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Alternative Solutions For Estrogen Imbalance

Advantages and Disadvantages of Estrogen Therapy In the past years, many women have stopped taking estrogen hormones because of the report that it can cause heart disease. Now, researchers have found out that this hormone is not as terrible as what others thought.  Estrogen hormones are helpful in avoiding diseases such as heart attack and stroke. Once a woman has an insufficient number of estrogen in her body, she needs to get a solution to this kind of problem. And the only solution for it is estrogen therapy.  An estrogen therapy is a therapy for the body, emotional and health-risk factors linked with menopause. It can be in the form of a pill, patch, cream, implant, injection or vaginal ring. …

Diabetes Mellitus: An Increased Global Epidemic

Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus is also simply known as diabetes. It is the disease characterized by a malfunctioning metabolism and a high blood sugar level. The result can be low levels of insulin or abnormal insulin resistance. This mixed with inadequate levels of insulin secretion results in diabetes. Symptoms of diabetes mellitus include increased urine production, excessive thirst, extreme fatigue, and excessive thirst and weight loss.  These symptoms though may not be present in those people with only mildly elevated sugar levels. Diabetes mellitus includes type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes, which occur only during pregnancy. Each type has a different cause and different severity of symptoms. But all forms of diabetes are dangerous if not treated. With proper…

Your Individualized Health Jorney Begins Now

Chronic conditions are often very difficult to detect, and standard medical practitioners may not even know how to look for them.  My digestive problems and thyroid symptoms became much worse after my unsuccessful pregnancy and no specialist that I visited was any help.  I suffered from acid reflux with every meal and even suffocated at night because of it. The only remedies they could recommend were pharmaceuticals, which turned out to be ineffective.    The suffocation, fear, and resulting heart palpitations (due to thyroid dysfunction) lasted for what seemed like an eternity.  I was subject to countless EKGs, echocardiograms, and innumerable blood tests. The results always came back negative or inconclusive.  This went on for at least fifteen years of my…

Highly Sensitive People – Traits and Characteristics

One in every twenty people is considered to be a highly sensitive person (HSP). This means that either you yourself may be sensitive or someone you know is.  42% of the population is not highly sensitive, meaning that most things don’t bother them the way they will an HSP. Everyone else falls somewhere in between, with the odd few being completely unemotional about anything. (By the way – 20% of the entire animal kingdom is highly-sensitive as well). Who are HSP’s and What Are They Like?  Who are HSP’s? We’re the thinkers, the cautious ones, the conservative people; the ones that say “Hey, wait a minute. Let’s think this through before doing something rash.”  Every society needs highly sensitive people,…

Insomnia Causes and Effects During Stress

Steps To Help Your Insomnia Insomnia is a whole lot more than your body telling you that you have had enough sleep. Actually, insomnia is your body’s way of letting you know that something is wrong.  Insomnia is different in each person, some just can not fall asleep, others wake in the middle of the night and are unable to fall back asleep, and some just wake up much too early.  There can be various reasons, perhaps you are drinking too much caffeine, maybe you suffer from anxiety and depression, maybe you have some conflict or inner struggles in your life, or maybe you are in pain from migraines or arthritis. Whatever the case, there is a problem that needs…