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  1. December 31, 2024

    Addressing Chronic Stress and Adrenal Health with Compounded Medications

    Dr. Casey Greene, PharmD, IFMCP

    Chronic stress, both physical and emotional, has been linked to adrenal dysfunction (often called adrenal fatigue), which can be a significant contributing factor to other health issues like thyroid impairment. Unfortunately, commercialized medications aren’t necessarily the best fit for all patients struggling with adrenal dysfunction, which can leave them dealing with debilitating stress, fatigue, and sleep issues. 

    However, a personalized medicine approach with compounded medication could be worth exploring for patients and providers to address adrenal health when commercial medications fall short.

     

    What is Adrenal Dysfunction? Reviewing Causes and Symptoms

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  2. December 31, 2024

    How Chronic Stress Disrupts Hormones: 4 Proven Strategies to Regain Balance and Adrenal Health

    Dr. Casey Greene, PharmD, IFMCP

    How Chronic Stress Disrupts Hormones and 4 Proven Strategies to Regain Balance

    We all face stress from time to time, but when stress becomes constant or excessive, it can cause problems with our internal stress support system. This can lead to a whole slew of problems, including, but not limited to:

    - Worsened ability to handle stress appropriately

    - Extreme anxiety or even panic attacks

    - Increased blood sugar levels

    - Energy and mood swings

    - Increased weight gain (from high cortisol and blood sugar levels)

    - Impaired thyroid and metabolic function

    - Multiple hormonal imbalances

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  3. December 27, 2024

    Hormone Replacement Therapy and Aging: What Postmenopausal Women Need to Know

    Dr. Tara Thompson, PharmD., FAPC

    The postmenopausal stage in a woman’s life can be a time of significant challenges, as women must grapple not just with disruptive physical changes that result from the onset of menopause but also the taxing emotional changes – not to mention acceptance of the physical shift.

    However, a recent study from the JAMA Network Open, as reported in HealthDay, tells a new story that could potentially rewrite the narrative on postmenopause and biological

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  4. December 11, 2024

    Adult Obesity Prevalence Map (2023)

    Obesity has continued to be a major epidemic in the United States for both children and adults. With every single U.S. state having an obesity prevalence higher than 20% - that's more than 1 in 5 adults - there is no better time to make a change than now.  Of the United States' geographical areas, the Midwest (36.0%) and South (34.7%) have the highest prevalence of obesity, followed by the West (29.1%) and the Northeast (28.6%). (CDC.gov, 2023)

    Here are more fast-facts:

    "- DC and Colorado had an obesity prevalence between 20% and less than 25%.
    - Seven states had an obesity prevalence between 25% and less than 30%.
    - 17 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands had an obesity prevalence between 30% and less than 35%.
    - 20 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico had an obesity prevalence between 35% and less than 40%.
    - Three states (Arkansas, Mississippi, and West Virginia) had an obesity prevalence of 40%

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