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Hormones

Why it’s Important to Eat Hormone FREE, Including our Favorite Hormone-Free Milk, Cheese + Meat Picks!

Did you know? 

You can find at least 11 different xeno-hormones in the milk of injected cows alone!

It has been estimated that 10 or more different xeno-estrogens can be found in the milk of cows injected with synthetic growth hormones, who also produce far greater than normal amounts of estrogen and progesterone levels since they are kept artificially pregnant for 10 months of the year!

(xeno = foreign).

We know from environmental medicine that synthetic hormones disturb the delicate horm…

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Understanding the Difference: Bio-identical Hormones VS Synthetic HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

Natural vs. Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy

Many women seek hormone therapy for relief from a variety of unwanted symptoms that crop up during the monthly cycle, or at perimenopause/ menopause like period changes, sudden hot flashes or night sweats, frequent waking, foggy cognition, fatigue, weight gain, mood shifts, low libido, and dozens more hormone related symptoms. But available options for rebalancing hormones vary significantly—from natural, plant based options (bio-identical hormo…

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The hormone / PCOS connection

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects approximately 5 million women in the US alone, and is a leading cause of infertility. Most women who suffer from PCOS have an underlying imbalance of reproductive hormones that triggers the growth of cysts on the ovaries and seriously disrupts the normal development and release of an egg (ovulation) during the menstrual cycle. Among the most frequent and frustrating symptoms women with PCOS experience are: irregular/heavy pe…

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