It's easy for our hormonal system to get out of whack without noticeable symptoms. Since our hormones affect our mood, our aging process, our energy levels and even our ability to heal ourselves, hormonal imbalance can create subtle dysfunctions in our physiological and psychological states. We may feel depressed, lack sexual desire, suffer from impotence, or be overly sensitive to everything around us.

What causes the imbalance? Hormonal dysfunction may result from hyposecretion in which an inadequate amount of a hormone is secreted, or from hypersecretion in which excessive amounts of hormones are produced.

A major cause of dysfunction is environmental chemicals in our food, water and air — heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides, plastics and many other poisons — that mimic estrogen once they enter our body. And these hormonal pollutants are all around us. It has been reported on several news programs (CBS, The Discovery Channel and others) that something so commonplace as the tin can is inadvertently supplying us with unwanted, estrogen-like hormones — a result of a chemical reaction over a period of time between the tin and the plastic inner lining of the can.

Hormone Imposters Can Wreak Havoc on the Endocrine System

These unwanted cumulative chemical additions are believed to have dire consequences within our bodies, adding a synthetic steroidal hormone which directly interferes with the normal function of our Endocrine System. When the synthetic hormones are introduced, our body is fooled into thinking it is real estrogen and acts as if there is an estrogen excess in the system, creating an imbalance.

Among the many effects these additional estrogen-like hormones have on our overall health are disruptions in a woman's menses, intensified menopausal symptoms and lower sperm counts for males. Researchers have also associated these environmental estrogens as a cause of prostate and other male reproductive cancers.

The Endocrine System is the biochemical system of the body which controls and regulates the functioning of our entire metabolism through the production and direction of all of our hormones. Within the Endocrine System, there are literally hundreds of types of hormones produced — some affect a specific gland or tissue, some affect our overall health, and others simply aid in the production and/or release of other hormones.

A Healthy Endocrine System Keeps Us Balanced Both Physically And Emotionally

We have only just recently realized how essential a healthy Endocrine System is for balance and optimal functioning of our metabolism. Much of that which allows us to be happy and "balanced" in life we really owe to the wonder of our body's Endocrine System and its ability to maintain a precise, yet flexible, hormonal balance throughout our lifetime.

For the restoration and balance of our delicate hormonal systems, Växa's new gender-specific Strategy Pacs provide Nutraceuticals and micro-nutritionals that stimulate the body to balance hormonal production and to replenish critical nutritive elements within the Endocrine System.

Hormones are incredible multifunctional biochemicals, without which we simply could not live. A specific group of hormones are amino acid-based molecules being manufactured by the body from free-form amino acids, so if the essential amino acids, or building blocks, aren't available, hormonal production dwindles.

Among the physiological processes affected by hormones are rate of metabolism, growth and developmental processes, the secretory activity of other endocrine glands, the development and functioning of the reproductive organs, sexual characteristics and libido, the development of personality, the ability of the body to handle stress, and resistance to disease. Hormones manufactured by the Endocrine System directly govern the welfare of the entire body, keeping us young, healthy, and happy.

"Mother" Hormone DHEA Affects How We Age

The Endocrine System directly controls the process of aging and how healthy we will be in the process. It impresses itself upon the cellular nature of our complexion, our psychology and mood, our muscle tone, the clearness of our eyes, the health and shine of our hair, even our body's ability to heal itself.

Hormonal balance is essential to the maintenance of good health and a strong Immune System. Researchers have just recently discovered that a number of hormones from within the Endocrine System play a significant role with "T-cell markers" within the Immune System, most notably DHEA.

The hormone DHEA (or dehydro-epiandrosterone) is commonly referred to as the "mother" hormone since from it a number of other hormones can be manufactured on demand, such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and corticosterone.

Researchers have seen an inverse correlation between DHEA levels and disease, meaning that the higher the level of DHEA in the blood, the less an organism may suffer from disease. Published studies have demonstrated that appropriate supplementation of DHEA could be a factor in decreasing the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, even senility, Alzheimer's disease and premature death. DHEA has also shown the wonderful potential to actually slow the aging process.

More and more scientific support is emerging which calls for early supplementation of DHEA and its nutritional precursors in order to maintain general hormonal balance throughout life. Studies have demonstrated that DHEA levels in our blood generally peak around 20 years of age and decrease to only 5% of our peak levels by the age of 80! Therefore, we have included the essential ingredient of DHEA in all three Strategy Pacs.

Gender-Specific Strategies for Hormonal Rebalancing

As you can see, just as there is a need for us to regularly rid our bodies of dangerous environmental free radicals, we need to nutritionally rebalance our body's hormonal array on a regular basis. Vaxa's new Strategy Pacs work to normalize Endocrine function through micro-nutritional stimulation of the body and through replenishment of critical nutritional elements that serve as precursors and cofactors to the biochemical process of healthy, balanced hormonal production while helping the body protect against premature aging and associated dysfunction.

Because men's and women's Endocrine Systems need different strategies of nutritional support, Växa's formulas are "gender specific," containing Nutraceuticals, micro-nutritionals, free-form amino acids, gamma-cofactors, and particular herbal components with bioavailable phytochemicals that specifically target either the male or female Endocrine System.