Choosing Between Hormone Replacement Therapy and Natural Supplements

By Ben Mester


Due to the fact that the hormones in the human body are so complicated, it's hard to regulate them with just oral supplements. If an individual were to take something like growth hormone, for example, in pill form, when it got to the gut, the digestive tract would break it down into its basic elements, and those elements would be absorbed and used for whatever job the body saw fit.

In order for a person to directly boost levels of hormones in their blood stream, they generally have to undergo hormone replacement treatment of some type, which as the name indicates, essentially puts hormones right into the blood stream. But many people are cautious about undergoing this sort of procedure unless its absolutely necessary.

The body sometimes just requires a better supply of fundamental components. That's the reason why, before having hormone replacement treatment, many people first try taking natural supplements that encourage the body to produce the complex chemicals it's having a deficiency in. If you're interested in this, do a little research on the precursors to the specific hormone you are experiencing a lack in.

Many specific amino acids function as precursors to a lot of different hormones and other complex body chemicals, and when supplemented, can encourage the body to build more of those said hormones. Naturally, the problem isn't always with the production of the hormones. In a number of cases, the problem lies with the releasing of the hormones.

Many glands can be found in the body that release hormones into the blood stream when stimulated, hormones like human growth hormone. Sometimes, the glands have an adequate supply of the hormone in question but are not being stimulated to release enough of it into the blood stream. Sometimes poor habits can cause an inadequacy in the releasing of specific hormones, and sometimes the gland in question can also be experiencing a condition or disease. So try and find out the precise nature of your deficiency.




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