Hormones In The News

January, 2010 - At the most recent AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) conference in Houston Texas, cancer researchers, oncologist, and health professionals discussed about the latest advancements in cancer research. Of the advancements conversed, natural therapies has come out to be one of the most hopeful new studies that prevents and treats prostate cancer.

January, 2010 - Vitamin D may not be the newest drug or latest surgical device but it has become the most popular topic in medicine. The 2007 study portraying that people taking vitamin D supplements were 7% less likely to die than those who didn’t take supplements started this topic to reach its climax. It was very surprising news that many men, women and children have insufficient levels of vitamin D.

January, 2010 - It has been recently studied by researchers, at the Nestle Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, that eating dark chocolate lowers the amount of the stress hormones cortisol and catecholamine. It has been recently studied by researchers, at the Nestle Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, that eating dark chocolate lowers the amount of the stress hormones cortisol and catecholamine.

January, 2010 - According to a recent article published on NaturalNews.com, statin drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol can lead to a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D acts as a hormone in the human body, regulating the transfer of calcium from the bloodstream to the rest of the body’s cells. Contrary to what many people believe, cholesterol aids in the conversion of sunlight to vitamin D and is also responsible for maintaining adequate hormonal levels throughout the body.

January, 2010 - Saturated fat is a hoax in the medical industry. We are told that is causes heart disease and many other medical illnesses but actually saturated fats are a key to good health. Mankind has survived on saturated fats for many generations. They depended on these fats to nourish their bodies by giving them energy. But recently our generation has turned away from these natural fats and moved toward vegetable oils.

January, 2010 - Each year millions of people make a commitment to change. Although New Year’s resolutions tend to vary from person to person, we’ve all been guilty of making commitments to our health that we ultimately fail to uphold. For some us ‘getting healthy’ means eliminating some of those bad habits in our lives such as quitting smoking, cutting back on alcohol or curtailing junk foods...

December 2009 - After reading this article, you may be feeling some anxiety and a great deal of concern, particularly if you or your friends or family members are currently being treated with Premarin, Provera, or combinations of these drugs such as Prempro...

December, 2009 - MILLIONS of American women in the 1990s were told they could help their bodies ward off major illness by taking menopausal hormone drugs. Some medical associations said so. Many gynecologists and physicians said so. Respected medical journals said so, too.

December, 2009 - Vitamin D is responsible for preventing many types of health problems. The Vitamin D deficiencies can affect all ages and ultimately lead to different types of diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, high blood pressure, Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, bone fracture and rickets.

November, 2009 - According to a recent article published by the Bradenton Herald, household disinfectants commonly used to rid our homes of germs and bacteria are actually propagating sickness. The article cites a report recently released by the National Environmental Health Group, titled “Disinfectant Overkill: How Too Clean May Be Hazardous to Our Health.”