Healthy Aging

!!A beautiful skin!!

2009-05-18T08:05:00.000-07:00

The skin is our presentation to the outside world. A comprehensive skin program is a must in any anti-aging oriented person. A healthy skin is firm, smooth, without discolorations and without wrinkles. Starting in our young years and continuing through life there are certain precepts we must follow:
1- Sun protection: sun blockers (spf 30, one that blocks UVA (cancer-promoting), not UVB (needed for Vitamin D formation). Remember "sun is good, sunburn is not".
2- Take and oral multi-vitamin with enough anti-oxidants.
3- Have a skin therapy routine. Morning: cleanser, moisturizer, sun-blocker. The best way to achieve this is by visiting a certified aesthetician to have your skin evaluated and a specific program prescribed for you. I recommend Pevonia, but there are many good brands out there.
4- Periodic facial cleansing and toning procedures. For example, every 3-4 months, have a deep cleansing followed by galvanic treatments.

Bio-Identical Hormones

2009-05-18T07:56:00.000-07:00

Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (also known as Bio-HRT) is a "natural" substitute to the synthetic hormones available for the treatment of many medical problems. Bio-Identical means the chemical structure of these hormones is identical to the hormones they are replacing in the human body, as opposed to synthetic hormones that are "similar" to those hormones. Synthetic hormones have many beneficial effects but because they differ on some of their structure from the human hormones they bring with them several side effects. Bio-HRT is used for peri-menopause, menopause, andropause (male menopause), chronic fatigue syndrome, thyroid disorders, mood disorders, age-related decrease in hormone production ("hormonal theory of aging"), prevous steroid use associated with current low testosterone, obesity.

Vitamin D

2009-04-28T19:37:00.001-07:00

Make sure you have your Vitamin D blood test done in your next check up (the test is called 25 OH Vit D). Vitamin D is actually a hormone. Best way to get enough is from sunlight. Adequate levels in blood have many favorable effects, including a decrease in cancer incidence (Boscoe FP et al. BMC Cancer. 2006 Nov 10;6:264)