by drebanks | Oct 11, 2009 | Bioidentical hormones, Cancer, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Youthful Aging
A hormone is a molecular messenger that acts on adjacent cells, the cells that produce it or travel to sites throughout the body that are sensitive to its effects. Hormones regulate your body’s energy production, temperature, growth, immune system, reproductive...
by drebanks | Jun 21, 2009 | Cancer, Heart Disease, Men's Health, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D, Women's Health, Youthful Aging
Most Americans are vitamin D deficient due to inadequate dietary intake and insufficient sun exposure (UVB rays). The predominant dietary form of vitamin D is D2. That is also the form typically found in OTC vitamin supplements. The preferred, and more potent, form...
by drebanks | Jun 15, 2009 | Bioidentical hormones, Exercise, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D, Youthful Aging
Osteoporosis, a disease you cannot feel; you can only test for it. Literally, the term osteoporosis means “porous bone”. It is a very common condition, affecting more than 40 million people in the United States. Osteoporosis is defined by a reduction in...