At some point in life every women will start to experience symptoms of hormone imbalance. For most women this happens in their 4th decade of life and is often referred to as perimenopause. In my anti-aging medical practice, I successfully treat hundreds of women in perimenopause using bioidentical hormone replacement and within weeks they start feeling fantastic. It is critical that women who start experiencing any symptoms of perimenopause start treatment as soon as possible to reduce the sequela that accompany hormone imbalance. What are the typical signs and symptoms that women will experience as a result of a hormone
As of February 2016, there are thousands of men walking into doctors offices complaining of plow sex drive, declining energy levels, weight gain, erectile dysfunction and declining workouts due to loss of muscle mass. These symptoms are collectively referred to as andropause and can start as early as 30 years old. We treat these men using testosterone, human growth hormone boosters, DHEA, thyroid and pregnenolone in addition to optimizing nutrition, hydration and sleep. In this blog I am going to cover the most common bioidentical hormone side effects seen in men using bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. 1. What are the
In the last 10 years you may have noticed more and more doctors discussing anti-aging medicine. I see anti-aging medicine as the future of how we approach patient care. But what is is really? I like to describe it as slowing down or reversing the symptoms of aging. For example, if aging is less energy, declining memory, loss of sex drive, erectile dysfunction, weaker muscles, increasing body fat, declining hormones etc then anti aging medicine would mean to replenish hormones, improve memory, improve sex drive, reverse erectile dysfunction etc. The simplest example I can show you is the typical 42
Men and women come into my office in different states of health and wellness and ask me the same question. What is the best diet to lose weight and achieve optimal health? The answer is not complicated but it’s definitely not simple. There are thousands of books written about what diet you should follow and most of them have the goal of patients losing weight. Unfortunately you can lose weight by following the Hollywood Cookie diet but your health will deteriorate and you will feel terrible. So what I generally recommend to my patients will depend on the state of
There are hundreds of thousands of people diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that are being treated with psychiatric medication and are not getting any better. They are dealing with insomnia, depression, anxiety, fatigue, decreased sex drive and substance abuse. Many of these patients that I have treated in my office are on multiple medications and are shells of their former selves. Their relationships are falling apart, they are having a difficult time holding a job and it feels like there is no hope in site. What is exciting about taking care of these patients is that in the
