not only failed to protect against heart disease, but was shown to increase the risk of heart attack and breast cancer.
• The Non-bioidentical estrogen-only arm of the study, done in 2004, was also terminated because conventional HRT with conjugated equine (horse-derived) estrogen was found to increase the risk of stroke.
• Studies show that bioidentical progesterone is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.  In fact it is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer.
• Three types of estrogen are produced in the body: estriol, estrone, and estradiol. The scientific literature suggests the use of estriol is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. While non-bioidentical estrogen replacement therapy is known to increase the risk of uterine cancer, topical estriol is not.
• Research on bioidentical progesterone has shown beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, including decreasing the risk of blood clots, protecting against atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), and maintaining healthy HDL levels.
• The literature shows that bioidentical progesterone may be superior to non-bioidentical progesterone in treating menopausal symptoms. Estriol is also highly effective in the treatment of menopausal symptoms.
• Estriol has been shown to improve bone density, promote youthful skin, and enhance sexual and urinary health.

I encourage anyone concerned about your hormone or ‘aging’ health to have your hormones tested. The most accurate method of testing the sex hormones, cortisol and DHEA is actually through saliva testing. We have partnered with one of the country’s leading testing labs for this purpose.
We also provide excellent sources of the various supplements and bioidentical hormone treatments.

If you would like to read more, besides the paper I have referred to above, there is an excellent book that contributes information about bioidentical hormones, the testing and the subsequent treatment. It also includes a discount for having the test done.

Call us today to find out how we can help you decrease your risks and improve your hormone health!

If you would like a presentation for your office or group, please contact me so that I can provide some schedule options for you.

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Presentation

1. You may have heard about hormone replacement
2. You may be curious about what it is and how it works.
3. You may have questions about hormones and how to handle the symptoms of menopause and peri-menopause

Symptoms are an indicator that things are not right. Symptoms include:

Hot Flashes or Night Sweats	Depression
Vaginal Dryness	Feeling Tired All The Time
Feeling Bloated	Tearful
Weight Around Hips and Tummy	Mood Swings or Irritability
Difficulty Sleeping	Foggy Thinking or Forgetfulness
Headaches or general Aches & Pains	Decreased Libido

Check out this informational 10 minute presentation on hormone replacement therapy

Stress and Fatigue

1. Our bodies are set up with chemical messengers to allow us to respond to stressful situations.
2. Our bodies are also designed so that when the source of stress passes, we can return to a state of rest.
3. When we are in constantly stressful situations we are constantly on alert, we don’t return to a state of rest, and then we risk wearing out our bodies.

Symptoms are an indicator that things are not right. Symptoms of stress include:

Morning fatigue	Fibromyalgia
Difficulty sleeping	Allergies
Decreased stamina	Headaches
Anxiety	Sugar cravings
Irritability	Dizzy spells

Check out this informational 10 minute presentation on stress