Hormone Optimization
Decoding Your Body’s Hormonal Profile to Optimize Hormone Therapy Results:
Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers, responsible for regulating a broad range of bodily functions and systems. Digestion, immunity, growth, libido, appetite, and much more are all regulated by hormones. Hormonal imbalance occurs when our bodies have too little or too much of a particular hormone, causing a variety of clinically significant disorders. Hormones do not function in isolation, but rather work together in a symphony of interactions, unique to each individual. Symptoms of hormone imbalance can include muscle loss, memory difficulties, poor sleep, impaired mood, anxiety, weight gain, and sexual dysfunction.
For millions of men and women, the natural side effects of aging is a process that begins years too early, resulting in premature physical symptoms of aging and deterioration. The aging process, and hormonal imbalance, impacts our metabolism, weight, and energy levels. Hormonal imbalances can also result in reduced bone strength and can affect cardiovascular health. Hormone levels that fall outside age and/or sex-specific ranges are not always indicative of a specific condition, test results must be interpreted with consideration of a patient’s overall health, health history, risk factors, and findings from physical examinations and other diagnostic procedures.
For diagnosing these acute hormone deficiencies, we use a state-of-the-art Advanced Integrative Test to understand:
- Your hormone levels, and a wide range of important biomarkers
- Your clinically significant hormone imbalances
- We identify underlying hormonal deficiencies, or excesses, influencing your metabolism
- We formulate a tailored Hormone Replacement Therapy, based on the individual’s unique hormonal makeup
- We engage our patients in the active promotion and implementation of a Healthy Lifestyle and dietary choices while monitoring their progress
Our state-of-the-art Integrative testing enables our team to develop a safe and accurate Hormone Replacement Therapy for you, so that you may realize the body’s peak performance, based on a more comprehensive picture of your own personal health.
Female Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)
Who Can Benefit from Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy?
Millions of women around the world are affected by hormone imbalances, leading to a myriad of health and quality of life issues. If you are a woman over the age of 30 you are considered to be “at-risk” for hormonal imbalance. Menopause remains the most common cause of hormone imbalance, however, there are other factors that can also lead to this serious issue. Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), perimenopause, and adrenal fatigue, can potentially contribute to significant hormone imbalances at an earlier stage in life.
Hormones serve as an internal communication system between cells throughout the body, and are responsible for controlling many of your bodily functions. Hormones affect a variety of body systems and functions, including but not limited to:
- Digestion
- Growth
- Appetite
- Immune function
- Mood
- Sleep
- Libido
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is an effective treatment option for women with elevated, suppressed, or imbalanced hormone levels. It’s most frequently used to ease symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. The most commonly replicated and utilized BHRTs are Estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone. Clinical research demonstrates that women can expect a variety of benefits from properly supervised Bioidentical Hormone Therapy, including the following:
- Higher Quality Sleep
- Heightened Libido
- Reduced Risk of Depression
- Improved Cholesterol Levels
- Reduced Osteoporosis and Restoration of Bone Strength
- Improved Mood
- Heightened Concentration and Memory
- Reduced Hot Flashes and Vaginal Dryness
- Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Reduced Risk of Endometrial and Breast Cancer
- Improved look and feel of hair, skin, and nails
- Reduced risk of breast cancer
- Reduced risk of osteoporosis (bone density)
- Fewer hot flashes
- Higher quality sleep
- Easier to maintain muscle mass and strength
When your hormones are even slightly out of balance, they can have a considerable impact on your overall health and wellness. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy or BHRT is the Because aging results in a myriad of declining health issues, BHRT has the potential to restore declining hormone levels, while slowing the aging process, preventing chronic disease, and restoring vigor and vitality. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is a more recent treatment that promises a “natural” solution with the use of hormones that mimic the natural hormones produced by our bodies. These hormones are derived from plant estrogens that are chemically identical to the hormones produced in the human body with the ability to restore normal physiological pathways to optimize bodily responses. Age can play a key causative factor in this deficiency.
Because your body’s hormones serve as an internal communication system between cells throughout the body, your hormones control most of your basic bodily functions. As a result, they coordinate cross-system functions:
BHRT can be used to treat men and women when their hormone levels drop or become unbalanced. It’s most frequently used to ease symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. The most commonly replicated and utilized BHRTs are Estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone.
- Better Maintenance of Muscle Mass and Strength
- Better Mood
- Heightened Concentration and Memory
- Better Sleep
- Improved Libido
- Reduced Risk of Depression
- Improved Cholesterol Levels
- Reduced Osteoporosis and Restoration of Bone Strength
- Reduced Hot Flashes and Vaginal Dryness
- Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
- Reduced Risk of Endometrial and Breast Cancer
The short and long-term benefits of BHRT can be extensive and can include:
- Heightened libido
- Improved look and feel of hair, skin, and nails
- Reduced risk of breast cancer
- Reduced risk of osteoporosis (bone density)
- Fewer hot flashes
- Easier to maintain muscle mass
- Healthier cholesterol levels
- Heightened libido
- Reduced risk of depression
- Improved sleep
- Better mood, concentration, and memory
For women at or near menopause, (and sometimes for even younger women, suffering from key hormone deficiencies) BHRT can be life-changing. Additionally, the minimal adverse effects and safety of BHRT have been well-documented.
Like any medical treatment, there is always the possibility that patients can experience adverse effects while taking hormones. It is important to consult with a Physician like Dr. Deepti, who has spent years developing knowledge of this therapy, and uses an evidence guided approach to safely administer BHRT. If you believe you can benefit from our expertise, please don’t hesitate to schedule a consultation!
Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Testosterone Replacement Therapy to Optimize your Health
Most men over the age of 30 will experience a reduction in the production of testosterone at a steady rate. A decrease in the hormone testosterone is a natural result of aging. While this reduction affects every man individually, 20% of men over the age of 60 years will have clinically low testosterone and this number increases to 30% for men in their 70s. Men of all ages may experience the effects of diminished testosterone, even if they may not be classified as having “clinically low” testosterone.
Testosterone is an important hormone which affects many important bodily functions including:
- Sex drive
- Sperm production
- Red blood cell production
- Muscle mass/strength
- Bone density
- Fat distribution
A decrease in testosterone levels can result in significant physical and emotional symptoms including fatigue, loss of libido, weight gain. The effects of low testosterone are often attributed to aging, but through a medically supervised approach, we can help you replenish your declining testosterone, and reclaim your vitality. Through Testosterone Replacement Therapy, we have helped 1000s of men increase their energy level, achieve better and more satisfying sexual relationships, improve confidence, and improve health outcomes, regardless of your age.
Testosterone Replacement as a treatment for Erectile Dysfunction can only work if there is good vascular health throughout the body, especially the penis. Without it, this is like pouring the best gasoline in the world into a rusty engine that hasn’t been cleaned and tuned up. You may get it to turn over a few times, but it will sputter and then, eventually, nothing will work.
Nutrition and lifestyle play a very important role in hormone therapy. TRT may help increase your testosterone levels to a healthy range. In addition to this treatment, your doctor may recommend a personalized lifestyle plan. For example, they may recommend diet changes as a part of your comprehensive treatment plan, to help you respond better to hormone therapy. Eating a healthy, balanced diet helps your body and mind in a variety of ways. Therefore, it should be no surprise that it can also help with your low testosterone treatment.
Diet and supplementation will influence your testosterone production, so providing your body the correct nutrition while receiving testosterone replacement therapy will optimize your health. You may want to stay away from low-fat diet plans, as they may be linked to low testosterone levels. While certain fats can decrease testosterone in your body, polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids may improve testicular function. Therefore, you may want to discuss what you eat with your doctor when creating your low T treatment plan.
Other lifestyle factors can also worsen your low testosterone levels. Stress can exacerbate many conditions, including low T. Therefore, you may want to limit stress as part of your treatment plan. Each individual decompresses differently, but some stress-reducing techniques include meditation, journaling, and exercising.
Living a sedentary lifestyle can also impact testosterone production. Regular exercise may be able to support your testosterone replacement treatment. Ask your doctor if they recommend a workout regimen to help you become healthier. Exercise is not only a way to gain energy, manage your weight, and improve your overall health, but it may also assist your testosterone replacement therapy. Therefore, it’s important to talk to your doctor about what you can do alongside testosterone injections to help relieve your low T symptoms.
