{"id":1444,"date":"2022-10-16T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T12:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/?page_id=1444"},"modified":"2023-07-27T19:13:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T19:13:16","slug":"bio-identical-hormone-balancing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/bio-identical-hormone-balancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio-Identical Hormone Balancing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1444\" class=\"elementor elementor-1444\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-622cd71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"622cd71\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7714bdb\" data-id=\"7714bdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1b7f6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"bd1b7f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design.png\" alt=\"Untitled design\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6f50c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6f50c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29ede01\" data-id=\"29ede01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffd568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fffd568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>HORMONE BALANCING<\/strong><\/p><p>If your hormones aren\u2019t functioning properly, you can\u2019t lose weight.\u00a0 As we age, certain hormones increase (usually the hormones that increase inflammation) and other hormones decrease (usually the anti-inflammatory hormones). Dr. Chantelle will send you for specific investigations if needed to address these problems.<\/p><p>A hormone is a chemical that is made by specialist cells, usually within an endocrine gland, and it is released into the bloodstream to send a message to another part of the body. It is often referred to as a \u2018chemical messenger\u2019. Hormones are found in all multicellular organisms and their role is to provide an internal communication system between cells located in distant parts of the body.<\/p><p>In the human body, hormones are used for two types of communication. The first is for communication between two endocrine glands, where one gland releases a hormone which stimulates another target gland to change the levels of hormones that it is releasing. The second is between an endocrine gland and a target organ, for example when the pancreas releases insulin which causes muscle and fat cells to take up glucose from the bloodstream.<\/p><p>Since hormones are released into the bloodstream and can therefore be carried around the entire body, they can perform both of these actions on many different targets. The complex interplay between the glands, hormones and other target organs is referred to as the endocrine system. Hormones affect many physiological activities including growth, metabolism, appetite, puberty and fertility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HORMONE BALANCING If your hormones aren\u2019t functioning properly, you can\u2019t lose weight.\u00a0 As we age, certain hormones increase (usually the hormones that increase inflammation) and other hormones decrease (usually the anti-inflammatory hormones). Dr. Chantelle will send you for specific investigations if needed to address these problems. 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