Our goal here at Rejuvime is to educate our patients and followers on the menagerie of contributing factors that play a role in the aging process. We truly believe that education is the key to success, and living an active, healthy, and happy lifestyle is a passionate goal we have for each one of our …
When you find yourself shopping anywhere for food nowadays, you will see the words “organic” and “all natural” slapped on everything from meat, to dairy, to actual regular junk food. The pressure to eat healthier is more prominent and commonplace now than it has been in recent history, and no one has felt it more …
Despite popularly being a “male” hormone, testosterone is actually prevalent in all human bodies, regardless of gender. While it is produced in smaller doses in women than in men, testosterone is still a vital hormone in a woman’s overall health. Processes testosterone play a part in include producing new red blood cells, enhancing and regulating …
Everyone who was young will one day be old, but today we live in a startlingly youth-obsessed culture. It’s one that discriminates against the elderly in ways that society would consider shocking if the same discrimination were launched against gays or people of color. Evidence of the Ageism Epidemic The elderly feel invisible Kyoko Hamada, …
Thirty-seven years ago, Dr. Alan Scott introduced botulinum toxin-A as a solution to prevent eye spasms. It was extremely effective and was further utilized to correct all manner of facial spasms, even vocal ones. Botulinum toxin-A, or Botox, as it is known today, has become a household name, and treatment with Botox is now a …
As with cosmetic surgery, the stigma surrounding lip fillers has been achieved through botched jobs that become high profile on tv and the internet. Like with many things, the outlying examples seem to speak the loudest. Sometimes the only thing a person may know about them is the high profile cases of either being extremely …
Last week we explored the little-discussed topic of sexual dysfunction in women. Continuing with our trend of gender-specific topics, in this blog, we are uncovering more information on the subject of male sexual dysfunction. While the treatment and exploration of sexual problems, in general, is still in its infancy, male sexual issues are a bit …
The female sexual response system is very complex and, even now, isn’t fully understood yet. Today’s society, however, more fully embraces the nature of sex and sexual desire, as well as has a shifting focus on conditions women experience that have not been well explored before. Because of this rapidly evolving spotlight on women and …
What are sex hormones? “Sex hormones” is the colloquial title covering the group of hormones that affect our sexual drive and desire. The purpose of these hormones is to carry messages between your organs and your cells, ultimately keeping your body balanced and functioning optimally. These include estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, and DHEA. “That’s a lot …
Are progesterone and progestin really interchangeable? What is the difference between the two?Today we seek to answer these questions and bring some clarification on an often confused subject. In HRT, the main purpose of taking a progestogen (progesterone or a progestin) along with estrogen is to oppose the effect of estrogen on the endometrium and …