Denton County Living Well Magazine January/February 2016 | Page 42

What are Human Natural Hormones,
And Why are they Important?

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By Dr. Donna Barsky, D.Ph, R.Ph.

here is a world of information
out there about synthetic and
human hormones and a great
amount of conflict on what, if
any should be used. As we
mature there are many changes that
affect us including the slowing of our
own hormone production.
This month I would like to address just
the first part of natural hormones and
their role in our lives, the hormones
that are typically used for females.
Hormones, in the grand scheme of things, run everything
in our lives. Like all things in life that must be balanced,
hormones must also be balanced in order to keep us in optimum working order. Let’s take a look at the major players
in our arsenal of hormones to see what rolls they may play
in our lives.
Estrogen is a medication class name. There is no hormone
named estrogen and all total there is about 20-30 estrogens of which we know.
There are three human-identical estrogens available in our
systems.
The first of these is estrone (E1). Estrone can also be produced in excessive fat or adipose tissue in the human body,
and in an over-weight individual, can create problems. Estrone is HۛH[X[