CATEGORY: Medicines and Supplements
Why do you need supplements when you eat a good diet?
Vitamins are tiny chemicals that are building blocks for bones and other tissues. Supplements are vitamins, enzymes and minerals that are generally contained in food, but are not present in large enough amounts to keep your body supplied with the[...]
Fast Tracking Drugs at the FDA
How do new drugs obtain FDA approval? This week we are examining the process the FDA calls Fast Tracking of drugs. Fast track is a process designed to facilitate the development and expedite the review of drugs to treat serious[...]
Your Erectile Dysfunction May Not Require a Doctor
Testosterone can help with erections, but it is the last step in the journey, not the first. Erectile Dysfunction is a difficulty that many if not most men experience as they age. Often when this begins to happen in their[...]
The Distinctions Between Vasoconstrictors and Vasodilators
Erectile Dysfunction (ED), and your cardiovascular system. Learn what you can control. This week we are discussing the phenomena that as men age, they begin to experience concerns about the constancy and quality of their erections. There are medicines that[...]
Arimidex Can help Create a Youthful Hormone Balance in Men
Why do men need estrogen to be healthy? As we age heart attacks are a more real probability for many of us. Especially since we are now learning so much about the way that women experience heart attacks that we[...]
Theories of Addiction Treatment
The treatment of addiction has grown beyond just alcohol and drugs. In the early days of addiction treatment, the focus was on alcohol and drugs. The theories about what was going on with the patient and why, focused on the[...]
Clinical Treatment for Post-Menopausal Bleeding
Postmenopausal bleeding is defined as uterine bleeding after a woman has been menopausal for a year or more. Before menopause women have periods every 21-30 days, or monthly. Most women can anticipate when they are going to have a period[...]
Filling Your Prescription does not treat the problem, unless you take the Medicine!
The importance of taking your medicine exactly as prescribed. There are many obstacles to medical treatment that prevent improvement of a patient's symptoms, but the most common and obvious roadblock is the lack of patient compliance. It seems simplistic, but[...]
PMS is Not Just a Cliché
New research shows PMS is real and should be taken seriously. For many years, women have been told that PMS was not a real thing. Many women, in particular those who consider themselves to be feminists, were offended by the[...]
Hypothyroid Protocols
Hypothyroidism, the Symptoms, and Possible Treatment Options. Dr. Maupin’s office, BioBalance Health, is a specialty practice that focuses on the replacement of hormones. As we age, we tend to make fewer and fewer of the critical hormones. We have found[...]