by Dr. David Bilstrom | Feb 7, 2019 | adrenal hormones, cardiovascular disease, DHEA, estrogen, Functional medicine, hormones, Integrative medicine, testosterone
View from Sun Valley This is the fifth of 5 consecutive blog posts on women and hormones. I thought I would start with this photo as an example of how beautiful all can be when everything is well balanced. In Sun Valley, it’s the mountains. In a women’s...
by Dr. David Bilstrom | Jan 24, 2019 | estrogen, hormones, testosterone
It is not just men who need testosterone. Women need it too. Everybody needs it in the correct amounts. Just like estrogen and all the other hormones in the human body. Not too high. Not too low. Just right. So, what does testosterone do in a women’s body?...
by Dr. David Bilstrom | Jan 2, 2019 | autoimmune disease, estrogen, estrogen dominance, hormones
We have spoken often about estrogen dominance as a huge driver of immune system dysregulation and more specifically autoimmune disease. And, at the same time, a huge driver of how women get all kinds of cancer. This can make estrogens seem like bad hormones to have....
