Pioneer Health Newsletter                  May 2010
Faster Detox without Fasting!
Pollutants and toxins are everywhere in water, food, soil, air, dust, and everyday products and objects in the home or workplace. While the body is normally an efficient detoxification machine on its own, the modern world we live in can put a strain on even the healthiest of us. Build-up of these toxins in the body can lead to a variety of seemingly unrelated symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, malaise, irritability, mood swings, bloating, insomnia, and muscle/joint aches and pains.
While we may have limited control over our environment, we have a great deal of control over our own bodies. Some people find an enormous value in occasional spring cleaning programs or daily supplementation with targeted nutrients to help the body process excess toxins for removal.
10-Day Plan for Energizing Results
There are a variety of programs to address fatigue and detoxification. One of the fastest programs combines a simple, 10-day eating plan and an advanced nutritional product that supports the natural removal of potentially harmful compounds binding them for safe elimination out of the body. Please make an appointment and I will design this program to meet your specific needs.
Adding a specialized eating plan helps prevent the ingestion of new toxins to give the program a jump start for faster results without fasting. It’s important to maintain adequate nutritional intake during a detoxification program to help prevent muscle wasting and further energy depletion. I can provide you with specific dietary guidelines to maximize the benefits you will receive from this program.  
People who follow this specialized program often report having more energy in just 10 days. I can also recommend targeted nutritional supplements that are gentle enough to use every day for ongoing detoxification assistance to help keep you feeling your best.
If you are concerned about how environmental toxins are affecting your health, please call my office to set up an appointment. We can discuss a tailored detoxification program to help you feel healthier and more energetic.
Note: 10 day express detox programs may not be appropriate for individuals who are dealing with more serious health issues. For those individuals we suggest a slower, more comprehensive 28 day detox. We always recommend a supervised detoxification by a knowledgeable healthcare practitioner.

Therapeutic Nutrition Programs

FirstLine Therapy
A 12 week therapeutic lifestyle program that is a clinically-tested first line treatment for heart disease, diabetes, weight loss and other chronic illnesses.

Restore Your Gut!
A therapeutic lifestyle program designed for digestive or intestinal illnesses.

Detoxification
A nutritional program to release toxins that accumulate in the body.
Pioneer Health Compounding Pharmacy provides comprehensive therapeutic nutrition programs that are addressing today's common health issues. Please call us or email sheri@pioneerhealthcenter.com for more information on our periodic workshops on Restore Your Gut!, Seasonal Detoxification, and FirstLine Therapy and how we can help you to achieve greater health and wellness.

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HOT FLASHES: THE VALUE OF INDIVIDUALIZED
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

   “Menopause-related hot flashes are usually treated with a standardized dose of estrogen. This general approach to the most prevalent menopausal symptom is predicated on the belief that all menopausal women will respond to a uniform dose of estrogen, irrespective of the type or route of administration.”
Morris Notelovitz, MD, Ph.D., MB BCh, FRCOG

   However, 20% of naturally menopausal and 10% of surgically menopausal women (all of whom are estrogen deficient) never experience hot flashes and many perimenopausal menstruating women (with adequate endogenous estrogen levels) have estrogen responsive hot flashes during their luteal and menstrual phases. Also, women’s perception of the sensation of heat and the severity of accompanying symptoms such as sweating, palpitations, anxiety and irritability is extremely variable. In most symptomatic women, hot flashes cease within 5 years of onset. Yet, hot flashes can be debilitating and persist for up to 15 years after menopause in about 20% of women. Hot flashes often correlate more closely with fluctuating estrogen concentrations than with absolute hormone values. Persistent hot flashes in women receiving “adequate” estrogen therapy are often indicative of reduced blood levels of active free estrogen due to excess binding of estrogen with sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG).

   Androgens are hormones that are naturally present in women, and include testosterone and DHEA. A recent study showed that high androgen levels indicate a shorter duration of hot flashes. Androgen therapy can be used to relieve vasomotor symptoms in women whose hot flashes do not respond to adequate estrogen replacement, because both estrogen and androgen receptors are present in the areas of the central nervous system relevant to hot flashes.

Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2004 Apr;79 (4 Suppl):S8-13

QUESTIONS WELCOME
It is essential that all forms of hormone replacement therapy are administered using the most appropriate route, dose, and dosage form to optimize benefits and minimize the risk of side effects. Questions regarding this article should be directed to the compounding professionals at Pioneer Health Compounding Pharmacy (1-800-772-2041)


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