Bioidentical Hormones

The ‘Make It Or Break It’ Age For Your Health (And 8 Ways To Revamp Your Routine)

Nancy Deville | Posted 05.20.2012

Nancy Deville

The early 40s are the years to make significant changes to head off accelerated aging. It's a "make or break it" time of life. You can tailspin into aging, or you can revamp and renew yourself.

A Menopause Carol

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 02.20.2012

Ellen Dolgen

If, as the saying goes, this is the most wonderful time of the year, why are you feeling like Scrooge? Don't let your menopause chain you down!

Can Hormones Keep You Young?

Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P. | Posted 12.07.2011

Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P.

I've been prescribing bioidentical hormones for years and can tell you miracles on both sides of the fence. For many of my patients, taking hormones is the answer to their prayers.

Bioidentical Hormones: A Lot of Fancy and Very Little Fact

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

When celebrities tout a product or fad, Angelenos tend to jump on the bandwagon. Such has been the case with bioidentical hormones to treat menopausal symptoms.

Estrogen Does NOT Cause Breast Cancer: Debunking Common Myths About The Hormone

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Rebecca Booth, MD

While the attempt to objectify the effects of hormone replacement therapy is admirable, inappropriate interpretations have resulted in unprecedented fear of "all things estrogen."

What Would Happen if Men Lost their Testosterone for a Few Days Each Month?

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Rebecca Booth, MD

Understanding the hormonal cycle is imperative for maximizing our physical and mental health, and the younger the woman is when she is enlightened, the better off she will be.

Menopause Relief: Natural Or Conventional Treatment?

nytimes.com | CAMILLE SWEENEY | Posted 11.17.2011

AFTER six years on a prescription estrogen patch that alleviated her hot flashes, but did nothing to address her midlife 25-pound weight gain, Martha ...

Bioidentical Hormones - Marketing Hype or Medical Breakthrough?

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Rebecca Booth, MD

HRT is all over the headlines; "bioidentical" is the latest buzzword used by public figures-many of whom have no medical training. I'll give you the facts.

Suzanne Somers' Daily Routine: Hormones, Vaginal Injections And 60 Pills (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Suzanne Somers showed "Oprah" viewers her intricate daily routine on Thursday's show, the topic of which was hormone replacement. For years Somers has...

Weight Loss Resolutions Often Require More Than "Eat Less, Exercise More"

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Eric Braverman

The more we age, the more hormones we lose. Without the right levels of hormones, many women, and men as well, find that they just can't lose weight, no matter how hard they try.