Even more residents of the City of Trees will be able to enjoy better health through natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy now that Larisa Bradford, M.D. is joining Dr. Jeffrey Donohue at BodyLogicMD of Atlanta.

Physicians within the BodyLogicMD network dedicate their practice to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. We undergo extensive training above and beyond our basic medical training.

What better way to kick off Memorial Day weekend then by celebrating the brave women in uniform who have dedicated their lives to serving our country? In honor of Fleet Week, The Real Cougar Woman herself, Linda Franklin — blogger, media personality and author of Don’t Ever Call Me Ma’am — has teamed up with celebrity hair stylist Patrick Melville and Jennifer Landa, M.D., bioidentical hormones expert and Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD for the Combat Cougar Makeover.

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is becoming increasingly popular, but that doesn’t mean that all doctors are equally qualified to prescribe it. To get the most from you bioidentical hormones, you need a physician who has the training and education to fully understand how your hormones work together — and with all the other systems in your body.

I'm 43 years old and have been noticing that my hair is thinning in certain areas. My father was bald by 48 and I've read that male pattern baldness is typically hereditary. Is this something that can be corrected with treatment , despite the predisposition? I've also heard that hormones play a major role in hair loss and that balancing hormones with HRT could help prevent losing more hair and in some cases help to regrow hair that I've already lost. What would you recommend?

Are you tired all of the time? Do you feel like you have less energy than you used to? Has your libido plummeted? Are you experiencing hot flashes or night sweats? Have you been gaining more weight lately and don’t know why? If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, you might be suffering from a hormonal imbalance.

A new Swedish study accepted for publication by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolis — a publication of The Endocrine Society — reported on 407 patients that had experienced a stroke in their lifetime. These patients have been followed for a period of two years after the stroke. Levels of a hormone called IGF-1 have been shown to be elevated in the patients who had the best recovery after stroke.

When it comes to preventive and functional medicine practiced by me and other physicians in the BodyLogicMD network, labs and testing are extremely important. Doctors can easily miss the target if they treat patients according to their symptoms alone. We need the lab results to truly understand what’s going on in your body.

I recently switched from using synthetic (non-bioidentical) hormones to BHRT. My question is how long will I have to use hormone therapy? I've heard that most doctors encourage women to use standard HRT drugs for as short of a period as possible, but being that I'm now using natural bioidentical hormones, does the same rule apply?

There's been a lot of talk about hormones in the media lately and the bioidentical hormone experts compiled a list of some recent articles that you might find interesting.

While cholesterol is an essential material, high levels of cholesterol flowing through the bloodstream can actually lead to the development of a condition called atherosclerosis, which is the gradual build-up of plaque along the inner walls of veins and arteries.

Is there a connection between hormonal imbalance and osteoporosis? Osteoporosis and osteoporosis-related fractures run in my family. I started seeing a BodyLogicMD physician in April and I wanted to know if the bioidentical hormones I'm using will help curb my risk. I've also heard that testosterone can help build stronger bones. Does hormone replacement therapy reduce your risk even if you have a strong family history of the disease?

There's been a lot of talk about hormones in the media lately and the bioidentical hormone experts compiled a list of some recent articles that you might find interesting.

Being a mom isn’t easy, but somebody’s got to do it. In today’s society, mothers take on many different roles, and in most households, they’re the glue that keeps the family together. Unfortunately, this care-taker role usually leads to women neglecting their own needs — this especially holds true for their health.

Hormone therapy programs aren’t only for women. Men experience a more gradual loss of hormones, mainly testosterone. The result is andropause, known as the "male menopause."

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