Hormone Therapy

An important component of the Cenegenics Carolinas program is monitoring hormone levels and providing hormone replacement therapy when levels are deficient. Many people may not realize the significant impact hormones have on their lives and that hormone levels do decrease with age.

Hormone replacement therapy can be safe and beneficial when provided under a physician’s supervision. Cengenenics uses bioidentical hormones which specifically emulate the chemical and molecular structure of the body’s naturally produced hormones. Bioidentical hormone optimization can reduce the adverse effects of aging and the risk of degenerative diseases.

Some of the principal hormone levels that we focus on at Cenegenics include:

  • Testosterone
  • DHEA
  • Estrogen
  • Progesterone
  • Thyroid
  • Cortisol
  • hGH

After hormone therapy begins, laboratory markers (including hormone blood levels) are followed at regularly scheduled intervals with adjustments to ensure effectiveness, safety and appropriate levels, at the upper percentile norm for your age.

In addition to supplementation, Cenegenics works to optimize hormone levels through other methods, such as improving sleep quality, reducing stress, better nutrition and increasing physical activity.

Is Hormone Therapy Safe?

Read this hormone therapy article debunking popular myths about the safety of bio identical hormone replacement therapy.

NY Times Article Explores Cenegenics as the New Weapon Against Aging

The New York Times featured Cenegenics in an article by journalist Tom Dunkel called “Vigor Quest.” Dunkel followed a 51-year-old Cenegenics patient, and explores hotly debated topics such as hormone optimization and male menopause. The article focuses on the difference between age management medicine’s proactive approach to middle-age malaise and mainstream medicine’s.

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Dr. Barber on HealthRadio discusses Hormones and Your Heart »

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Many of us, particularly the hard driving Type A individuals, claim they need only 6 hours of sleep to be productive. Unfortunately, most are likely fooling themselves. A recent study at the University of California-San Francisco published in Science has identified a genetic mutation that causes individuals to need only 6 hours of sleep nightly. This gene runs in families and only occurs in 3% of individuals.

For the rest of us, 7-8 ½ hours are required for both health and productivity. Most of us are building a large and dangerous sleep debt. Individuals with chronic sleep deprivation are likely to have increased motor vehicle accidents as well as short term memory, focus and attention issues. Depression and inability to control appetite are also associated with inadequate sleep. Lastly, obesity and increased vascular inflammation have been linked to poor sleep quantity and quality. Obviously, adequate sleep is a huge preventive medicine issue.

The good news? Researchers are working on a compound that could mimic the gene mutation. Until then, listen to your mother and get 8 hours of sleep.

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