I am a big proponent of my patients taking supplements if they are done prudently. However, some patients needlessly take handfuls of supplements daily. One supplement that I feel is overrated is Calcium. If one is getting enough green vegetables and yogurt and cheese there should be no need to take calcium pills. …
At the beginning of July 2016 Usain Bolt withdrew from Olympic trials with a grade 1 tear in his hamstring. He immediately went to Germany for homeopathic medical treatment. Then he improved so quickly by getting this amazing homeopathic treatment that he competed just a month later in the Rio 2016 Olympics and won gold …
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Surgery for weight loss has gone through a dramatic evolution over the last 60 years. The first weight loss (bariatric) surgery was first introduced in the 1950’s. It was the jejunoileal bypass (JIB) which induced a state of malabsorption by bypassing most of the intestines while keeping the stomach intact. Although the weight loss with …
Although the primary symptoms for women are decreased libido and other sexual complaints (see box below), other signs of testosterone deficiency are a general lack of energy and overall vitality, and a loss of muscle tone. Most women begin to experience these symptoms after menopause, when their testosterone levels typically decline by approximately 50%. …
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Through ongoing research, the medical community is learning that testosterone serves many purposes, ranging from the commonly understood sexual functions to surprising findings that it may help to control blood sugar and may also have an anticoagulant effect. In addition, testosterone’s well-known role in building muscles and bones is especially important for women facing age-related …
Natural vs. Un-natural Testosterone Natural hormones have a molecular structure identical to the hormones produced by the body; hence, they are called bioidentical. Both “natural” and un-natural hormones can be synthesized in a laboratory. However, only bioidentical hormone molecules are indistinguishable from those the body produces and treated the same way by the body. The …
The field of endocrinology (the study of hormones) stems from the medical and scientific quest for the essence of “maleness” and the answer to the question, what makes a man a man? Decades before hormone replacement therapy became commonplace for women, men were practicing their own forms of testosterone replacement therapy. As early as 1400 …
Magnesium has proven to help in many health conditions including warding off potential heart attacks, and relieving spasms of asthma attacks. Many times I have given intravenous magnesium to patients suffering from constricted airways and within minutes their breathing returns to normal. Other conditions that this mighty mineral can help are anxiety, constipation, fibromyalgia …
The FDA regulates and prohibits the dietary supplement industry from stating on product labels or any related literature that could be useful to consumers who are looking to prevent or cure a disease. Exceptions to this rule include claims that calcium is important to the prevention of Osteoporosis and that folic acid can prevent neural …
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The bacteria in your gut weighs more than the mass of your mind, and this bacteria has the power to affect your brain’s health. For example, we know from research that transplanting the microbiota of anxious mice into normal mice changes their personalities. In addition, a diet high in sugar leads to changes in gut …