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Comment on OVERWEIGHT, OBESE, FLABBY, HEAVY, OR JUST PLAIN FAT! by Joni Jackson

Joni Jackson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:51:45 +0000

What an interesting article. Especially interesting was the information about OAs. The part about not eating a bowl of ice cream before bed, however, made me sad. Seriously, very informative.

Comment on Why Should Synthetic Hormone Therapy Frighten Women? by Healthcare Costs – One Thing You Can Do |

Healthcare Costs – One Thing You Can Do | — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:09:16 +0000

[...] andropause a serious enough syndrome to warrant treatment. If they do, they will only cover synthetic replacement as they are FDA approved. While symptomatic menopause has been recognized for some time, again [...]

Comment on DO WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE HORMONES? by Healthcare Costs – One Thing You Can Do |

Healthcare Costs – One Thing You Can Do | — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:06:01 +0000

[...] one aspect that really gets to me is that most insurances do not cover what helps us significantly: Bioidentical Hormone Therapy. Get real folks, the government (Medicare) and most of all the other private insurances do not pay [...]

Comment on UNDERSTANDING HYPOTHYROIDISM PART 1 by Terry R. Leder

Terry R. Leder — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:59:45 +0000

Vince,
Sorry I am so late responding to your kind words! The blog system has a few kinks to work out!
Yes I agree totally with you, sometimes it’s the pioneers that really develop the best alternative. Conventional medicine is too restricted by the constant threat of litigation to go out on a limb.
Cheers to Dr. Coe!

Comment on THE HCG DIET: HOW IT WORKS by Terry Leder

Terry Leder — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:25:24 +0000

Dear Anjie,
It’s great that you want to get to that ideal weight. The “sort of” comment in your first line kind of tipped off why it really didn’t work the first time around. It is absolutely crucial that your caloric intake be low to allow the HCG to go to work and burn off that last 25 lbs of stubbornness.
Most likely that 25 lbs is visceral, that is internal, which is the ‘stored fat’ that HCG works on, and usually the hardest to get rid of.
So with the correct caloric intake it should work. Not knowing your history have we ruled out all the other missing metabolizers like B12, testosterone, and thyroid?
Not qualifying for the phentermine is not that big of a deal. It works for some, and doesn’t work for others.
We use it as a stop gap measure to try and curb appetite while the hormone restoration is happening, so some weight loss can occur and positive results happen quickly. The real fix is in having the hormones all in line, that enables permanent weight loss.
The HCG when successful is a permanent fix as well, as long as you keep your caloric intake in a reasonable range. Not the 500-800 calories when on the HCG program, but the estimate we give you daily, or what we measure from the VO2 device, usually around 1800-2000 calories, once you get to your ideal weight.
Give us a call and try it again. I am sure Dr. Bernard will agree to a plan.
We are all about losing weight and getting to the appropriate healthy feel-good weight!
Be sure to ask me for the diet plan if you do decide to go with HCG again.
Good Luck and hope to see you soon!

Comment on THE HCG DIET: HOW IT WORKS by admin

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:44:04 +0000

Hi Anjie, don’t give up! That 25lbs you need to lose may be ‘stubborn’, but you can be stubborn right back and empower yourself to achieve the weight goal you desire. You CAN do it!

Comment on THE HCG DIET: HOW IT WORKS by Anjie

Anjie — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:46:58 +0000

I tried the HCG diet (sort of). I have an issue with eating and could not muster the will to eat only 500 – 800 calories. What you are saying makes more sense and I may see if Dr. Bernard will help me give it a try again. I have a stubborn 25lbs to lose but not enough body fat to qualify for Phentermine. I guess I should be thankful.

Comment on ANDROPAUSE, THE MALE MENOPAUSE? by low on energy fatigue

low on energy fatigue — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:54:48 +0000

Hello,
Thank you for your great article. Also the pic is very nice.
Thanks.

Comment on MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS GIVEN TESTOSTERONE A BAD RAP by admin

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:35:58 +0000

You have hit the nail on the head! You are correct in your observation.
Research is telling us that the lack of testosterone and the subsequent gain of estrogens in men is one of the major culprits
in causing prostate cancer.
When testosterone production declines in men, estrogen production climbs. In particular the estrone form of estrogen.
Estrogens are also absorbed by men (and women) from plastics, additives in cosmetics, parabens, and many other enviromental sources.
When we treat men with testosterone replacement, estrogen levels are almost always high, so we treat to lower these levels as well.
Also, recent research is showing that “Testosterone Deprivation Therapy” which is commonly used in treating active prostate cancer
may not be the best treatment. This is still unclear.
Even better news is that more recent research in Europe is showing that testosterone replacement is protective from development
of prostate cancer.
One word of caution though, it is still unclear that treatment with testosterone replacement in “Active Prostate Cancer” is beneficial.
There still exists fear that this approach may fuel prostate cancer. More study in this aspect needs to be done.
The flip side is that after treatment of prostate cancer, testosterone replacement can be done and does become beneficial
just as before active cancer developed.

Comment on MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAS GIVEN TESTOSTERONE A BAD RAP by Raymond

Raymond — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:47:36 +0000

What do you think about how the media seems to push the idea that if you take Testosterone then you will automatically get prostate cancer?

I feel that the culprit again is estrogen. I cannot help but think about the time in a man’s life when Testosterone is at it’s highest (late teens), and I have never known of a teen having prostate cancer.