BASIC HEALTH

note: not all of these recommendations are suitable for everybody. Discuss these with your healthcare professionals.

The body requires a balance between hormones such as estrogen, estrodiol, progesterone, and testosterone. If the hormones are not in balance, problems occur.

• If low in  testosterone (everybody needs testosterone and an appropriate balance between estrogen and progesterone and testosterone), you can take Avina Sativa in drop format or pill format (750 mg doses per 1 milliliter). This will free up stored testosterone. There is also a testosterone patch, to be taking under a medical doctor supervision. Both male and female can test low on testosterone. If you think you might be, have a good blood test done such as www.LEF.org has.

                                Brand: www.ihealthtree.com    or health food store

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• As we age the hormone DHEA decreases and taking some DHEA hormone might restore you back to the youth levels increasing your immune system as well as keeping the hormones in balanced when stressed.  Do not take with prostate cancer or prostate problems. Usually 25 mg doses are sold.

                        Brand: www.LEF.org     or health food store

• Pregnenolone is the mother hormone made directly from cholesterol within the mitochondria. Pregnenolone is the precursor to various hormones can help the body to maintain hormone levels, which in turn helps with numerous body functions. Doses is usually 50 mg no more than 200mg. Avoid taking pregnenolone, if you have prostate or breast cancer or suffer from epilepsy.

                               Brand: www.LEF.org     or www.beyond-a-century.com   or health food store

• If low in melatonin you will have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Many people with irregular jobs have a deficient levels of melatonin. Melatonin releases from the pineal gland, reaching its peak at night to help maintain tissues in a youthful state of health. Secretion of melatonin declines significantly with age, as the pineal gland becomes calcified. Melatonin comes in different doses such as 1 mg, 3 mg, & 10 mg.  Patients with leukemia, Hodgkins disease, or lymphoma should avoid melatonin until more is known about its effects on these forms of cancer. If you have asthma or an autoimmune disease do not use melatonin, as it might produce a stimulating effect.

                                 Brand: www.LEF.org   or www.vitamintrader.com or health food store

• Take some herb to increase serotonin for mild depression and other similiar problems. If low in  seratonin (feel good neurotransmitter), you can take some Royal Camu in either powder or pill format or Saint John’s Wort in pill format (300 mg) or Theanine (Theanine is an amino acid found in green tea that produces calming effects in the brain) at 100mg. Also the precursors to seratonin are 5-HTP and Tryptophan can be taken as supplements.

                           Brand: Royal Camu: www.wholeworldbotanicals.com   or healthfoodstore

                                                Theanine: www.LEF.org or healthfoodstore

                                                Saint John’s Wort, 5-HTP, Tryptophan: any drugstore or healthfoodstore

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Disclaimer: this information is not evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Please visit your health practitioner for specific information.  Herbs might alter prescription drug doses.