Bioidentical Hormone Optimization

Preventive medicine exists to:

• Preserve and protect our health and well being
• Maintain our strength, function and cognition
• Improve our quality of life
• Slow or eliminate the degenerative processes of aging

To achieve optimal health, one must make healthy food choices, make appropriate lifestyle adjustments, address and reduce stress, use supplements appropriately, AND consider bioidentical hormone optimization.

What and Why of Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy?

• It is in line with nature.  It provides the same natural, molecularly identical hormones as those found in our body throughout our lives. Numerous medical studies have demonstrated the many benefits and safety of bioidentical hormones, in contrast to the many harmful side effects and risks associated with synthetic hormones.
• It restores balance within the body. It improves and optimizes hormonal deficiencies with hormones the body easily recognizes rather than synthetic substances that the body identifies as foreign. This is a more natural course of treatment that works with the body and is more in line with how an individual can best restore appropriate balance within their system.
• It is fundamentally important for overall health. Hormone optimization is not the only solution for all that ails the aging person, but it certainly is a strong pillar in the foundation of ultimate health.

Why Is Hormone Replacement Important?

• When we lose our hormones, the aging process accelerates. The natural, physiologic decline in hormone levels is a significant contributor to the degenerative and age-related loss of physical and mental function in both women and men. The neuroendocrine theory of aging states: “Our hormone levels do not decline because we age; we age because our hormone levels decline.”
• It improves our quality of life. Optimizing and balancing our hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid and DHEA) to levels we had in our youth is beneficial not only for our health but also for our quality of life.
• To prevent or delay aging-related diseases. Hormone replacement is not designed to increase lifespan, but is intended to improve healthspan. The ultimate goal, other than symptom improvement, is to delay or prevent the typical diseases of aging, such as: cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, cancer, Alzheimer’s and more.

Why Haven’t I Heard About Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy Before?

• Physicians are not traditionally trained in bio-identical use. Bio-identical hormones cannot be patented as they are naturally occurring substances. Pharmaceutical companies do not promote bioidenticals and doctors must seek training beyond what they were taught in medical school and residency. Doctors are primarily taught how to prescribe synthetic hormones, but not bioidentical alternatives, and unless education in this area is actively sought, it will remain a mystery and its use will often be discouraged.

Why Should I Turn to Dr. Nagy for This Treatment?

• The passion Dr. Nagy has to promote optimal health and guide you on this path will be evident from the beginning. There is a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding concerning bioidentical hormone optimization, and one of Dr. Nagy’s goals is to help you understand the facts concerning the benefits and risks involved. Dr. Nagy’s role is as an advisor, an educator and a doctor to see that you can maximize your personal health.  Dr. Nagy not only counsels and teaches the principals of optimal health, he lives those principles on a daily basis. He provides this type of treatment but also benefits from it for his own personal health. Dr. Nagy embraces this way of living for himself as well as for you! This program may not be for every person, and each individual must understand and be comfortable with the proposed plan to reap the benefits.