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Move with Ease: PRF Therapy for Joint Pain in Traverse City & Petoskey, Michigan
Pickleball, anyone? During the lively energy of a busy northern Michigan summer, you often find yourself caught up in a whirlwind of activities. From the crack of the pickleball paddle—to the swing of a golf club—and even the harsh clash of a tennis ball, you immerse yourself in the thrill of each game. You reunite…
Continue ReadingWhy is weight loss after 40 so hard?
Discover revolutionary treatments to help banish your middle-aged bulge If it feels like losing weight just gets harder and harder, especially once you hit 40, it’s not just you. While it’s natural for our bodies to undergo changes over time, multiple factors make weight loss more difficult in our middle-aged years. It’s a struggle to…
Continue ReadingThe Menopause Survival Kit: Essentials for Every Woman
Women Have Been Misled About Menopause: The truth about perimenopause and menopause Hot flashes. Sleepless nights. Mood swings. Irregular vaginal bleeding. Painful intercourse. During your 30s, 40s, and 50s, many women experience a range of these physical and emotional changes. Menopause, and the time surrounding it, can make you feel crazy — like your…
Continue Reading5 Reasons Testosterone Replacement Therapy is a Game Changer for Men
And why the normal testosterone range is a big lie Amidst the hustle and bustle of life’s responsibilities, it’s easy to overlook a silent but significant factor that plays a crucial role in both how you feel every day AND your overall health — testosterone. This mighty hormone not only affects muscles and libido, but…
Continue ReadingThe Top 5 Regenerative Treatments at RegenCen
Dr. Gustav Lo on the top 5 treatments at his regenerative medical practice: 1. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy Hands down, bioidentical hormones are the foundation of regenerative medicine. Our hormone levels drop with age. By 55, testosterone is about half what is was in men in their 20s; it’s even worse in women –…
Continue ReadingMedical Weight Loss at RegenCen
I’m Dr. Gustav Lo, Medical Director of RegenCen, and I’m going to explain our medical weight loss program. Weight loss achievability Weight loss isn’t usually that complicated; it’s just a matter of how many food calories you’re taking in vs. how many you’re burning on a daily basis. But just because it’s simple concept…
Continue ReadingDo all men need testosterone replacement?
Do I need testosterone replacement? If you want to be back in the game, yes. (You’ll see what I mean at the end.) Male testosterone levels peak in the 20’s. Then testosterone levels decrease slowly, bit by bit every year. By the time men reach their 50’s, testosterone blood levels have decreased by about 1/3.…
Continue ReadingThe Growing Popularity of Vaginal Rejuvenation
Over 50% of women have either vaginal dryness or bladder control issues and many women have both after menopause. The treatments for vaginal dryness and bladder control are neck in neck in terms of what brings people into our regenerative medical centers in northern Michigan. And fortunately there’s a lot of overlap in treatments –…
Continue ReadingWhy Aren’t All Menopausal Women Getting Bioidentical Hormonal Treatment? – A Q&A with Dr. Gustav Lo, MD
Q: If bioidentical hormones are now known to be SAFE, plus prevent all these dangerous diseases AND make menopausal women feel so much better, why isn’t EVERYONE getting them? [For background, read my previous blog post “The Tragedy of Women’s Hormone Replacement” to find out how hormone treatment got such an undeserved bad name 20…
Continue ReadingIntroducing RegenCen – The Growth of Regenerative Treatments in Traverse City and Petoskey
When Dr. Gustav Lo, MD left his primary care/urgent care practice of 30 years, he didn’t wonder what to do next. “We had just transitioned the clinics to McLaren, but I was still eager to continue practicing medicine,” he recalls. “We immediately got to work on our RegenCen plan.” RegenCen isn’t primary care. It’s a…
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