Stress is one of the leading factors in declining health. This is because it doesn’t just impact your mind, but it can indirectly affect every part of your body, largely due to the way the body is designed. The body’s top priority is to survive. One of the elements of survival is the fight or flight response, something that happens when you are in a tense situation. The body releases hormones in response to the situation so that you have more strength to manage it. Although this protects you in many ways, it can become a problem when it occurs too frequently.

Adrenal Burnout

When you are overly stressed, your body is constantly sending out the hormones that are required for the fight or flight response. This can cause the adrenal glands to “wear out” so to speak, and it can lead to being unable to notice the change. When there is an emergency situation, you may not respond properly simply because you are already in the emergency mode during non-emergency matters.

Because the hormones that are released during this time have other functions than just the fight or flight scenario, their constant overload can cause fatigue, weight gain, loss of memory, and loss of cognitive abilities. While stress can’t be blamed for everything, it is usually an underlying factor in some of the most significant medical issues including high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and many other issues. In fact, because cortisol plays a part in both regulating stress and glucose, it can even lead to diabetes.

At The Healthy Choice, we can offer a number of different supplements and treatment for managing stress, depending on your individual needs. Although it may seem like a normal, everyday issue, stress can lead to more severe consequences and should be addressed immediately.

How do you manage stress? Please let us know in the comments.

Dealing with Menopause and Weight Gain

The only pleasant thing about menopause is the end of the menses. Everything else wreaks havoc on a woman’s life. In some cases, even the menses doesn’t end all at once and is instead erratic and unpredictable. Some of the other issues include itching, hot flashes, a lack of sex drive, brain fog, and of course, weight gain. Thankfully, there are several things you can do to treat and manage all of these symptoms, including weight gain.

Healthy Eating Habits

One thing that every menopausal woman should avoid is caffeine. It can cause problems with the nervous system, and it can also become the source of hot flashes. If you need something to give you a boost in the morning, consider juicing. It’s healthier and provides stimulation without ever causing the jitters. You might also consider avoiding sugars and cutting back on the carbohydrates.

Hormone Therapy

Some of the same hormones that play a part in menses also play a part in your metabolism. When your metabolism slows down, you tend to gain weight. On top of that, the reduction of hormones also causes you to feel less energetic, so you are almost certain to gain weight. Consider bioidentical hormone therapy for treating all menopausal symptoms. It can replace the hormones that are lost with menopause, but it uses your own biochemistry to do so. Other types of hormone therapy rely on synthetic chemicals or hormones that are similar, but different than yours because they come from another animal.

Menopause and weight gain don’t have to go hand in hand. You can take steps to stop it, but you may need to visit a compounding pharmacy.

How do you deal with menopause and weight gain? Please let us know below in the comment section.

Hormone therapy is a serious adjustment to your system, so it isn’t likely to be prescribed for weight loss alone. However, bio-identical hormone therapy most certainly can cause weight loss as an indirect benefit. It isn’t really like taking a weight loss medication. It’s more like finding the key to a hormone imbalance that causes you to gain weight or reduces your ability to lose it. Turning that key by using the bio-identical therapy is the road to weight loss and many other benefits.

Nasty Secrets of Menopause

There are some things that women just don’t talk about. Mood swings, menses that are out of control, lack of sex drive, changes in breast tissue, and a general feeling of sluggishness. It’s as if your clock is winding down. But inside, you’re not winding down. You may find that you only have a fraction of the energy you used to have unless you count the energy born of anxiety.

Bio-identical HRT Lets You Be You Again

With every stage of menopause is a significant loss of hormone production. Those hormones control your sex drive, help you think clearly, and give you the energy you need to stay active. When those hormones no longer exist or are greatly reduced, you aren’t as active or clear-headed as you once were. Bio-identical hormone therapy doesn’t just replace those hormones but replaces them as if your own body were making them. At The Healthy Choice Compounding Pharmacy, we can create a treatment plan that includes hormones identical to your own biochemistry. So, yes, you can lose weight with bio-identical hormones, but you can also gain your life back.

There are issues besides menopause that can result in weight gain or weight loss, such as those affecting the thyroid. We can help you figure out the best way to address your concerns.

Have you experienced weight gain or weight loss due to bioidentical hormone therapy? Please share with us in the comments.

What’s Different about Bio-identical Hormone Therapy?

If you have problems with your thyroid, are experiencing menopausal symptoms, or have other hormone-related medical issues, you might be considering hormone therapy. Hormone therapy isn’t a new concept. In fact, it’s been around for years and makes complete sense. After all, if your body is having issues due to a lack of hormones, adding the right hormones is just common sense. The only thing is, not all types of hormones are the same. In fact, bio-identical hormones are as close as you can get to producing your own hormones.

How BHRT Works

Bio-identical hormone therapy doesn’t require much more from the patient than any other kind of hormone therapy. The difference is really only that the other therapies use synthetic hormones or hormones that are taken from animals. Obviously, hormones from another animal aren’t going to be the same as yours, and neither are the same synthetic hormones that your neighbor gets.

First, you’ll need to locate a compounding pharmacy. Then, you will offer a small sample of your saliva. Your hormones are in your saliva, so they are measured and tested. The pharmacy can create bio-identical hormones that are just like yours, based on the information received directly from your own body.

Healing with Your Own Hormones

What’s the difference between bioidentical hormones and other hormones used in hormone therapy? You are. You are looking for something to help you be the person you were before the hormone loss began. What better way to do that than to base the solution off of the hormones in your own body?

Have you tried BHRT? Share your experience in the comments below.