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See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog Why should I worry about taking Vitamin E when it comes to aging? Vitamin E is an antioxidant that keeps your brain healthy, your immune system working effectively, and decreases the inflammation throughout your body.  Women with Fibrocystic Breast Disease, should take two supplements Vitamin E and Iodoral (Iodine) every d...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog Health now a days requires following a fresh food diet, with supplements to fill the gaps in nutrition. Vitamins have been treated with disdain by medical doctors since I was in medical school half a century ago. Doctors have routinely told their patients that vitamin and mineral supplementation is unnecessary if a person...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: How to SCULPT YOUR MUSCLES AND TIGHTEN YOUR SKIN after weight loss! How to decrease VISCERAL FAT A new way to IMPROVE MUSCLE MASS by 30% for strength and beauty in 4 weeks DECREASE SUBCUTANEOUS FAT by 25% in 4 weekly treatments INCREASE MUSCLE DEFINITION with Emsculpt Neo A way to REHABILITATE AFTER SU...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog If you ever doubted your doctor because she wrote a script that you later "Googled" and found was not FDA approved, I hope you trusted your doctor enough to realize that she wouldn't recommend any medication that would hurt you…. What is an unapproved use of a drug, also called "off-label"? Unapproved use of an approved dr...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog You will learn: What holds up new treatments for diseases and conditions How long the FDA sits on a known safe medical medication before it is released to the public. Why safe and effective drugs are NOT approved by the FDA Why doctors are forced to use medications off label How you can help During my 44 years of medical p...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog When I go to Fitness Edge, the place I have worked out with weights twice a week for 38 years, I know I am increasing my muscle mass and my metabolism for the next 72 hours…that's right, after just an hour of lifting weights, my body burns more calories over the next 3 days.  Lifting weights not only increases muscle mass,...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog All testosterone pellet medical practices are not equal.  Most use pellets that are inferior to ours, inexpensive but have more side effects, and are not as effective as the testosterone and estradiol pellets that I use in my medical practice, BioBalance® Health. Most practices do not understand the many interactions betwe...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog The summer of 2025, the US has experienced record heat. Most Americans have been under a severe heat warning for months, which has caused me to review the symptoms, prevention and treatment for  Heat Stroke .  This summer's heat was unusual, however it may recur in the future, so we must learn to deal with the effect of pr...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog As the founder and Medical Director of BioBalance® Health, an anti-aging longevity practice for 23 years, I have long sought a blood test that serves as a reliable indicator of aging and disease risk. Identifying those at highest risk allows me to better motivate patients to follow my treatment plan and pursue a longer, he...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog If you are female who is menopausal and you have experienced your OBGYN or internist drawing your blood to check your hormone levels, (Estradiol, and LH and FSH) to see if you are menopausal or to see what your estradiol level is while on HRT, you may have heard your doctor tell you that your estradiol level is too high. T...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog You have all heard about smoking and the risks of lung and mouth cancer as the biggest dangers associated with it. However, since the ban on smoking indoors, many people have switched from cigarettes to other forms of nicotine, such as cigars, e-cigarettes, pipes, hookahs, or Nicorette gum. Most of my patients believe thes...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog This Blog post is for mature women to read.  If you feel embarrassed by sex or offended that I am addressing these genuine female concerns, please skip this Blog. Among the many questions I have received, I am sharing a few with you in case you also have these questions but are hesitant to ask when you visit your gynecolog...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog This  Blog contains dialogue of a sexual nature In my 29-year history of practicing gynecology and 23 years of practicing hormone replacement medicine, there have always been a few questions that only the bravest and most comfortable patients would ask me during a well-woman visit or consultation. During the next few weeks...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog You can convince yourself of a fairy tale that the US government provides us with excellent advice on how to be healthy—for instance, what the percentages of each food group should be, like the food pyramid or the food plate. However, time has shown that they aren't focused on our health with their recommendations; rather,...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog Menopausal Symptoms I waited to announce the emerging research regarding the safety of post-menopausal   hormone replacement therapy for breast cancer patients suffering from severe menopausal symptoms until the research finally supported my belief that women have the right to receive the treatment that they need if they a...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog Last time we reviewed why interpreting your lab may lead you to the wrong diagnosis and treatment.  Today we continue our review of each lab panel and why the reference ranges on your lab results may not be the "Healthy Normal Range" that you should compare your results to. Lab reference ranges are established with a one-s...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog There is a new federal rule for lab companies that requires them to report your blood tests to you as soon as they are finished, often even before your doctor has seen them.  This rule, deemed unreasonable, was established by individuals without medical expertise (politicians), who know little about interpreting lab data o...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog The newest miracle drug for weight loss is changing the lives of thousands of people who have battled obesity for extended periods of time….These GLP-1 medications are also treating or preventing the diseases that go with long term obesity: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Joint replacements, Arthritis, Sleep Apnea, and Alzheimer'...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog Almost every week I hear from my male patients that their PCP doctor has scared them by telling them to stop taking testosterone pellets because their Hematocrit is too high.  Alternatively, their doctor recommended a lower dose of T. These two recommendations are those doctors who don't understand all the good that the te...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog I am not sure if you play THE "WHAT'S THE DISEASE THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE GAME with yourself, but since I am a doctor I have spent a lot of time thinking about what diseases I do not want! I started my list in medical school when I witnessed what certain diseases can do to your life.  Medicine has many cures and treatmen...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog If you are receiving testosterone or estradiol hormone pellet therapy, BioBalance Health wants to know if you have any of the following medical conditions that may require you to take antibiotics before any medical or dental procedure that breaks the skin, including pellet insertions and dental cleanings. BioBalance Health...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog If you feel ignored and unheard by your doctor or nurse practitioner, your feelings are correct!  As a group women are not listened to and often dismissed as emotional and not smart enough to understand "complicated" medical information, by the Misogynistic American medical community, the US governmental agencies who make...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog During our interview I reviewed her path through recovering from years of no hormones and discussed how dramatic her recovery was.  Her  symptoms  included  no libido and no orgasms, Painful intercourse from a dry vagina, fatigue, depression, troubles with memory, Insomnia, lack of motivation, dry wrinkled skin, alopecia,...

See all the Healthcasts at https://www.biobalancehealth.com/healthcast-blog Do you ache all over? Are you weaker every year? Shorter and more bent over?   Are your clothes hanging off your shoulders? Do you walk slower and hold on to things as you walk?  If you notice these signs in yourself or someone you love it means you, or they are becoming frail. As a physician I had to become a people watch...