Hormone Articles

June, 2010 - You are subject to more toxins than ever before and quite possibly more than your body was designed to handle. Normally, the immune system, liver and kidneys work together to remove toxins at the same rate as they are encountered. When toxin levels are in excess of our body’s capacity to remove them, toxins build up and are stored until they are removed. We can have toxins stored in our bodies for years without experiencing any negative symptoms, but once the burden of toxins becomes too high, we start to feel ill.

June, 2010 - Even as recently as the 90’s, estrogen was only considered important in women and of little value to men. However, a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association proves just how critical estrogen is for males and how unbalanced levels of estrogen can increase mortality rates in men. While men like to blame estrogen for their female issues, their life may actually depend on their own healthy balance of the hormone.

May, 2010 - Insomnia is present in approximately 1 out of every 8 Americans, most commonly in women. Sleep is a very important time for your body to renew and refresh itself - as a matter of fact, growth hormone, and DHEA, your body’s “master hormone” are both produced during the first 90 minutes of sleep. Insufficient sleep leads to insufficient growth hormone production, which in turn leads to lower bone density and muscle mass and oftentimes causes adrenal fatigue.

April, 2010 - Reader’s Digest recently published an article entitled 5 Vitamin Truths and Lies. Vitamins are essential for each of us to be able to carry out all of the various chemical reactions in our bodies. They are known as cofactors, so they make reactions happen. One can think about vitamins and micronutrients as the various pieces of a car in an assembly line. If a protein or hormone in our body can be thought of as the final product or car off of an assembly line, it is easy to see how you need all of the pieces in the right amounts to make the necessary product. What would happen if you had everything you needed to make 1000 cars except that you only had two steering wheels? How many complete cars could you make?

April, 2010 - The NY Times recently published an article titled The Estrogen Dilemma and below are Dr. Landa’s thoughts on it: This article highlights one of the quandaries for women of our time. The news about estrogen has been very confusing. Until ‘02 before the WHI was prematurely halted we were told that we needed to take estrogen to protect our hearts but since the WHI the news on estrogen has been very confusing. I applaud the author of this NY Times article for really getting into the essence of the WHI study and summarizing the most salient and controversial features. It is obviously that much more important to her as a woman who “needs” estrogen herself.

February, 2010 - In response to your article (Age Matters: Do Men Need Hormone Therapy?), I felt compelled to respond to your comments. I do not mean to be disrespectful to or towards you in any way. I do not pretend to be a doctor, however I am through in researching ways to manage my health and do understand a great deal about the human body. Not claiming to be an expert, but I do know quite a bit more than the average lay person. I am merely trying to show that TRT is very safe and effective. I will back up my statements with clinical evidence. Most of the evidence is peer reviewed.

November, 2009 - Have you ever wondered if there was a link between hormones and cancer? As we age, our hormones naturally decline and bring forth the onset of symptoms of hormonal imbalance. Having properly balanced hormones is an important aspect of cancer prevention. Suzanne Somers’ new book: Knockout…

March, 2010- The quality of American health is dwindling. 127 million American adults are currently overweight, 60 million of which are considered obese – at this rate, it’s estimated that nearly 75 percent of all Americans will be overweight and 34 percent will suffer from obesity by the year 2015. According to the American Dietetic Association, “eating right and being fit are keys to staying healthy throughout life.

October, 2009 - Hailed by anti-aging industry leaders as “the mother of all hormones”, DHEA is known to boost libido, enhance memory and brain function, improve mood, restore energy and protect the autoimmune system. DHEA is a precursor to over 50 various hormones in the human body. Natural production of the hormone slowly tapers off once we reach our twenties – in fact, by the time we hit 80, our DHEA level is only 10 to 20 percent of that which it was when we were in our 20’s. DHEA is the only hormone that declines in a linear pattern in both men and women alike, making it one of the most reliable methods in gauging the aging process.

September, 2009 - Resveratrol was originally derived from the roots of the white hellebore in 1940, and the Japanese knotweed in 1963. However, it gained great popularity when it was found in red wine in 1992. Now, it is commonly known as “the red wine nutrient.” But, there’s more to resveratrol than red wine. Studies are taking place all over the world to see if the many benefits seen in animals can also be seen in humans. There is evidence that it may help to control blood sugar in diabetes.

July, 2009 - The study and use of hormones have long been the domains of endocrinology, which is primarily focused on the pathologic phenomena encountered in the human body as they relate to hormones. No specific field in medicine has been designated to study and analyze the effects of hormones on wellness and disease prevention. As the field of wellness and disease prevention expands rapidly, it behooves the primary care practitioner, the first physician contact between the patient and the health care system, to become conversant and comfortable with hormone treatments as they relate to wellness and disease prevention.

July, 2009 - Our Group and many other physicians have found that patients feel great on the natural hormones, but when they are on synthetic hormones, they often do not fully respond or have considerable side-effects. Medical studies confirm that women report improved satisfaction when they are changed from MPA to progesterone and have an improved quality of life. The medical studies also show that HRT with bio-identical hormones are safer and far superior to Premarin and Provera with better outcomes and fewer risks and side effects.

January, 2009 - The relative safety of bioidentical hormone replacement compared with traditional synthetic and animal-derived versions, such as conjugated equine estrogens (CEE), medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), and other synthetic progestins is the subject of intense debate.