Meet Mary

Mary is a forty-five-year-old patient of mine who was testosterone deficient.  Despite working out and “eating healthy,” she was not losing weight; in fact she was gaining weight around her mid-section.  She had her testosterone optimized but still could not lose weight.  We knew she had hypothyroidism, but this being managed by another physician who…

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RMC Gift Certificates

Give someone you love the gift of health + wellness by purchasing a Regenerative Medicine Center Gift Certificate. It’s a wonderful gift. “Be the Best Version of YOU” Valerie Donaldson, MD., Founder of Regenerative Medicine Center Call our office at 412-767-9890 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Mention this post and receive a…

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Dawn’s Story. Part #1 “Angioedema”

Angioedema. Just take a minute to google the word and look at the images that come up. WARNING: not for the faint of heart or for those with weak stomachs! Go ahead, I’ll wait for you. You’re back? Scary, huh? Now you know where I’m coming from because I have experienced multiple instances of angioedema…

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Understanding Hormones; Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Thyroid

For women, the three most important hormones that need to be considered in optimizing an individual’s hormones providing longevity with outstanding quality of life and disease prevention are estrogen, testosterone and thyroid.  For men, there are two, testosterone and thyroid. Estrogen: Estrogen is an amazing hormone.  It has over four hundred functions in a woman’s…

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32 Clean Eating Low-Calorie Snacks

It is so easy to fall off the healthy eating track.  You get a little hungry between meetings at work, and all of a sudden the candy bars in the hallway vending machine look extra tempting. Prepare healthy snacks to bring with you, whether to work, the mall, on a hike, or to the airport,…

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2016 in Reflection

2016 in Reflection It seems every year on the topic of health, something new and exciting opens my eyes to how magnificent our bodies are. For example, how amazing is it that we live with billions of organisms called our flora working in precise unison with our human cells, keeping our bodies and minds functioning…

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