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Physicians increasingly are talking about prescribing hormone therapy for recently menopausal women. Meanwhile, regulators are cracking down on claims about compounded formulations, according to statements issued in January.

With regard to traditional hormone therapy, the American Assn. of Clinical Endocrinologists published on its Web site last month a position statement saying this strategy is safe for women who are younger than 60 or who are less than a decade past menopause and is a viable option for those experiencing symptoms related to this life change.

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It’s time everyone should get to know about, what some may call, the 20th century plague - the xenohormones. Xeno literally means foreign. Hence, xonohormones means foreign hormones, i.e. man made substances that are foreign to your body. Most xenohormones have an estrogen like effect and so are sometimes called xenoestrogens.

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In the last decade there has been a lot of interest in the role of hormones and aging.

The neuroendocrine theory suggests that it is the decline of the nervous and endocrine systems and lessening of their ability to regulate and integrate the body’s key activities could be one of the factors that may contribute to aging.

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Hormones are the chemical messengers that control virtually every biological process in the body. Hormones tell your cells what proteins to manufacture and your organs which functions to perform. When hormone levels decline, less information is transmitted, and the body functions less effectively. Research clearly shows that declining hormone levels are a potent risk factor for disease, aging and death.

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