In my day to day business I get to speak to many married men and women about their health and happiness. As part of my initial consult I always ask them about the health of their marriage is because an unhappy marriage creates a lot of stress on the body and ultimately leads to suboptimal health. It seems as if an extraordinary amount of couples I speak with are having little to no regular sex and as a result are not happy. The goal of this post is to: Let you know that you are not alone In many cases,
One of the things I love to do is teach patients about physiology and really get them to understand their blood work. Thyroid studies are the most intricate and require the most in depth discussion with my patients. Let me try and explain them here so it makes sense to the average person. The thyroid gland sits in the center of the front of the neck on either side of the trachea (windpipe). It’s main function is to regulate our metabolism and control temperature in the body. There is not one cell in the body
Many times doctors prescribe drugs without thinking about the consequences of how they can deplete the body of valuable nutrients. Ironically, many of the same side effects listed on the package insert of the drug mimic the same signs and symptoms of the nutrient deficiency. It is amazing how little training doctors receive in drug-induced nutrient depletions. IN this post I am going to go over some of the most common drugs and what nutrients they deplete. Oral contraceptives (birth control pill) deplete the body of B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, Folic Acid, Calcium, Magnesium, tyrosine, selenium and zinc. Anti-diabetic
Today I took care of a 73 year old man with severe Vitamin D deficiency. His primary care doctor told him take 2000 IU of Vitamin D3 every day which he did daily since 2011. Interestingly when I checked all his hormone levels his Vitamin D3 level came back at 11.3 (<30 is deficient and optimal is >60). Here some points that are extremely important for patients to understand: 1. Not all supplement companies produce quality products. Unfortunately there is not the strict oversight over supplement companies like there is over pharmacies. As a result many
Suzanne Somers is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Sean Breen to the Forever Health network of expert bio-identical hormone doctors. Dr. Breen has a full time preventive medicine practice in Irvine, CA and specializes in treating men and women with bio-identical hormones. He has completed the highest level of training in the field and will be receiving his board certification in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine this April. Dr. Breen specializes in treating women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS), perimenopause, menopause, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and sexual dysfunction. He also treats men of all ages experiencing
