The fall season is known for bringing pleasant weather, but it also marks the beginning of flu season. Flu season typically starts around October and peaks between December and February. If you’ve ever had the flu before, you know it’s not a fun experience. If you...
The best way to treat health conditions isn’t always drugs and surgery. There are a number of natural approaches that can replace these invasive treatments. That’s why we at the Institute for Progressive Medicine offer alternative treatments and therapies to help our...
Testosterone is the primary male hormone. There are enormous consequences of testosterone deficiency or excess on energy, libido, physical and mental condition and performance. There is a gradual decline in the production of testosterone, about 1-2% per year,...
A major stumbling block to the use of estrogen replacement in women is the concern that it will increase the risk of breast cancer. It has been recommended that hormone replacement is withheld from women with increased risk of breast cancer based on personal or...
One unquestioned benefit of hormone replacement is the preservation and restoration of bone density. In our experience, it is possible for most patients to raise bone density without bisphosphonates (Fosamax, Boniva, Actonel, Zometa), with the use of specific...
Menopause is ovarian failure. The ovaries lose the ability to produce estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Estrogen and progesterone fall to nearly undetectable levels. Some testosterone production is taken over by the adrenal glands, so that blood levels...
Hormone replacement therapy enhances well-being. Omitting hormone replacement when symptoms and findings indicate deficiency will prevent optimal recovery. However, hormone replacement alone may not be sufficient. Improving health is a comprehensive undertaking....
We see many people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s who attribute their symptoms to aging. This idea may come from their physicians, who, in glib response to their questions about the origin of symptoms, respond “What do you expect? You’re 70 years old.” It is an error...
Hormones interact with each other. Changes in one hormone invariably affect the activity of other hormones. For instance, testosterone is converted into fatty tissue to estrogen, and the administration of testosterone increases estrogen levels as well. In addition,...
Too high an estrogen dose may cause breast tenderness or enlargement, weight gain, headache, or irritability. These side effects are far more common with non-bioidentical estrogens. Progesterone taken by mouth often promotes sleepiness, so it should always be...
