Cardiovascular Medication and Associated Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion

Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion

Medications are essential in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. However, it is well published in the literature that medication can deplete us of certain nutrients and it is specific for the drug in question. Nutrient depletion is also well known as a cause of...

Breast Cancer – What is Your Risk? Can You Decrease your risk?

BHRT, Breast Cancer, Women's Health

The lifetime risk of a woman developing breast cancer is currently about 1 in 8 women. I can remember only a few short years ago when this risk was approximately 1 in 12-15 women. I’m going to talk about some of my literature research as well as lectures regarding...

So, Doctor, I get the Science. But what does Progesterone Deficiency have to do with ME? Will I Benefit from using it?

BHRT, Women's Health

When I think about progesterone, I think of it as the calming hormone. Anxiety during perimenopause is a very common problem. As I have stated before, I was guilty of prescribing antidepressants for the 35-45-year-old woman coming in complaining of anxiety or...

What is Progesterone? Why it is Important?

BHRT, Women's Health

Everyone knows about estrogen. I don’t think I have ever seen a woman in my office having hormonal symptoms who didn’t ask about estrogen. I hardly ever have someone come in and ask about progesterone. In the world of hormones, a very important concept is...

Why Consider Hormone Replacement Therapy?

BHRT, Women's Health

So, in general, there are two main reasons that women may consider hormone replacement therapy. The first is for symptom relief and the second is a much broader reason to include protection of cognition, bone health, heart health and its beneficial effect on insulin....

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement in Women, the Prologue

BHRT, Women's Health

I, as well as many other physicians, remember in 2002 when the Women’s Health Initiative trial came to an abrupt end because of the increased risk of invasive breast cancer. The telephones at physicians’ offices started ringing and patients all over the country...