LET’S GET THE JARGON ON
Post 2 in the dictionary of “I didn’t know that” continues. (MORE MEDICAL TERMS THAT DON’T EXACTLY ROLL OFF YOUR TONGUE)
CYTOPLASM
All of the clear, jelly-like contents enclosed within a cell membrane excluding the nucleus. Made up mostly of water and salt, it is responsible for most of the important activities that occur in cells. Also called protoplasm
DIETARY TOXINS
Something capable of causing disease or damaging tissue when it enters the body. Palm oil, white flour, rice, pasta and bread, high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners are just a few. You’d be shocked at many of the others (MAYBE I SHOULD READ THE WHOLE LIST WHEN I’M SITTING DOWN WITH A GLASS OF MERLOT IN MY HANDS.)
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS
Chemicals that have been banned in the United States for decades, yet are still present in our environment. They can cause serious illnesses ranging from Alzheimer’s to birth defects to cancer. Include pesticides, mold, plastic wrap and bottles, deodorants, asbestos…they’re in our homes and all around us
ENZYME
A protein manufactured by a cell that is a catalyst capable of functions such as helping to break down larger molecules of fat and protein during digestion.
ENDOGENOUS
Having an internal cause or origin within an organism, tissue or cell not attributable to any external or environmental factor such as in “endogenous hormones”
ERYTHROPOIETIN (NO ONE WILL EVER WIN A SPELLING BEE WITH THIS ONE)
A hormone secreted by the kidneys that increases the rate of production of red blood cells in bone marrow in response to falling levels of oxygen in the tissues
HOMEOSTASIS
The body’s internal metabolism and balance
HYPOGONADISM
A condition in which the body doesn’t produce enough testosterone—the hormone that plays a key role in masculine growth and development during puberty
HORMONE SPEAK
hormones are chemical structures that act like messenger molecules in the bodY. they help control how cells and organs do their work. WHEN YOUR HORMONES ARE IN BALANCE, YOU FEEL FABULOUS, BUT MOST PEOPLE’S HORMONES ARE OUT OF BALANCE, PLAGUING THEM WITH EVERYTHING FROM MIGRAINES TO CHRONIC FATIGUE. BUT THERE’S HELP. DR. STEPHEN A. GOLDSTEIN, M.D, F.A.C.S. AT DENVER HORMONE HEALTH IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST AND STUDIED EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF BIOIDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY. (AND HE NEVER STOPS EXAMINING THE ADVANCEMENTS AND STATE OF THE ART APPLICATIONS OF IT) IT ALL STARTS WITH DR. GOLDSTEIN DISCUSSING YOUR HISTORY AND UNDERLYING SYMPTOMS. WITH SIMPLE TESTS, HE CREATES A UNIQUE TREATMENT PLAN TO HELP YOU FEEL YOUR BEST AND GET ON WITH LIFE. AND HE’LL SPELL IT ALL OUT FOR YOU CLEARLY AND SIMPLY.
SO CALL NOW FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
(IT’LL BE PLAIN TO SEE WHY)
Yes… there’s actually more to come in the next blog. So come back and check it out what most of us still can’t easily fathom, but are pretty interesting you have to admit.