Bisphenol A (BPA) is a xenoestrogen, meaning “foreign estrogen”. This is a chemical exhibiting estrogen-like properties, and can affect your body likewise. BPA has been tested as an artificial estrogen as early as the 1930s. Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a similar…
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Maintaining your ideal body weight can be a frustrating and difficult task. You may have heard or suspected that your hormones have something to do with your inability to lose weight and that may absolutely correct, especially if you a…
6 Ways Progesterone Helps With Weight Loss! Read More »
Did you begin to experience seasonal allergies later in life, especially after having children? As adults, women tend to be more vulnerable to allergies than men, and in many cases, hormones may be to blame. There are actually allergic genes…
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Dr. Shel discusses the importance of healthy estrogen metabolism (how the body breaks down estrogen) for continued good health in women. DIM (diindolylmethane) is a natural organic compound that promotes healthy estrogen metabolism.
Women’s Health & Diindolylmethane (DIM) Read More »
Over the past two decades, anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medication use has skyrocketed! Back in 2010, statistics showed that more than 1 in 5 Americans were taking a medication for anxiety or depression, and that number has only continued to increase…
Could Your Anxiety/Depression Be Hormonal? Read More »
Why is Iodine important?? Iodine is necessary for the proper function of many of the body’s tissues including the breasts, pancreas, brain, stomach, adrenal glands, skin, salivary glands, and cerebral spinal fluid. Iodine deficiency can lead to a dysfunction of…
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Did you begin to experience seasonal allergies later in life, especially after having children, during perimenopause, or after menopause? As adults, women tend to be more vulnerable to allergies than men, and in many cases hormones may be to blame….
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The term estrogen dominance can be a little misleading since one does not need high levels of estrogen to have this condition. Estrogen Dominance is a term that was first coined by Dr. Lee and refers to a woman that…
Estrogen Dominance Clarified Read More »
Hair loss is one of those dreaded things that many of us will have to deal with at some point in our lives. It can happen during your morning shower, while you’re blowing it dry, or when you brush it….
Female Hair Loss…Getting to the Follicle of the Issue! Read More »
There is a clear increase in a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer as they age, in particular once they get into their 40′s, 50′s and beyond. Why would there be such an increase in breast cancer rates in women…
Is There a Link Between Hormonal Imbalance & Breast Cancer? Read More »
