You had to be there — the conference room exploded with laughter after Carol, a member of my team, made this announcement: “My spouse told me to throw out our mattress because it’s making me fat.” I admit this statement sounds crazy at first. But when you think about it, it makes perfect… Read More
Cardiologists have let you down badly. Most of them can't even recognize the heart disease symptoms that are specific to women. That's bad news, because heart disease kills one of every four women in the U.S. — and all those heart drugs and standard surgeries are not effective, especially for… Read More
Your life is much tougher than your mother’s or your grandmother’s was. You have much more stress than they ever did. And it never seems to let up. Today’s world is fast-paced, pressured, and chaotic. That means cortisol — your body’s stress hormone — is constantly… Read More
If you’re like many of the women who visit my Palm Beach Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine, your greatest fear can be summed up in one word — cancer. That’s why I often discuss the best ways of cutting your cancer risk with patients. This is not what you’ll hear from your doctor.… Read More
Women are living longer today than ever before. That's the good news. But here's the catch. You still go through menopause at about the same age. Perimenopause can start as early as your 35th birthday. And when menopause hits at around 50, your estrogen levels can drop by as much as 60%. So with… Read More
Our modern world is saturated with excess estrogens. When your body has too much estrogen, you feel it. You can have any have low energy, mood swings, hot flashes, and belly fat. Your libido fades, you can’t sleep, and you become depressed. Your skin dries out and wrinkles. Even worse, you can… Read More
Talk about a double standard… When it comes to help in the bedroom, men get all the attention. There’s a huge industry built around improving sexual performance. Today I want to balance the scales. On one of my trips, I discovered a gentle all-natural aid to help women enjoy a better sex… Read More
When I put my hands on my patient T.H.’s stomach and saw her wince, I knew she was in a lot of pain… “It hurts all the time. The other doctors I went to told me they don’t know what caused it. I could either live with it, or get a… hysterectomy.” Breakthrough… Read More
I just read a study that proves how dangerous those drugs that are labeled “HRT” are. I call them drugs because they’re not real hormones. Hormones have to be made in your body, and these are synthetically created. I can’t help but get mad at this. I’m so tired of women being in this… Read More
