OverviewHormone Care
Hormones are powerful chemicals. A single burst of hormones from one tiny gland has the potential to signal every cell of your body. Hormones have their fingers in every aspect of your daily life, including how your body processes food, handles reproduction, regulates growth, and manages energy. They literally change the way that your genes work, which is why their effects are felt so acutely.
Improving Daily Life
Many people ignore hormones until faced with something like perimenopause or depression. But consider proactively adjusting your particular hormonal dance to make positive changes in other areas. Both men and women can benefit from balancing their hormones to correct:
- Fatigue
- Chronic pain
- Prostate problems
- Infertility
- Weight gain
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
One of the most critical aspects of overall health is the ability to handle stress. Cortisol and DHEA—two hormones produced by your adrenal glands—are key to maintaining a calm mental, emotional, and physical outlook. Rejuvenating your body’s ability to handle stress is often an important piece of a treatment plan no matter what the symptoms are.
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Finding Solutions
I’ve spent my entire career fascinated by the wide-ranging effects of all hormones—not just the ones you hear about in the news.
Assessing and effectively treating hormones is an exercise in holistic health and takes more than looking at someone’s age, symptoms, and estrogen levels. I always consider how diverse body systems work together with your mind to produce your sense of health. I take a holistic approach—including bioidentical hormones, nutritional supplements, immune system and brain therapy, diet changes, and emotional healing—to bring you back into balance.
How your hormones are tested is critical. Conventional blood tests do not reveal how much active hormone is circulating in your body, and therapies can consequently miss the mark. I use salivary hormone testing and keep up with the latest research in endocrinology to personalize each patient’s treatment plan.
If you have questions or want to get started with hormone therapy, call (503) 206-7773 or contact the office. You can also learn more by taking a hormone-related class. For information about any of the other conditions that I regularly treat, please see Services.