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Hormones

WHAT IS THE HORMONE CONNECTION TO ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION?

CAN YOU RELATE TO ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS?

“I wake up with my heart pounding"

“There are never enough hours in the day to get everything done”

“I’m so tired and wired...I can’t sleep through the night!” 

“I'm constantly worrying about everything-- my health, finances, career, family obligations, the pandemic, civil unrest in the country etc.”

"My mind is always racing and I have a hard time slowing down" 

"As soon as  I wake up, I feel butterflies in the pit of my stomach"

We are living in …

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How to Find Hormone Free Foods: YHB’s Fav Resources!

As a follow up to our last post outlining the key reasons to avoid meat and dairy containing hormones (along with a few our of our fav brands), we wanted to provide more resources to help you find quality, hormone free products no matter where you live!

SUBSCRIPTION / DELIVERY OPTIONS:

For starters, something we strongly encourage is taking advantage of delivery boxes and services that come right to your door, eliminating the trip to the store, and the hassle of finding quality hormone-free…

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Latest episode of the WTF Podcast: The Science Behind Hormone Imbalance w/ Dr Zava, Founder of ZRT Laboratory

Have you had a chance to tune into our founder’s podcast: WTF: Women Talking Frankly?

Click HERE to listen to the most recent episode, "A Conversation With Dr. Zava" 

In our latest episode, Kyle and Candace get the chance to meet with Dr. Zava, an expert on hormones and hormone testing, as well as the founder of ZRT Laboratory: known as one of the foremost hormone testing labs in the United States and globally.

Together they explore the latest science and information that can help women p…

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Why it’s Important to Eat Hormone FREE, Including our Favorite Hormone-Free Milk, Cheese + Meat Picks!

Did you know? 

You can find at least 11 different xeno-hormones in the milk of injected cows alone!

It has been estimated that 10 or more different xeno-estrogens can be found in the milk of cows injected with synthetic growth hormones, who also produce far greater than normal amounts of estrogen and progesterone levels since they are kept artificially pregnant for 10 months of the year!

(xeno = foreign).

We know from environmental medicine that synthetic hormones disturb the delicate horm…

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Understanding the Difference: Bio-identical Hormones VS Synthetic HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

Natural vs. Synthetic Hormone Replacement Therapy

Many women seek hormone therapy for relief from a variety of unwanted symptoms that crop up during the monthly cycle, or at perimenopause/ menopause like period changes, sudden hot flashes or night sweats, frequent waking, foggy cognition, fatigue, weight gain, mood shifts, low libido, and dozens more hormone related symptoms. But available options for rebalancing hormones vary significantly—from natural, plant based options (bio-identical hormo…

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The hormone / PCOS connection

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects approximately 5 million women in the US alone, and is a leading cause of infertility. Most women who suffer from PCOS have an underlying imbalance of reproductive hormones that triggers the growth of cysts on the ovaries and seriously disrupts the normal development and release of an egg (ovulation) during the menstrual cycle. Among the most frequent and frustrating symptoms women with PCOS experience are: irregular/heavy pe…

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