How Do I Prevent the Flu By this time of year most people who planned for a flu shot has received one. The vaccine makers have
Pain Relief Through Hormonal Balance
By Dr. Joseph Agnello, Denver Bioidentical Hormones Expert Back in the ‘90s, doctors and scientists were not well aware of the link between hormone deficiencies and pain issues, so hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was not a part of the treatment paradigm. However, in the past 10 to 15 years, the literature of both
The Gluten Problem
Did you know that 7 of 10 chronic medical problems are tied to the stomach and intestinal tract (the gut). And of the maladies that plague our gut, gluten intolerance is amongst the most common. What is gluten and why is it such a problem? Gluten is the protein portion of wheat
Medical Mondays: Will my insurance cover bioidentical hormones?
Medical Mondays – You ask the questions and our highly trained bioidentical hormones experts will post your answer LIVE! Q: I just filled out the contact form on your website and I’m looking forward to starting treatment as soon as possible! I’ve been on the fence for going on two years and
Understanding How the Detoxification Process Works
By Dr. Travis Deuson, Medical Director of BodyLogicMD of Encino If you’re experiencing symptoms of hormonal imbalance even though tests show that your hormones are balanced, toxicity may be to blame. Toxins can interfere with your hormone receptors or metabolic pathways, so even if you have proper hormone levels, your body may not be able
Meet Miami Bioidentical Hormones Expert, Marlynn Nunez, M.D.
Meet Dr. Marlynn Nunez, of BodyLogicMD of Miami Dr. Marlynn Núñez devotes the Miami-based bioidentical hormones practice she shares with fellow BodyLogicMD affiliated physician, Mike Lee, M.D., to helping women and men find relief from conditions of hormonal imbalance, including perimenopause, menopause, andropause (the male menopause), thyroid disorder and adrenal fatigue. Dr.
A Depressing Connection
What do depression, heart disease and erectile dysfunction (E.D.) have in common? Well for starters, if you suffer from any one of these conditions, the other two might be just around the corner. According to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, E.D. can be an early indicator of heart disease
Medical Mondays: Can BHRT Help Treat Hypothyroidism?
Medical Mondays – You ask the questions and our highly trained bioidentical hormones experts will post your answer LIVE! Q: I currently take Armour Thyroid for under active thyroid disorder. Just the other day I saw a segment on TV that talked about using BHRT to treat symptoms of hypothyroidism. According to
Why Do You Feel So Bad With Normal Thyroid Tests
I can’t tell you how many times patients have told me, “I know there is something wrong with my thyroid, yet my doctor ran the blood tests and tell me my tests are all normal.” Quite often, the patient is right. With a further evaluation beyond the usual TSH, and T4 test as
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Meet Edison Bioidentical Hormones Expert, Smita Ohri, M.D.
Meet Dr. Smita Ohri, Medical Director of BodyLogicMD of Edison Smita Ohri, MD is the Owner and Medical Director of the New Jersey Area practice. She uses bioidentical hormone therapy and customized nutrition and fitness programs to treat the symptoms of hormonal imbalance. Symptoms can start as early as in the mid
Say No to Soy for Menopause
If any of you ladies out there have considered using soy either as a nutrient or supplement to help menopause, in a word, don’t. Last week an article from Reuters titled ‘Soy may not provide relief during menopause: study,’ reported on this topic. This 2 year study from the University of Miami
Medical Mondays: What is pellet therapy?
Medical Mondays – You ask the questions and our highly trained bioidentical hormones experts will post your answer LIVE! Q: A friend of mine mentioned pellet therapy the other day, saying that it’s superior to traditional methods because it only requires one doctor’s visit every six months. From what he says, the
It’s a Wrap: This Week in Hormones…
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. August 2011 - More and more men are coming to realize that the changes that they experience as they get older are in fact due
How to Improve Brain Function
By Dr. Kenneth Orbeck, Medical Director of BodyLogicMD of Greenville To understand how hormones and supplements support your brain health, it helps to know how your brain actually works. Your brain functions as a series of switches to turn on and off certain pathways, similar to how you turn the lights on
A recent CDC release reports that antidepressant drug use has skyrocketed in the last 10 years. Is depression some kind of epidemic? They also found that a sizable percentage of patients treated with these types of drugs did not actually have a diagnosis of depression. Quite often they were given the drug
