Sep 8, 2020
Dr. Pamela Smith is Director of Medical Education at the
American Academy of
Anti-Aging. She shares insight on her areas of expertise:
thyroid disease, and female hormones.
Tune in to learn:
Many women hear the word ‘estrogen’ and immediately associate it
with negative health consequences. The truth is that estrogen has
over 400 important functions in a woman’s body, affecting
everything from hearing and blood sugar levels, to blood pressure
and memory.
Dr. Smith explains the three types of estrogen in the body, what
sort of symptoms can arise when there is a hormonal imbalance
between progesterone and estrogen, the best way to measure most
hormones in the body, and what to test for in order to get the
entire picture of a patient’s thyroid health.
She also shares her personal experience with low progesterone,
tells anecdotal stories of patients she’s been able to help, and
discusses more broadly the importance and role of hormones in the
body—whether female or male. “We want people to live to be 100, but
more importantly, we want people to live to be a healthy 100 years
of age.”
She explains that by running the right tests to get to the root of
a problem,
anti-aging medicine can lead people to the treatment they need.
In addition, preventative medicine through good lifestyle choices
and the right balance of all hormones in the body can slow aging,
reverse or slow the progression of diseases, and ultimately enhance
our quality and length of life.
For more information on these topics, check out the following books authored by Dr. Smith:
-What You Must Know About Thyroid Disease
-What You Must Know About Women’s Hormones.
Feel free to email your questions to faafm63@yahoo.com.
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