Naturopathic Menopause Articles
What is Hormone Pellet Therapy
At Living Wellness Medical Center, we specialize in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. There are many methods to introduce hormones into the body, from pellets, lozenges, creams, troches, or capsules. However, in this blog post, naturopathic doctors Dr. Brouwer and Dr. Turner discuss pellet therapy and how this method differs from the rest. Question #1: What […]
Menopause Symptoms and Bioidentical Hormones Q&A with Dr. Lauri Brouwer
At Living Wellness Medical Center, we, as naturopathic doctors, specialize in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. In this blog post, we answer some questions we often receive from patients concerning menopause symptoms and bioidentical hormones. Question #1: Is difficulty losing weight a menopause symptom? Dr. Brouwer: Very commonly, yes. It really is. At menopause, our ovaries […]
The Connection Between Ovarian, Thyroid, & Adrenal Hormones Discussed by Dr. Khalsa
Today I’d like to share the close association between three different glands in our bodies that produce hormones: The adrenal gland; The thyroid gland; and ovaries in women or testes in men. The Close Connection Between Hormone-Producing Glands You can think of these three hormone-producing glands as a three-legged stool, and when one of those […]
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Q&A
At Living Wellness Medical Center, we, as naturopathic doctors, specialize in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. In this blog post, we are answering some questions we have received from our patients. Question #1: Dr. Khalsa, what is the difference between non-identical and bioidentical hormones? Dr. Khalsa: So, basically, it’s like the name implies, how it sounds. […]
The Air Down There – Talking About Vaginal Health
You look good, you feel great, and you’re on your game in every way possible. But, there it is, that one thing, lurking in the shadows, that thing that all women have experienced from time to time. The thing that can take us from the confident, carefree women we are into a shrinking violet in […]
