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Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 1

The Hormone Hierarchy

Prioritizing Hormone Interventions to Harmonize Your Health

The hormone hierarchy allows us to address the preceding factors first — those that affect other hormones beneath them in the hierarchy.

Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 2

Cortisol

The King of All Hormones

The monarch of our hormonal hierarchy, cortisol, is an unsung hero when it’s in balance, but when it’s out of whack? It can turn your body into a realm of chaos.

Insulin Resistance: Our Sticky Problem

Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 3

Insulin Resistance: Our Sticky Problem

...and surprisingly simple solutions

Insulin resistance affects 80% of Americans, raising heart-disease risk by 40%. Discover the nutrient shown to be 4× more effective than the top diabetes drug, plus easy, proven steps to regain metabolic health.

Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 4

Thyroid: The Conductor of Your Hormone Symphony

For all your hormones to play in harmony, they need to pay attention to the conductor of the symphony. That conductor is your thyroid.

Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 5

Estrogen: The Younger Sister

There are over 400 critical functions in the body involving estrogen! We need estrogen and tend to feel that powerfully when it’s lacking…

Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 6

Progesterone: The Elder Sister

When I began studying medicine in 1996, I was told that after a woman had a hysterectomy…

Your Hormones in Harmony | Part 8

DHEA: The Mentor

Fountain of Youth...or Phony?

DHEA is commonly associated with anti-aging. It is prescribed for reproductive health. Supplements are marketed for aging…

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Hormone Series: Using Food and Lifestyle to Balance Estrogen: Estrogen 2 of 3

Age-appropriate estrogen balance throughout a woman’s lifespan is critical for wellness, well being, longevity, and vibrance. Today…

Hormone SERIES Estrogen 1 of 3

When we think about women’s hormones, we usually think of estrogen first. While men also need estrogen,…