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Doctor and Patient

BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES

Our hormones start declining much earlier than we generally think

Men’s testosterone decline starts in the early 30s, women´s progesterone decline begins in the early 40s and estrogen in the late 40s. Once hormones are not in balance we get symptoms of anxiety, hair loss (top of head), thinning skin, low libido, loss of memory, mood swings, weight gain, impotence and osteoporosis.

The most common symptoms of hormonal imbalance

  • Feeling anxious, miserable

  • Gaining Weight

  • Scalp hair loss

  • Trouble Sleeping

  • Memory loss

  • Loss of Sex Drive

  • Osteoporosis

  • Hot flushes

  • Fatique

Bio-Identical Hormone replacement therapy uses only natural hormones

Our Hormone replacement therapy uses only natural bio-identical hormones, which have the same chemical structure as their counterparts in the human body. Since synthetic hormones do not fit the hormone receptors in your body they  function differently compared to the manner in which (your own) natural hormones do.
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For example your own estradiol molecules are eliminated from your body within a few hours whereas synthetic estrogen (from a horse) has been shown to stay in your body for up to 13 weeks.
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If you have health problems you might benefit from customized supplements

If you have  health problems, you might benefit from customized supplement recommendations.
For example if you have high cholesterol and you are on statin drugs you will need extra coenzyme Q10 because Q10 drops during statin-medication. If you are on birth control pills you need extra B vitamins because Birth control pills deplete your body of B vitamins.
 
It is also good to know how to separate synthetic and natural forms of certain vitamins, such has folate (natural form of B9) which is generally considered better than folic acid (synthetic form of B9), because (natural) folate is readily used by the body and does not require further conversion like the synthetic form.  
The same with B12 vitamins, methylcobalamin is active, tissue-ready form of B12 and cyanocobalamin is the synthetic form of B12 which can sometimes have problems with the absorption.
Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) from cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts) supports body’s natural detoxification and is research for its cancer prevention properties.  I3C 
L-theanin (found in tea leaves) has calming effects, but does not make you tired so it can be used for anxiety during daytime.

Dr Paivi Shedd is an A4M Fellowship, Board Certified doctor in Anti-Aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine.

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