Want to lose weight, build muscle and kick start your sex drive? It’s possible with bioidentical hormone therapy.
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Learn how bioidentical hormone therapy has helped thousands of men find relief from symptoms of andropause - the male menopause. With the help of BodyLogicMD customized wellness programs, it's possible for men to lose weight, build muscle mass, kick start libido and start feeling better than they did in thier 20's and 30's. Attend a FREE local seminar in your area and discover how a highly trained bioidentical hormones expert can help you balance your hormones and optimize your overall health, using a combination of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and customized nutrition and fitness regimens.
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Birmingham, AL
Tuesday - September 14, 2010
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Tuesday - September 14, 2010
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Wednesday - September 15, 2010
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Milwaukee, WI
Thursday - September 16, 2010
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Louisville, KY
Thursday - September 16, 2010
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
Monday - September 27, 2010
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Nashville, TN
Tuesday - October 05, 2010
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BodyLogicMD physicians offer FREE monthly Andropause Seminars in 26 states, including Puerto Rico. For a complete list of upcoming seminars in your area, go to: Local Bioidentical Hormone Therapy Seminars
The Medical Minute with Fort Lauderdale Bioidentical Hormones Expert Dr. Jeffrey Thackrey
High Testosterone Levels in Men Linked to Heart Disease
Testosterone is an anabolic steroid – a hormone that regulates protein retention in the body, to improve muscle mass and bone density. The male sex hormone is synthesized by cholesterol and is produced by the testes. Testosterone levels typically peak in a man’s late 20’s, early 30’s, and gradually decline at an average rate of 2 percent each year. The primary concern for men experiencing symptoms of andropause – the male menopause - is waning levels of testosterone. For most men, testosterone declines naturally with age; however, in some cases, Low-T isn’t the issue. Most middle-aged men using bioidentical hormones are doing so to kick start testosterone production; on the flipside, bioidentical hormone therapy may also help men with abnormally high levels of testosterone.
Studies suggest that men over the age of 65 with too much testosterone have an increased risk of heart disease. Other risks associated with excess testosterone include:
- Low sperm count
- Impotence
- Liver disease
- Aggressive behavior
- Shrinking testicles
- Heart muscle damage
- Insomnia
- Acne
Testosterone is a critical component of a man’s overall health. It’s important for men to know where their levels are at, especially for men over the age of 45. Hormone testing is the only way to know for sure if hormone levels are balanced. If you’ve been experiencing symptoms of testosterone imbalance, such as low libido, fatigue, sleep difficulty, weight gain, muscle loss, erectile dysfunction and impotence, it would be in your best interest to have your hormone levels evaluated by a physician.
Interested in learning more about testosterone and men's health?
Any men living in the South Florida area are welcome to attend my FREE seminar on bioidentical hormone therapy. I will discuss testosterone how a combination of bioidentical hormones and customized nutrition and fitness regimens can relieve symptoms of andropause and help men get their edge back. Click here for more information on this event or find a local bioidentical hormone therapy seminar in your area.
About Fort Lauderdale Bioidentical Hormones Expert, Jeffrey Thackrey, M.D.
Fingers crossed
Okay, okay. So my wife won the argument regarding hormones. I finally made an appointment to see a bioidentical hormone doctor. They will be sending me a saliva kit by mail; which sounds anything but pleasant; like anyone about to take a saliva test, I did some Googling and they actually have a video on how to do it! From what I have read saliva tests are actually very accurate for testing levels of hormones, which blood testing can’t accomplish. I guess this is all part of the benefit of going to a bioidentical hormones specialist; my annual exams have never included a saliva test, makes you wonder.
My appointment is practically a month from now, giving me plenty of time to continue my research. I have already done some preliminary research and it seems that balancing male hormones isn’t all that difficult. It is actually easier to deal with men and their hormones than women; but who doubted that? Men are simple and women well, they are women. I might actually be getting excited at the idea that I could return to some version of my former self. It would be very nice to have the energy to do something that doesn’t involve just sitting behind my computer screen.
I want to be more active in my son’s life and enjoy the time with my wife. It seems that lately I don’t enjoy much of anything at all.
-Rudy
And it begins…
I've been on the fence about using bioidentical hormones for a few months now - ever since I read about them in a NY Times article earlier this year. I recently had a consultation with a doctor who specializes in bioidentical hormone therapy here in Arizona. It was a bit of a drive, but well worth it. I feel like, even if I don't get the results I'm looking for, I still learned a lot about how the body works and what I can be doing to make myself healthier.
My doctor discussed how diet and excercise - or lack thereof - can affect hormones and recommended that I make some changes now, to spare myself a lot of health issues later on in life. I've been searching for a way to reinvent myself and I think I've found in with my new doctor. In addition to the bioidentical hormones, I'm also taking supplements now - I always thought that vitamins were for kids, but apparently they work wonders for adults too.
I've only been using the bioidenticals for 3 days and I haven't noticed any significant changes, although I'm definitely more optimistic than I was before I started treatment. I feel like now I have something to look forward to. I can't wait to start seeing some progress - I've read other bloggers' accounts of treatment and some have noticed results in the first few weeks!
I'll definitely drop in again soon to give an update.
By the way, this is a great site. It's good for men to talk about this stuff, becuase too many men are in the dark on the whole male menopause issue.
-Jay
What the hell happened to me?
I remember when I was 23 years old. Not a care in the world. Sure I had my responsibilities, but I was in my prime. After highschool, I bulked out, started eating better, exercised more often and felt a whole lot better about myself because of it. Starting in my early 30's, I began gaining weight - and fast. My eating habits didn't change and at the time, I was still working out 3 times a week. By the time I hit 40, I was overweight, I rarely exercised and in addition not being able to get it up, I was losing my hair. Needless to say, my confidence was at all time low. Over the past four years I've learned to live with the "new" me - the old me. I've accepted that my body wasn't built to last forever and most of it won't. I just didn't think that I would be an old man so soon.
I recently read an article in Esquire magazine that featured a bioidentical hormones doctor named Kenneth Varano. According to Dr. Varano, male menopause IS real and medically termed "andropause." He also discusses how bioidentical hormone therapy can help men with a lot of the symptoms I've been experiencing. Have any men out there had any true success with bioidentical hormones?
I appreciate any advice I can get!
-Roger
Testosterone Testimonial
We have placed a really well-thought-out article (a letter to Roanoke Times) on this blog for you to read. It’s about TRT (testosterone replacement therapy). The author is using bioidentical hormones to balance testosterone levels.
Men, you should read this article. It clearly argues that there is a difference, not made clear by many physicians or researchers, between bioidentical and synthetic hormones used in replacement. Most, if not all, problems referred to in the medical and research literature (as this testimonial notes) occur in reference to synthetic products.
Read this article. For my part, I feel it truly reflects my issues and my subsequent resolution of many of them. Just today my primary physician gave me a full physical exam (including extensive blood testing) and everything was good. So good I am able to STOP taking all of the prescription medications she had previously prescribed. (If you don’t understand all of the technical references in the article, not to worry. You will find this read reassuring.)
Here's what Michael McCarty – patient of Dr. Heidi Archer of BodyLogicMD of Vail and Potomac Falls had to say:
"I went to my family doctor, then to a urologist and finally an endocrinologist. I questioned my levels of hormones. In all cases they said, diet and exercise was all I needed. All of them wanted to mask my real problem by prescribing me medications for my ‘symptoms”. They wanted me on medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, anxiety and erectile dysfunction. That’s five different medications! I refused to put those toxins in my body. The side effects are many which usually lead to more medication. So, being desperate and knowing what the real problem was, I went to see a doctor from BodyLogicMD, Dr. Heidi Archer. She is in Potomac Falls, VA. The doctors at BodyLogicMD are expertly trained in hormone replacement therapy. Not only that they understand nutrition and exercise. They believe in taking nutritional supplements. They are on the cutting edge of the aging human. Is it expensive? Not at all. I feel better now than at age 25!..."
Addressing the whole body’s dysfunction.
O.K. So it’s really important to understand how the body works or doesn’t work or, more importantly, how it tries to accommodate its functions when on the down-grade – getting older. I am not a medical expert (although I was pre-med in college and in the National Guard Medical Corps) but I have learned that as parts wear out, compensation sets in. In many cases of andropause, the goal is to get hormones, nutrition and fitness working closely together toward an optimal level. It’s not enough to just get bioidentical hormone therapy, fitness or nutrition by themselves because they are all connected and must be addressed simultaneously.
So, men, don’t shortchange yourself, as we often want to do. If you want real results, all of these issues must be addressed or the body just reestablishes a new dysfunctional equilibrium.
Bioidentical Hormone Therapy… Here Goes!
Trying to live out my life with a healthy dose of taking care of myself. Wow! What a simple concept, right? Wrong.
Belly fat, low energy, arthritis pain, off-and-on depression. Stop! I can’t let that be the life I live if there are choices — and there are.
I admit it, I hate exercise and don’t like being hungry (the on-a-diet kind of hunger). But I am determined to minimize the things I hate by getting back as many of those things I have either lost or dislike living with daily. If I can do that – and diet and exercise are required – I think I can change how I feel about myself.
So, I began this long, life-changing quest last Friday. I was tested to find out how my body-motor is running (that ultimate check-up we all avoid—ESPECIALLY men). Well, guys, the picture isn’t so pretty. The good news is it can be remedied with lots of side positive benefits – including more sex!
BodyLogicMD’s program is specific to bioidentical hormone therapy, nutrition and fitness. They do the testing, and assign you a physician to develop a supportive regime for you to fix, as my 94-year-old mother would say, “what ails you.” I did the tests, and Jennifer Landa, MD gave me the results and a personalized rebuilding plan. I’ll discuss the results — the plan and how it’s going — on this blog.
After getting beyond the overwhelming thing – like learning that the carburetor needs cleaning out, the fuel needs to be upgraded and the tires are almost flat – I am ready to get out of this ditch. I am doing it and I’m going to tell all!
BTW, love my doctor, wow! Everyone should be so lucky to have a beautiful, intelligent, fun woman tell you what you need to do to get back on the road.