Natural Anti Aging

Many women and men are seeking health ways to deal with menopause and andropause and, after much research, have decided to use bioidentical hormone replacement therapy to deal with the symptoms they are experiencing. Other women, I have spoken to, having read a little about the Women’s Health Study in 2002 have decided not to use hormones at all and suffer through the symptoms of pre-menopause and menopause. They will suffer the sleepless nights, the unnecessary weight gain, the night sweats, the hot flashes. Surely, this detracts from their quality of life.

I spoke with one woman who told me the heat in her house does not go higher than 17 degrees Celsius because she has been suffering from hot flashes for seven years. She says she does not travel south in the winter anymore because it is too hot in the Caribbean. She said that she had tried some herbal remedies but they take time to work and she doesn’t keep taking them. She refuses to take anything with the word “hormone” in it and refuses to even learn about bioidentical hormones. I feel sorry for her because her quality of life has decreased so much. Seven years of hot flashes would drive anyone insane.

The knowledge is out there, and one only has to read any new book on antiaging, speak with any doctor who has any knowledge on hormones and it is a well known fact now that most women and men need to use some sort of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to achieve any kind of quality of life as we age. I spoke very recently with a leading Toronto gynecologist, Dr. Douglas J. Gare, who confirms that hormone supplementation is necessary.

So many doctors in the United States are currently providing health services to women and as women demand more and more natural treatments to cure them, they are demanding bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) to treat their symptoms. Slowly doctors in Canada are catching on. However, it is still difficult to find a doctor to prescribe bioidentical hormones, and monitor your hormone levels in Canada. One of our readers sadly reported she could not find any doctor in Saskatchewan to prescribe her bioidentical hormones. She will have to travel to another province or even to the United States to get bioidentical hormones to treat her symptoms. Other readers are also writing us to ask which doctors provide this service but are covered by O.H.I.P. Regretfully, there are only a few that are not charging extra for this service. If you check out our Doctors Canada page, you will find that we have been placing the word “O.H.I.P.” after the doctor’s name.

Please email us at inquiries [at] pureageless [dot] com, if you are lucky enough to have found a doctor who prescribes bioidentical hormones and they are not listed on our pages. We will update our bioidentical doctors’ page for other women and men who desperately need to find a bioidentical doctor to help treat their symptoms.

We continue to update our pages with the names of doctors who can prescribe bioidentical hormones. We always advise women who are seeking a doctor to check with their local compounding pharmacy for the names of doctors who will prescribe bioidentical hormones. Compounding pharmacies are one of our best sources of information for this.

Keep fighting for your rights to use bioidentical hormones as a natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and stay healthy in the New Year!

If you haven’t been feeling like making love with your honey lately and you’d rather wash your hair, it is probably because your body is low in the hormone testosterone. Testosterone levels in both men and women decline as the years go by, but it is possible to supplement with testosterone to bring back those feelings of lust and desire, so important for human beings of all ages.

Testosterone levels can be checked with either a blood or saliva test. If your levels are normal, then you will have to look deeper into why you are not feeling a little lusty for your partner. It could be overwork, stress or a variety of other relationship issues which will lower the testosterone in your body. Talk to your medical practitioner. But today, we are going to talk about testosterone supplementation in this posting.

Only recently has testosterone and its effects in both men and women become understood. Often referred to as the “hormone of desire”, it plays a major role in libido levels for women and men. Not only do the levels of testosterone in the system affect libido, it has many other overall health benefits. It builds strong bones, muscles and ligaments, improves energy levels and contributes to combating depression. Where low levels of testosterone are found, it has been known to actually cause aches and pains in the joints, thin, dry skin, loss of muscle mass, osteoporosis, fatigue and depression.

Overdosing on testosterone is not a good thing because we want our hormones to be balanced. Too much testosterone can possibly lead to high cholesterol levels, liver and heart disease.

Balancing your hormones not only includes supplementing with estrogen and progesterone, but also with testosterone. Testosterone is less effective when taken orally and is best used as a cream, topical gel, inserted pellets or sublingual tablets. For women, to increase sensitivity to the genitals, it is applied to the inner labia and clitoris. Testosterone should be prescribed in the correct dosage and frequency for women to avoid the unwanted side effects of deepening voice, unwanted facial hair, oily skin, acne and unwanted weight gain.

Check with your doctor who specializes in bioidentical hormone supplementation for further information on whether you should supplement your testosterone levels.

Andropause, also known as “male menopause” or PADAM – Partial Androgen Deficiency in the Ageing Male – is the time in a man’s life when male androgens progressively decline with age. Tests conducted of androgen levels at age 25 and at age 70, indicate that androgen levels were only 10 percent of what they were during youth. It is a normal part of ageing, although, for some men it is accompanied by a gradual and undesired decline in sexuality, mood and energy. It can also expose men to more serious health risks. Read further…