by drebanks | Jun 20, 2011 | Bioidentical hormones, Blog, Executives' Health, healthy aging, Heart Disease, Longevity, Men's Health, Preventive Wellness
More than fifty years ago the psychologist Abraham Maslow had a revolutionary impact on the field of psychology when he wrote about the Hierarchy of Needs. His theory is often portrayed as a pyramid with the most basic fundamental needs in the broad base and the...
by drebanks | Nov 13, 2010 | Bioidentical hormones, Blog, Cancer, Women's Health
Over the last decade, the safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been questioned in the media, in medical journals and in doctor’s offices across the country. Unfortunately, the discussion is usually over-simplified and delivered to the public in...
by drebanks | Jul 21, 2010 | Bioidentical hormones, Blog, Executives' Health, Heart Disease, Men's Health, Obesity, Youthful Aging
In 1980, an 18-year veteran police detective in Ontario with a previously spotless record stole approximately $1000.00 worth of items from the evidence room of his department. He persuaded the judge in his case to spare him a prison sentence, claiming that “male...
by drebanks | May 14, 2010 | Blog, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Preventive Wellness, Vitamin D, Youthful Aging
As a doctor practicing integrative medicine, I find that education is as important to my patients as anything else I do. We focus on maintaining health and vitality of individuals instead of curing diseases, so dietary and lifestyle choices are often more effective...
by drebanks | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog, Exercise, Heart Disease, Longevity, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
Since the days of Cleopatra and Ponce de León, if not before, people have been seeking the elusive Fountain of Youth. Until recently, such pursuits were the realm of quacks and charlatans. To be sure, there is no shortage of dubious promises and untested remedies to...