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If you are going through menopause and experiencing the symptoms of low estrogen then this article is for you.  I am going to explain why all women who have low estrogen symptoms will benefit by using an estrogen cream.  All menopausal women who are no longer producing estrogen on their own require estrogen cream for the rest of their life in order to protect their bones, heart and brain.  Estrogen protects women against heart attacks and strokes, osteoporosis, alzheimer’s disease and early cognitive decline, vaginal atrophy, urinary incontinence, colon cancer, cataracts and macular degeneration.   In other words, not taking estrogen

Obesity in the United States is becoming an epidemic and there are more books written about diets to lose weight than any other health care topic. Men and women are struggling to figure out why eating less and exercising more is not working. Every day men and women come to my office telling me that “I can’t seem to lose these last 10-15 pounds around my midsection no matter how hard I try.” What Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and Lindora fail to tell you is that your hormone levels are in the bottom 25% of the normal range and it

We all know or have read about that “healthy” friend, acquaintance or relative that dropped dead of a heart attack out of the blue.   The reason it was such a shock is because “he was just at the doctors office and was told his cholesterol was normal.”   How does this happen and how can we prevent it from happening to you?  The reality was that these patients had deadly plaque build up in their arteries that could have been easily detected using an ultrasound of the carotid artery.   This is the one test that anyone aged 40 or over should

To meet the psychiatric criteria for the diagnosis of depression patients need to have 5 of the following symptoms for at least a 2 week period: Depressed mood most of the day, insomnia, fatigue, diminished ability to concentrate, diminished interest in activities that normally make them happy, agitation, feelings of worthlessness, significant weight loss without dieting, thoughts of death. Interestingly I see many of these symptoms in men and women with hormone imbalance as a result of menopause, perimenopause and andropause. When we treat them with hormone optimization many of these exact symptoms vanish. Obviously there are thousands of cases

One of the most common symptoms I hear women complain of starting in perimenopause is insomnia. Either they have difficulty falling asleep or frequent awakenings due to hot flashes or nightsweats and have difficulty falling back asleep. If left untreated, these symptoms will persist after menopause as well. I will let you know what the best sleep aids are. 1. If you are experiencing insomnia related to a hormone imbalance here is the first step you need to take to get a good nights sleep. Estradiol, progesterone and testosterone levels start to fluctuate as women approach menopause. As a result