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Whether or not to fast is a question that seems to be on many of my patient’s minds and with very good reason — there is a lot of conflicting information in the media and on the web when it comes to this question.  For the majority of the population, […]

Most of us remember when we were at our “best” – when physical limitations were more about “guts” than they were about strength, flexibility or stamina. We would take on any challenge offered up by our buddies. We could stay up all night just for the fun of it. We tried […]

Sugar. Frightening, but many don’t know that it can be more addictive than drugs like heroin or cocaine! Sugar addiction grows slowly, over time, like a thick vine steadily creeps over a tree choking and eventually killing it.  Though sugar is deadly and dangerous, many of us continue to ignore the dangers until we are finally robbed […]

Guys, there’s really good news on testosterone replacement and it is changing the way we think about our hormones. Testosterone replacement is now being endorsed by Harvard doctors, the New England Journal of Medicine, and researchers at the University of Cambridge and Royal Marsden Hospital in London. Long known to increase […]

While a balanced diet and moderate exercise program is certainly necessary for healthy weight loss, many people express frustration as they describe “even though I’m following a strict diet plan and an exercise routine, I still can’t seem to lose the weight”. Why is that true for so many? It’s […]

Like the surge of a sudden summer storm, the onset of menopause can overtake you with bolts of hot flashes, humid sweats and an overall feeling of darkness and gloom. Or perhaps it creeps up on you like a slowly choking vine with increasing fatigue, languishing libido, fuzzy memory or […]

  “Spare tire”, “beer belly”, “pot belly”…call it what you may, extra abdominal fat on men and women is usually unwanted and always unhealthy!    Here are some facts about this type of fat: The fat that causes a “beer belly” or “keg belly” is mostly made up of a […]

In theory, losing weight should be easy, right?  You simply need to “eat less and exercise more”.  However, the true fact is that many who try this simple formula fail…sometimes over and over again.  Why? Because obesity, weight gain and weight loss are regulated by the brain. Powerful brain chemicals […]

One key substance in a man’s body that is more powerful than any other health factor is testosterone. It is linked to nearly every major degenerative disease: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Arthritis, Alzheimer’s, etc. Sadly, testosterone deficiency is a most commonly under-diagnosed and misunderstood syndrome. Andropause, often called “male menopause”, used […]

If you have ever had trouble falling asleep and tuned into late night television to distract yourself from the mind spin that can so often occur, you are probably all too familiar with infomercials about Cortisol. As it is commonly and rightly called the “death hormone” or the “fat hormone”, […]

You have the power to shape your body for better health. Take the first step in achieving healthy body composition. With fifty million Americans on diets at any time, one would think that we would have arrived at the ultimate solution for weight control by now. But the often-claimed, “simple formula” […]

As a result of Oprah’s one week series dedicated to BHRT, (aka Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy), The Renewal Point has had a deluge of interest in the topic. Women and men are asking, “What are they” and “Are they for me?” This isn’t the first time BHRT has achieved star […]