Skin Cancer: What Is The Cause?

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Skin Cancer: What Is The Cause?

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. Energy from the sun actually is a form of radiation. It consists of visible light and other rays that people can’t see. Invisible infrared radiation, for instance, makes sunlight feel hot. UV also is invisible, and causes sunburn and sun tan.

UV rays damage DNA, the genetic material that makes up genes. Genes control the growth and overall health of skin cells. If the genetic damage is severe, a normal skin cell may begin to grow in the uncontrolled, disorderly way of cancer cells. UV also can cause sunburn, and other damage that makes the skin look prematurely old and wrinkled.

Two kinds of rays exist in ultraviolet radiation:

  • Ultraviolet A (UVA)
  • Ultraviolet B (UVB)

Scientists once thought that excessive exposure to UVB rays was the main cause of skin cancer. Now they think that UVA also is involved. That’s why it is important to use a sunscreen product that protects against both UVA and UVB rays.

Some cases of skin cancer, however, may be hereditary and run in families. In those cases, skin cancer is caused by abnormal genes that children inherit from their parents. Genes make parents and children look somewhat alike. They also make them likely to get some of the same diseases.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_widget_sidebar show_bg=”false” sidebar_id=”sidebar_1″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Speed Your Medical Weight Loss With A Personalized Workout Program

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Speed Your Medical Weight Loss With A Personalized Workout Program

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]There are many different types of personalized work out recommendations in the exercise marketplace today. Each is designed to give you a different benefit or result. The goal of different programs may be to increase muscle mass, increase strength, build cardiovascular conditioning, or help with weight loss. Today we want to expose you to a new concept in exercise science called “The HGH Producer”.

“The HGH Producer” is the name of a particular type of workout that provides health benefits similar to that of a cardio workout, but offers some unique benefits not provided by any other form of exercise including cardio. The purpose of the HGH producer is to boost your natural growth hormone levels to give you the leaning, muscle building and metabolism boosting benefits of growth hormone. Growth hormone is a powerful anti-aging hormone that our body naturally produces to keep us young, lean and healthy. When done correctly, the HGH producer is designed to provide you with the maximum health and esthetic benefits of exercise in the shortest amount of time by boosting your natural growth hormone levels. The HGH Producer can be completed in 20 minutes a day and falls under the category of high intensity training or high intensity interval training.

The HGH producer is different from cardiovascular (cardio for short) exercise- the popular form of exercise designed to improve endurance and stimulate fat loss while exercising. Cardio exercises include anything from long distance running, skipping, biking or even power walking. All of these forms of exercise fall under the category of moderate intensity training because they typically last anywhere from a half hour to more than an hour with at a constant pace maintained during the exercise session (after a warm-up and followed by a cool down). While cardio exercise may burn calories while exercising and create some aerobic conditioning, The HGH Producer is much more powerful at creating long term health benefits because it-

1- Burns calories for the 24 hours following its completion. Not just while exercising.

2- Builds lean body mass unlike aerobic exercise

3- Provides both aerobic and anaerobic conditioning

4- Increases metabolic rate to create a better metabolism

5- Provides ant aging benefits because of its ability to support healthy growth hormone levels

No other from of exercise has such profound and life changing effects!

The HGH producer is part of our medical weight loss program and is an important part of boosting natural bioidentical hormones in your body. Email our office or come by and we are happy to share this fantastic program with you, or better yet set up a session where we personally coach you on how to do it! Boost your growth hormone levels with this unique new way of exercising and watch your body lean as well as your health improve![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_widget_sidebar show_bg=”false” sidebar_id=”sidebar_1″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”2″ gap=”10″ margin_top=”50″ margin_bottom=”50″ padding_top=”25″ padding_bottom=”25″ css=”.vc_custom_1513015230624{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Ready to Book a Consultation?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

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I’m a Young Woman, Why Should I Check My Hormone Levels?

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I’m a Young Woman, Why Should I Check My Hormone Levels?

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Most women believe that if they are having regular menstrual cycles their hormones are “healthy”. The idea of routinely checking for hormonal balance when they are young does not cross their mind until pregnancy or menopause occurs. However, many women experience symptoms of hormonal imbalance throughout all stages of life, even in their younger years.

Symptoms of hormonal imbalance are common, occurring in 30% of 20-40 year old women. Symptoms of hormonal imbalance include irregular menstrual cycles, acne, fatigue, difficulty with weight management, lack of sex drive, longer than normal menstrual bleeding, intense menstrual symptoms such as painful cramping, excess bloating, and breast tenderness.

Because hormones are critical for feeling and looking your best, testing for balance throughout all stages of life is important. In addition, even if symptoms of hormonal balance are not present, testing your hormone levels when you are young to create a personal baseline for you is important. Having these levels to refer back to after children or menopause can be very helpful in reestablishing hormonal balance and creating a bioidentical hormone replacement therapy program if needed.

Dr. Ruthie Harper draws three important reproductive hormone levels to establish balance with her patients – estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Blood is drawn on Day 12 (estrogen peak) and Day 21 (progesterone peak) of the menstrual cycle to establish healthy function. Testosterone can be drawn on any day of the cycle. If levels are not optimal, a bioidentical hormone replacement program can be implemented with Dr. Ruthie Harper.

Testing and balancing your hormone levels can provide numerous benefits for any young women. Not only does it provide knowledge about personal hormonal baselines that can be used in later years, but it can also be used to implement a bioidentical hormone replacement program if hormones are not balanced resolving issues that take away from the quality of life. Look for our upcoming blog on the importance of stress hormones and adrenal health for feeling your best.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_widget_sidebar show_bg=”false” sidebar_id=”sidebar_1″][/vc_column][/vc_row]