How Do I Prevent the Flu By this time of year most people who planned for a flu shot has received one. The vaccine makers have
Demi's doing it… You can too!
Whether a celebrity or not, If you’re over the age of 35 and you’ve noticed a significant decline in your sex drive, the onslaught of hormone imbalance is probably the cause.
BodyLogicMD debunks common myths of BHRT…
The expert physicians at BodyLogicMD are dedicated to removing the myths that surround hormones and hormone therapy, including such misconceptions as “Hormones cause cancer,” “All estrogens are the same,” “All progesterone’s are the same,” and “How you take hormones doesn’t matter.” The focus on hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer is highlighted
Admit it man… you're stressed!
Exercising regularly, eating and sleeping well, and meditating each day help improve a man’s overall health and well-being. Other ways to reduce stress include solving the cause of stress, avoiding stressful situations, accepting things you can’t change, avoid procrastination, and don’t overload yourself. While taking these approaches, it is important to keep a positive attitude. Most importantly, when you do something good for yourself you should celebrate your victory and recognize the hard work you put into your efforts. All of these steps should help a man lead a less stressful and healthier life.
Bioidentical Hormones Vs. Synthetic
Bioidentical hormones are an exact replica of the hormones that are naturally produced by the body; matching the body’s natural hormones molecule by molecule. They are referred to as “All Natural” because they are extracted from soy and yams. Bioidentical hormones are processed by a compounding pharmacist. Once the plant-based hormone is processed, its structure is identical to the estrogen, progesterone, and androgen hormones produced naturally by one’s body. This is why our bodies can metabolize them naturally as it was designed to do, with minimal or no bioidentical hormones risks or side effects.
More on Big Pharm's Big Bust
One of the main criticisms of bioidentical hormone therapy is that “there are no studies on bioidentical hormones.” In fact, there are many excellent publications that demonstrate the benefits of bioidentical hormone therapy. Some of the studies show a greater margin of safety with bioidentical progesterone over the non-bioidentical progestin, Provera. Those that support Premarin and Provera point to a number of studies that were done. However, 26 of them were biased and, what’s worse, the bias was covered up. If Wyeth needed to “give credit” to other physicians for their research on their own products, what were they trying to cover up? What did they know that they weren’t saying? Why weren’t there independent groups that could have demonstrated the benefits of Premarin and Provera?
Big Pharm Makes Big Mistake!
Wyeth has a big presence in hormone replacement therapy, selling drugs women use to treat the symptoms of menopause. Sales of Wyeth's hormone replacement drugs, Premarin and Prempro, reached nearly $2 billion in 2001. The field took a big hit in 2002, when a large federal study found that women who took certain hormones had a higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.
