FROM THE DESK OF DR. PETER FOTINOS Estrogen is important to BOTH women and men. Wait … but isn’t that just a female hormone? No it is not! In fact, the protective estrogen called estradiol is responsible for reducing the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s disease in both women AND men! In women [...]

GB Phillips, BH Pinkernell and TY Jing Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Hyperestrogenemia and hypotestosteronemia have been observed in association with myocardial infarction (MI) and its risk factors. To determine whether these abnormalities may be prospective for MI, estradiol and testosterone, as well [...]

Reiter RJ Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 782847762, USA. That free radical destruction of macromolecules is a basis of aging and age related diseases has considerable experimental support. Melatonin, a hormone produced in organisms as diverse as algae and humans, is produced primarily during the daily [...]

Dear Stephanie, If you are like me, you may be a little confused about all the carb-talk. Good Carbs, Bad Carbs, No-Carb, All Carb?!?! What’s it all mean? I want to help you understand a few key truths about carbohydrates that can help you on your Journey to Wellness. #1 – Which carbs should I [...]

The most dramatic and rapidly occurring change in women around the age 50 is menopause. The level of cycling estradiol (E2) production during the reproductive years drops dramatically. Not long ago, the prevailing view was that menopause resulted from an exhaustion of ovarian follicles. An alternative perspective is that age-related changes in the central nervous [...]