The Solution to America’s Primary Care CrisisDr. Sara Pastoor; director of primary care advancement, Elation Health; Primary care in the United States is on the brink of collapse. Primary care providers suffer existential burnout, are the lowest compensated of all medical specialties, and there is a crisis-level shortage of primary care physicians,…
What’s the cause of your pause? (excerpt from Life Extension Foundation) Menopause or Andropause; The World Health Organization defines menopause as the “permanent cessation of menstration resulting from the loss of ovarian follicular activity.” Where menopause is sudden and complete inactivity, andropause is gradual and…
The Epidemic Deficiency of Progesterone (an excerpt from The Life Extension Foundation). Throughout adult life, women will experience a gradual loss of critical hormones (besides estrogen), namely, progesterone. This decline becomes significant as women get closer to menopause. Symptoms of progesterone deficiency include premenstrual discomfort,…
Balancing your hormones to “optimal” levels… Thank you for your interest in “Optimal Health & Performance”! During the past few years, international medical research has begun to unravel the mystery of the physiological process of aging. Research has shown that hormone levels begin to drop…