Platt Wellness Blog

Women are prone to having hormonal issues at every stage as soon as they start menstruating. They are subject to more issues in the perimenopause, and additional symptoms when they are in the menopause.

Both progesterone and Vitamin D regulate gene expression, and have a positive fundamental effect on cell differentiation and growth, with anti-oxidative and autoimmune anti-inflammatory mechanisms.

In a perfect world we could probably get everything we need by eating healthfully but it is not a perfect world. 

Traditionally, no thought is given to adjusting a man’s hormones until he approaches middle age, when he may start having problems with erectile dysfunction.  Compare this to women, who may start receiving hormones at the start of puberty. Does this mean that men’s hormonal well-being should be ignored until they develop sexual dysfunction?  My answer to this, of course, is no.  As is clear by now, I am a great believer in preventive medicine. Knowledge of hormones for men can help to prevent the onset of prostate cancer, diabetes, obesity, and heart attacks. Testosterone is a hormone produced by the...