We dig into estrogen’s whole-body roles (growth, repair, brain, heart, bones), the gut microbiome’s impact on HRT tolerance, environmental endocrine disruptors, and practical nutrition that supports hormone physiology.
Hormone therapy is commonly used to address hormonal imbalances, particularly during phases like menopause. However, many women are exploring holistic approaches that focus on overall well-being and natural methods to support hormonal health. Here are some holistic strategies…
Estrogen: A Girl’s Best Friend is out now! I believe there is an optimum balance of hormones which makes for well-being of mind, body, and spirit. I call it “True Physiologic Rejuvenation.” – James S. Nagel, M.D.
For something that happens to every woman who lives long enough, menopause is remarkably misunderstood. Ask most women what’s going on in their bodies during “the change,” and the answer is usually built more from folklore and hallway conversation than from physiology: hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, a vague sense that things are “just different now.”
For the last two decades, “hormone replacement therapy” has carried a kind of built-in warning label in the popular imagination — thanks largely to the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), the large 2002 study whose headline finding, “estrogen causes breast cancer,” reshaped medicine almost overnight.
