BioBalance Healthcast Blog/Videos

Growth Hormone

August 9, 2013
The difference between growth hormone abuse and its use as treatment for the elderly. In episode 144 of the BioBalance Healthcast we discuss the government’s role in the control and distribution and usage of hormones for replacement. As people age,[...]
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Personalized Medicine

August 5, 2013
Insist on personalized medicine and healthcare that is based on your history, condition and needs, not a preconceived standard of care. Doctors and lawyers always talk about something called the standard of care. Have you ever wondered what that means,[...]
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Hormones in the News — HGH and Estrogen

July 26, 2013
Human Growth Hormone abuse in Major League Baseball and a report that the WHI could have resulted in 50,000 deaths. This week hormones treatments and hormone replacements have been in the news. We are expecting the barrage of news items[...]
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Anti-aging Medicine and The Doctors who Practice it.

July 22, 2013
Anti-aging Medicine and The Doctors who Practice it. This week, Brett Newcomb and I are discussing a couple of articles in Endocrine Today. These articles review the literature, and concepts that examine hormone replacement therapy and the claims made by[...]
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Women and Heart Disease

July 16, 2013
Female Arrhythmia Problems This week my friend Brett Newcomb and I are continuing our discussion of the gender differences between men and women. We are spending time talking about the issues of medical research and making distinctions in research populations[...]
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Senate Bill 959 Part 2

July 11, 2013
Your Bio-Identical Hormone Pellets are at Risk. Act Now to Stop Senate Bill 959 Senate Bill 959 is working its way through the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee. This Bill is attempting to establish the authority for the[...]
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Senate Bill 959 Part 1

July 2, 2013
Compounding Pharmacies and the Government In this podcast, Brett Newcomb and I are talking about Senate Bill 959, a bill before the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee, chaired by Senator Tom Harkin. This is a fifty five page[...]
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Gender-Specific Medicine

June 24, 2013
Gender-specific medicine takes into consideration that Men and women are different. In episode 137 of the BioBalance Healthcast we are speaking about gender-specific medicine and how gender affects every area of our life, from societal roles, to hardwired neurologic differences,[...]
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Genetic Testing, Obesity and Dieting

June 21, 2013
How genetic markers play a role in our diets Learning what your genetic markers are can help you understand what weight and diet issues you may have. One of the things you can learn by having Pathway Genomics identify your[...]
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The Perfect Diet for Your Genes

June 11, 2013
Knowing your genes and staying healthy. Have you ever wondered why you have problems with maintaining your weight or resisting certain cravings? Is it possible that you are “just made that way?” This week Brett and I discuss the work[...]
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