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“Unnecessary?” I wondered as I tried to understand exactly what my patient’s Internist was referring to. “The bioidentical hormones that Dr. Watts prescribed for you are unnecessary for life.” Gloria’s primary care physician had further explained and then questioned, “Why take them?” Now I understood. Most doctors are not taught […]

Excessive levels of estrogen can be dangerous to a woman’s health and, believe it or not, a man’s too! Over and over these days we hear doctors and then the media tell us we need to check our hormone levels.  Most of the time we think we will discover what […]

Brain fog can be a sign that your hormones are out of balance. A 54-year-old woman began to notice difficulty thinking shortly after beginning menopause.  When she was first seen in my office, she stated that she was not hopeful because she was told by other doctors that there was […]

Stomach cramps, bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, or anything else for that matter? You don’t need to suffer in silence! Dealing with tummy troubles can be a painful, stressful, even embarrassing ordeal for a lot of people, yet people don’t actually realize just how common these digestive issues are. In terms […]

Recently, 56 year old working mother of two presented to my office with a frustrated frown…  she couldn’t fit into an outfit she had her heart set on wearing to  her daughter’s wedding coming up this summer. “It used to be so easy,”  she told me, her frown increasing.  “I […]

It’s been said that Collard Greens bring luck at the start of a New Year. We figured…lots of greens & vibrant color…let’s give it a try! Here’s to good luck, health, and happiness in 2021 🎉 (makes approximately 6 servings with 130 calories per serving) 1 pound fresh collard greens, […]

Roasted Low-Carb Vegetables Green Pepper (cut into 1-inch chunks) Broccoli and Cauliflower (cut into 1 to 1-1/2 in diameter individual florets) Green Beans (remove stems) Onions (cut into 1 ½ -inch wedges, and break apart into individual layers) Zucchini/Summer squash (cut into 1-inch chunks) Olive Oil Salt and Pepper Thyme […]

♫ Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la– la la la la! That’s right, soon we’ll be donning our gay apparel and getting ready for holiday fun, songs, and gifts, whether it’s in-person or virtual.  And let us not forget the bountiful feast: pecan pie, […]

With Daylight Savings Time ending we’d like to address the issue of exercise, particularly this year. Many people have decided to forgo their gym memberships and opt for CKC Fitness, outdoor exercise, and/or home gyms (who says soup cans can’t double as free weights?!).  However, with fewer hours of daylight […]

And they can get out of whack just like women’s can… Testosterone replacement is changing the way men think about their health, specifically their 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 […]

 “The ‘facts’ that most women and clinicians consider in making the decision to use or not to use hormone replacement therapy are frequently wrong or incorrectly applied,” says Professor Robert D. Langer, one of the principle investigators for the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Study. (1) For instance, have you or […]

  Dr. Watts was interviewed about Natural Hormone Balancing on the International radio show, Healthy Planet 1.  Some of the topics covered in this interview: What’s the difference between bio-identical/natural hormones and synthetic hormones? Which hormones are involved in natural hormone balancing? Are there any long or short term side-effects […]