NAPLES, Fla. (Business Wire) -- It's like hitting a brick wall in life. That is how some women describe menopause.
Sleepless and sweaty nights. Weight gain. Mood swings and irritability. Loss of sex drive. Depression.
"Menopause can be debilitating both physically and emotionally," said BodyLogicMD physician Dr. Gary Gallo. "Using bioidentical hormone therapy to treat menopause can help women feel normal again, they can get their life back."
In her recent book The Sexy Years, Suzanne Somers best described the onset of menopause as being invaded by the seven dwarfs: Itchy, Bitchy, Sweaty, Sleepy, Bloated, Forgetful and All-Dried-Up.
"Women completely relate to these symptoms," said Gallo. "At BodyLogicMD we evaluate each patient's hormone levels and balance them accordingly using bioidentical hormone therapy integrated with fitness and nutrition."
As the body ages, hormones diminish and the signs of aging creep in.
Menopause is the time in a woman's life when the ovarian production of estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone begins to decline. Although menopause is medically defined as the time in which a woman ceases to menstruate for a period of 12 months, the onset can occur up to ten years before that. Although each woman is different, generally it occurs some time between the ages of 35 and 55.
"I have women coming to my office desperately seeking solutions to eliminate the suffering caused by hormonal imbalance," said Gallo, an expert in bioidentical hormone therapy.
Besides the physical and emotional benefits, balanced hormone levels protect against obesity and disease, including cancer and Alzheimer's. But because of today's stressful lifestyle, women are losing hormones long before their golden years. Perimenopause can begin as early as 35, said Gallo.
"The thought of living with the symptoms of menopause and suffering for the next few years was overwhelming," said one BodyLogicMD menopause patient. "Within one month of being on the BodyLogicMD bioidentical hormone therapy, my symptoms vanished. I feel like my old self again and would not consider going through this stage of my life without it. My husband is much happier too."
Unlike synthetic hormones, which are derived from the urine of pregnant mares, bioidentical hormones are replicas of the body's own natural hormones. They're made from soy, yams and other plant extracts, and they make women feel normal again.
In treating women with hormonal imbalances such as menopause, BodyLogicMD replaces exactly what is missing, or low, with the body's appropriate bioidentical hormones.
"Our physicians examine every patient closely, evaluating symptoms and using laboratory tests to determine each patient's customized dose," noted Gallo.
BodyLogicMD uses only the finest and most reputable compounding pharmacies to obtain the exact combination of hormones required to achieve the proper hormonal balance.
About Dr. Gary Gallo
Dr. Gary Gallo founded the Palm Institute in 2001, a practice dedicated to achieving optimum health and a better quality of life through preventive medicine. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1963 and completed his orthopedic residency training at Yale-New Haven Hospital, CT in 1970. After 31 years as an orthopedic surgeon, he became a Diplomat of the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine in 1999 and became certified by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine in 2003. In 2003 he was named an American Academy of Anti-Aging Oral Board Examiner. In 2005 he joined BodyLogicMD.
About BodyLogicMD
Founded in 2003, BodyLogicMD offers bioidentical hormone therapy, nutrition and fitness to women and men. Its nationwide network of anti-aging physicians helps those suffering from hormonal imbalance, menopause and andropause.
BodyLogicMD Naples Location: 5440 Park Central Court, Suite 2 Naples, Florida 34109 For appointments and information call 239-593-7766
For more information visit http://www.bodylogicmd.com.
For BodyLogicMD, Naples
Lisa Buyer, 954-354-1410 x14
lbuyer@moxie-group.com
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