Monday, October 6, 2008

Ask Dr. Body-TheScience of Hormones

Let's face it, Princess.
Without a balance in hormones, women become men, and men become women!
I hear this question from women all the time.
"Why is my voice getting so deep?"
Ladies, learn the bit T word.
Too much testosterone!
To understand what the science of it all just takes a little time.
But please, I urge you to take the time because it is one of the most important
reads you will ever make in your lifetime.
Here are a few mind blogging facts;

A hormone needs a hormone needs a hormone.
Hormones are chemical messengers produced in organs such as the ovaries, adrenal glands, and thyroid glands, and all have an effect on other tissues.
Thyroid-Another hormone we have is thyroxin, produced by the thyroid gland, which influences skin appearance. Too much thyroxin shows a warm, smooth, sweaty, flushed skin. Under-activity of thyroxin produces a dry, coarse thickening of skin with reduced ability to sweat.
Adrenals-According to studies, pregnenolone very quickly helps fatigued, stressed people regain their ability to handle stress, sometimes with a single dose. It can keep acting for as long as a week. It also tends to improve function of the thyroid and other glands. It can have a calming effect on the emotions, giving a mood of resilience and an ability to confront challenges. Also, people have noticed that pregnenolone has a "face-lifting" action, produced by improved circulation to the skin, and by an actual contraction of some muscle-like cells in the skin. A similar effect can improve joint mobility in arthritis, tissue elasticity in the lungs, oxygen depletion in emphysema, and even eye conditions, including the bulging eyes of Graves disease.
Hair-

Pregnenolone,Progesterone,Testosterone,Estrogen,Adrenals, Thyroid,Cortisol
A large number of young women have too much estrogen and not enough progesterone at the end of a cycle. Fertility problems, PMS, migraines, and risk of systemic problems an occur. Progesterone cream is of great benefit in PMS.
Synthetic verses Bio Identical
Synthetic Out of Balance Symptoms may include-Breast Lumps, Soreness, Facial Hair,
thickening of skin, bloating, inability to lose belly fat and maintain body weight,
mood swings, depression, weakness, stroke, heart palpitations, hoarseness or deepening or thinning of voice,
The effects are profound from prescriptions for synthetic hormones and drugs that cannot fit into a cell’s receptor site perfectly or in harmony. Synthetic prescriptions are NOT bio-identical, nor are they natural. Some modification of prescription patent drugs takes place (or they couldn't be patented) from the original hormone molecule and that modification means it will NOT fit into the receptor site at the cellular level perfectly and in harmony. Think of it as a key fitting into a lock. Receptor Sites need their own (bioidentical) hormones.

Key words you should look for include bio identical, does not have to be processed through the organs, no digesting, no horse urine, no synthetic anything!