<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The Compounder's Forum</title>
	<atom:link href="http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>A Pharmacist's Perspective on Bioidentical Hormones and Custom Compounds</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:40:11 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='thecompounder.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/639dee1f5b7656f5b1537435dd67e62c?s=96&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>The Compounder's Forum</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="The Compounder&#039;s Forum" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Factors to Consider for Hormone Therapy</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/factors-to-consider-for-hormone-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/factors-to-consider-for-hormone-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BHRT Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Compounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioidentical hormone replacement therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormone therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[menopause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety of hormone therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[synthetic hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's health initiative]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=947</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently interviewed for a Huffington Post article (December 2011) about hormone replacement therapy.  The article discusses the recent history of hormone therapy for women in the U.S., and addresses the following questions: Why were concerns raised about hormone therapy in the early 2000&#8242;s? How are synthetic hormones different from bioidentical hormones? Why does [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=947&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/factors-to-consider-for-hormone-therapy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/r-hrt-patches-large5701.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">r-HRT-PATCHES-large570</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Health Tips from Koshland Pharm</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/health-tips-from-koshland-pharm/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/health-tips-from-koshland-pharm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BHRT Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Compounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormone creams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koshland Pharm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[naturopathic medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transference of hormone creams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Koshland Pharm has launched its first health-related, quarterly newsletter, Prescriptions for Health. This first newsletter includes articles about a Bay Area Naturopathic Doctor who supports women in regaining their energy, tips for preventing the transference of hormone creams, and some highlights from a recent practitioner summit about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. You can click on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=938&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/health-tips-from-koshland-pharm/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/kp-newsletter-winter-2012_page_1.jpg?w=231" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">KP Newsletter Winter 2012_Page_1</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Testosterone Stories</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/testosterone-stories/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/testosterone-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useful Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[testosterone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a fascinating radio program that focused on testosterone on NPR&#8217;s This American Life back in 2002.  The stories covered include: An interview with a man who lost his testosterone. He explains that life without testosterone is life without desire—desire for everything: food, conversation, even TV. And he says life without desire is unexpectedly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=925&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/testosterone-stories/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/testosterone_molecule1.gif?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">testosterone_molecule</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>BHRT Best Practices Summit in San Francisco</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/bhrt-best-practices-summit-in-san-francisco/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/bhrt-best-practices-summit-in-san-francisco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BHRT Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Useful Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioidentical hormone research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Ricki Pollycove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[menopause]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality and bioidentical hormones]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=912</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy first week of November!  I am pleased to share an upcoming event that Koshland Pharm is hosting in San Francisco.  The Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Best Practices Summit will take place on Saturday, November 12, 2011.   An all-day event (10am-4pm) geared towards doctors, nurses, and other health care providers, this summit will go past [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=912&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/11/05/bhrt-best-practices-summit-in-san-francisco/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/fall-tree.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">fall tree</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Well-Argued Case for Individualized Medicine</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/a-well-argued-case-for-individualized-medicine/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/a-well-argued-case-for-individualized-medicine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Compounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioidentical hormone replacement therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[individualized medicine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=890</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a recent blog post where an Ob/Gyn Nurse Practitioner makes a strong case for an individualized approach to medicine, and particularly to hormone replacement therapy.  Marcelle Pick writes, &#8220;Taking hormones remains a controversial topic. What&#8217;s frustrating is that patients and healthcare practitioners alike have gotten very good at lumping things into &#8216;all good&#8217; or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=890&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/a-well-argued-case-for-individualized-medicine/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/kp_2010_41.jpg?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">KP_2010_41</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Recent Article Comparing Conventional and Bioidentical Hormones</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/recent-article-comparing-conventional-and-bioidentical-hormones/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/recent-article-comparing-conventional-and-bioidentical-hormones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Answering the Critics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHRT Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Compounding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recent News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioidentical hormone replacement therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bioidentical hormone research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conventional hormone replacement therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recent hormone replacement studies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=871</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I often get requests from doctors and patients for links to recent studies about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. This recent article in the latest issue of the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding is a nice summary of the research to date on this topic.  The study summarizes and compares randomized, controlled trials in human females (published between [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=871&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/recent-article-comparing-conventional-and-bioidentical-hormones/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/reading-study.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">reading study</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Healthy Digestion</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/healthy-digestion/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/healthy-digestion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chronic Stress/Adrenal Fatigue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Remedies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celiac disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chron's disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic constipation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic diarrhea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digestion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eczema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gastric ulcers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gastrointestinal dysfuncion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gastrointestinal supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GI repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GI Repair Protocol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intestinal infections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lactose intolerance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psoriasis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ulcerative colitis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Healthy digestion is a key component to our overall well-being.  Several common illnesses and conditions, such as food allergies, eczema and psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and Chron&#8217;s disease, can actually be attributed to gastrointestinal dysfunction.   Taking specific supplements can be an effective way to address the root cause of some of these health challenges.  Click here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=852&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/healthy-digestion/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/gi-repair-rack-card-5x72.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">GI Repair Rack Card 5x7</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Healthy Weight</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/healthy-weight/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/healthy-weight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Natural Remedies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy living checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy weight management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metabolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplement program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight loss]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=829</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Weight loss is something many of us think about, especially as we get older.  As we age, our metabolism often diminishes, which can make it increasingly difficult to maintain a healthy weight.  I am pleased to share here an evidence-based supplement program that I recently learned about that helps address healthy weight management.  This program [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=829&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/healthy-weight/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/healing-the-aging-metabolism1.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Web</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Overview of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/overview-of-bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/overview-of-bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Answering the Critics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHRT Tutorials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hormone replacement therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=796</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am happy to announce Koshland Pharm&#8217;s updated webpage devoted to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.  The goal of this webpage is to summarize many of the discussions  and posts from this blog into a concise format.  It addresses the commonly asked questions: What is bioidentical hormone replacement therapy? When is bioidentical hormone replacement therapy used? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=796&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/overview-of-bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/bhrt.gif?w=150" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">BHRT</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bioidentical Hormone Survey</title>
		<link>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/bioidentical-hormone-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/bioidentical-hormone-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thecompounder</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioidentical Hormones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[survey]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/?p=785</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A pharmacy student here in California is doing a survey of patients about their experience with Bioidentical Hormone Replacement (BHRT).  If you have a couple of minutes to help him out, it would be greatly appreciated and would allow him to compile much needed information about people&#8217;s experience with BHRT.  Click one of the links [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thecompounder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6586988&amp;post=785&amp;subd=thecompounder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thecompounder.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/bioidentical-hormone-survey/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">thecompounder</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://thecompounder.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/survey.jpg?w=144" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">survey</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
