Hormones and Their Effects on the Body

Estrogen

• PROTECTS AGAINST OSTEOPOROSIS, HEART DISEASE, MEMORY LOSS, COLON CANCER, INCONTINENCE AND TOOTH LOSS
• ENHANCES SLEEP, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, MENTAL ACUITY AND FOCUS, MEMORY, ATTENTION SPAN, COMMUNICATION ABILITY, VISION, HEARING, TASTE, TOUCH, SMELL, DIGESTION, LIBIDO AND SKIN TONE.
• RELIEVES MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS AND DEPRESSION
• INCREASES TOLERANCE TO PAIN

PROGESTERONE

• HAS A CALMING EFFECT AND ENHANCES MOOD
• REGULATES FLUID BALANCE
• INCREASES BLOOD SUGAR, THYROID FUNCTION AND MINERAL BALANCE
• RELIEVES MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS
• DECREASES RISK OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER AND MAY HELP PROTECT AGAINST BREAST CANCER AND FIBROCYSTIC BREAT DISEASE
• PROTECTS AGAINST OSTEOPOROSIS AND HEART DISEASE

TESTOSTERONE

• BUILDS MUSCLE AND PROMOTES MUSCLE TONE
• INCREASES ENERGY AND LIBIDO
• ENHANCES SENSE OF WELL-BEING
• HELPS STRENGTHEN BONE

DHEA

• HELPS PROTECT AGAINST HEART DISEASE, OSTEOPOROSIS, DIABETES, CANCER, MEMORY LOSS, LUPUS, AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
• CAN INCREASE AND ENHANCE ENERGY LEVELS, LIBIDO, MEMORY AND IMMUNITY
• PROTECTS AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF STRESS
• AIDS IN WEIGHT LOSS AND HEALING OF BURNS
• HELPS TO PREVENT WRINKLES AND DRY EYES

CORTISOL

• HELPS IN RESPONDING AND COPING WITH STRESS, TRAUMA, AND INFECTION
• INCREASES ENERGY AND METABOLISM
• HELPS REGULATE BLOOD PRESSURE
• ENHANCES THE INTEGRITY OF BLOOD VESSELS
• REDUCES ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE

HRT: The Answers A Concise Guide for Solving the Hormone Replacement Therapy Puzzle, Pamela Wartian Smith M.D., MPH

 

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