Tag: Hormones

The Surprising Causes Behind the Insulin Resistance Epidemic

The fact that insulin resistance has become a global pandemic is also a topic of recent debate. Insulin resistance is a worrisome culprit in diseases from obesity to pre-diabetes to type 2 diabetes, to dementia. But what is the root cause of insulin resistance? “Insulin resistance is a pandemic that you’ve never heard of,” said…


How to Avoid and Detox ‘Environmental Estrogens’

Aging and high levels of physical, chemical, and emotional stress are associated with the loss of progesterone in women and testosterone in men.  When these key hormones are depleted, it causes a state of estrogen dominance.  This state of estrogen dominance is one of the major factors associated with degenerative disease processes. “As a species,…


Should I Get My Hormones Tested?

When your hormones are in balance, everything works the way it should. Your weight stays on track. Your energy levels are good. Your libido is healthy. Your ability to concentrate and have a sharp memory is intact. It’s a completely different story when something goes wrong with your hormones. When that happens, you won’t feel like yourself. You may think there is something…


Beware of Alien Hormones

It’s the dose that makes the poison. The idea behind this phrase is that a substance only becomes toxic when you ingest enough of it. Therefore, anything less than this toxic dose threshold is considered safe to consume.  Swiss born physician and alchemist Paracelsus made this observation in the 1500s, and the idea has more…


This Is Your Endocrine System

Hormones may not seem like a big deal, until they dramatically change. Think about puberty, menopause, pregnancy, or some other moment in life marked by physical, mental, and/or emotional upheaval. Your body’s endocrine system is the infrastructure responsible for manifesting these life-altering hormonal shifts. However, most of the time, this system is geared toward more…


How Hormones Hinder Weight Loss Efforts

The human body is a miracle of form and function that can constantly adjust itself to different foods, temperatures, ailments, and imbalances. And yet, it is also vulnerable, especially in this era of denatured foods, chronic stress, and environmental toxins. Add to that an increasingly lonely and sedentary lifestyle, and you have the potential for…


Vitamin D: The Pac-Man of Viruses, Bacterial Infections, and Cancer Cells

In a fascinating study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, researchers found that vitamin D is essential in order to activate the body’s immune system. Without it — or with insufficient levels — the immune system’s killer T cells can’t fight off serious infections and instead remain unheroically dormant. But with sufficient levels of vitamin…


Health, Aging, and Hormonal Balance

A brief prologue- In the battle to break through the legacy media propaganda and censorship regarding COVID-19, effectiveness of early treatment, and the vaccine risk/benefit ratio, Jill and I have been maintaining a rather brutal travel schedule. We often get some version of the question “how are you able to keep up with this?”. Frankly,…


Holistic Guide to Healing the Endocrine System and Balancing Our Hormones

Is your endocrine system healthy? If you suffer from regular insomnia and other sleep issues, dull skin, depression, low energy, alopecia, a low sex drive, weight gain, puffy skin, excessive fear, anger, or ADHD, the answer is no. These are just some of the many symptoms that pretty much guarantee a sluggish endocrine system. Basically,…


Do I Have a Hormone Imbalance?

Your body contains chemical messengers called hormones. Your hormones travel throughout your bloodstream to provide organs and tissues with instructions for what they need to do. This is partially how key processes in your body, such as your reproductive system and metabolism, are controlled. When a hormone imbalance occurs, it means your body has too…