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read moreThe reason I like this supplement is that it has been shown to increase testosterone levels naturally. This is important for both men and women. Women especially can experience very low testosterone levels as they transition through menopause. Not only can they experience extreme fatigue from this but a whole host of other symptoms including heart palpitations. Sometimes prescribed testosterone is necessary but this is a great first step toward symptom resolution. Having a complete hormone panel done, like the one we offer on our website can...
read moreTestosterone is a vital piece of the body’s hormonal makeup and while it is often referred to as the “male hormone,” it is a critical to female wellness at lower levels. Testosterone is not only the hormone that regulates your sex drive as most people think, but according to the British Columbia Medical Journal, low levels of testosterone are linked to depression, fatigue, decreased muscle mass, weight gain, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Waning testosterone levels can happen early in life. A study in the Journal of...
read moreAs many of you know I was trained in traditional or conventional medicine. I was taught to identify diseases by recognizing patterns of symptoms and to treat those symptoms by prescribing drug-based therapies that are similar for all patients with a given disease. However I have since completed a functional medicine fellowship and changed the way I practice medicine. Functional Medicine is an exciting trend in medicine. It is much better for patients because health and vitality is promoted. A patient’s lifestyle and unique...
read moreAre you anxious? Well, if you are, you’re not alone. …anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older. 1 Anxiety disorders account for almost one-third of the country’s $148 billion total mental health bill in 1999, and currently mental illness is the most costly condition in America: $201 billion in direct costs in addition to loss of productivity. 2 While many of us are unaware, neurotransmitters in our bodies are the chemical messengers that can have...
read moreGreetings readers! I wanted to share with you a story of a 16 year old patient of mine. We’ll call her Chloe. Chloe came to see me because she was having hair loss, or spotty alopecia. She had been seeing a dermatologist for her hair loss and after trying many things the dermatologist had resulted to doing steroid injections into her scalp on the bald spots. While this therapy worked for the hair loss, it was leaving boggy spots on her scalp that felt funny. Both Chloe and her mother knew this was not a long term solution to the problem, but...
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read moreA Note from Dr. Deanna: Why do you need to be in charge of your health? In today’s busy medical practices, doctors simply don’t have time to educate patients about health and/or diseases and their treatments. This blog and my Healing Handbook are intended to begin your health learning curve, so you can become an active participant, along with your doctor, in improving your health position. Health requires you to know your body better than anyone else. If you are certain something is just not right, then please, get “outside the traditional...
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