As you grow older, your body changes — typically in ways you don’t like. One of the changes you’ll notice is a decline in the production of your hormones. Fortunately, natural hormone therapy can be a major help.

Have you noticed a change in your body such as increased stress, weight gain, or issues sleeping? If so, you may be experiencing symptoms of hormonal imbalance in women.

At some point in their lives, up to 80 percent of women will experience a hormonal imbalance. It doesn’t matter if you’re currently going through menopause or are dealing with hormonal issues caused by stress, overexercising, or an autoimmune condition.

With constant hot flashes and night sweats as an ever-present reminder, menopause can be impossible to ignore.

That is why many women choose to seek out a hormone doctor to prescribe medication to alleviate the symptoms.

But for many women, taking hormone replacement therapy drugs can do more harm than good. How do you know if you are one of these women? And what other questions should you have for your hormone doctor?

By now, most of us have heard about the benefits of yoga and its ability to reduce stress. But the mechanics of why yoga is so impactful are often misunderstood. Without this deeper understanding, we can still gain benefits just from practicing. However, with a thorough knowledge of the bodily functions involved, we can tailor our practice to suit our individual ailments and needs.

Cod liver oil – doesn’t sound very appetizing, we know. However, long gone are the days of supplementing the diet with fresh fish livers. Today it is available in pill form from almost any drug store. This natural supplement has been revered for centuries now. Originally, it was used by Europeans to boost immunity throughout the long, dark winter months.

Middle-aged women the world over know the many discomforts that can arise during menopause. Due to plummeting hormone levels, everything from hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness to depression and other serious health concerns can show up, making life miserable and hard to manage.

Have you noticed that some people age more quickly and appear to be more susceptible to disease than others? Do you hope to be one of the lucky ones who “age well”?

You can’t stop the years from adding up, but you can improve your odds of avoiding or delaying the degenerative conditions associated with aging ― wrinkled skin, weight gain, brittle bones, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, dementia and more.

You start with foreplay and hope that you will be able to function, perform, and please your partner, but sometimes erections don’t come that easy. If this happens often enough, it may be a sign that there’s something bigger going on. Erectile dysfunction (ED) can make it difficult to have a productive, satisfying sex life, which is only one of the many reasons why it should never be ignored if it starts to become a regular problem.

Over six million adults in the US and around 360 million worldwide suffer from depression. But for many, commonly prescribed antidepressant medications provide no relief for their symptoms—and many come with unwanted side effects. Now, recent research on the causes of depression reveals the reason antidepressants are so often ineffective—and why fighting inflammation in the body and brain may be a better way to treat this very common mental health condition.