Hormones and Emotions
Every thought and feeling that you have affects your hormones. Stressful events can range from death of a loved one to a divorce to being told that you are fat, ugly, or stupid. Most often people get exposed to negative words and after a while, they may start believing it. Believing it turns into living […]
Preventing Osteoporosis
Bone thinning (Osteopenia and Osteoporosis) is increasing at an alarming rate. The danger is that you can easily fracture bones and potentially end up incapacitated. No one wants to lose their independence. The best treatment is preventing this disease. Building strong bones should start as young as possible. Getting adequate calcium, and Vitamin D, Vitamin […]
Hormone Replacement Discussion
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement A lot of terms get thrown around these days and as a result, there is a lot of confusion. I want to clarify what we are actually talking about when we say bioidentical hormones. First, what is a hormone? A hormone is basically a chemical structure that your body makes in one […]
Bioidentical hormone treatment methods
When you are balancing your hormones there are several treatment methods out there. There are pros and cons to each method. In a perfect world you would not need to replace your hormones. But you live in a world full of hormone disrupting chemicals and a stressful world (stress disrupts hormones). I look at using […]
Pellet Testimony
The Miracle of Hormone Pellets I just wanted to say what a God send bioTE has been to me. About 2 years ago I started to notice my hair falling out, my skin drying up, massive mood swings (never had those before), lack of concentration, poor sleep, weight gain (I run 6 miles a day […]
Improve Your Sex Drive
Having a low sex drive is unfortunately a common complaint that I encounter daily from female patients, but luckily it can be fixed. Some people think that a low sex drive is a normal thing and they choose to do nothing. But the smart people realize that a low sex drive is unhealthy, both mentally […]
I3C-Indole 3 Carbinol
When I treat patients with bio-identical hormones I like to share with them natural ways to ensure that their body processes estrogen correctly. Your body has several different metabolites of estrogen–some help to prevent cancer and others help to promote it. Obviously you want your body to metabolize estrogen in a way that does not […]
Feeling Sluggish?
It is estimated that about one in ten Americans are affected by a sluggish, or slow thyroid. Have you had cold hands or feet? Cold and/or dry skin and hair? A gain of five or so pounds or difficulty losing weight despite a healthy diet and exercise? Joint aches and pains? Muscle cramps and/or weak […]
Low Thyroid
I encounter a lot of people that have a missed low thyroid. It is not their doctor’s fault, it is just that doctor’s are traditionally not trained to treat patients at optimal levels. Rather, they are trained to treat to “normal levels”. The problem with that is that the normal values are taken from the […]
Sex Drive
A healthy sexual relationship with your partner is important for your physical and mental well being. The good news is that there is help for a waning sex drive. The first step is wanting to do something about it (you already did that by reading this!). Here are some other things that you can do: […]