#hormones

#hormones

The birth of a child comes with a swirl of positive emotions: awe, joy, relief. And yet, for many birthing parents, this postpartum period can also be accompanied by monthsor even yearsof debilitating depression. For some of these parents, traditional antidepressant meds like sertraline, better known as Zoloft, and fluoxetine, aka Prozac, have provided some relief. But many with postpartum depression have had little recourse.

Over 7 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, this number is expected to double by 2050. Women outnumber their male counterparts by almost a two-to-one margin. Although in general, women tend to live longer than men, aging alone cannot account for the differences in the number of women who are disproportionately represented. What factors account for the sex difference?

Cortisol is essential for biological processes, helping manage stress responses, regulating blood sugar, modulating inflammation, and supporting metabolism and immune responses.

Researchers are increasingly focused on the disparity of Alzheimer's disease prevalence between women and men, recognizing that this cannot solely be attributed to women living longer.

Dr Thivos Sokratous emphasizes that male pattern hair loss is influenced by genetics and hormones, with the androgen receptor gene being a significant factor, but it's more complex.

This material is something you would take as a capsule or liquid, but the next day it's gone because of the natural turnover of our mucosal surface in the GI tract.