Do you have PCOS? Did you know that changing your diet may be the first step in treating and managing PCOS? But which diet is the best for PCOS? How do you determine what you should or shouldn’t be eating? This post will help guide you to understand the importance of treating PCOS with diet, …
Are you experiencing mild weight gain, hot flashes, or menstrual irregularities? If so, these may all be early indicators that your hormones are in flux and you may be in the stage known as perimenopause. Learn everything you need to know about this condition including how it presents with symptoms, how to test for it …
Do you have both PCOS and hair loss or hair thinning? Have you been unable to stop your hair from thinning or growing slowly? The reason you may have trouble is that you are focusing on the wrong issue. Hair loss in PCOS is driven predominately by your hormones. Learn how to stop and prevent …
Do estrogen blockers really help to get you shredded or cut? Is high estrogen the bane of your TRT existence? In this post we will discuss the benefit of estrogen blockers including who should consider using them, how they should be used, and other signs and symptoms associated with estrogen problems: Estrogen in Men When …
What is considered a “normal estrogen level”? Did you know that weight gain can alter your estrogen levels? Or that having low progesterone may mimic the symptoms of high estrogen? Estrogen is an important hormone that fluctuates based on the day of the month and the age of the patient. Learn more about what constitutes …
What do hot flashes, fatigue, weight gain, and decreased sex drive all have in common? They all may be the result of a condition known as menopause. But these are not all of the symptoms associated with menopause. Learn more about menopause symptoms including why they occur, which ones are most common, how to treat …
Estrogen, along with testosterone, may be one of the most important hormones to monitor in men. High estrogen can cause symptoms ranging from weight gain to nipple tenderness to water retention. Learn the most common symptoms of high estrogen in men and how to deal with it in this guide: The Importance of Testosterone & …
If you suffer from PCOS you are probably intimately familiar with acne. But what causes acne in patients with PCOS? The answer might surprise you because it’s not one single thing. Acne in PCOS is multi-factorial, meaning it is often caused by more than one problem. This is important because it means in order to …
You don’t have to be menopausal to experience the symptoms of estrogen dominance and you don’t necessarily even have to have high serum estrogen levels either. Many women, though, may begin to experience issues relating to hormone imbalance as early as their late teens or early twenties. If these imbalances are not addressed they can …
Why is PCOS so hard to treat? One of the main reasons is that we tend to treat only the symptoms of PCOS and not the CAUSE. This philosophy extends to supplements as well: In order to treat your PCOS using supplements, you will need to target those supplements to your body and YOUR hormone …
