The BioBalance Healthcast

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a syndrome that causes a person to emotionally overreact to normal daily stresses, and to relive the feeling of terror that they felt when they experienced the traumatic experience that left them with this disorder. PTSD occurs in soldiers when they come home from war, or after they were POWs. It also occurs in rape victims for years after they were victim to that crime. People who are victims of abuse, violent circumstances, accidents and trauma often suffer from PTSD the rest of their lives.

More and more news coverage and concern are given to our returning warriors because of what is called PTSD.

In this episode we attempt to break this down into an understandable set of ideas rather than some strange and esoteric list of clinical terms. You will learn what PTSD is, how it happens, what it looks like and how it is treated.

It's important to know what conditions warrant a trip to the emergency room. It also helps to be aware of how to navigate the ER process and come out on the other side with the best care possible.

If you have a life-threatening medical conditiion or injury that if left untreated will lead to permanent damage, you have a situation that calls for a trip to the emergency room. There are levels of emergency or urgent care that you can find in an urban area. The challenge for doctors at the emergency care location is to determine what is wrong and find an appropriate treatment for you.

Most men who send me their medical history and blood work for evaluation to determine whether they are candidates for testosterone pellets think that I wouldn’t turn anyone down for treatment. However, I do turn them down if I think I can't help them! This podcast is about the reasons I treat men with alternate treatment or don’t treat them at all with testosterone pellets.

What if a man is a candidate for testosterone pellets, and the testosterone supplementation still does not resolve ED, but other symptoms get better? This eposide covers scenarios that illustrate some situations that cause ED to continue even though adequate testosterone pellets are given and an excellent testosterone free and total blood levels are achieved.

Physicians are trying to find ways to incorporate weight reduction as an integral part of treating both of these disorders. There are some drugs which can be used efficaciously, but the most important focus is to work on exercise and diet in order to reduce weight, however we have seen that this method does not work without medication and intervention.

Exciting news in Cancer Research indicates that Metformin, one of the most established and inexpensive generic medicines for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes may be the next great innovation in Cancer treatments. Should we all take it?

Mood, immunity, allergies, obesity and more are controlled by the GI tract! This relative recent research sheds new light on the common practice of prescribing antacids (which change the acid-base of the stomach) for treatment of Crohns disease; irritable bowel and Celiac disease; chronic diarrhea; and explains the weight loss that is out of proportion to that expected from stomach stapling! How our gut functions determines how the rest of our body feels! This research makes taking care of the intestines vital, instead of just incidental to our overall health.

Criticism of the FDA is an impassioned issue because they play a direct role in our health, and hold the responsibility of deciding whether a medication is approved for certain use. Drugs are often rejected for frivolous reasons, which leave doctors without tools for treating patients. Often, many other meds are approved by the FDA, and then retracted for serious side effects. So, what is a doctor to do? Off-label use of drugs is one way to circumvent the FDA’s limited menu of medications. Listen to Healthcast episode 246 and you will understand the need for off-label drugs in expanding the use of certain medications.

Take a look in the mirror and make your decision…are you going to practice self denial and end up spending more money by paying multiple doctors and pharmacies to just get along? Pellets cost women about a large Starbucks a day.

Socially we are taught not to be selfish because selfishness does not lead us to be good “citizens”, or functional members of any group—family or social culture. For the purpose of a functional society it is good to have selfless members of society.

The most recent blood type to emerge in humans is the AB type. People with type AB blood thrive best in a non-competitive and lower-stress environment. ABs need to minimize stress, utilize calming strategies, and exercise every day or two. They are universal blood donors. If you are an AB you can learn more about yourself in this week’s podcast.

Herbal medicines and dietary supplements are becoming a more and more common piece of the medical market in the United States. In response to this trend, doctors are having to educate themselves about how these substances can interact with medicine that they prescribe for their patients. This week's healthcast was inspired by an article in the Journal of Endocrinology that offered research-driven advice to doctors on the supplements that actually assist diabetic patients to stabilize blood sugar and avoid complications of diabetes.

Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss the changing landscape of today’s healthcare industry. They discuss various strategies to help optimize the time patients spend at the doctor’s office.

In this episode of the BioBalance Healthcast, Dr. Maupin and Brett Newcomb talk aobut statins and estrogen.

In this episode of the BioBalance Healthcast, Dr. Maupin and Brett Newcomb talk about fighting the FDA's restriction on hormone pellets. 

In this episode of the BioBalance Healthcast, Dr. Maupin and Brett Newcomb talk about the characteristics of people with blood type B.

In this episode of the BioBalance Healthcast, Dr. Maupin and Brett Newcomb talk about blood types, good health, and longer lives.

In this episode of the BioBalance Healthcast, Dr. Maupin and Brett Newcomb talk about hormone research and journal articles.