I was sitting in my insurance agent's office commiserating with her the woes of being middle aged. She said that she'd lined up her entire family on the couch and in a matter-of-fact tone told them that she hated them all but to hang in there with her because she was getting "help." I was in stitches but it left me thinking, "Well, I'm not as bad as her, I only hate my husband." I was on a slippery slope.

In February of 2007, I found myself standing in a client’s driveway in tears. I looked into the back of my van at my tools and paints and didn’t have a clue as to what to do with that stuff. I was stressed out, depressed and angry. I couldn’t make a simple decision, couldn’t sleep and felt as though I was living in a fog. To add insult to injury, I couldn’t shake off the extra twenty pounds that was squishing over my bra straps. I called my GYN that day, in tears, and explained to him that I’m a woman who only cries biannually and something is wrong with me. After he snickered, he prescribed Estrodial and suggested an antidepressant. Antidepressants are not an option for me but I took the Estrodial. I’m a bit of a health nut and there had to be a better way to approach this, I reasoned, before I turn into my mother.

By divine appointment, I had a new client, my age, same struggles and she handed me Suzanne Summers book, Ageless, addressing bioidentical hormone therapy. I’m pretty sure Suzanne was speaking directly to me. Enter Dr. Landa.

With proper lab work i.e. saliva testing and blood work, coupled with her genuine concern (Dr. Landa listened to me!) I now had a “lifestyle” prescription tailored to me and no one else. It turns out I didn’t even need Estrogen, I needed Progesterone. I also learned I was suffering from adrenal fatigue and that if the adrenal glands are fried, all other hormone function is a trickle down from there. I followed Suzanne Summers eating plan with my vegetarian twist and started exercising at least four days a week. BodyLogicMD’s Orlando-based Dr. Landa’s hormone therapy and herbal approach to healing my adrenal glands has given me a new overall sense of wellbeing. She did not give me a synthetic hormone band-aid for an instant feel good like traditional medicine would impose but rather healing prescriptions.

I have never felt better in my life! I do not feel, nor do I look 46. I’ve dropped 18 pounds and I’m toned. I covet my exercise and “me” time and I’m religious about taking my prescribed supplements and bioidentical hormones. Just try to keep up with me! Even my husband is now under Dr. Landa’s care for the simple truth that he saw how this approach changed my life. Changed his too, I’m much nicer to be around.

L.A. Age 46
Orlando, Florida BodyLogicMD patient