WEIGHT GAIN & SCALE OFF BALANCE? What’s going on? Why am I 5-10-15 pounds heavier when I am eating the same? Oh, ladies…This happens as we begin to reach menopause. It happens to men, too, by the way as their hormones decline, but they just don’t seem to care the same way we do. Men don’t seem to mind the “pooch”, but we do! What is happening: During perimenopause, estrogen levels begin to fall but estrogen’s partner hormone, progesterone, falls even lower. Indeed, studi

Barbara, I am so confused. My provider wants me to use vaginal estrogen cream for the dryness I have been experiencing. But then my...

Barbara: “Chances are, if you are between ages 35-45, your progesterone is now low.” See the chart below: Signs of low Progesterone if...

Did you ever wonder why so many women ended up on Synthetic Hormones? Our great grandmothers did not have them available. Where did they...

Who Needs it? Well, I just completed my first month and I lost 3 pounds WITHOUT changing my eating habits. Are you packing on the...

Dr. John R Lee - Interview with Carolyn DeMarco, M.D. JL: Uterine fibroids are one of the most common problems of peri-menopause and one...

Here are signs that you are low in estrogen: Hot flashes Night sweats Vaginal dryness Bladder/ Urinary tract problems may occur or be...

Much confusion reigns in the relationship of hormones to breast cancer. Most experienced clinicians understand that estrogen is a...