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…

If you’re finding it harder to shed those extra pounds as you age, particularly after 40, you’re not alone. Weight loss becomes increasingly difficult as our bodies change with age, especially when factors like hormonal shifts and metabolic slowdowns come into play.  In North Naples, Florida, many middle-aged residents experience the frustrating challenge of not…

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…

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 –…

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…

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.…

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 –…

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…

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…