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Hormones & Cancer

Rethinking Breast Cancer Risk: The Truth About Hormones and Prevention By Julie Taguchi, MD, Hematologist-Oncologist For years, women have been told that hormone therapy increases the risk of breast cancer—a long held belief since the discovery of the estrogen receptor was discovered on breast cancer cells and more recently, largely rooted in the Women’s Health […]

Hormones & Cardiovascular Health

A Transformational Case in Cardiovascular Health and Hormone Therapy By Greg Wolf, MD As a physician deeply involved in hormone restoration therapy, I’ve encountered many compelling cases over the years. However, some cases stand out so profoundly that they demand a reexamination of long held medical beliefs. Today, I want to share with you a […]

Hormone Replacement Therapies

“High-Dose” Physiologic Restoration Hormone Therapy®vs. Low-Dose Static Hormone Replacement: Weighing the Risks and Benefits By Dr Ace ND Introduction When considering hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause, two primary approaches emerge: Physiologic Hormone Restoration Therapy (PHRT)®, which aims to replicate the body’s natural hormonal fluctuations, and static low-dose hormone replacement, which provides a consistent hormone […]

Peri-Menopause / Menopause

Navigating the Perimenopausal Maze: A Journey to Rejuvenation with Physiologic Restoration By Dr Ace ND As a naturopathic doctor, I see many women struggling with complex, multifaceted health issues—especially during the transition into perimenopause. One case that stands out is a 49-year-old female who came to me feeling completely lost in her own body. She […]

Sexual Health

Why Libido Matters More Than You Think When we treat women, many providers assume that libido is just a luxury for women. But what if you thought about it as a biological signal – a reflection of neurological, hormonal, metabolic, and emotional health? When libido fades, it is rarely “just in her head.” More often, […]

PCOS

Can Physiologic Restoration® Help Females with PCOS? By Felice Gersh MD Felice Gersh MD who has written the book PCOS SOS states: Birth Control is Not the Answer to PCOS: “The solution to an irregular menstrual cycle is not to treat the symptoms by prescribing birth control pills or powerful fertility drugs. The solution is to address […]

How Bioidentical HRT Impacts Diabetes Risk

The connection between menopause and diabetes Research shows that the transitional phase we call Menopause, may be a precursor to many life-threatening comorbidities. Data from numerous scientific sources point to increased risk factors in the development of type 2 diabetes among women. The progression of this disease in postmenopausal women results from eradication of estrogen, […]

History of Hormone Replacement

The Rise & Fall of Natural Hormones Steroid chemists often refer to the 1930s as the Decade of the Sex Hormones, when the molecular structures of certain sex hormones were determined and first introduced to medical practice as drugs. Russell Marker achieved the first practical synthesis of the pregnancy hormone, progesterone, by what now is […]