CATEGORY: Health and Wellness
Why does BioBalance Health® require a vaginal ultrasound before treating female patients?
What is a vaginal ultrasound so important before starting hormone replacement therapy? At BioBalance Health we use the information from a vaginal probe ultrasound, combined with information from your medical history questionnaire, and an extensive fasting blood panel to determine[...]
Ovarian Cysts – What do they Mean to Postmenopausal Women?
How to Diagnosis and Treat Ovarian Cysts after Menopause. At Biobalance® Health we often find cysts or masses on the ovaries of women who are menopausal quite by accident. We order an ultrasound before we treat a menopausal woman with[...]
Sweating, Electrolytes, and How to Combat Dehydration
How illnesses and medications affect the amount of each electrolyte in our body. I learned about electrolytes in medical school as the substances Sodium, Chloride, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphate we check on a metabolic panel. However, electrolytes are much[...]
Fibroids are the most common cause of hysterectomy. But what are they?
Uterine Fibroids are the most common tumor in women world-wide. The most common cause of hysterectomy in women are benign masses that grow within the uterine wall. They occur in 4 out of 5 women, and they can be small[...]
How American Medicine Changes its Mind About What is Good for You
Dr. Maupin discusses the evolution of American medicine. In the history of medicine over the last 2 centuries there have been many changes in the recommendations given to patients by their doctors. In general, to change the way medicine is[...]
What is the Mediterranean Diet? —Really
The Mayo Clinic’s version of the Mediterranean Diet may not be what Mediterranean’s really eat! The Mediterranean diet was originally discovered from comparing different diet regimens around the world in the 1950s, and the researchers found that those people living[...]
What makes us heal after injury or surgery?
Testosterone is an anabolic steroid and is necessary for healthy healing. Recently I had a shoulder replacement that went according to plan, and I healed amazingly fast. Of course, my surgeon was excellent, and he gave me preoperative instructions that[...]
Don’t stop medical treatment when it is working!
Just how important is it to take all the medicine prescribed to you? I often see patients at the office who come back to get BBH Pellets after a hiatus of months to years, that they tell me waiting was[...]
How your breast and thyroid fight over iodine.
You probably have never heard of the need for Iodine, but it is vital to human life. Ref: Brownstein D. Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can’t Live Without It. Medical Alternatives Press, West Bloomfield, MI; 2004. Women’s Pharmacy Newsletter. Iodine[...]
What your Dr. doesn’t tell you could save you thousands of dollars on medication
Replacing your hormones may reduce the number of medicines you are currently taking. Medications are getting more expensive, and the % of the price of each medication goes up every year as insurance companies hold on to their profits. [...]