Hormones are chemical transmitters that tell the cells of the body how to function or which protein the specific cell's DNA should produce. There are major and minor hormones. Depleting the body of major hormones such as cortisol, adrenaline and insulin would have an immediate life-treating event. Minor hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, thyroid, progesterone and eicosanoids exist in even greater quantities in the body. Depletion of minor hormones does not present an immediate life-threatening event but over time the body is weakened. We see this with menopause, andropause, thyroid metabolic dysfunction, and auto-immune diseases.

All recent research supports the benefits of Natural Hormone Replacement, (NHR). This differs greatly from the well-published Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). The key to the replacement of hormones is the use of bio-identical hormones in a personal customized treatment program with the close monitoring of progress.

The holistic physician institutes a treatment program that defines the patient's genetic predisposition to diseases that are affected by hormone loss or supplement. A whole body program could be instituted that will benefit both men and women.

An example of the benefits of the program is exemplified by the fact that a normal 55-year-old male has a higher estrogen level then his female counterpart of the same age. At mid-life men experience a decrease in muscle strength and vigor. For the female there can be an increase in insomnia, mood alteration and possible hot flashes. In addition it is in mid-life that women become concerned with possible breast cancer and osteoporosis. By discovering the characteristic of the whole individual body function a holistic medical practitioner can place the person on a proper diet with the proper supplements to return the patient back to vim and vigor.

Hormone balance is far more complicated then that of just male and female hormone. Diabetes and obesity are at epidemic stages in United States. These problems are directly related to insulin resistance that is developed from life style and diet. Our balancing treatment program can reverse this metabolic dysfunction, named Syndrome X.

Our approach to hormone health is a comprehensive program reviewing all symptoms and looking at the interconnection on how all the body interacts to develop a customized program that will work for the individual patient. Our treatment program does not just isolate a symptom of a complex problem and treat everyone with the same pill.