We’ve Got Your Number – 47 Signs of Hormone Imbalance Blamed on Other Illnesses

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The 8 Deadliest Infectious Diseases

  1. Influenza (Flu)
  2. HIV/AIDS
  3. TB (Tuberculosis)
  4. Anthrax
  5. MRSA Superbug (any bug is bad, but super bad?)
  6. Smallpox
  7. Bubonic Plague (not just in movies)
  8. Ebola

The moral of the story, is to be grateful you only get colds and sniffles.

26 Celebrities Living with Chronic Diseases

  1. Lada Gaga
  2. Nick Cannon
  3. Toni Braxton
  4. Seal
  5. Paula Abdul
  6. Trick Daddy
  7. Montel Williams
  8. Missy Elliot
  9. Michael J. Fox
  10. Lil Wayne
  11. Cher
  12. Kim Kardashian
  13. Venus Williams
  14. Lil Wayne
  15. Halle Berry
  16. Catherine Zeta-Jones
  17. Tom Hanks
  18. Pamela Anderson
  19. David Beckham
  20. Michael Phelps
  21. Miley Cyrus
  22. Robin Roberts
  23. Alec Baldwin
  24. Morgan Freeman
  25. Rosie O’Donnell
  26. Selena Gomez

They suffer from chronic diseases you wouldn’t imagine:

  1. MDS-Bone Marrow Disease
  2. Diabetes
  3. Heart Disease
  4. Fibromyalgia
  5. Lupus
  6. Parkinson’s
  7. Epilepsy
  8. Tachycardia
  9. Lyme Disease
  10. MS
  11. ADHD
  12. Asthma
  13. Graves’ Disease
  14. Hepatitis C
  15. Bi Bolar Disorder
  16. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sometimes having it all, isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

7 Things About Your Eyes You Should Be Aware Of

  1. Sudden blurry vision
  2. Bulging eyes
  3. Ring around your cornea
  4. Drooping eyelids
  5. Yellow whites of your eyes
  6. Eye twitches
  7. Night blindness

It’s critical to follow up if you see any of these symptoms, to see if something serious is causing them.

47 Signs of Hormone Imbalance Blamed on Other Illnesses

  1. Fatigue not relieved by rest
  2. Tired all the time/no energy
  3. Difficulty getting up in the morning
  4. Poor sleep
  5. Craving for salty or sugary foods
  6. Taking more effort to perform everyday tasks and duties
  7. Decreased sex drive
  8. Decreased ability to handle stress
  9. Increased time to recover from illness or injury
  10. Light headed when standing up quickly
  11. Light headed, dizzy, or nausea after periods of not eating
  12. Depression
  13. Lack of enjoyment or happiness
  14. Weight gain/loss
  15. Food intolerance
  16. Sinus problems
  17. Alcohol intolerance
  18. Excessive allergies
  19. Anxiety
  20. Digestive disorders
  21. Dry and thin skin
  22. Excessive hunger
  23. No hunger
  24. Hair loss
  25. Unexplained headaches
  26. Immune deficiencies
  27. Inability to concentrate
  28. Infections
  29. Liver disorders
  30. Chronic pain
  31. Inflammation
  32. Blood pressure problems
  33. Low body temperature
  34. Hot flashes
  35. Night sweats
  36. Mood swings
  37. Poor memory
  38. PMS
  39. Sleep disorders
  40. Tender breasts
  41. Weakness
  42. Difficulty building muscle
  43. Cramping
  44. Fluid retention
  45. Slow metabolism
  46. Irritability
  47. Chronic illness

Recognize any bothering you?  Or maybe a few?  Or maybe more?

The Single Most Experienced and Authoritative Specialist in Diagnosing and Treating Hormone Unbalances in the Denver Area:

  1. Stephen A. Goldstein, M.D, F.A.C.S. at Denver Hormone Health                                                                                                       

Any number of things can go wrong with our bodies as you can see in the lists above. We can also suffer from other countless, often debilitating symptoms. What can it be? Regrettably, in many cases, symptoms stem from extremely serious and even fatal diseases. But in more cases than you could imagine, it could be that you are simply suffering from unbalanced hormones. At Denver Hormone Health, you can get answers. With the endless number of Dr. Goldstein’s qualifications, you can get impeccable care that will leave you feeling your absolute best. With simple tests, he can determine the source of your problems and create a treatment plan tailored to your needs. Give us a call now. It’s the best care you can get.

Count on it.

Sweet Heart – Sex, Love, and Rock and Roll

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How we long to hear those three little words… “sex is great”. (You were thinking maybe “I love you”?) Hey, they both work. And we’ve been working on them both before man started walking upright. Love and sex both come from the heart (well, actually, sometimes a bit lower). It’s a bit of scientific foreplay that the act of loving actually improves your heart health. Sex figures into that, too. Any way you look at it, it rocks.

Cupid’s Not Stupid

Remember when you were in kindergarten and Mrs. Whoever-She-Was had the class make paper Valentines? For most of us, it was pretty fun. Mostly we made them for our Moms. (Big hit.)  As we start to develop sexually, Mom was replaced in the picture with the amazing Blond in Chem (male, or female). Getting crushy gives you butterflies in your stomach and a racing heartbeat. As an adult, those feelings intensify, making your brain release hormones such as dopamine, adrenaline, and norepinephrine, which make your heart beat faster and stronger. Being hit by love’s arrow is a heart health bullseye.

Lust’s a Must

Lust is a hormone-driven phase of attraction that stimulates desire…alright…, “the hots”. Our bodies tell us we “just gotta get it.” When broken down, there are actually millions of reasons to have sex. (Oh, what luck!)  Here are just a few:

  • Sex relieves tress
  • Sex lowers your blood pressure
  • Sex helps you lose weight
  • Sex helps you sleep
  • Sex boosts immunity
  • Sex burns calories
  • Sex boosts self-esteem
  • Sex improves intimacy
  • Sex strengthens pelvic floor muscles
  • Sex reduces the risk of prostate cancer
  • Sex can stop heart attacks

A recent study showed that men who had sex at least twice a week had a 45 percent drop in the rate of heart attacks, even when factors like age, weight, and cholesterol levels were taken into account. If that isn’t a big-time reason to hop into the sack, what is?

The Sweetest Taboo

Sade, made this thought a big hit when they recorded The Sweetest Taboo, in 1985. Consider one of the lyrics, “And I never felt this hot before.” Sex is identified with reproduction and power in our youth-oriented culture.  So, older people “wanting it” and “doing it”, is appalling to them. Horny old broads, dirty old men. Sorry, guys, there is no age limit on sexuality. According to a survey by the AARP (the organization formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons), in 60- to 70-year-olds, 46 percent of men and 38 percent of women have sex at least once a week, as did 34 percent of those 70 or older. (Shocker alert!) A Duke University study shows that some 20 percent of people over 65 have sex lives that are better than ever before. Which keeps their hearts beating more. Ah…sweet.

Birds, Bees, and Hormones

Low libido is just one of the endless list of symptoms that could be the result of an imbalance in your hormones. (No Valentine cards to cover that fact.) That’s where bioidentical hormones come in. They are completely identical to the hormones in our bodies. They’re not chemically altered like synthetic hormones which could alter your sex drive, driving it right into reverse. That’s where Dr. Stephan A. Goldstein, M.D, F.A.C.S at Denver Hormone Health comes in. With years of experience and expertise in successfully treating hormone imbalances, he knows just how to get your sex engine roaring again. With simple tests, he gets a clear picture of what’s going on. Which allows him to create a treatment plan uniquely tailored to your needs. So, call to make an appointment to see Dr. Goldstein now.

He’ll put you totally in the mood.

Sweet Heart – A Little Heart-to-Heart

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Risk factors are conditions or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease. They can also increase the chances that an existing disease will get worse. Important risk factors for heart disease are:

  • High blood pressure
  • High blood cholesterol
  • Diabetes
  • Smoking
  • Being overweight
  • Lack of exercise
  • Having a family history of early heart disease
  • Age

You really have to take these things to heart.

Lub-Dub

Can’t you hear your heart beat? In healthy adults, there are two normal heart sounds described as a lub and a dub, (could not possibly ever make that up) that occur in sequence with each heartbeat. It’s o.k. if you can’t really hear it, the docs or nurses in the white coats all have an ear for it. But there are a lot of sounds that aren’t so normal, such as heart murmurs. Heart murmurs are sounds during your heartbeat cycle — such as whooshing or swishing — made by turbulent blood in or near your heart. Sometimes innocent, sometimes not so good. For such an important organ, there are a host of things that could go wrong. The one that frightens people most is having a heart attack. A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, most often by a build-up of fat, cholesterol and other substances, which form plaque in the arteries that feed the heart (coronary arteries). The interrupted blood flow can damage or destroy part of the heart muscle. A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, can be fatal, but treatment has improved dramatically over the years. Some of the symptoms can include:

  • Fatigue
  • Weakness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Dizziness
  • Palpitations
  • Chest discomfort and/or pain
  • Chest heaviness
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Pain that radiates to the jaw, arm, or throat

People with the symptoms above persisting for longer than five minutes should call 911 immediately, for emergency medical care. Sadly, Americans typically wait over two hours before calling for help when they have symptoms of a heart attack. A dangerous mistake.

Achy Breaky

Billy Ray Cyrus produced a No. 1 song called Achy Breaky Heart more than 20 years ago. What you might be surprised to know, is that a broken heart is bad for your health. True. Absolutely true. While having love in your life can benefit your health, a broken heart can sometimes have physical side effects. Broken heart syndrome, also called takotsubo cardiomyopathy (say that quickly three times in a row), is a very real medical disorder. It’s more common in women, although either gender can have symptoms. In rare cases, this condition can be dangerous and even fatal. As Neil Sedaka sang in 1962, “Breaking Up is Hard to Do.”

Take Heart

You want what’s best for your heart. And it’s simpler than you might think. These lifestyle changes can help prevent a heart attack and heart disease:

  • Eat for your future-starting a healthy diet can always make a positive difference
  • Don’t wait to lose weight
  • Take it easy–for example, yoga can steam up your sex life
  • Keep tabs on your blood pressure
  • Watch your blood sugar-too much sugar in your blood can damage your arteries, even if you don’t have diabetes
  • Be smart about cholesterol-one is bad for your heart (LDL), and the other (HDL) can protect it
  • Ask about aspirin-in some people, taking an aspirin every day can reduce the risk of heart attack
  • Get a move on-exercise, exercise, exercise. (Even more important than location, location, location…and how often have you heard that one?)
  • Be social
  • Take responsibility for your overall health
  • Don’t avoid your Doctor like the plague
  • Stay informed. Science changes daily

Does a Heart Good

You don’t need cards and candy to know that there is someone out there who really cares about you and your heart health; Dr. Stephan A. Goldstein, M.D, F.A.C.S. at Denver Hormone Health. No one understands better how unbalanced hormones can take a hit on your heart. Hormones are the chemical messengers that attach directly on the DNA of the trillions of cells in your body. When they don’t do their job, they do a job on different parts of your body, including your heart. With simple tests, Dr. Goldstein can see what’s really going on, and develop an integrated program of hormones, healthy eating and exercise that will make you love the way you feel. So, call now.

One visit and you’ll see the attraction.