CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘Thyroid’ Category
What to do when your doctor wants you to stop your hormone therapy.
The most likely cause of hair loss is low thyroid, followed closely by medications. I will give your PCP the benefit of the doubt that he or she doesn’t know anything about hormones, but that does not excuse him/her from[...]
What to say when your primary care doctor questions your use of Bio-Identical Hormones.
Pellets are mysterious to most doctors and drug reps, so they just tell patients they are “dangerous” or useless to scare patients from using them. Primary doctors who practice general medicine, generally don’t know anything about hormones and or worse[...]
The Roadblocks to Fat Loss – Losing Weight After 40
Today we will discuss the difference between fat loss and weight loss roadblocks. There are many roadblocks to fat loss for Americans and the list grows longer every day! It is now wonder that we are an obese society with[...]
Weight Loss Secrets: Drinking Alcohol Counteracts Fat Loss
Drinking alcohol while you are attempting to lose weight will block fat loss and sabotage any diet plan! Introduction: For many years I have advised my patients to abstain from alcohol while they are working on losing fat and to[...]
The Thyroid Myth that Doctors Still Believe
The thyroid gland is the most important gland to human life. I have had hypothyroidism since I was 23, so I have had an interest in the thyroid gland, how it works and what treatments work and which ones[...]
Your Blood Work Results and Parathyroid Tumors
Several blood test are required and reviewed before you can become a BioBalance Health patient. I evaluate my new patients with a battery of blood tests before I ever see them. This gives me the advantage of the time I[...]
A continuation of the discussion of the signs of hypothyroidism
What you need to know about Hypothyroid Symptoms. Physical Signs of Hypothyroidism: What a doctor or YOU can see or feel on your body: Low Pulse and Low Blood pressure Basal Body Temperature below 98 (your oral temperature taken[...]
BioBalance Health’s Anti-Aging Pyramid
As we age our body begins to deteriorate and we become more fragile and more susceptible to illness and death. For the last several weeks, we have been discussing the various systems of the body which, as we age, begin[...]
Human Growth Hormones, Secretagogues, and Why They Matter
Human Growth Hormone - If It Is A Necessary Human Hormone, Why Is It So Actively Controlled? For decades the US government has punished doctors for prescribing growth hormone for adults. Doctors who practice anti-aging medicine are targeted by the[...]
Hypothyroid Protocols
Hypothyroidism, the Symptoms, and Possible Treatment Options. Dr. Maupin’s office, BioBalance Health, is a specialty practice that focuses on the replacement of hormones. As we age, we tend to make fewer and fewer of the critical hormones. We have found[...]