7 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Hormone Specialist You’ve done your research, so already you know hormone replacement therapy can help you lead a longer, healthier life. You know hormone replacement therapy can potentially improve the quality of your sleep, lessen your risk of heart disease, improve your circulation, give you more energy, improve …
Treating Menopausal Symptoms with Hormone Replacement Therapy
Menopause occurs when a woman’s menstrual periods permanently stop and you are no longer able to become pregnant. You may be going through menopause if you have not had any bleeding or spotting for a consecutive 12 months. During menopause, your ovaries will produce lower levels of estrogen and progesterone to put you at risk for …
10 Interesting Facts about Your Hormones
Hormones get a lot of attention. They get the blame for moodiness in teenagers, tiredness as we age, and of course, affecting our libidos. Hormones are the chemical messengers that affect different processes in the body, including metabolism, growth and development, sexual function and reproduction as well as emotions and mood. But there are misconceptions …
5 Amazing Anti-Aging Tips
Aging is a fact of life and impossible to avoid. It sneaks up on you, a wayward gray hair or two, laugh lines around your eyes, the dreaded forehead frown lines, and numerous other little signs of aging that add up to you suddenly looking older. While aging is a normal part of life, looking …
Top 10 Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormones are responsible for the stimulation or regulation of just about every bodily process you can think of, from growth to health, to sexual wellness, and your overall well-being, which is why hormone replacement is so important. In fact, this HealthGains member saw first hand the benefits of hormone replacement therapy, just listen to the …
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Women
Hormones are key to regulating almost every system or function in your body. In a way you can think of them as the oil that keeps the machine operating smoothly and at peak capacity. However, like oil, they are a limited resource. In fact, if you look at how our bodies have evolved, we really …
Harvey’s HRT Success Story
Harvey’s HRT Success Story We here at HealthGains have been helping patients achieve optimal health for more than a decade. Harvey is just one of the thousands of patients that has seen successful results on our 6-month integrative wellness plans. Watch Harvey’s story unfold by clicking the above video. Over the course of six months, …
How Do Estrogen Blockers Work?
Regardless of the intensity and duration of a workout, the body matches the resulting testosterone surge with more estrogen. That may hinder your results in the gym. Here’s how estrogen blockers can clear that hurdle. Balance of Power Estrogen is a naturally-occurring essential hormone that plays a role in hormonal balance when testosterone levels rise. This …
Does My Health Insurance Pay for Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Hormone therapy or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a treatment that adjusts hormone levels in the body. Hormonal replacement adds and supplements those hormones into the body whose levels are too low.
