hormones
When Your Doctor Dismisses Your Symptoms, Could It Be Your Hormones Out of Balance?
When one goes to their doctor with symptoms such as fatigue, foggy brain, irritability, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, depression, decreased sex drive, or in men, erectile dysfunction, the only answer your MD usually has to give you is lose weight, exercise, or give you a sleep aid, an antidepressant or Viagra. But what is the real…
Read MoreHormone Replacement Therapy After Breast Cancer. Is it Safe? Part 1
“Psychologists have amply documented the human difficulty of changing our minds when the evidence says it is time to do so. The challenge for physicians is to recognize when we are stuck in an outdated paradigm, admit it, and move ahead.” Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) is Dangerous and Linked to Cancer This controversial, polarizing statement…
Read MoreWhy Your Doctor Tells You to Stop Hormones Before Surgery and Why You Should Not
If you are taking hormones and are due for an upcoming operation, you may have been told by your surgeon to stop taking your hormones a week to several weeks before the operation. This blog post will review why your doctor may tell you to stop your hormones and when and why you should not.…
Read MoreQuality of Life in the ‘Covid-Age’
As we walk through this “Covid-age”, I see people reflecting and ruminating on what is most important to them over and over again, until the answers come with more and more distinctions. One hormone helping us to see with clearer eyes and mind is Growth Hormone (GH). The Quality of Life Questionnaire, is a way…
Read MoreQuarantine Brain – Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome?
Covid 19 seems to have made us all perceive the world in a different way. It feels as if some good things and/or some not so good things have crept into our lives when we weren’t looking. No doubt, Covid 19 and subsequent quarantine has had a profound effect on us. When asking my patients…
Read MoreGrowth Hormone – The Anti-Aging Movement – Aging Is a Disease
The last blog ended as Growth Hormone received FDA approval in 1985 for children and adults deficient in growth hormone, also known as ‘Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome.’ (GHDS) As an aside; GHDS is legally defined by the score obtained on a medically accepted questionnaire called, “Quality of Life Questionnaire”. This questionnaire can be found in…
Read MoreHistory of Growth Hormone Treatment
History of Growth Hormone Treatment The discovery of Growth Hormone (GH) and its use is fascinating. “The tale is crammed with amazing insights as well as striking errors, serendipity, and unsuccessful labors, triumphs, and defeats.”* The search for GH to be used in GH deficient children began in the 1940’s when researchers discovered GH to…
Read MoreCoronavirus Song , Hormone Effects on Covid 19, A Grocery List
4-2-20 Coronavirus Song , Hormone Effects on Covid 19, A Grocery List Sent to me from Pakistan, I’m happy to be able to share this especially uplifting Covid 19 song to brighten your day. Today I wanted to stress the importance of nutrition during this time, as nutrition is the foundation for our hormones. Both…
Read MoreMen’s Hormone Pellet Therapy and Symptoms
Hormone Pellet Therapy for Men An increasing number of men are concerned about low testosterone. Also called low T, this condition refers to the decline in production of the hormone testosterone. This decline typically begins after age 30 and can cause serious symptoms that decrease quality of life. Thankfully, low testosterone can be treated with…
Read MoreEstrogen Is A Very Important Hormone – Estrogen Therapy. Imbalance Symptoms
Estrogen Is A Very Important Hormone – Estrogen Therapy. Imbalance Symptoms Estrogen is a very important hormone, one that regulates many functions in the body. Many women suffer from estrogen hormone imbalance, where the body is producing either too much estrogen or too little. Estrogen imbalance has many serious symptoms, including emotional distress, weight gain,…
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