BioBalance Healthcast Blog/Videos
Men: Who Needs Testosterone Replacement
January 11, 2016
The decision to treat a man with testosterone (T) is not a slam dunk decision based on one test like the commercials for low T depict. Men come to me at any age over 40 (usually) with various levels of[...]
Orgasmic Headaches
January 2, 2016
It is frightening to be in the middle of a wonderful sexual experience, reach the point of orgasm, and then experience a blinding headache at the moment of release. It is rare but it can signal the presence of a[...]
Medical Treatments for Insomnia
December 29, 2015
Humans spend 1/3 of our lives sleeping. This eight hours of every day has a function and is necessary for healthy mind body and emotions. The work that is done in your sleep includes repair of cells that are damaged,[...]
When You Have Trouble Sleeping
December 21, 2015
Psychological/Emotional Issues with Sleep Two very common causes of difficulties with sleep are anxiety and stress. If you are facing some impending event that is important to you, your adrenal glands will put you in a state of hypervigilance: flight[...]
Testosterone and Parkinson’s Disease
December 14, 2015
Recently doctors have established a link between the decrease of testosterone in men and the increased incidence of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is a slowly progressing disease that causes changes in the brain leading to low dopamine levels. The decrease causes[...]
What You Need To Know About Tremors
December 7, 2015
Tremors are a symptom of several conditions, and are quite common. We want to talk about them because they are a warning sign that observers notice before the person who experiences them and you can help your friends and family with[...]
Cholesterol as a Predictor of Heart Disease
November 30, 2015
Similar to the development of the DEW line (radar defense line along arctic circle in north America that was early warning for invasion from Russia) in national defense in the cold war, the use of lab tests to measure cholesterol[...]
One Size Fits All Doesn’t Work in Medicine
November 22, 2015
In medical school we are taught that there is one dose of a medication that will treat any patient, no matter how tall, how thin or fat, male or female, 18 to 90 years of age. For a profession that[...]
Communicating With Your Body
November 16, 2015
Medical Professionals learn, observe, and use the body language of their patients to diagnose and treat what is really going on. Body language, medical history, and verbal communication combine to present a more accurate picture than any single element doctors[...]
New Treatment for Endometriosis
November 10, 2015
Endometriosis is a common disease that affects women of childbearing age and is the most common reason for women to have their ovaries removed. Endometriosis is hard to describe, but it is implants of the same tissue that normally lines[...]