It’s been one month since Mindy took her first steps toward “living better, longer” with BodyLogicMD and The Wellness Project. In early November, Mindy had her first appointment with Dr. Stephen Center of BodyLogicMD of San Diego. Before Mindy went to see Dr. Center, she had been experiencing many of the discomforts
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June 13, 2012
Dr. Jen Featured on HealthTalk on FoxNews.com
The hormonal decline that occurs with menopause causes uncomfortable symptoms that lead many women to seek relief. Relief is rumored to exist with a steady soy diet or acupuncture, but hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is known as the most effective. Many women, however, live in fear of hormone therapy, questioning its safety
March 24, 2012
Improving Menopausal Symptoms With Exercise
A study recently published in the journal Menopause, looked at a small group of Finnish women and the association between exercise and menopausal symptoms. The study included women ages 45 – 63 who had recently begun to experience symptoms of Menopause. The women were divided into two groups. One group was asked
February 12, 2012
What Are Hot Flashes And Why Are They Happening To Me?
There are many symptoms associated with menopause, but the symptom that epitomizes menopause is the Hot Flash. About 85% of women will experience Hot Flashes as they approach and enter menopause. Some women will have intense, frequent Hot Flashes, while others have mild, infrequent Hot Flashes. Often, Hot Flashes decrease in frequency
November 6, 2011
Estrogen: a hormone that serves many needs
It is quite common for female patients of mine to question me concerning the need for estrogen as part of their bioidentical hormone regimen This is especially true if they don’t have symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. In fact most physicians will only recommend estrogen to woman who have
October 28, 2011
Hot Flashes
Many women we see at BodylogicMD of Sacramento have hot flashes as a chief complaint. A lot of these women are still having periods, although often not in a regular way. These hot flashes are annoying during the day but sometimes debilitating at night. Women often wake up in a puddle of
October 22, 2011
Hormonal Spin Cycle
“What happened? I was doing so well for so long. I haven’t changed a thing and now all of a sudden my symptoms are coming back.” This is something I hear occasionally from a patient who has indeed been doing well, and then out of the blue their symptoms return. Maybe it
October 13, 2011
Menopausal Madness
Are you a woman of middle age or maybe even older who feels like your health is just slipping away? If everything up north is now going south, and you have lost your overall vibrancy and spark of life, hormonal imbalance may be your problem. With all the conflicting reports regarding hormones
April 12, 2011
How to control and prevent hot flashes during menopause
Many different things can trigger a hot flash. Emotional triggers, such as embarrassment, are among the most common. Other hormonal issues can also be triggers for hot flashes. For example, if you take too much thyroid hormone for hypothyroidism, you may have a hot flash. Elevated cortisol levels due to stress can also lead to hot flashes. Other potential triggers include fluctuating blood sugar levels, any kind of adrenaline surge, alcohol and foods that contain MSG.
April 5, 2011
What is a hot flash and what causes them?
Hot flashes are easily among the best-known symptoms of menopause, but do you really know what they are? What’s happening, and what can you do about them? Do all women experience them the same way, or do different women have different hot flashes?
February 15, 2011
Sleep and Hormones: What's the connection?
Sometimes, even if you have excellent sleep hygiene, you can still have difficulty sleeping. Hormones can definitely affect your sleep, too — especially in women, and especially during and after menopause. Menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats can reduce your sleep quality and even interrupt sleep cycles.
February 9, 2010
Rachael Ray Tackles Menopause
Today Rachel Rachael Ray talks about what women can do to prevent menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, menopause weight gain, adrenal fatigue and mood swings.
January 15, 2010
Got Questions? Bioidentical Hormone Doctors Answers Your Questions!
Learn How Bioidentical Hormone Therapy Can Help You. BodyLogicMD provides targeted and comprehensive seminars focused on natural bioidentical hormone therapy and our customized fitness and nutrition programs – at no cost to our attendees. Our highly trained physicians share their expertise and show how our individualized programs are designed to meet the unique needs of each patient. Plus, guests enjoy the opportunity to speak directly with our physician presenter(s) in a question and answer format following each seminar.
December 2, 2009
Belly Fat & Hot Flashes
The impact of diet on hormonal health is a popular topic in this community. Remember, all of your hormones work closely together – insulin, cortisol, thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone – if one of them becomes unbalanced, it throws the others out of whack.