CATEGORY: Hormone Replacement
What Makes You Look Old?
This study determined which attribute of your face affected your perceived age the most. When I ask women what signs of aging they have noticed on their face, they will usually talk about the wrinkles near their eyes, droopy eyelids, sagging skin, sunspots or[...]
Lose Weight by Changing Your Behavior
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss several emotional and medical conditions as they apply to weight loss. They also discuss various strategies to help people lose weight. If you are serious about controlling your weight or size, and beginning the[...]
Myths of Testosterone Replacement, Part 3: Will Testosterone Make You Fat?
This week, we continue our discussion about different myths of testosterone replacement. Specifically, we address the accusation that testosterone replacement therapy makes patients gain unwanted weight. Brett Newcomb and I have been doing a series of podcasts on the myths[...]
Myths of Testosterone Replacement for Women, Part 2
This week, Brett Newcomb and I continue our discussion on research that is being done regarding the process of testosterone replacement. We look at the facts and the myths surrounding this type of treatment and how it effects women. This[...]
Myths of Testosterone Replacement for Women, Part 1
This week, Brett Newcomb and I discuss current research that is being done regarding the process of testosterone replacement. We look at the facts and the myths surrounding this type of treatment. This week, Brett Newcomb and I are talking[...]
There is More to HRT than Replacing Estrogen
This week, Brett Newcomb and I discuss several misunderstandings regarding hormone replacement. There are many misconceptions regarding this kind of treatment, many of which are introduced by sensationalist media that is misinformed, themselves. We attempt to debunk some of these[...]
Individualized Medicine: A Real Life Example
Today in my office, one of my patients stopped me and said with a big smile, “You saved my life!” This is a phrase I love hearing and thankfully, I've heard from my patients many times. Sometimes, what they mean[...]
Hair Loss as a Side Effect of Hormone Replacement
This week, Brett Newcomb and I continue our discussion on the differences between medicine that is personalized and medicine that is directed by guidelines. We focus our attention specifically on this dichotomy in regards to the side effect of hair[...]
Testosterone Replacement Headlines: Can They Be Trusted?
This week, Brett Newcomb and I are once again examining the news media and the way that they present information about medical research and medical progress, often through misleading headlines. Last month, Dr. Andrew Kates—a cardiologist at Washington University—published an[...]
Age Management Medicine Group’s National Conference in Orlando
This past week Brett Newcomb, two of the BioBalance Health nurses, Laurie Sills RN, NP and Susie Ahrens, RN, and I attended The Age Management Medicine Group's (AMMG) national conference in Orlando, Florida. While at the AMMG meeting, BioBalance Health[...]