Articles for topic: hormones
Sex and the Menopause
Your libido and interest in sex can change at menopause, for both physical and emotional reasons.
The Pill and Potential Link to Mood Concerns
Many women take the contraceptive pill, and not just for contraception, so are you potentially damaging your health?
Do You Have a Hormone Imbalance?
If your hormones are not balanced, you can experience many different health symptoms. Check whether any of these apply to you.
Phytoestrogens Are Not Estrogen
Not all women are able to have oestrogen, depending upon their hormone history. However phytoestrogens are quite different.
Why Hormones Can Sometimes Initially Make Symptoms Worse
Dr Tony Coope answers a question that some women ask after starting bioidentical progesterone treatment
4 Things to Know About Hormone Replacement Therapy
I always appreciate the work of Australian Naturopath Dr Lara Briden and here she explains what you need to know if you’re thinking of going on HRT.
Are Your Hormones Blocking Weight Loss?
As time passes and new discoveries are made, older ideas and concepts often wash by the wayside. This is certainly true for the health, fitness and weight loss industry.
More Benefits From Progesterone Supplementation For Women
It is often claimed that there is no research on progesterone, but studies from France and America show real benefit for women.
How Your Diet Can Help Lower Your Blood Pressure
At menopause high blood pressure becomes more common, for a variety of reasons, but your diet plays a part in reducing it.
Do Your Symptoms Need Oestrogen As Well As Progesterone?
Women need both these essential female hormones throughout their lives, but sometimes you need just progesterone and sometimes a combination of the two may be more helpful for your symptoms.
