Proactive Wellness: Using Compounded Hormones to Prevent Chronic Disease

The general understanding of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is very simple; it is relief from hot flashes and night sweats. While alleviating and managing these disturbing symptoms of menopause is a major part of HRT, it is only the tip of the iceberg.  Evidence is rapidly building that bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), especially in its personalized variety, provides a powerful impact in preventative medicine. Restoring hormonal balance not only permits wellness, but also aids to protect suffering from several chronic diseases in relation to aging. 

At Allure Compounding Pharmacy, we don’t just consider compounded hormones to be a treatment, but rather the foundation of proactive, preventative wellness for years to come. Here’s how personalized dosage hormones do much more than provide symptom management. 

1. Established Support: Osteoporosis Prevention

Estrogen is important for maintaining healthy, dense bones. As it declines during menopause, the rate of bone loss accelerates and the risk of having osteoporosis and severe fracture increases. Prevention: Restorative estrogen through compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) can reduce, or possibly stop, this loss of bone. It activates osteoblasts, which are responsible for creating new bone.

2. Protecting Your Heart

Promoting Cardiovascular Health The belief that hormone replacement therapy is not good for your heart is a relic of times. The timing hypothesis informs us that beginning treatment near the time of menopause may be protective to your heart health. Prevention: Estrogen promotes vascular health through its positive influence on the endothelium, cholesterol levels, and elasticity. Many women benefit from the use of compounded bioidentical hormones, as this may help lower risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardened arteries), and long-term prevention of heart disease. Balanced hormones are another leg of a healthy cardiovascular system.

3. Protecting your brain: Decreasing the risk of cognitive decline

Estrogen receptors exist throughout the brain, therefore estrogen is an important hormone for memory, focus and cognitive function overall. When estrogen takes a rapid decline at menopause, it is common for a woman to experience “brain fog” and the risk of long-term cognitive decline is certainly increased.

The Preventative Tool: When we replace estrogen, using a precision-dosed strategy, we help to keep brain function stable. Research shows that use of BHRT in the perimenopausal and early postmenopausal timeframes, shows significantly lower rates of Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias. Estrogen protects neurons, decreases inflammation and increases blood flow to the brain.

4. Boosting Metabolism & Diabetes Risk

Hormonal imbalances can influence the body’s ability to regulate sugar, resulting in insulin insensitivity. Insulin insensitivity leads to Type 2 Diabetes and weight gain, typically in the abdomen.

The Preventative Tool: Balanced levels of estrogen and progesterone give the body improved insulin sensitivity. Compounded hormones will assist the body in using glucose more effectively, thus supporting metabolism and reducing one important risk factor of diabetes. This aspect of metabolic optimization is one of the most vital, but least attended to, components of preventative health.

The Allure Compounding Pharmacy Difference: Prevention Through Personalization

Although the preventive advantages of hormone balance are evident, a singular regimen isn’t enough. This is the strength of compounding pharmacy. 

We formulate compounded, customized hormone therapy for each physiologically unique individual. This personalized approach holds the potential to consistently provide a genuine preventive care approach through: 

A more individualized dosing consists of being able to prepare hormones in the exact amount your body requires, based on your symptoms and laboratory testing, that optimizes effectiveness and minimizes side effects. 

A more specific bi-est or tri-est solution that suits your unique needs. We can prepare compounded mixtures that include estriol as an estrogen with a potentially favorable safety profile that are often not included in most commercial products. 

A more tailored route of administration that works in line with the health and lifestyle goals you want to support – transdermal cream for constant absorption, troche, etc. 

Choose to be proactive in your longevity. Don’t just quiet today’s symptoms, invest in your health in your future. Ask your healthcare provider about the preventive capabilities of compounded bioidentical hormones and partner with Allure Compounding Pharmacy to plan for your personalized approach to wellness.

The FDA does not review any compounded drugs to evaluate their safety, effectiveness, or quality before they reach patients.