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IGOR SCHWARTZMAN</a></li> <li><a href="/pract_kendra.html">KENDRA WARD L.AC.</a></li> <li><a href="/pract_amy.html">AMY CHITWOOD L.AC.</a></li> <li class="bottom"><img src="/images/pull_tab.jpg"/></li> </ul> </li> <li ><a href="/med_nat.html" >OUR MEDICINE</a> <ul class="medicine"> <li class="top"><a href="/med_nat.html">NATUROPATHIC</a></li> <li><a href="/med_acu.html">ACUPUNCTURE</a></li> <li><a href="/med_treat.html">WHO WE TREAT</a></li> <li><a href="/programs.html">OUR PROGRAMS</a></li> <li class="bottom"><img src="/images/pull_tab.jpg" /></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/services_nat.html">SERVICES</a> <ul class="services"> <li class="top"><a href="/services_nat.html">NATUROPATHIC</a></li> <li><a href="/services_acu.html">ACUPUNCTURE</a></li> <li class="bottom"><img src="/images/pull_tab.jpg"/></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/faq_nat.html">FAQ</a> <ul class="faq"> <li class="top"><a href="/faq_nat.html">NATUROPATHIC</a></li> <li><a href="/faq_acu.html">ACUPUNCTURE</a></li> <li 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Together, every 24 hours they cover a number of topics including your metabolism, temperature regulation, growth, cellular repair and regeneration, reproductive organ control, sleep, mood, energy and appetite, to name a few. Your brain and nervous system are the main conductors of this well-orchestrated “hormonic” orchestra (nice, eh?), also known as the endocrine system.<img src="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/orchestra11.thumbnail.jpg" alt="orchestra11.jpg" align="right" hspace="15" vspace="15" width="192" /></p> <p>The endocrine system is made up of eight individual glands, including the pineal body, hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, the reproductive organs (ovaries and testes), and the pancreas. All of the glands produce and secrete hormones, which act as chemical messengers on all of the organs in the body. Hormone levels are directly affected by stress, immune system changes, fluid changes and nutrient-content in the blood.</p> <p>When it comes to women, there are three key players: the adrenals, the thyroid and the ovaries…</p> <ul><strong><a href="http://www.wellwire.com/health/nutrition-health/conducting-the-hormonic-orchestra" target="_blank" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.wellwire.com');">Click here to read the rest of the article.. </a></strong></ul> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hormone-Orchestra: Thyroid, Ovaries, Adrenals", url: "http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=89" });</script></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=adrenals" rel="tag">adrenals</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=coritsol" rel="tag">coritsol</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=endocrine" rel="tag">endocrine</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=estrogen" rel="tag">estrogen</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=hypothyroidism" rel="tag">Hypothyroidism</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=ovaries" rel="tag">ovaries</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=progesterone" rel="tag">progesterone</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=stress" rel="tag">stress</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=thyroid" rel="tag">thyroid</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=womens-health" rel="tag">Women's Health</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=110" title="View all posts in Hypothyroidism" rel="category">Hypothyroidism</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=44" title="View all posts in Sleep" rel="category">Sleep</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=74" title="View all posts in Women's Health" rel="category">Women's Health</a> | <span>Comments Off</span></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-67"><a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=67" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to WellWired-TV: Take Your Temperature!">WellWired-TV: Take Your Temperature!</a></h3> <small>Wednesday, August 19th, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <p>One good reason to take your temperature: it could indicate a thyroid problem long before it shows up on blood tests. How?</p> <p><a href="http://www.wellwire.com/wellwired-tv/wellwired-tv-take-your-temperature" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.wellwire.com');"><strong>Dr. Igor Schwartzman explains here. </strong></a></p> <p><script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "WellWired-TV: Take Your Temperature!", url: "http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=67" });</script></p> </div> <p class="postmetadata">Tags: <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=autoimmune" rel="tag">autoimmune</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=hormones" rel="tag">hormones</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=hypothtyroid" rel="tag">hypothtyroid</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?tag=thyroid" rel="tag">thyroid</a><br /> Posted in <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=115" title="View all posts in Environmental Health" rel="category">Environmental Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=110" title="View all posts in Hypothyroidism" rel="category">Hypothyroidism</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=8" title="View all posts in Naturopathic Medicine" rel="category">Naturopathic Medicine</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=76" title="View all posts in US Health" rel="category">US Health</a>, <a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?cat=74" title="View all posts in Women's Health" rel="category">Women's Health</a> | <span>Comments Off</span></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h3 id="post-33"><a href="http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=33" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Dangers of Birth Control Pills">Dangers of Birth Control Pills</a></h3> <small>Thursday, January 22nd, 2009</small> <div class="entry"> <p>Most <a href="http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/oral-contraceptives" style="font-weight: bold" target="_self" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.cancer.gov');">oral contraceptives</a> are comprised of synthetic steroids that mimic the activity of estrogen and progesterone in the body. The idea behind oral contraceptives is to prevent pregnancy. They do so by suppressing the release of an egg, altering the uterine lining to prevent implantation in case the egg is released. Additionally, oral contraceptives thicken the cervical mucous to decrease the likelihood of survival of the sperm. Unfortunately, the use of oral contraceptives has become much too common, and the risks outweigh the benefits. It forces women to be in a state of estrogen-dominance. Research suggests that persistently high levels of estrogen, without the balance of progesterone can lead to a number of serious consequences. Today’s use of hormonal birth control by millions of women increases the risk of <a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/273/10/799" style="font-weight: bold" target="_self" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/jama.ama-assn.org');">breast cancer</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15128004" style="font-weight: bold" target="_self" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov');">cervical cancer</a>, <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/022694.html" style="font-weight: bold" target="_self" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.naturalnews.com');">stroke and heart attacks</a>, <a href="http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/reprint/88/5/1927.pdf" style="font-weight: bold" target="_self" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/jcem.endojournals.org');">insulin resistance</a>. The liver is the major organ that metabolizes birth control pills, which can lead to nutrient-deficiencies. Oral contraceptives result in depletion of vital nutrients such <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/952302" style="font-weight: bold" target="_self" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview ('/outbound/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov');">folic acid, B vitamins</a>, vitamin C, magnesium, and zinc. 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