With our busy lives, many people only go to the doctor when they feel like something is wrong. It might be a single worsening symptom that made you seek help, or a laundry list full of them. You’ve read about hormones and how important they are to your overall health, but your regular physician informs you your results are within the normal range and you’re treated for something else- but your symptoms persist. Could your doctor be wrong? Absolutely. No two people are alike, and what may work for one person won’t necessarily work for the next. Unfortunately, traditional medicine is ruled by generalizations and agreed upon concepts of what is and is not “normal.” It’s time to change the conversation to achieving optimal health and wellness through treating the whole individual on a personal level. We need our physicians to think outside the box.

Hormonal imbalance is often misdiagnosed. If you are suffering from feelings of depression and anxiety, you may be treated for mental illness. An increase in weight and loss of muscle tone may be attributed to your lifestyle (even if you insist you are regularly active). Joint pain? Perhaps you are in the early stages of arthritis. Memory loss? Your doctor may dismiss it as a normal part of the aging process. All of these issues and more are common symptoms of an untreated hormonal imbalance.

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is by far the best way to balance hormones directly for both men and women. Derived from plants, they are designed to be identical to human hormones. There are fewer risks associated with BHRT than with traditional synthetic HRT and the benefits are outstanding. The anti-aging properties are well known; it won’t be long before you are feeling like your old self and likely, even better! It’s important to have a health care provider who will go above and beyond to evaluate not only your personal hormone profile, but also to consider other contributing factors to the imbalance, such as: possible genetic defects, amino acid, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, toxicities, environmental factors, nutrition as well as physical activity. Just as each of these factors may play a part in finding the source(s) of your hormone imbalance, your physician should craft a health plan that helps you use these factors to achieve your healthy weight loss goals and overall optimal wellness.

St. Petersburg based Dr. Ohms is committed to building a treatment plan that is highly specialized and integrative, tailored to each unique individual. The goal is a complete and thorough approach to health and wellness. In addition to internal medicine, the office Med Spa offers aesthetics services to help you look and feel your best- inside and out.