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Empowering Women to take charge of their quest for hormone balance on their journey to healthy living.
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Happy Hormone Cottage
25 W Franklin
(behind Joli Boutique)
Centerville, OH 45459
513-444-6343
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Comments from our Happy Hormone Cottage Hormone Whisperer!!!!
If you haven't yet seen Sex and the City 2, you must! I took my 83 year old Dad over Memorial Day weekend, when I flew to Orlando to spend a few days with my folks. I know it was cruel and unusual punishment for a man who hasn't even heard the word 'hormone' uttered aloud since WWII when he was a marine!! But I couldn't resist! And I'm glad I didn't. It did our hearts good to sit through a movie where one of the oversexed main characters is actually discussing the merits of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone cream and then seen RUBBING it on her inner arms and thighs!! What's not to love-especially when I am the proud owner of a compounding lab who makes these customized hormone creams??!! But wait! It gets better. Twice (count them-twice!!) during the movie, Suzanne Somer's bestseller, Breakthrough (available in our bookstore), is held up as the latest book study read! Once by Samantha and once by a group of Middle Eastern women!! And when Samantha's creams are confiscated going through customs....well, you just have to see it!! It kind of gives a whole new meaning to the word 'yams'!!. It's about time natural hormone therapy is given some positive media buzz! Women unite!!
We have a lot going on at the cottage in June. Besides opening our new satellite office at 5450 Far Hills Ave, Kettering (by appt only) and working with Dr. Rosalind Jackson, OB/GYN, at sycamore Hospital on Thursdays and with her and Dr. Bruce Banias, OB/GYN at their Kettering office on Tuesdays, we have a Happy Hormone Hour on June 22, 6:30pm in Kettering and our monthly Happy Hormone Coffee Hour on June 23, 11am in Centerville. Check our website for more details. 'Til next time...
Warmly,
Lyn
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C-Reactive Protein and Hormone Replacement Therapy |
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a systemic marker of low-grade inflammation and a cardiovascular risk factor. Elevated CRP levels are associated with increased risk of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. In a study comparing natural estrogens administered transdermally versus synthetic estrogens taken orally, a tendency toward increased CRP values was observed when using oral HRT, while the effect was not observed with transdermal therapy. Synthetic oral estrogen increased CRP by a first-pass hepatic effect, therefore, the route of administration may be an important consideration in minimizing side effects of estrogen replacement therapy on cardiovascular outcomes.
Ask our consultants about the benefits of Customized HRT
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Is Statin Therapy the Best Way to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease? |
Statins are a class of drugs commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol. In an article entitled "Buyer Beware: Statins are not a Panacea", Christiane Northrup, MD, discusses a recent study showing that a statin drug may potentially have even greater benefit. The study (called Jupiter) found that inflammation, as measured by a C-reactive protein test (CRP), was an independent risk factor for heart disease, and that the statin lowered CRP. Now, the study's researchers and others are recommending that anyone with inflammation (elevated CRP) take a statin to prevent heart disease-even those who are healthy and not at risk for heart disease. However, the validity of the study might be questioned because the head researcher, Dr. Paul M. Ridker, owns a patent on a new CRP test, and he was paid by the statin manufacturer to do the study.
Big Pharma has been instrumental in lowering the numbers used to determine "normal cholesterol." To lower cholesterol, statins suppress a normal body enzyme known as HMG-CoA reductase. Statins also lower CoQ10, an enzyme that's essential to the organs and many functions in the body. Low CoQ10 can increase the risk of cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
For years, Dr. Northrup and many other credible holistic doctors have been saying that inflammation, not high cholesterol, is the root cause of heart disease and other chronic degenerative diseases. Inflammation can be reversed by taking a pharmaceutical grade multi-vitamin/mineral that's high in antioxidants, eating a low-glycemic diet, and having an active, healthy lifestyle-things all shown to promote health and longevity. (www.drnorthrup.com) As always, you should discuss any changes in therapy with your doctor.
Patients who use statin therapy should consider supplementation with a quality CoQ10 supplement. Ask one of our consultants about the CoQ10 supplement that is best for you. We feature the following in our online store, Pure Encapsulations CoEnzyme Q10 Caps and Douglas Labs CoEnzyme Q10/Lipoic Acid Caps.
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Mark your calendar for our upcoming events!!!
| Happy Hormone Hour
Tuesday, June 22
At Art of Health Wellness Studio
5250 Far Hills Ave., Suite 101
Kettering, OH 45429
Hors d'oeuvres and wine starting at 6:30pm
Presentation begins at 7pmFor more information or to register, call Cathy Perk at 937-475-6768.
Happy Hormone Coffee Hour
Wednesday,
May 19
11:00am
At the Unique Celebrations Gathering Room (next to
the cottage)
33 W. Franklin Street
Centerville, OH
All are
invited to join us.
For more information please call the Happy
Hormone Cottage at 513-444-6343
Happy Hormone Hour
Tuesday, August 3
5:30pm
Beavercreek Senior Center
3868 Dayton Xenia Road
Beavercreek, OH 45434
For more information or to register please call Krissi Fedkow at 937-426-6166
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| All of our upcoming events are listed at www.happyhormonecottage.com/events.htm. |
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