Let’s explore “Follicle-stimulating hormone — lab reference”

A episode from Purser Wellness on Substack, covering hormones, pain and wellbeing.

PURSER WELLNESSBlood Sugar Support - What You Need to KnowFrom the reading room

…a sugary snack in that caffeine intake increases the stress hormone cortisol. When cortisol floods the body, the pancreas is triggered to produce insulin which quickly brings your blood sugar down, triggering snack cravings. In studies caff…

Explore the 2014 progesterone book’s discussion of terminology, symptoms, preparations and monitoring.

PURSER WELLNESSBio-identical Progesterone | Do’s and Don’tsA conversation with Dr. Purser

This week Dan Purser MD and Jackson Larkin discuss the benefits and “pitfalls” of bio identical progesterone hormone replacement therapies. Progesterone, The Ultimate Women’s Feel Good Hormone, can be obtained in various forms. You want to make sure it is naturally derived from Wild Yam extract and that the compounded prescription version comes from Progesterone USP. This is the same version we use in our Femme Topical Progesterone serum, 20mg a dose versus 200mg prescriptions strength. Look for our new service of Telemed Consults and Compounded HRT’s in every state in the US! Coming Soon! Also check our Dr. Purser’s revamped Progesterone Book available now on Amazon. And if you happen to be in or post menopausal, check our Dr. Purser’s Hormone Health Course at danpursermd.com on the AMAZING Benefits of Progesterone for Women in Menopause.

ADIPOQ encodes adiponectin, a hormone released by fat tissue that participates in insulin sensitivity and fat metabolism. Its name often appears in discussions of triglycerides, body composition and metabolic health.

SHBG is the gene symbol used for Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin. This page connects its terminology with the topics in the Purser Wellness teaching library.

PURSER WELLNESSUsing the NCC Formula From the reading room

This is the BEST way to look at what your Copper is really doing. Is it getting into the cells, or building up in other places? Let’s see! Non-Ceruloplasmin Copper Calculator Calculate NCC in Seconds Enter zinc, copper, and ceruloplasmin exactly as they appear on a lab report. The calculator converts units, calculates the copper:zinc ratio, and highlights the percent of non-ceruloplasmin-bound copper. Lab Inputs Use the unit dropdowns to match the lab report. The app normalizes everything to µg/dL before calculating. Zinc Required for copper:zinc ratio Total Copper Required for all NCC calcula

PURSER WELLNESSHorror Stories of Women's TestosteroneA conversation with Dr. Purser

…talk about testosterone. Jackson is going to read our long elaborate very cool I don't know if it's cool title and um and then I'll take it from there. All right. Title for today. this fun little Facebook live we're doing testosterone for w…

PURSER WELLNESSUnable to Detox From Inflammation?A conversation with Dr. Purser

…r homoyine levels checked um really at any clinic or at any lab and uh and that's a good marker to look at. People always want to lower their homoyine levels and Dr. person will say anything below a seven is going to be very healthy homoyin…

PURSER WELLNESSWhat is Glutathione?A conversation with Dr. Purser

…roperties, blood vessel health, bone health, and support of hormone production. Learn how CD4 and CD8 T-killer white blood cells rely on glutathione to provide immunity and remove viruses, toxins, and lactic acid from the body. Learn how Me…

PURSER WELLNESSThe Unfulfilled Promise of Glutathione From the reading room

Glutathione is not only an antioxidant it is one of only a few SUPER ANTIOXIDANTS another other one being superoxide dismutase, or SOD. What does it mean to be a super antioxidant? Vitamin C, the best known antioxidant, obviously helps with colds and other viral illnesses but in theory, reduced glutathione, the form we can use in our body, is a MILLION TIMES more potent! A million times more effective! It should be but so far has not been. WHY? And what is glutathione? Why is it supposed to be such an amazing vitamin? Well, it’s not really a vitamin as we know it, nor is it a hormone but somet

PURSER WELLNESSThyroid Pearls & TipsFrom the reading room

…en to patient's symptoms (and treat accordingly), and which labs to get at what time. So, I always tell patients to believe their ‘lying eyes’ (their symptoms are real), and not always the lab results (which can be inaccurate or not interpr…