by drebanks | Oct 23, 2009 | Bioidentical hormones, Cancer, Exercise, Nutrition, Women's Health
Diet and Exercise are Cancers’ Adversaries Excluding cancer of the skin, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women. According to the American Cancer Society’s Surveillance and Health Policy Research, an estimated 192,370 new cases of...
by drebanks | Oct 23, 2009 | Cancer, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D, Women's Health
Do You Get Enough Vitamin D? Now that the long sunny days of summer are gone and winter is on the doorstep, it is even more important that you assess your vitamin D status. The health benefits to having sufficient vitamin D levels have permeated the media in recent...
by drebanks | Oct 22, 2009 | Bioidentical hormones, Cancer, Exercise, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Youthful Aging
Telomeres are the end caps on your chromosomes that protect the genetic material during cell division, ensuring a faithful replication. Each time the cell divides, the telomere shortens until it reaches a critical lenth signaling cell sensence or cell death. ...
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 | Aug 14, 2009 | Nutrition, Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes, Women's Health
Many news reports recently have discussed the link between obesity and diabetes. The root of the connection between obesity and diabetes is insulin resistance. Insulin helps the body turn food into energy and is the body’s primary fat regulator. In the...