Dominique Fradin-Read, MD on How Hormone Balancing Improves Lives and Delays Aging
If you’re seeing more wrinkles every morning, more aching joints, fatigue and other symptoms of aging, don’t let it get you down. Aging specialists are unraveling more and more secrets of aging every day, including one that’s especially promising for seniors. It’s called hormone balancing. According to preventive medicine expert Dominique Fradi n -Read , MD , nearly 50% of men and 40% of women suffer from some kind of hormonal imbalance. Symptoms may include loss of energy, low self-confidence, a lackluster sex life or vague feelings of disorientation or alienation. Seventy percent of patients have no idea what is causing their problems. We sat down with Dr. Read recently for more insights into how her busy Los Angeles clinic uses hormone balancing techniques to bring hope and health to suffering patients. Here’s how she answered our questions: Q: Dr. Read, what can you tell us about the role of hormones in the body and why it’s so important to keep those hormones in balanc...