BodyLogicMD In The News

June 2009 - Dr. Stanton of Glastonbury, Connecticut discusses bioidentical hormone therapy and the surge in business BodyLogicMD experienced after receiving attention from Oprah on her show. Oprah started hormone therapy after not feeling well for quite some time. With the therapy followed great results, which lead to her endorsement of it on her show.

April 2009 Oprah has started the conversation on the advances of hormone replacement therapy. As of March 16, 2009 BodyLogicMD has opened their 24th location. Dr Michelle Schultz, who has been an obstetrician and gynecologist for the last 20 years, will head the practice. The focus of the practice is to help men and women that are suffering from symptoms of menopause and andropause (male menopause). This is done by balancing their hormones using...

June 2009 - The American Medical Association is taking on a segment of the $50 billion "anti-aging" industry that promotes the use of hormones as a treatment for consumers to slow or reverse the aging process...

March 2009 When Oprah talks, people listen. And when Oprah, Robin McGraw and Dr. Christiane Northrup started a national conversation about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), they struck a nerve with women all across the country. Now, Suzanne Somers sits down with Oprah and shares her menopause solutions.

March 2009 It's been seven years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its warning about potential health risks associated with hormone replacement therapies containing synthetic estrogen, prompting millions of mid-life women to toss their prescriptions.

In the years since, the FDA has approved new, safer hormone formulations to treat menopausal symptoms ranging from hot flashes and night sweats to vaginal dryness...

July 2008 - Dr. Steve Center of the Scripps Memorial Hospital has discussed the idea that bioidentical hormone therapy given to women in their late 30s to early 40s may prevent the need for a hysterectomy. In women, progesterone levels start to drop ten years prior to menopause. Estrogen then becomes the dominant hormone, which can lead to the development of abnormalities in the uterus.

July 2008 - Adrenal fatigue is a conditioned caused by the overworking of the adrenal glands. When feeling stressed, cortisol is triggered and put into the blood by the adrenal glands. Symptoms of adrenal fatigue include acne, depression, insomnia, and weight gain. To be tested for this condition, saliva tests are given throughout the day in order to measure the levels of cortisol in the body. If there is excess amount of cortisol in the body, treatment can be given, which includes reducing stress, improving diet and nutrition, and utilizing hormone therapy. By making these changes and receiving treatment, the effects of adrenal fatigue can be reduced within weeks of diagnosis.

July 2008 - A pharmacist hand-crafting a prescription with a mortar and pestle may seem straight out of an old-fashioned apothecary. But it's a scene that plays out every day in compounding pharmacies, at once a throwback to the drugstore days of old and a solution for some modern-day patients. The mortar and pestle have gone electronic, but they're still used to create medicine with a personal touch. A compounding pharmacist can prepare...

June 2008 - When menopause approaches, do hormonal changes have to ruin your life? We asked Alicia Stanton, M.D., an OB/GYN in Manchester, Conn., and chief medical officer for BodyLogicMD, a network of physicians who specialize in correcting hormonal imbalances...

June 2008 - When Larry Wilson's business partner died suddenly from a heart attack, Wilson, then age 49, determined not to follow the path of his overweight friend's sedentary lifestyle. Instead, he joined a gym, hired a personal trainer and began working out three to four times a week, using heavy aerobics and weight training. He not only won his way to good physical condition, he dropped 25 pounds. At 56, Wilson was still following his...