Bioidentical Hormones

[WillieW]

For those who are interested in the subject, Oprah will discuss this subject today.



JANUARY 2009 NEWS
Oprah Strives to Put Thyroid and Life in Balance

For two years, Oprah wasn't feeling like herself and no doctor could tell her why. She was diagnosed with a hormonal imbalance - Hypothyroidism, and now she's 'starting the conversation' about bioidentical hormones.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow, Thursday, January 15, to see the first episode in the series on bioidentical hormone therapy ("Bioidentical Hormones, Part 1"). Oprah says she plans to "clear the confusion" surrounding hormone therapy and will feature Dr. Phil's wife, Robin McGraw. She is profiling McGraw's journey through natural hormone replacement therapy.
Regarding her symptoms and the variety of diagnoses she received, Oprah says, "I couldn't sleep at night. I started to have heart palpitations and some leg swelling. My doctor said, 'You need to get off of salt.' And I instinctively knew that it wasn't salt, and so I went from that doctor to another doctor to another doctor. By the time I'd been to the fourth doctor, I was on heart medication, I was on blood pressure medication and for heart palpitations."

"Oprah is like so many of our patients who have seen many doctors before finally reaching us and learning that depleted hormone levels are the source of their symptoms," says Dr. Alicia Stanton, BodyLogicMD Chief Medical Officer and hormone therapy expert. "It is clear how critical it is to locate an expert physician who specializes in identifying hormone imbalance.

BodyLogicMD believes testing hormone levels through comprehensive blood, saliva and/or urine testing is the first step to achieving hormonal balance. Our extensive tests have always included panels to accurately measure hormone and thyroid levels. These tests also measure cortisol for adrenal stress and general health metrics, such as comprehensive metabolic and complete blood count panels. Hormonal balance is then attained with an individualized plan including a combination of bioidentical hormone therapy, nutrition and exercise."


Oprah includes BodyLogicMD on her website as one of the eleven listed Expert Resources in the country.

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