BHRT-A VISIT TO THE AGING REPAIR SHOP

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12-15-bhrtOUT WITH THE OLD

OVERHAUL YOUR THINKING

When most people think about the aging process, it’s not just their hormones out of balance, but also their thinking. They think there is nothing they can do to stop the inevitable. They get overwhelmed, hopeless and depressed. We’ve spoken about how a healthy lifestyle and habits goes a long way in helping you go a long way in a better direction. But it’s not enough. You need to consider more.

WHAT’S BROKEN?

The aging process comes with a long list of potential problems and risks beyond the normal aches and pains. “What if I have this? Am I going to get that? I feel like I’m falling apart.” This is the point to stop and assess what is really going on and what you can rationally do about it. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Treatment or BHRT can do wonders in the long run.

THE BHGT ENGINE

“How do I know if I am a candidate for BHRT?”

The aging process begins in your early 30s. If you are experiencing or concerned with one or more of the following symptoms, you could benefit greatly from BHRT

  • Weight gain
  • Limited energy
  • Hair loss
  • Low sex drive
  • Depression/mood swings
  • Sleeplessness
  • Poor concentration
  • Memory loss
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of muscle tone
  • Bone loss/osteoporosis
  • Thinning skin/increased wrinkling
  • Joint pain and stiffness
  • Migraines

Research is constantly emerging that shows there are even more issues that BHRT could address that would both help you feel better or slow the aging process.

Even an overall feeling that you “just don’t feel right” can be a symptom of hormone imbalance. 

KEEP UP WITH TUNE UPS

BHRT is not a one-and-done approach. As one ages, hormone levels fluctuate more frequently and at different levels. Monitoring your hormone levels and vitamin deficiencies should optimally be an ongoing process. The idea is to keep you feeling at your best and to stave off any health issues you might have to address. It’s such a simple and non-intrusive way to stay on top of it all.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ANTI-AGING MEDICINE (A4M), AN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETY OF APPROXIMATELY 18,000 PHYSCIANS AND SCIENTISTS FROM 87 COUNTRIES TAKES THIS POSITION ON HORMONES AND AGING: THE USE OF HORMONES IN AGING PATIENTS TO REPLENISH THEIR LEVELS TO A YOUTHFUL PHYSIOLOGIC STATE, CONSTITUTES A LEGITIMATE AND IMPORTANT LIFE-ENHANCING, LIFE-EXTENDING MEDICAL APPLICATION.  DR. STEPHEN GOLDSTEIN AT DEVER HORMONE HEALTH STRONGLY AGREES. TO DISCUSS ALL YOUR OPTIONS, CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE HIM. WITH HIS EXPERIENCE AND EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE TOPIC, HE CAN HELP YOU REBOOT YOUR BODY’S ABILITY TO FUNCTION AT IT’S BEST. WITH HIS HELP, YOU HAVE THE POWER.

THE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIFE – Cyberchondria?

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11-15-googlhealth-blogNEVER GOOGLE YOUR HEALTH

The negative symptoms of self-diagnosing are disturbing with as many as 35% of people today going online to become Dr. Internet. More than 18% learn the hard way that they are wrong.  And less than 1 in 3 follow up with a real physician for a real opinion. Every person who searches for answers online is only a few symptoms and about 4 websites from thinking they have some terminal illness and are going to die.

CYBERCHONDRIA-THE NEW DISEASE

“Cyberchondria? You’ve got to be kidding!” Regrettably Cyberchondria is a new phenomenon that increases as use of the Internet does. Cyberchondria is the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptoms bases on review of search results and literature on the web. The way people are sharing everything today only intensifies the disease.

“MY TOE HURTS”—DO I HAVE CANCER

People try to diagnose their illnesses but are totally unequipped to interpret their symptoms. And this can be as hazardous to your health as anything that might really be going on. One minute their toe hurts, minutes later they have gout, and almost minutes later they are sure they have brain cancer. They never consider the fact that the answer is simply that their shoes might be too tight. It is true that different symptoms can be indicative of different illnesses. But you’re not qualified to determine that.

SUPPLEMENTAL CRAZY THINKING

Before people turn to real physicians to get diagnosed and find out what might really be going on, they also run to the pharmacy or health food store, or once again, hit the internet Googling “supplements”. Supplements are often beneficial when prescribed correctly and in the correct dosage by a knowledgeable physician. But there are huge numbers of people filling drawers with supplements they know nothing about, or even worse, are taking dosages that can be extremely dangerous and toxic. The side effects of this behavior can often mimic the side effects of more serious health issues. Even well known vitamins as A, E, B6 and iron can cause effects as adverse as damaging nerves or interfering with the body’s ability to clot blood.

LEAVE IT TO THE DOCTOR

Without question there are lists of real health problems people suffer from including:

  • Loss of well-being
  • Loss of energy/stamina
  • Loss of strength
  • Loss of motivation
  • Loss of sex drive
  • Loss of sexual response
  • Loss of sexual function
  • Difficulty achieving orgasm
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Mood swings
  • Impotence
  • Loss of confidence
  • Irritability
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Tearfulness
  • Panic attacks
  • Poor sleep
  • Cold body temperature
  • Cold hands and feet
  • Difficulty losing weight
  • Increased body weight
  • Loss of muscle mass
  • Poor endurance
  • Increased sugar craving
  • High blood pressure
  • Achiness
  • Joint pain
  • Headaches
  • Memory lapse
  • Foggy thinking
  • Poor concentration
  • Poor mental clarity
  • Loss of bone mass
  • Visual changes
  • Thinning skin/nails/hair/
  • Dry, oily skin
  • Acne
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urinary urgency/frequency
  • Increased water retention
  • Bloating
  • Irregular periods
  • Increased facial hair

SO WHAT’S THE SMART THING TO DO? FIND OUT WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON, IF, IN FACT, THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. AT DENVER HORMONE HEALTH, STEPHEN GOLDSTEIN M.D. WILL LISTEN TO ALL YOUR ISSUSES, THEN WITH A SIMPLE TEST, DETERMINE ANY HORMONE IMBALANCES OR VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO HOW YOU FEEL. FROM THERE HE WILL TAILOR A UNIQUE SOLUTION TO YOUR REAL NEEDS TO HELP YOU FEEL YOUR BEST. SOMETHING GOOGLE NEVER CAN. OR WILL.

SO CALL NOW OR REQUEST MORE INFORMATION.

THE SIDE EFFECTS OF LIFE – The Sunshine Vitamin

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11-15vitamind-blogWithout question, it’s Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential to our overall health and wellness—male, female, any age, anywhere in the world. Vitamin D is produced by your skin in response to exposure to ultraviolet radiation from natural sunlight.  Exposure to ultraviolet B radiation in sunlight provides the mechanism for more than 90% of the vitamin D production in most individuals. While called a vitamin, D is actually a fat-soluble hormone essential for supporting a strong immune system that helps protect the body against many diseases some of which are listed at the end.

NO DEFICIENCY OF STARTLING INFORMATION

Actually, there is very little people know about what we’ll keep referring to as “Vitamin D.”

• Three –quarters of teens and adults in US are vitamin D deficient

• The healing rays of natural sunlight (that generate vitamin D in your skin) cannot penetrate glass. So you don’t generate vitamin D when sitting in your car or home.

• People with dark skin pigmentation may need 20 – 30 times as much exposure to sunlight as fair-skinned people to generate the same amount of vitamin D. That’s why prostate cancer is an epidemic among black men — it’s a simple, but widespread, sunlight deficiency.

• Sufficient levels of vitamin D are crucial for calcium absorption in your intestines. Without sufficient vitamin D, your body cannot absorb calcium, rendering calcium supplements useless.

• Chronic vitamin D deficiency cannot be reversed overnight: it takes months of vitamin D supplementation and sunlight exposure to rebuild the body’s bones and nervous system.

• It is impossible to generate too much vitamin D in your body from sunlight exposure: your body will self-regulate and only generate what it needs.

• We all need the active form of D to gain access to the genetic blueprints stored inside our cells.

THERE’S GOTTA BE OTHER WAYS TO GET IT

First of all, a tanning bed will never provide you with the vitamin D that you need, and can actually be unsafe. Not understanding the facts can literally mean the difference between life and death. Both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation cause cell damage that can lead to skin cancer.

Another important fact is that only about 10% of foods we consume provide us with sufficient amounts of Vitamin D.  Dietary sources that provide minimal amounts include milk, yogurt, tuna, trout, salmon, sole, flounder, fortified cereal, cod liver oil, sardines in oil, mackerel, ricotta cheese and mushrooms. Not foods you’ll actually find on most people’s tables very often.

SLATHER IT ON AND LOSE

There are people who see a sunny day and just have to get out in it, no protection, and no sunscreen. No matter what anyone tells them. Others run out and get the highest number sunscreen possible which can be as high as 100. A hundred? SPF 15 product blocks about 94% of UVB rays, SPF 30 product blocks 97% of UVB rays. When sun exposure is limited or blocked with high-SPF sunscreens, dietary vitamin D intake must increase to compensate for the lack of the vitamin absorbed from sunlight.

CASTING A CLOUD OVER YOUR HEALTH

Winter can be taxing on our mental and physical strength. It’s a season that persistently tests our limits of surviving darkness and cold, biting winds. But one way to assist in boosting your immune system as well as fighting your seasonal affective disorders during the months of flu, darkness, and general downtrodden spirits, is to make sure your Vitamin D levels are up to par.

The less sun you get, the less Vitamin D you absorb. Consider cloud cover — clouds can filter ultraviolet B (UVB) rays, which is the type that converts into vitamin D (UVA are the rays that can cause cancer). The top US cities where over half the days a year cloud covers more than three-quarters of the sky are:  Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, Buffalo, NY, Pittsburg, PA, Cleveland, OH, Rochester, NY, Columbus, OH, Cincinnati, OH and Detroit, MI. The least sunny cities in the US include, Juneau, AK, Mt. Washington, NH, Quillayute, WA, Elkins, WV, Anchorage, AK, Pohnpei, Micrones, PC and Nome, AK. Boy, it’s gloomy.

While Denver has as many of 300 days of sunshine per year, there are still all the other problems of getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiencies are still epidemic and could negatively be affecting your life. Right here. But there is something you can do about it.

DENVER HORMONE HEALTH IS THE ANSWER. STEPHEN GOLDSTEIN M.D. IS AN AUTHORITY AT MEASURING HOW A VITAMIN D DEFICIENY MAY BE TAKING A TOLL ON HOW YOU FEEL. WITH A SIMPLE TEST HE ANALYZES THE RESULTS AND CREATES A TAILORED APPROACH TO MAKE YOUR LIFE HEALTHIER AND BRIGHTER.

SO CALL NOW OR REQUEST MORE INFORMATION.

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