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Finding the Right Anti-Aging Doctor
September 24, 2007
Patrick Savage, MBA
President
BodyLogicMD
In life, there are many things that you can get more of: friends, money and cars. But there are two things that you can’t, time and health.
Once time is gone, it’s gone. The same is true for your health. You need to take care of yourself now to make sure you can live better, longer.
I am very proud to be associated with our anti-aging physicians and industry organizations such as the American Academy of Anti Aging Medicine (http://www.worldhealth.net/).
And BodyLogicMD physicians are uniquely different than others.
We focus on making sure you find us when looking for solutions in bioidentical hormone therapy. Women and men suffering from the signs of menopause and andropause (the male menopause) need BodyLogicMD. We want you to live better, longer. In all the stages of life – we can make it possible for you to remain vital, healthy and fulfilled.
Managing lifestyles better = living longer
In the 1900’s the average life expectancy of the US population was just over 40. Now, 100 years later, the average life expectancy has doubled. The vast majority of this increase is not due to medicine but to better housing, sanitation and nutrition. Specific medical advances like polio vaccine and penicillin of course has helped – but the majority of our extended lives come from taking better care of ourselves.
How can bioidentical hormone therapy help?
The question we need to ask ourselves is “Are we living as well in these later years?” We need to care for our bodies with at least as much concern as we have for our cars (our other vehicle). We can’t trade our body in. We can’t get the newer model. We have to care for what we have.
And our bodies, as they age will start to break down. One of the first areas you will see this in is your glands – the main producers of your hormones. That’s where bioidentical hormone therapy integrated with a proper fitness and nutrition regimen can help. This preventative approach will help put an end to the suffering hormonal imbalance can cause.
If you are a women, you might have the obvious symptoms of menopause and other hormonal imbalances such as:
• Hot flashes and Night Sweats
• Weight Gain
• Loss of sex drive
• Mood swings, Depression or you just want to bite their heads off
If you are a man, you might have the obvious symptoms of andropause (or Manopause as I like to refer to it) :
• Diminished sex drive
• Muscle loss
• Depression
But there are many less obvious, but none-the-less important symptoms such as insomnia, memory loss, loss of focus, loss of energy – and more.
How to Choose the Right Anti-Aging Physician
When you do decide to seek help, whether you come to a BodyLogicMD physician or not, we offer you a bit of advice on what you need to look for:
1) Seek a highly trained anti-aging physician
a. Don’t self-diagnose. Buying products on the internet randomly or because a friend has had results. You are uniquely different. And you need to have the expertise of a physician in these decisions. Hormone are fully interactive, one affects the other.
b. Make sure you consult with the medical doctor in person. Don’t use a center that has you seeing a “consultant” or other non-medically trained staff. Your health is too important for you not to see the physician.
c. Make sure the physician has extensive training and experience in treatments using bioidentical hormones. And it is important that the physician take into account all of your hormones – not just a few.
d. Make sure they are training in proper nutrition. Most physicians only take ONE class in nutrition in their entire medical training.
2) Get the right diagnostic testing
a. There isn’t ONE right method for testing hormones. It isn’t just saliva testing. It isn’t just blood (serum) testing. Nor is it just urine testing. Depending on the hormone, the symptoms and the individual – it could be any or all of the above.
b. Like physicians, there IS a difference in quality of the company providing the testing. At BodyLogicMD, our years of experience allow us to know which labs work – and which don’t.
c. Don’t join the program if they don’t do proper diagnostic testing.
3) Get the best prescriptions from qualified compounding pharmacies.
a. Like labs, there is a definite difference in the quality of where you get your prescriptions filled. Make sure that the Compounding Pharmacy specializes in bioidentical hormones. Like food, we can all make a meal from the same ingredients – some do it better. Pharmacists are like that as well – make sure you get your prescriptions filled from a world-class chef!
b. Don’t be mis-lead by over the counter solutions. While some may work, you need a knowledgeable physician as all of your hormones and systems are interlaced. Effecting one will affect another.
I hope you will subscribe to the BodyLogicMD blog specializing in bioidentical hormone therapy. Each week will feature a BodyLogicMD physician or associate sharing some of the views and thoughts we feel are valuable and important to the general public.
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I am looking for a anti-aging phiysician where I live.
I. Chisolm
1300 NE 50th CT
Oakland Park FL 33334
thank you for your help.
PLEASE SEND INFROMAATION FOR NJ THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
i think i’ve found what i have been looking for for a long time or maybe what my body has been looking for for a long time. my immune system is so low i have to have infusions of gamma globulin once a day to fight chronic sinusitis. i’m depressed, low energy, i don’t want to do anything and i’m only 59 years old. i don’t think anyone can help me though because i have medicare and medicaid. can someone help me?
I was amazed to learn that my horrific sinus/allergic problems may be a symptom of menopause. I can not believe that all of these years, my medical doctors never once suggested that this might be the problem. (hormone imbalance).
I have read that the saliva test was the best at determining the hormone levels in the body. Your article states that there isn’t One Right method. I would like to learn more about this issue. I read that blood and urine are not accurate and that medical doctors often determine certain levels of hormones in the body are enough, when in fact they are not. Many people are suffering from chronic symptoms of imbalance when their levels look “normal” according to these standards.
Yes, finding the right Dr. is tough. I understand that there are two theories for hormone replacement for women who have had a total hysterectomy: estrodial + progesterone if the body will not produce it /OR/ progesterone + DHEA and the body will produce the estrogen needed.
Your thoughts?
Could you please send me information regarding anti-aging physicians in the Annapolis, MD area? Thank you.
It has been said Salt Lake City is 25 years behind the rest of the nation – I hope this is not true for anti-aging medicine. The only Drs I can find in SLC are of the Spa-Dr genre. I’m hoping there aer some ‘real’ Drs out here in SLC with real smarts and real abilities in anti-aging medicine. Any info, anyone?
do you believe in using hydrocortisone when using bio-identical hormones for inflammation in the body and because they say the adrenals are burned out. I am 70 years old and have taken hydrocortisone for 3 months and do not want to take it any longer but am told I need it, am getting very nervous over it. Originally I was trying to do most of this homeopathic but was sent to a dr that does bio-idententical but now am wondering what to do. Please advise. Thank you.
Im really impressed with the first line of this posting. Yes, we can make friends as much as we can but not with time and health.
Thanks to share.
I am looking for a list of doctors in Connecticut (o6783) or in the Myrtle Beach, S.C. area (29568), where we have a second home.
How do I access your lists???
Please advise medical doctor for bioindentical treatment in New York, NY, preferably 10021.
Thank you very much.
Looking for bioindentical treatment in Utica, N.Y. area. Can you help?
Debra,
The closest BodyLogicMD physicians in your area are Dr. Marie Dam and Dr. Alicia Stanton of the Manchester, Connecticut area.
We are constantly working on finding new locations and new physicians. Our high standards and training requirements can make this time frame rather long. If you request, we can email you when a closer physician in your area is available. Thank you for you interest.
Looking for a clinic in Jackson, Tn, Nashville, Tn. or Paducah, KY.
We currently do not have any physicians in Kentucky or Tennessee. Please visit http://www.bodylogicmd.com/anti-aging-physicians to find a physician closest to your location.
We are constantly working on finding new locations and new physicians. Our high standards and training requirements can make this time frame rather long. If you request, we can email you when a closer physician in your area is available. Thank you for you interest.
Wonder if this treatment can be found in Sweden? Thanks in advance!
I need an anti-aging physician in New York that can prescribe bio-identical and testosterone therapy.
Hi Sid,
We have two physicians in Connecticut – Dr. Marie Dam and Dr. Alica Stanton. They are both highly trained in anti-aging medicine and specialize in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and have helped many of our male patients with testosterone therapy.
Sincerely,
Barbara
I live in the third-world country of Sweden where my gyn doc said she has never heard of bioidentical hormones and told me to come back again next fall to take another test of my thyroid which is registering in the subclinical range for hypothyroidism while passing me a prescription for the old-school synthetic HRT. Gimme a break!!
Are there any doctors in Sweden, or in nearby Denmark, or London who can help me????
Hi Tricia,
I’m sorry to hear that you are dealing with thryoid problems. We do not currently have any physicians outside of the United States, however we continue to add physicians so please continue to check back with us: http://wwwdev.bodylogicmd.com/anti-aging-physician-locations. In the meantime, you can also get a lot of great information regarding thyroid health here: http://wwwdev.bodylogicmd.com/thyroid-health.
In health,
Barbara
Can you recommend a doctor in Pittsburgh that specializes in testing hormone levels and prescribing bioidentical hormones?
Hi Nancy,
We have locations nationwide. The closest locations to you are in Ohio, Connecticut and Virginia. Our physicians are highly trained and specialize in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.
Sincerely,
Barbara
Hello,
Actually, we use what our patients ask our doctors about as a guideline on what to write about…
Hope you are doing well!
Barbara
i need a doc in the bergen county area that specialize in bioidentical hormones can you help me Michelina
At the present time, we do not have any doctors in the Bergen County area. Our closest doctors to you, are in Philadelphia or in Hartford. Please visit our website for more information http://www.bodylogicmd.com. We hope to expand into the NY/NJ area in the near future. Thank you for your comment.