BioBalance Healthcast Blog/Videos
Progesterone and the Cascade of Aging
April 13, 2012
How the loss of progesterone can affect your health. As women age, hormone levels—including progesterone—begins to decrease. In this episode of the BioBalance Healthcast we talk about this decrease which causes an imbalance in the estrogen levels. Without progesterone, estrogen[...]
Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s
April 6, 2012
With Age comes Cognitive Impairment. Download the transcription of this podcast. In our review of specific differentiations between memory loss, cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer's, Brett Newcomb and I discuss how some symptoms are more noticeable than others. Determining the[...]
Research and the Aging Process
March 30, 2012
Download the transcription of this podcast. This podcast discusses the proper way to sort through the enormous amount of information available to consumers. It’s important to know how to determine whether or not a study is reliable. In the world[...]
Hyperandrogenism
March 23, 2012
Download the transcription of this podcast. A recent article in the Journal of Gender Specific Medicine dealt with hyperadrogenism, a condition I refer to in my soon to be published book as "testosterone deficiency syndrome." Testosterone deprivation syndrome occurs in[...]
Night Sweats and Heart Disease
March 13, 2012
The link between night sweats and heart disease This podcast is about an article found in OBGYN news relating night sweats and heart disease. In hormone therapy, women who take estrogen typically don’t experience flushing, hot flashes or night sweats.[...]
Breast Cancer and HRT
March 12, 2012
How HRT can be used safely on breast cancer patients Download the transcription of this podcast. Many people have questions about the balance between HRT and breast cancer treatment and prevention. A study has shown that testosterone pellets are effective[...]
Steroids and Testosterone
February 28, 2012
There is a difference between anabolic steroids and testosterone. Download the transcription of this podcast. Three million Americans have admitted to using anabolic steroids. Most of them were professional athletes or teenagers. The use of anabolic steroids is completely different[...]
Sarcopenia (Muscle Loss)
February 24, 2012
Sarcopenia—the loss of muscle mass—occurs as testosterone drops. Download the transcription of this podcast. In episode 67 of the BioBalance Healthcast we cover Sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass) which leads to frailty and nursing home care after long-term testosterone deprivation.[...]
Progesterone and PMS
February 14, 2012
Progesterone: The Second Domino to Fall after Testosterone Download the transcription of this podcast. Premenstrual Syndrome PMS is the butt of many jokes but for those of us who have had this condition, it is no laughing matter. It has[...]
The Cascade of Aging
February 9, 2012
Progesterone: The Second Domino to Fall after Testosterone Download the transcription of this podcast. In episode 65 of the BioBalance Healthcast, we talk about progesterone. Our discussion is based on a chapter of my upcoming book, Testosterone, The Secret Female[...]