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How Craniosacral Therapy
Can Be Life Changing
As a result of two car accidents, injuries to my back,
neck, shoulders, and tailbone caused me debilitating
pain, chronic migraines, and loss of energy that forced
me to go on disability leave. Medical doctors and physical
therapy did not help. I tried neuromuscular massage,
acupuncture and chiropractic with little improvement. A
friend referred me to Terry. Within four CST sessions, my
pain and physical stress decreased substantially, flexibility
returned, my digestive system improved, the migraines
disappeared and I regained mental clarity. I was able to
go back to work. As I have left Sarasota, I come back to
work with him periodically. Terry is a gifted healer.
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Bio-identical Hormone
Balancing –
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Estrogens
he ‘facts’ that most women
“
Tand clinicians consider in
making the decision to use
or not to use hormone replacement
therapy are frequently
wrong or incorrectly applied,”
says Professor Robert D. Langer, one of
the principle investigators for the Women’s
Health Initiative (WHI) Study. (1)
For instance, has it been considered
to balance the Estrone levels and, more
importantly, their inflammatory and
carcinogenic forms?
When C.P. came to The Renewal Point,
she was “frustrated and scared.” At only 55
years-old, with three children, she felt like
she was falling apart. “Every day is a chore,”
she lamented. She also shared a familial
history of breast cancer. Her younger sister
was a breast cancer survivor (BRCA Negative).
She, herself, had been diagnosed with
thyroid cancer several years before. After
menopause she was placed on bioidentical
hormones, an estrogen patch and natural
progesterone, by her doctor, but felt they
were of no help.
I could truly empathize. Although C.P
made healthy lifestyle choices (Paleo Diet,
organic meats, fish and vegetables, exercise,
swim, jog, golf, and bike) she was not
enjoying the benefits of her good living.
She ached all over with fibromyalgia and arthritis
and suffered active viral loads which
caused persistent weakness and fatigue.
Blood tests revealed an alarming problem
but one that gave a clue to her maladies.
Her Estradiol and Testosterone levels (good
hormones) were low while her Estrone level
(bad hormone) was sky high ~ the exact
wrong balance.
Further, an Estrogen Metabolism Study
demonstrated that C.P. was not detoxifying
her 4(OH)-Estrone, giving her the worst
case scenario of hormone imbalances. This
particular hormone metabolite is known
to be highly inflammatory and a precursor
(2, 3)
for 4(OH)-Quinone, a known carcinogen.
Estrogen Overview:
■ Good: 2(OH)-Estrone
■ Bad: 16(OH)-Estrone
■ Ugly: 4(OH)-Estrone
While it is well documented that “natural”
bioidentical hormones are much
safer than their chemical or “synthetic”
counterparts, what is less well known is
that healthy metabolism of estrone requires
that they are transformed by the liver and
eliminated from the body in the urinary
and biliary tracts. Many times during this
detoxification process, a genetic error of
metabolism can change good hormones
into carcinogens and inflammatory intermediaries.
These problems increase the risk
for inflammatory conditions such as breast
cancer, fibromyalgia and arthritis.
In C.P.’s case, we went right to work. By
‘tweaking’ her bioidentical hormones, we
were better able to balance her Estrogen,
Progesterone, and Testosterone levels. At the
same time, taking advantage of a natural
means of supplements and vitamins, a process
known as Nutrigenomics, we were able
to lessen her risk of breast cancer, and the
PAID ADVERTORIAL
symptoms of Fibromyalgia and Arthritis. As
she described, “After all these years, I finally
have my life back.”
C.P. was further advised to suggest her
sister run an Estrogen Metabolism Study on
herself, as this test can be used to prevent
breast cancer recurrence.
She called me recently, thanking us for
educating her about good and bad estrogens.
“By the way,” she said, “My sister was
Positive for the same metabolic error and is
well on her way to recovery as well!”
With over 30 years experience in hormone
balancing, a Post-doctoral Certification
in Metabolic Endocrinology, and
a Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative,
and Functional Medicine, Dr. Watts has
put together a hormone balancing program
that has helped thousands of patients. If
you have any of the issues that were talked
about or listed in this article, we recommend
that you schedule an appointment ~
we can help! To schedule an appointment,
ask questions, and/or get more information,
you can call us at 941-926-4905 or email us
at info@therenewalpoint.com.
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About The Renewal Point
With over 30 years of experience and
numerous board certifications and
credentials, Dr. Watts, MD, ND, MSNM
and Helena Williams,
ARNP, MS are experts
in the Science and
Art of Functional
Medicine. We offer
TeleMedicine and
have been to patients
around the globe for
over a decade now.
We have extended
our TeleMedicine
services to all new
patients as well.
Dr. Dan Watts,
MD, ND, MSMN
The Renewal Point
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
REFERENCES:
1. R.D. Langer. The evidence base for Hormone Replacement
Therapy (HRT): what can we believe? Climacteric, 2017; 20
(2): 91 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2017.1280251.
2. Lord RS, Bongiovanni B, Bralley JA: Estrogen metabolism and
the diet-cancer connection: Rationale for assessing the ratio
of urinary hydroxylated estrogen metabolites. Altern Med Rev
7:112-129, 2002.
3. Kabat GC, O’leary ES, Gammon MD, et al: Estrogen metabolism
and breast cancer. Epidemiology 17:80-88, 2006.
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