by info@westbendchiropractor.com | Jan 18, 2021 | West Bend Chiropractic Health Tips
The answer is not that simple. Yes, you can have too much cortisol and yes, it is the hormone of stress, created by your adrenal glands, but you need it. At our NUCCA and Functional Medicine practice in West Bend, we find that most people do not have enough cortisol...
by info@westbendchiropractor.com | Jan 4, 2021 | West Bend Chiropractic Health Tips
Stress affects every aspect of the human body. For example, stress in the GI system can lead to leaky gut, IBS, and ulcers. Stress is also pro inflammatory-prolonging wound healing, inflames the brain and can promote multiple sclerosis flare ups. Stress diminishes our...
by info@westbendchiropractor.com | Dec 23, 2020 | West Bend Chiropractic Health Tips
What do the numbers 3,4, 8 and 9 have to do with your health and wellness? You know those little stickers on fruits and veggies? They’re called price look-up (PLU) codes and they contain numbers that cashiers use to ring you up. But you can also use them to make...
by info@westbendchiropractor.com | Dec 22, 2020 | West Bend Chiropractic Health Tips
Estrogen alone is not the issue when it comes to increasing the risk of breast cancer. The real issue is how is your estrogen being metabolized. You want to have your doctor order a test that evaluates the estrogen metabolites. The liver converts estrogens into...
by info@westbendchiropractor.com | Dec 15, 2020 | West Bend Chiropractic Health Tips
Estrogen is not a single hormone. It is a class of hormones and hormone like compounds that have estrogenic properties. There are human estrogens, animal estrogens, synthetic estrogens, phytoestrogens, and xenoestrogens. The three human estrogens are estradiol,...
by info@westbendchiropractor.com | Dec 9, 2020 | West Bend Chiropractic Health Tips
Depression has been linked to disruptions in the body’s stress center — the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis. The HPA is a complex communication system between the hypo- thalamus, the pituitary gland, and the adrenal glands. The hypothalamus is a...
