Proper Nutrition

Your Custom Prescription for Health Starts from the Inside.

BodyLogicMD's nutrition philosophy for functional and preventive medicine consists of a three-pronged approach including bioidentical hormone therapy, nutrition and fitness. Our bioidentical hormones physicians offer the best possible dietary counseling and supplements as a part of their natural hormone therapy programs. This integrated approach has helped many of our patients find relief from the symptoms of hormonal imbalances including menopause, andropause, adrenal fatigue, and thyroid disorders.

Balance is important throughout your body, not just for your hormones. It is essential to keep the vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants at a higher level to help fight off the free-radicals caused by aging and any imbalance in your hormones, and to help with other problems with your blood sugar, thyroid, or adrenals. We offer state-of-the-art nutritional lab testing as well as pharmaceutical grade vitamins and supplements to compliment our preventive programs to help in balancing your hormones.

BodyLogicMD Nutrition Philosophy

Your customized nutrition program is absolutely integral to the success of your overall treatment; this is because the foods you eat affect your hormones. Your body relies on many vitamins and minerals to help produce and manage your hormones and there are numerous interactions between your diet and your hormones. Your body needs good nutrition to assist and maintain hormonal balance. It also works the other way around; unbalanced hormones can cause cravings (for example, the stress hormone, cortisol) and alter your metabolism, causing weight gain.

Good nutrition will not only help preserve hormone balance, but is also a vital component to weight loss. Weight loss is a simple ratio: calories in versus calories out. You must eat less than you burn in order to achieve weight loss. When it comes to losing weight, there is no such thing as a diet, there is only proper nutrition. There is no quick fix, no magic pill, no instant remedy, but there is a way. It's time to make a lifestyle change and make different choices when deciding what to eat. Our bodies are like machines, when we're not giving them the right fuel, they don't function optimally. In addition to having balanced hormones, you must eat properly and incorporate more physical activity in your daily routine in order to lose weight or maintain an ideal weight. Our primary concern at BodyLogicMD is to balance your hormones, weight loss will often occur naturally in the process.

The Simple Rules

The rules are simple, in fact, they may sound like something your grandmother might have told you.

• Eat five portion controlled meals a day. So in addition to breakfast, lunch and dinner, have a snack between lunch and dinner, and a small snack before bed.
• During your meals, your plate should be 1/3 protein (white meat: chicken, turkey, fish, soy, eggs, and lean pork) and 2/3 colored vegetables (any vegetable that is colored, not white, all the way through). Add a sprinkle of olive oil, canola oil, or almonds for your fat.
• Avoid sugar and sweet snacks. If it says "low fat" or "instant" on the package, put it back.
• Eat all your vegetables and two hard fruits (if it crunches when you eat it, it's GOOD FOR YOU!) every day.
• Have a tablespoon of cod liver oil (fish oil) every day.
• Drink lots of water.

Your BodyLogicMD affiliated physician will provide nutritional support and dietary counseling as part of your functional medicine program. It's time to get healthy - from the inside out.

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To get started, leave us your information and we will contact you to find out exactly how we can help. We order the initial labs you'll need for your first visit and we'll schedule the appointment with your new bioidentical hormone physician. Before your visit you'll spend time on our website completing a thorough questionnaire in the convenience of your home.

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At your hour-long initial consultation, your physician will meet with you personally to discuss your symptoms, review your results and talk through the appropriate treatment to meet your individualized needs. Our highly experienced physicians undergo hundreds of hours of training in bioidentical hormones and have helped thousands of women and men suffering the symptoms of hormone imbalance.

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Finally, if necessary, your physician will prescribe the customized compounded bioidentical hormones and other pharmacy-grade supplements for your personalized program. The compounding pharmacy will contact you and send these directly to your home or office as you request.