Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle

March 17, 2016

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle: What you need to know about hormones

With a better understanding hormones power, when kept at youthful levels all the time, we will age slowly and gracefully

The human body is kept and maintained by hormones power. These are chemicals which help keep the proper functionalities of the body normally and optimally in all areas including keeping your bones healthy, perfection in sexual health, focus and sharp brains. In fact hormones are actually involved in nearly all the biological functions besides what we have already mention others may include growth and metabolism, aging, weight management and even matters relating to immune functions. Therefore hormones power and especially the estrogen is very critical in the body since it goes beyond alleviating the common symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats. Besides all these the hormones power also can affect your brain, your cognitive ability and mental acuity or sharpness, short term memory as well as mood.

Doctor Dalal Akoury notes that even though these hormones play such critical roles in the body, there could be some problems here and there and especially when women become premenopausal or menopausal causing their ovaries either to decrease or stop producing sufficient units of the hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. When this happens and more with estrogen, there will be some profound effects on memory and mood, ability to keep proper management of your body weight as well as your overall sense of well-being. It is therefore very important that at any given time the hormones needs to be well balanced for then to discharge their functions well.

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle: The role estrogen play

The change in estrogen levels that occur, even as early as premenopause, causes a disruption in chemicals in our brain called neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters including Seratonin, Dopamine and Gaba are all reduced when estrogen levels decline. Besides they are also essential for maintaining mood, energy levels, sexual function decreasing stress, and improving upon sleep. Estrogen’s effect on mood is due to its ability to decreased seratonin levels and endorphins when levels are low. When estrogen levels are balanced, under normal hormonal states that we achieve through our program, women experience a dramatic improvement in mood. Estrogen actually protects nerves in your brain and encourages the formation of new communications between nerves. Many women we see have developed symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood swings due to fluctuating or declining estrogen levels. The good news is, there is hope and treatment is available. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms mentioned above or below, I strongly urge you to have your hormone levels checked for deficiencies. Once I have your blood work and take a detailed history, we can initiate our program that naturally and effectively alleviates symptoms due to both hormone and brain chemistry imbalance.

Symptoms of estrogen deficiency

Depression or Mood Swings
Dry Scaling Skin
Foggy Thinking
Headaches
Hot Flashes
Increased number of Fine Lines in Skin
Loss of Libido
Low Energy
Night Sweats
Short Term Memory Loss
Sleep Problems
Urine Leakage
Vaginal Dryness
Weight Gain

Progesterone

Progesterone, like estrogen, has a multitude of effects throughout the body. Many of the effects of progesterone can be attributed to its ability to oppose or counter-balance the action of estrogen. Multiple physical and psychological problems at midlife are often caused by an imbalance between progesterone and estrogen, rather than a specific deficiency. Similar to estrogen’s affects’ on the brain, the brain is also highly responsive to progesterone. Insomnia, anxiety, and migraines are just a few of the conditions linked to an imbalance of progesterone. Whereas estrogen has an excitatory effect on the brain, progesterone’s effect is calming. Our goal is to establish the optimum natural hormone balance of both estrogen and progesterone. It is possible and can be tailored to meet your individual needs at the lowest dose needed. Imbalance between Progesterone and Estrogen Symptoms:

Irregular sleep patterns
Blood sugar level imbalance
Breast tissue overgrowth
Cyclical migraines
Depression and anxiety
Low libido.
Thyroid hormone dysfunction
Uterine lining excess tissue buildup

Testosterone

Testosterone is a hormone that is not only vital to men, but also women. Testosterone is an important sex hormone in women that not only regulates sex drive (libido), but also helps regulate bone mass, fat distribution, muscle mass and strength as well as energy levels. Like men women produce testosterone, albeit in smaller amounts, in their bodies as well. When levels are low, women experience not only loss of libido, but also weight gain and low energy and depression.

Symptoms of low testosterone:

Abdominal fat also known as pot belly
Deterioration in memory and cognitive skills
Decreased muscle mass and strength
Reduced sex drive (poor libido)
Fatigue where individual gets tired quite easily
Poor concentrate
Increased depression
Loss of body hair
Psychological symptoms including swinging mood, depression, anxiety, lack of vitality and sleep problems.
Sagging Skin

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle: Achieving hormone balance

Finally by now we should be familiar with the symptoms of hormones power imbalance that occur during premenopause and menopause. The list is endless but they may include changes in mood, irritability and increased mood swings, hot flashes, anxiety, not to mention aging and sagging of the skin and changes in sexual function and response. You could use a non-invasive lab test to help you know your hormone levels more so if you are experiencing any of the three symptoms we have already discussed. From the testing you will able to know what natural, alternative, or medical therapies you should in cooperate to correct the imbalance and disruption in your body’s hormone regulation. Like for instance patients with hormone imbalance visiting AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury, she will use bio-identical natural hormones combined with specific dietary changes, anti-oxidants and nutritional supplements. This is one of the safest approaches that effectively address the symptoms of decreased hormone levels as well as nutrition, weight loss and inflammation associated with aging. I want to give you an assurance that if this is your problem, then you need to schedule for an appointment with us today and once you begin we begin administering treatment, you will certainly be delighted with the improvement in Appetite Control and weight loss, heightened libido, mood stabilization, improvement in your skin, and increased energy.

Hormones power in human beings daily lifestyle: What you need to know about hormones

Women Sexual Revolution

March 14, 2016

Recap After looking at the Women’s sexuality was not a huge issue and rampant until the 20th century with the “Sexual Revolution”

Women sexual revolution After looking the Women’s sexuality or sexual revolution presently going on among today’s women, it became obvious that it is a topic that really needs to be addressed. Women today actually are “free” sexually, or so it seem, throwing caution away and willing to explore their sexual appetites. There is really nothing wrong with wanting to explore if it were for the purposes of discovery. But the issue is, more often than not, exploration leads to discovery and then there is increasing desire to discover more till it all spirals out of control.

Several factors have been claimed to be responsible for the increased sexual awareness among women. For the purposes of this article, let us focus on the Pill or contraceptives.

In the late 60’s, a feminist movement started rabble rousing, challenging the government that women should not be excluded from politics and the workplace. This feminist movement also placed clauses on sexual roles of women. At the center of the sexual revolution, started by the movement was that women also enjoy sex just like men do and that they have sexual needs too. The movement also argued that women who are single should be free to express their sexual desires without prejudice in the society. This whole movement was aimed at empowering women sexually. However, the social conservatives then see this as a way of inviting sexual promiscuity in the society and eventually, the family. This way of sexual revolution, therefore started in the 60s between the social conservatives and the feminists. Amidst these arguments, the Pill was brought into focus.

The social conservatives argued that the Pill is evil because it allows women to have sexual affairs without the worry of pregnancy. Many have even argued that the sexual revolution was possible because of the pill because it simply empowered women to separate sex from procreation, something that has not been possible before. In the past, women are forced to kill or suppress their sexual desires at the thought of getting pregnant except when they are really ready for that. The thought of getting pregnant held single women back from having sexual affairs before marriage. Now since the Pill can control fertility and pregnancy occurrence, single and married women now could have sex anytime, anyhow, any place and with anyone without worrying about pregnancy.

The argument of the Feminist Movement was that there is double standard in place. Why should single men be free to have sex when young women are not allowed to do same? The idea of young women behaving like men disturbed too many people. The Pill was tagged and this was not without response from the makers of the Pill.

In reply to the conservatives who have tagged the Pill as the evil that will cause promiscuity to explode, John Rock and Gregory Pincus said that the technology of the Pill is not the determinant of the behavior. Although the veneer of the Chaste Society and the Social conservatives does not agree, there appears to be evidence to back up their views clinically. Studies carried out to prove this showed that unmarried women were already having sex prior to the advent of the pill. They were using other methods to prevent pregnancy although the other methods were less effective.

Today, the way between the conservatives and the Feminist movement seemed to have ended because there seems to be no societal emphasis on chastity or virginity and marriage any longer. What we have now are celebrations of single women displaying their sexuality as they wish. There have been many books written and many movies shot that promote female sexuality and the sexual revolution among women, gently pushing aside every contrary view.

After a careful look, we can all see that this is a big issue. You can sit at the bus station and watch every woman and one out of every 5 is sexually free. Marriage doesn’t even seem to hold some women down as they are free to use pills, go and have sexual affairs with other men outside the confines of marriage. Now this has standard and lasting adverse effects on the family and the future generation. This is why attention has been given to the Sexual revolution among the 20^th century women lately.

So the pill was the culprit, as it is still believed by most social conservatives but is it? Yes the pill gave women power to have sex without worrying about pregnancy but will it still be responsible for the moral breakdown in the society? What about the condom?

Sexual revolution and women sexuality today still remains an issue that no one really knows which direction it’s going. There seems to be more forces in support than against and this further erodes the moral levels of our society.

Female Sexuality Throughout History And Women Sexual Evolution

March 13, 2016

Female Sexuality Throughout History And Women Sexual Evolution

Female sexuality and female sexual desire has received a decent influx of interest in recent times. There is the curiosity around women sexual evolution which is really a big deal to men. Female sexuality includes processes and behaviors such as sexual behavior, sexual identity which also includes the psychological, physiological, social, cultural, political and spiritual aspects of it. Female sexuality can generally be seen as how females behave sexually. In looking at female sexuality throughout history and women sexual evolution, it has become obvious that there have been large changes in what is seen as the normal or acceptable or the usual as against what we currently see in women today.

For instance, women are seen to be more meticulous and conservative about who they have sex with in the past. They consider the cost and implications. They look out for certain qualities and traits, things that they find attractive and interesting and probably qualities they would love to be passed down to their offspring. Basically, from this point of view, female sexuality would be based on setting up a family. From time in memorial, men has been the ones that are careless when it has to do with sexuality. For men, it is largely about the experience, the pleasure more than the consequences of having sex.

However today, the whole table seems to be turning and men are freaking out. Female sexuality throughout history is not the same as we have now. Women are evolving. They are finding it easier to have sex with just any man who looks right, without considering the consequences. Nowadays, it’s about the pleasure first, before anything. So if a man can do her right, then he can’t get a pass. Friedrich Nietzsche said “Ultimately, it is the desire, not the desired, that we love” which makes it clear that women have now evolved.

In few studies that have been carried out, it has been made clear that the physical and mental responses of heterosexual women to visual presented sexual stimuli is higher. This shows that women’s bodies are specially designed for high interest in sex. However, because men have been the ones who control the sexuality arena, or so it seems, more often than not, women may deliberately shut down their own physical arousal in order to be absent from sexual intercourse. This is as far as it goes within a family setting. However today, women are stepping out to look for the desire and arousal everywhere else.

In recent studies, it appears women have lost interest in sex with their long term partners, their husbands and boyfriends. They are now much more interested in other men or males who can drive the passions they have. They seem to be pretty much interested in one night stands, with no strings attached. This used to be what men do! Men are now very worried when choosing their partners. Since most men attribute authority and ‘manliness’ to the ability to satisfy the desires of their partner, they worry a lot as to who their partner has been with and how well the person was able to sexually arouse her. If a male gets unlucky and marries one of the active females, then chances are that he will be competing with many males that have been in her life. This newfound sexual freedom for women therefore brings a lot of anxiety for males. Technically, for men, women are not supposed to evolve this way.

Males have always shown hallmarks of indiscriminate past – the drive to mate and with whom they mate doesn’t count. They just mate. Since females have had long histories of choice of whom they mate with, they certainly have developed mechanisms they use to measure and evaluate the quality of partners and as such adjust the levels of their desire accordingly. Now where this gets funny is, at some point in their relationship, this partner that used to bring desire ceases to and there is another need for another partner who can bring the required sexual stimulation for them to become sexually interested again.

At a point, if critically looked upon, it looks as if sexual monogamy is not really authentic any longer and marriage should be forgotten but that will be untrue because humans will always require that long-term partnerships. The fact that women have evolved sexually and are now sexually active as much as men doesn’t mean it is good. There just has to be a balance sought in between these things. An understanding of human sexual evolution and how women have always been very sexual will help us approach the thought of women sexual evolution very well.

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Individual hormones description in male and female

February 27, 2016

Individual hormones description in male and female: The three common hormones

Did you know that individual hormones like estrogen for example is normally production in specific areas like in the ovaries, the follicle around the ovum? If there is any problem, you can always seek for help.

There are several individual hormones in the body performing different functions in the body. we have since understood that hormones are body’s messengers responsible for the effective coordination of all vital repair, recovery and regeneration in the body and without them we cease to live a productive life, meaning that in their absence we simply degenerate. With that knowledge we want to zero in to discussing the individual hormones and particularly the three common ones which may include: estrogen, progesterone and testosterone as follows:

Individual hormones description in male and female: Estrogen

looking at the life of our female gender, the production of estrogen normally takes place in specific areas like in the ovaries, the follicle around the ovum, the adrenal glands, and the fat cells. And even as this production place, it is important to note that as age catches with us the effectiveness of ovaries in the production of estrogen deteriorates and stop producing estrogen on a regular basis, turning the main source for the production of estrogen the adrenal glands located above the kidneys. Any unused testosterone is also transformed into needed estrogen, and even estrogen stored in fat cells is called to action as the ovarian production of estrogen diminishes. Estrogen and progesterone are designed to balance each other, to keep each other in check. Therefore and because of that it is nearly impossible to separate their actions, but for the sake of simplicity; Estrogen makes everything grow, it causes cells to proliferate while progesterone checks this growth, holding cell growth to a limit. The following are some of the positive effects of its action are that it:

Causes the uterus lining grow to in readiness for pregnancy.
Facilitate the grown of breast tissues in preparation for making milk
Prevents bone destruction by bone-destroying cells (osteoclasts)
Protects from hypertension by relaxing the lining of blood vessels
Stimulates the production of lipoprotein lipase, an enzyme which breaks down fat. The result is low cholesterol levels and good balance between good (HDL) cholesterol and bad (LDL) cholesterol
Lowers insulin levels
Stimulates body fat accumulation to help the fetus grow
Induces relaxation of blood vessels in the circulation in general and heart in particular
Causes the ovum to mature inside the ovary to prepare for ovulation
Creates the follicle where the egg matures
Promotes the growth of the fetus
Keeps the vagina, the vulva and the cervix well developed and moisturized
Promotes growth of underarm and pubic hair, and pigmentation of the nipples

The negative effects of the growth induced by estrogen unopposed (acting alone), without the balancing effects of progesterone are:

Increased risk of gallbladder disease
Increased incidence of blood clot formation
Increased accumulation of body fat, this is why livestock growers use this hormone
Increased water and salt retention
Interference with normal insulin release and blood sugar control
Increased risk of overgrowth of endometrium (lining of the uterus)
Increased risk of overgrowth of breast tissue, and could be a reason for breast cancer
Increased risk of depression
Increased risk of headaches
Increased risk of gallbladder disease
Increased incidence of blood clot formation

Individual hormones description in male and female: Progesterone

Progesterone is the parent or precursor of estrogen in the ovaries and the parent to cortisol and aldosterone in the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands manufacture progesterone from its precursor cholesterol. Progesterone is the precursor of testosterone, all androgens, and other adrenal hormones, making it extremely important for reasons far beyond its role as sex hormone, without it we could not cope with stress and our body fluid and kidney control would cease to function. Progesterone functions:

Protect the endometrium
Insure the optimal function of uterus
Prevent water retention
Help use fat for energy at the cellular level
Serve as a natural anti-depressant
Create a calming effect on the body
Help eliminate sleep disorders
Help keep insulin release in check and maintain even blood sugar levels
Prevent unmediated overgrowth of the endometrium/cancer
Prevent unmediated breast tissue overgrowth/cancer
Maintain sex drive
Maintain normal blood clotting parameters
Protect against fibrocystic breasts

Progesterone’s negatives are few and easily balanced by estrogen:

A sedating effect, if used in excess
Increased spotting and changes in bleeding patterns
Bloating if used in excess
Gastrointestinal discomfort
Acne, if used in excess
Hyperpigmentation of facial skin when exposed to sunlight

Testosterone

The most important role of testosterone is to provide male characteristics. Although this may appear straight forward, testosterone functions are of significance to women as well. The following are some of the areas where testosterone helps in:

Promoting muscle strength and exercise endurance
Improving libido
Increasing energy levels
Improving sense of well-being
Increases body hair production
Produce enlargement of the clitoris
Improve sexual desire and fantasy
Improve bone density

Besides the benefits, it also have some demerits or negative effects of testosterone which cones due to overproduction or intake through either testosterone supplementation in pharmaceutical formulations or unsupervised androgen consumption. The side-effects are similar to those of estrogen dominance, since testosterone transforms into estrogen when it is overabundant. The side-effects include:

Male pattern baldness
Increased facial hair
More aggressive behavior
Higher cholesterol levels
Too much clitoral enlargement

Finally in the past this was not regarded as anything good, nonetheless things are changing and now we are beginning to appreciate the importance of testosterone in men and women while the balance of estrogen and progesterone is highly dependent on a cycle. And as we come to the end of this discussion, we want to help you take the summery of the whole journey we took form the beginning as we started the discussion. And now if you or any of your loved one is struggling with this are you are wondering on what to do. You can therefore schedule for an appointment with doctor Dalal Akoury for further direction.

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Understanding hormones and their functions

February 27, 2016

Understanding hormones and what they do in the body: Effective communications between cells

With a better understanding hormones when kept at youthful levels all the time, we will age slowly and gracefully

For a better understanding hormones are the body’s emissaries (messengers) responsible for the effective coordination of all vital repair, recovery and regeneration in the body and without them we cease to live a productive life, meaning that in their absence we simply degenerate. You may be wondering why get the knowledge of hormones, if that describe you, then you are at the right place because we want to help you appreciate the importance of being equipped with the knowledge of hormones. One of the functions of hormones is to keep us looking young and more youthful. That is one point many would want to identify with and we are not going to disappoint you. Keep reading and be one of the first to know with the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. This facility was founded by doctor Dalal Akoury MD, and it is home of great professional in various discipline ready to help you with all the medical concerns you may be having.

Now about keeping young doctor Akoury says that all you need to do to keep youthful is to ensure that your hormones are kept at youthful levels all the time, this way you will age slowly and gracefully. Remember that these substances (hormones) are made by special organs in our bodies and are disseminating communications between cells and organs giving instructions to do specific tasks. Their communication channels are consistent between each other through feedback loops. The balance and quantity of hormones directly and almost solely affects how our bodies function. Good balance and quantities translates into energy, weight control, sexual vigor, and youthful appearance, recovery from daily stress and physical activity and overall sense of well-being. Imbalance and lack leads to fatigue, sleep disturbance, sexual dysfunction, depression, impaired immune function, chronic illnesses, disease, “lack of thriving”, degenerative state of decline, debility and earl death.

Understanding hormones and their functions: The master glands

In our quest of understanding hormones, it is important to note that they are closely involved in every body function. And besides that they are even more than the later meaning that every cell has a receptor site for a hormone to communicate with the cell to turn it on, off, vary its rate, repair and coordinate the complex dance of this performance. For these hormones to functions well, they must be subjected to some control mechanism. What we are communicating is that the quantity of hormones secreted into the body systems is controlled by two glands in the brain; the hypothalamus and the pituitary. They were named the “master glands” however, doctor Akoury agrees that this may not be a good definition now that we know communication happens at many other levels than this small area in the frontal brain.

Hormones are also produced by the sex organs: ovaries and the testies, adrenal glands located above the kidneys, the pineal gland in the center of the brain, the thyroid, in front of the voice box and it is now known that even the bodies tissues can make certain hormones. Some of the sex hormones commonly known to us may include:

Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone

As we progress into the discussion, we will explain more about each of them but in the meantime it is important to note that both men and women have fat cells that can make estrogen and the more fat the more estrogen produced. The actions of these hormones are interrelated, symbiotic and essential to human existence. Their actions are both positive and negative. The balance and interaction between the sex hormones determines the presence or absence of symptoms, the recovery or lack and a degenerative state. Estrogen and progesterone are the dominant hormones in women. Estrogen is a broad name for a class of female hormones; Estradiol, Estrone and Estriol. Estradiol has the strongest physiologic force and the one to carefully monitor if one is supplementing. Estriol is the weakest of the female hormone estrogens.

A significant shortcoming in our understanding hormones is the belief that estrogen, progesterone and testosterone can act independently of one another at any time during our lives. This simply cannot happen and to look at it this way is mechanistic and lacks the full understanding of how the body is designed to seek equilibrium by a mechanism that we label homeostasis.

Unless we totally incorporate into our understanding the inseparability of the three sex hormones and the others we cannot solve the problems caused by their imbalances. As experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center, we are very much concern when we see how people are mishandling certain basic things wrongly which lead into serious consequences. To this effect we resolved not to sit and watch but come out strongly and offer solutions. This is what we do best and it doesn’t matter whether you are struggling with addiction or hormone imbalance, you can get all these help under one roof with doctor Dalal Akoury. And as we come to the end of this discussion what to introduce you to some of the things we do in offering solutions. AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center normally organizes an Integrative Addiction Conference annually and this year we are having our second conference workshop that adopt on partnership and dialog among integrative Medical experts in a nurturing, empowering, motivating, and cozy atmosphere. The venue of the conference will in Austin Texas. There will be so many things taking place like for instance a full-day workshops will offer you information personalized for your interest and is designed to ease you towards transformational growth. For more information about this you can get in touch with us at 6505 Interstate Highway-35 North Austin, TX 78752 on telephone number: 512-454-3737 Fax: 512-419-0102. You are welcome and please find out more about the integrative addiction conference from the contacts given.

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