Keep Up With Your Life
By Dr. Bala C. Rangaswami, Indianapolis North & Indianapolis South LIVING WELL Magazine
This is truly an exciting time in the medical field as the rapidly expanding world of the bioidentical hormone is providing relief, restoration as well as enhancing athletic performance to millions of patients worldwide. After 20 years of clinical practice there were many encounters in which I would find discouraged, sometimes clinically depressed, patients that were chronically exhausted, lacked concentration and motivation, and were given no answers. Often times, they had been to multiple physicians, often specialists, without answers or relief. Before the significant advent of bioidenticals, I too was limited in what I could offer. Many times blood work analysis as well as attempted pharmaceuticals provided no restoration to my patients and were accompanied by side effects. I must state that bio identical hormone treatment is not just for menopause and andropause patients, in fact we are finding hormone levels are off on our patients as young as 19. I cannot state enough the importance of checking hormone levels at all ages; oftentimes bioidenticals will be the answer.
In the particular case of women, I was restrained from using synthetic hormones given their potential carcinogenic properties. Various alternative medications, NOT hormonal, had minimal impact, for instance, on post-menopausal women without complete relief. I then began in-depth research and study of bioidenticals. Amazed at their safety, I began carefully utilzing these natural hormones for specifically postmenopausal symptoms. The results were often immediate, patients felt better, had more energy, were relieved of hot flashes and would often return “restored.”
Whether the patient is male or female, young or old, these replacement hormones are made to be identical to those created within our own bodies. These bio-identical hormones are also safer and produce fewer side effects because they are non-synthetic. They are given to the patient in a treatment that caters to their very specific needs, which is something that cannot be done with mass-produced synthetic hormones. Bio-identical hormones have been around for many years and have been proven to be beneficial to treatment of diseases such as fibromyalgia.
For women and men alike, there are a plethora of symptoms that relate to the body not producing adequate levels of hormones. As many of you might assume, for women this period of time is called menopause while for men we call it andropause. While this does happen to us all, the process affects us in different levels in correlation with the amount of hormones we are producing.
Women produce hormones like estrogen and progesterone in their ovaries and at a certain age, the production of those hormones reaches an inadequate level. This period of time for women is called menopause. Some of the symptoms of that process include: lack of sleep, memory loss, poor focus, hot flashes, mood swings, chronic fatigue, weight gain, and irritability.
For men, aging is slightly different and includes the period of time called andropause. That time is credited to the body producing lower than adequate levels of testosterone; the process begins naturally as early as the age of 30! A few years into their 40s men can start to show symptoms of this hormone imbalance like fatigue, a certain disinterest in their lives, diminished sexual drive, weight gain, or muscle loss.
Along with hormone balance, vitamin supplementation should be looked at for your overall health. After years of searching for the “right vitamin” that would deliver on the promises made to patients, I am delighted to offer restorative my-Bio Vitamins. To learn more about your specific bio identical needs and vitamin supplementation. Call Dr. Bala at 317-436-7469 or go to www.mybio-i.com or www. vitamins.mybio-i.com.
