How Old Do You Want To Feel?

  • Aging is a process that cannot be prevented…but can it be slowed?

    Aging has long been viewed as the cause of many of the diseases of aging, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, dementia, osteoporosis, and cancer. There are many people who experience these diseases and even more who suffer from the initial onset symptoms of these diseases.

    We know we are aging prematurely because our energy begins to decline, our memory becomes foggy, our moods begin to wax and wane, out bodies become flabby and overweight, and out skin, hair and nails become wrinkled, thin and weak.

    We are too often taught that little can be done to prevent the aging process and the onset of these diseases associated with aging. Fortunately, with the introduction of natural and alternative therapies, aging can be slowed and to some degree, even reversed. Additionally, many of the diseases of aging can frequently be prevented altogether. These natural and alternative therapies that are used to prevent and reverse the aging process are referred to as Anti-Aging Medicine.

    Anti-Aging medicine encompasses the use of various natural therapies that differ for every individual, depending on their needs. Most people over the age of 40 have experienced their fair share of stress and poor dietary choices; these choices combine to play havoc on healthy hormone production. Natural hormones that are depleted in the body can be supplemented to stimulate weight loss, mental clarity, energy, libido, and emotional stability. In many circumstances, the hands of time are turned back to a time when we felt the vitality for life. Without these hormones, the aging process accelerates. Without these hormones, the aging process accelerates. BioIdentical hormones present a safe and effective approach to boosting normal hormone levels.

    Naturopathic physicians like myself, take a fresh approach to health and aging. We are educated to help patients identify their health obstacles. By removing these obstacles, patients will experience health on a new level. The symptoms of aging are the body’s signals that something needs to change. An improved diet, regular exercise, and balanced hormones will help return to us a quality of life that we should all enjoy no matter what our age.

    Ask yourself, “If you didn’t know how old you were, how old would you be?”

    If you have more questions visit the Bioidentical Hormone section on our website or contact me, Dr. Matt Mitchell.

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