* Discuss your situation with your physician. Work together to develop a comprehensive treatment plan. Follow it!
* If you smoke, quit.
* Practice stress management: many of the symptoms of PMS are unpredictable and emotionally draining. This can be very stressful and can exacerbate your condition. Especially for those who are prone to Adrenal Issues which increase PMS symptoms.
* Regular exercise may reduce your risk of PMS altogether; exercising once you have symptoms (even though you may not feel like it) will reduce the symptoms you experience for that cycle; reduces stress and tension.
* Take a daily, non-prescription multi-vitamin; discuss any other supplement needs with your physician. There are a variety of natural supplements that are highly effective in reducing PMS symptoms especially if chosen specifically for your body!
* Be sure to get an adequate daily intake of calcium (1,200 mg/day), Magnesium (400mg), and Vitamin D3 (2000 IU).
* Additional magnesium, vitamins E and B6, and carbohydrate supplements might also be helpful.
* Eat a well balanced diet; don’t skip meals.
* Reduce intake of caffeine, alcohol, refined sugar/sweets, salt, red meats, fatty foods.
* Enlist the support and understanding of friends and loved ones. Ask for understanding and help with tasks in advance to reduce stress and pressure
* Try to get regular, sufficient sleep.
* eat several small meals a day to minimize blood sugar fluctuations.
* increase time for activities that bring enjoyment
* Use a natural progesterone cream to balance out your hormones (talk with your health care provider about naturally balancing out your hormones).
If you’re looking for someone to work with who specializes in PMS, Perimenopause and Menopause whether your in the area or out of the area find out about our virtual appointments at http://www.drkingvirtual.com. It is important to have a plan specific for your body, if you’re looking for someone who is completely natural who looks at the whole picture of foods, diet, herbs, natural remedies and natural hormones and bioidenticals then call Dr. King today for your own consultation to see what she can do for you. Dr. King always offer a free phone consultation for anyone looking to do hormone balancing work to discuss your case and explain what our office can do for you and see if we’re a good fit.
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Imagine if you met the most amazing doctor and they came to you, imagine if you were too sick to leave your house but there was a doctor who still made house calls, imagine you found the doctor who met all your needs in California when you live in Texas and they came right to you. Well meet the doctor who makes a Virtual House Call, Dr. Stephanie King. Patients have flown from across the country to work with Dr. King but now you don’t have to because she can come to you, meet her now right her on video and found out how….
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Dr. King’s Nutrition Tip: Grass-FED versus FREE -range meat, be careful how you buy. Grass-fed means the animal must have heat eaten only grass, and it’s mother’s milk and have continual access to pastures. American grass fed means raised humanely and without hormones or antibiotics. Free range basically means the animal only had to have “outside” access that’s it. To learn more about nutrition and how to better take care of you have your health analyzed by Dr. King and get on track with the best program.
Dr. King’s Health Tip: 85% of women experience at least one irritating symptom of PMS and many women much, much more not to mention perimenopause which typically begins about age 35-40 and many women mistake for severe PMS. Some simple steps you can take: 1. EAT Broccoli rich in calcium and vitamin D which attacks the “bad” estrogen helps to reduce emotional and physical symptoms of PMS too. 2. Go HERBAL chasteberry often used in Europe has been shown to reduce bloating swelling and pre-period bloating and tenderness, also Ginkgo Biloba has also been shown to reduce symptoms 3. MOVE IT women who did moderate exercise reported less bloating and fewer mood swings, some women even reported decreased occurrence of depression with weight training….there are many tips and ways to balance the body talk to Dr. King today about your body specifically and feel amazing again.
Dr King’s health tip: don’t just drink regular water to flush the toxins out of your system, add one bottle of electrolyte water to rebalance your electrolytes as well like Smart water or the Trader Joe’s version and remember you need 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water that’s typically at least 1 gallon a day. Great for weight loss too.
Dr King’s nutrition tip: sugar, high fructose corn syrup and fruit juice concentrates can prematurely age skin as early as your mid-30’s. Sugars form harmful molecules called advanced glycation end products which weaken collagen and elastin there’s the advanced aging. Another good reason to eliminate or at least reduce sugar from your diet.
Dr King’s health tip: one of my favorite antioxdant, heart protector and cellular energy better then coffee it’s Coenzyme Q10 talk to me about best pharmaceutical grade forms and dosing for you.
Dr King’s nutrition tip: increase your immune system and collagen aiding in healing joint and tendon injuries and reverse aging with this simple nutrient in therapeutic doses it’s Vitamin C the one I personally take is Xymogen’s Bio-C.
Dr King’s health tip: people who follow a diet high in whole unprocessed grains, fruits, vegetables, olive oil and fish outlive people who don’t by about 6 years and that’s a healthy outlive!
Dr. King’s Zerona tip: There’s a hidden key to shedding pounds, and it’s got little to do with calories or willpower say Scientists—MEET YOUR HORMONES, and they’re surprising effect on weight..that’s why Dr. King not only has her hormone balancing programs but combines them with the Zerona Laser to maximize your inch loss. Many people begin to lose weight without issue after balancing their hormones and often don’t even need additional aids. Let’s talk about Adrenal Glands, cortisol, DHEA, sex hormones and what they are doing to your mood and your weight today!
Dr King’s nutrition tip: even 30 minutes of regular afternoon dozing i.e. a nap decreases the risk of heart attack. Going all the time with too little rest and relaxation pumps up our adrenal glands causing not only things like high blood pressure but in others can show up as weight gain, anxiety, moodiness or worst of all lack of sex drive.
Dr King’s nutrition tip: smoking destroys collagen and elastin that’s accelerated aging and it destroys levels of estrogen which is necessary to keep skin firm.
Dr King’s nutrition tip: fight free radicals and protect your skin, heart and immune system with supplements like CQ10, A and C.
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So what did Suzanne Somers start when she brought hormone balancing to the light for all the women and men out there, and what exactly are bioidentical hormones? Bioidentical hormones are manufactured in the lab to have the same molecular structure as the hormones made by your own body. By contrast, synthetic hormones are intentionally different. Drug companies can’t patent a bioidentical structure, so they invent synthetic hormones that are patentable (Premarin, Prempro, and Provera being the most widely used examples) in essence a product they can make money with.
Though bioidentical hormones have been around for years, most practitioners are unfamiliar with them. There are several branded versions now available for use in the kind of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) typical of synthetic hormones. This is often a one-size-fits-all dosage regime and not unique to the individuals own body and personal needs.
What Dr. King specializes in with all walks of her practise especially hormonal balancing is the individualized approach, because we are all unique and require different products and different amounts based on our genes, our lifestyles, our diet, our stress levels and our own hormone levels. So basically a one size fits most will make most feel a little good, but most can feel nothing at all or worse you can feel even worse then you already feel, YIKES! We begin with an extensive 18 page questionnaire, bioenergentic computerized testing, 2 hour interview with the doctors followed by any necessary laboratory tests of hormone levels (a so-called “hormone panel” which can include Saliva, Urine, and/or Blood based on your body and the findings during your evaluation). When warranted, we then put together your unique program which includes recommendations for lifestyle changes, dietary changes, best foods for your body, vitamins, minerals, homeopathic remedies, detoxification products, and if needed bioidentical of estrogens, progesterone, testosterone, and/or DHEA. Each patient is then monitored carefully through our unlimited email support program through symptom checks as well as regular follow-up through our bioenergentic testing and if needed hormone panels to make sure we put together the best fit for your body and your body’s unique needs as it heals and restores and balances out to the lowest levels you will eventually need. Some people need support formulas that stimulate your body to make your own hormones while others need a little bit of actual bioidentical hormone to boost the body back to normal levels. In the initial stages, we will monitor after about the 4-6 week period then about the three month mark based on your particular program and your body’s needs. Once balance is restored, we put together an easy to follow maintenance program and always have unlimited email support where the doctor is always an email away so you are never alone in the process.
Is bHRT the first step to hormonal balance?
Bioidentical hormones can work wonders, but they aren’t necessarily the first place to turn when hormonal imbalance is a problem. In our experience, the great majority of women can rebalance their hormones without the use of drugs, and even without HRT in any form. We have found that about 85% can find relief through a natural approach that combines pharmaceutical-grade nutritional supplements, homeopathic formulas, gentle endocrine support, and dietary and lifestyle changes. We recommend that every woman start with this combination approach as the foundation to her health, and have found that in as little as 2 WEEKS you begin to feel amazing relief and positive changes in fact many of our clients are able to balance their systems with very little need for actual hormones following our unique system of finding the right balancing formulas for their particular body in our Nutrition/Lifestyle Program.
In our Individualized Nutrition, Lifestyle & Hormone Balancing Program we’ve developed an amazing approach that supports a woman’s hormonal pathways preventing symptoms for those who are feeling great and relieving symptoms for those who are already feeling that loss of balance in their life. Our nutritional guidelines are based on the latest research in clinical nutrition and dietary endocrinology. Our pharmaceutical grade nutrients fill in the nutritional gaps that are so common in today’s diet and toxic environment. And our Homeopathic and Herbal Support Formulas offers phytocrine support to rebalance all three of the major sex hormones most prone to disharmony in perimenopause and menopause: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
Even with this foundation, a minority of women will need to add actual hormone supplements to get complete relief, at least through a transition period. We recommend they use bioidentical hormones, preferably in a compounded form personalized to their needs by an experienced practitioner. When a woman can’t find a practitioner to prescribe compounded bHRT, there are now numerous trademarked bHRT options that conventional practitioners can prescribe for her. We offer a variety of biodentical formulas and work with two labs that will specially compound for those who have extra unique needs.
Either way, it’s important that the hormones be used in addition to the combination approach outlined above. Note that Suzanne Somers and Oprah are among this minority — they began with a healthy diet and lifestyle that supported the endocrine system, but still experienced intractable symptoms.
So if you’d like to know if Bioidentical Hormones are for you, or if you’d like to begin changes your lifestyle towards a healthy based Nutritional approach of balancing your body from the inside out talk to Dr. Stephanie King today and we’ll get you on the road to feeling AMAZING again and staying that way.
Call today (626) 799-0557 or Email skingdc@earthlink.net
Dr. Stephanie King’s Exclusive Alternative Health Care Clinic known by Celebrities and Doctors as the very best in solving cases that others have given up on she brings her unique skills to her San Marino, California Location bringing her passion to all those who enter her door. She lovingly refers to her unique group of patients as the 10% those who need that extra TLC to get better and Dr. KIng gives 150% to get you there!
Dr. King Incorporates Health, Wellness, Nutrition, Bioidentical Hormones, Adrenal Balancing, Homeopathy, Pharmaceutical Grade Supplements, the latest technology like Zerona Laser, Low Level Laser, Chiropractic Care, Massage Therapy, and Detoxification. The whole package under one roof.
Meet Dr. Stephanie King in person with her complimentary consultation and find out what she can do for you today. Call today for your free one-on-one meeting at 626-799-0557 or email skingdc@earthlink.net.
Your saliva hormone values give you an excellent picture of your Bioavailable hormone levels. This portion of your total hormones is extremely important because it is these hormones which are available to carry out critical jobs in different pars of your body. About 95-99% of your total blood hormones are bound to carrier proteins therefore not available to your tissues. On the other hand, the remaining 1-5% is free to move into the cells and make changes. In general, if you have blood hormones measured, these results reflect your total hormone levels and not the crucial “bioavailable” fraction. Therefore you can expect your saliva results to be much lower then blood values and a far more accurate reflection of your bioavailable fraction.
The goal of saliva hormone monitoring is to determine whether or not hormone replacement therapy or another form of intervention is appropriate for you. If you are already taking hormones, testing will allow you and your healthcare provider to adjust dosages, both optimizing benefits and minimizing risks. It is important to have a lab and healthcare provider familiar with bioidentical hormone supplementation. For example estradiol level of 0.7 pg/ml falls within normal range for a postmenopausal women, but it is insufficient (in most cases) for bone protection or symptom relief. Titration to a more youthful target range is important to discuss with your chosen practitioner.
One of the areas that we assess in Saliva Testing is Adrenal Function. During a 24 hour period, cortisol typically peaks in the early morning and drops dramatically thereafter. This cycle is called circadian rhythm. Ideally cortisol should drop to 10% of it’s level by evening. A healthy adrenal gland replenishes cortisol during sleep. An abnormal adrenal rhythm can influence functions of the body such as:
Difficulty rising in the morning or energy slumps during the day
Reduced tissue repair and increased tissue breakdown lending to muscle and joint pain
Compromised bone rebuilding and an increased risk of Osteoporsis
Suppressed immune response
Lowered ability to enter REM sleep leading to reduced vitality and depression
Less skin regeneration
Hypothyroid symptoms
A morning DHEA level is also taken when testing Adrenals as long term adrenal stress can cause DHEA suppression.
As you can see and as many of you have felt too much or too little of any hormone can cause changes in metabolism and lifestyle that my affect your hormone absorption. It is important to periodically re-test and adjust your dose if your are utilizing any hormone or homeopathic supplementation to make sure your body stays in proper balance.
With Dr. King’s Nutrition, Lifestyle & Hormone Programs you receive a complete personalized assessment not the “cookie cutter” program that many of the doctors are utilizing on the market today. There is no one size fits most here. We utilize an extensive questionnaire and interview process, lab testing (as indicated), bioenergentic testing and computerized analysis, and customized products that fit your body and your body’s specific needs. If you have adrenal insufficiency we don’t just put everyone on the same type of adrenal formula we have 8 different types so we can fit the best one for your body type.
I know many of you have looked at other offices and have been sent pre-made packages this is not the case with Dr. King. She goes above and beyond to get you healthy and find the best plan specific for you body and your body’s needs. You deserve the best and she brings you the very best in her custom, boutique office. Call today and begin your journey to feeling amazing 626-799-0557.
The Hormone Connection: On average women tend to get by on less then 6 1/2 hours of sleep during the work week and 7 hours on weekends, often interrupted. Job stress, family stress, that “not enough hours in the day feeling” can contribute to a woman’s sleepless nights. But so can her hormonal fluctuations and changes. PMS, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause bring with them estrogen and progesterone fluctuations that can lead to increased wakefulness at night.
During the luteal phase of a women’s menstrual cycle, (days 14-24 after menses begins) as progesterone levels increase, sleep often comes easily. Then as progesterone declines, falling asleep can become more challenging. Progesterone, known as the calming hormone, is also believed to influence sleep during pregnancy. One of the most common complaints of my perimenopausal and menopausal patients is a change of sleep patterns. Studies have shown that between 50-60% of all perimenopausal and menopausal women have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep throughout the night, with shortened periods of restful or deep sleep. This can be due to wildly fluctuating progesterone and estrogen levels as well as cortisol increase from overactive Adrenal Glands.
Most of us fall asleep when our body temperature is declining. As heat is lost through the skin, and the core body temperature declines, drowsiness increases. The hormonal changes that come with menopause affect the body’s temperature-regulating mechanisms, which could account for the increased sleep difficulty that comes with menopause and aging.
The Stress Zone: Chronic Insomnia increases levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Insomniacs with the highest degree of sleep disturbance secrete the highest amount of cortisol, particularly in the evening and nighttime hours when cortisol levels should be low. This means that insomniacs are producing stress hormone levels that actually prevent them from sleeping. They are suffering from sustained, round-the-clock activation of the body’s system for responding to stress. Continually living with stress of to little sleep can aggravate and intensify other medical conditions like high blood pressure, digestive disorders and weaken the body’s ability to fight off illness as well as cause increased weight gain. Also continually living with increased stress during the day can trigger this response as well causing Adrenal overload and cortisol overload preventing good sleep. (An important hormone we check during our Saliva Testing)
Natural Bioidentical Estrogen replacement therapy has been shown to improve sleep quality, facilitate sleep onset, and decrease nighttime restlessness and awakenings. Women taking bioidentical estrogen report feeling less tired in the morning and throughout the day. They also report that other symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, muscle aches, and mood swings are improved. Another reason to check your hormones levels and supplement is low estrogen levels are associated with increased heart rate and blood pressure in response to stress (which is why many women report anxiety and heart palpitations during perimenopause and menopause). Restoring estrogen with natural bioidentical formulas helps restore the body to a more youthful less stress state. Estrogen, Progesterone, Cortisol, DHEA, Testosterone, DHT and Melatonin all play a role with how the body balances throughout any given day and therefore all important hormones to test when the body is not feeling like yourself.
The relationship between hormones is synchronistic, and delicate. What effects one, can affect the others. When one hormone is out of balance the synchrony can be disrupted. It is important never to just supplement one hormone without a full comprehensive evaluation. At our office we offer a 2 hour one-on-one evaluation with the doctor with computerized technology to evaluate the total health and wellness of the body. To assess the hormones we offer Blood Analysis and Comprehensive Saliva Testing in combination with our 2 hour consultation or for those of you already working with me any follow up evaluation. We offer full panel testing of all hormones based on your body’s specific symptoms and needs. Many insurances cover both Blood and Saliva Testing and for those of you without insurance we have a special cash discounts for the Saliva Hormone Testing.
If you’d like further information please don’t hesitate to contact our office and stay tuned for more blog posts on hormones and balancing your body from the inside out. All my best for continued great health,
Dr. Stephanie King
Dr. King’s passion for health and wellness and helping those whose doctors have given up is astounding. She does not give up, in fact, SHE LOVES pursing a challenge. She enjoys going to work each day hoping there is a new challenge waiting for her to solve. She even endearingly calls her group of patients the 10% because they are the ones that require extra attention, more time and that TLC that she has in her heart to give because of her love for her family, which is really what her patients are to her.
Whether it is treating illness, weight issues, hormone imbalances, or joint issues, no matter what you’ve tried, you haven’t tried them ALL until you’ve worked with Dr. King!
Dr. Stephanie King is an expert in Alternative Health Care, body mechanics, nutrition, weight loss, renewed health programs, bio-identical hormones and so much more. People that have failed other programs seek her out from across the country to join her 2 Weeks 2 a New YOU program. When there is a doctor next door advertising the same services, WHY do people fly from other states to see Dr. King? Here’s why:
With Dr. Stephanie King’s amazing combination of the Zerona Laser & her Lifestyle Program you can’t lose well except 1-2 sizes off your waistline or any other part of your body you’d like to change naturally, non-invasively and in healthy way. WOW THAT’S AMAZING, yes that’s Dr. King and what she has brought to her boutique San Marino/Pasadena Office. She cares about your health and balancing your body from the inside out as well as giving you the fabulous body you’ve dreamed of so she’s combined her nutrition and hormonal balancing programs into a Lifestyle Package that coupled with the Zerona Laser can’t be beat. Expert and instructor to doctors nationwide you have the best of all worlds under one roof. With the individualized care and compassion that Dr. King is known for. Just watch Dr. King on her video below and then you can personally contact us for your free one-on-one consult with Dr. King so she can develop your unique plan at 626-799-0557.
Dr. Stephanie King of Advanced Health Concepts Alternative Health Care Clinic in
Pasadena/San Marino, California brings you an amazing Lifestyle and Balancing Program that brings together Anti-aging, Renewed Health, Nutrition, Disease Prevention, Adrenal Assessment & Natural Hormone Balancing all in one very unqiue package.
Read about Dr. Stephanie King to find out why she is so passionate about her patients and why she spends not minutes but hours to find out what works for your body. This is not a “cookie” cutter program or “one size” fits most, but a taylor designed program specific for your body, your health and your goals.
(Just click above on Dr. King to read her Bio)
Dr. King has you fill out a 18 page interview that she then spends 1 hour of her personal time reviewing before you ever enter her door so she will already have an image of who you are and what the big picture is. Dr. King encourages you to include any and all medical records, lab work from all the doctors, nutritionists, homeopaths, any practitioners you’ve already worked with so she can see what’s been done and what’s working and what’s NOT. On your first day Dr. King will spend around 2 hours with you testing your body, interviewing you and designing your individual program.
What Dr. King’s office has to offer & you receive that 1st day:
Computerized Bioenergentic Testing
Saliva Testing (as indicated)
Blood & Urine Testing (as indicated)
Metabolic and Body Type Testing
Homeopathic Remedies
Bioidentical compounded hormones
Pharmaceutical Grade Nutraceuticals
Transdermal Creams
All nutrients in highly concentrated powder, capsule, cream and liquid form for maximum absorption.
What else do we offer because Dr. King believes in treating the whole body?
Zerona non-surgical, non-invasive body sculpting laser for those looking for that little extra boost
Low level lasers for scar tissue lightening and softening, burns, and pain
Blue Light Laser for Acne treatment and scar lightening
Chiropractic Health Care
Therapeutic Massage Therapy
Pregnancy Massage
Lymphatic Massage
Detoxification
Who Dr. King works with?
Any age from infant to Senior who is willing to commit to a lifestyle change and wants to improve their health and begin living life to the fullest balancing their body from the inside out through natural methods, and become a NEW YOU in as little as TWO WEEKS!
Read her amazing testimonials and Dr. King welcomes you to a FREE CONSULTATION to find out how you too become an amazing transformation and addition to our testimonial page:
(Just click above on our testimonials link)
Dr. Stephanie King
Advanced Health Concepts
(626)799-0557 or email the doctor personally for a direct message at skingdc@earthlink.net
