Maintaining strong bones is crucial for overall health, especially as we age. While we often associate bone health with calcium and vitamin D, another important factor that is often overlooked is progesterone, a hormone that plays a key role in regulating bone density. This connection between progesterone and bone health can shed light on why it’s important to maintain balanced hormone levels for women, which becomes challenging as they approach middle age and then menopause. Let’s talk more about it.

This month, we’re focusing on the part estrogen plays in the cardiovascular system and how it influences heart health, especially during the transitions of perimenopause and menopause.

What we now know is that estrogen levels in women are connected to brain health - and these symptoms may be able to be treated with hormone replacement therapy.

Hormone replacement therapy can reduce or eliminate the symptoms of perimenopause as well as slow down the aging of your skin. It helps you feel AND look like your younger self. Let’s dive into some of the benefits of HRT for the skin, specifically.

Bioidentical hormone therapy can not only relieve symptoms, but actually combat the negative effects that hormone loss has on the body.