On his show today, Dr. Phil asks the question: “What’s hormones got to do with it?” His guests will highlight the various aspects of hormone imbalance – from depression, hot flashes and low libido, to the male menopause (andropause), to thyroid imbalance. His wife Robin McGraw (author of “What’s Age Got To Do With It?”) will be on the show again talking about her journey and how she manages her hormones. Like Oprah, he is also continuing the great debate on synthetic versus bioidentical hormones. To discuss more natural ways for women to manage menopause symptoms, he brings on featured guest is Jim Hrnci, a compounding pharmacist from Las Colinas Pharmacy. He will also be featuring Leslie, a woman who had been feeling exhausted for more than a year and although she’d been tested, did not discover her thyroid disorder until she found a knot on the back of her neck.
Tune in today at 3pm for what is sure to be a very interesting and informative show! To find the local listings in your area, click here.
Let us know what you thought after watching the show…
In health,
BodyLogicMD
9 responses so far ↓
stef // April 21, 2009 at 2:49 pm |
Seems like an infommercial for hormones, surely they have a downside which they should also talk about in order for their viewers to make informed decisions about hormones.
I have no problem with hormones, I am young and when I am older I’ll take what I need in order to chase youth, I just recall Oprah doing a show on hormones that I felt gave much more balanced and responsible information about hormones.
Yes I do get all my information from daytime talk shows.
bodylogicmd // April 21, 2009 at 3:05 pm |
We always recommend you do your research before making a decision. There is a significant difference between synthetic hormones and bioidentical hormones. Our physicians are highly trained in BHRT and only prescribe it when it’s necessary and after comprehensive testing of your hormone levels. Many of our patients have had great success with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Check out some of our testimonials. BHRT is not for everyone, it is a decision each man and woman needs to make for themselves…
Sincerely,
Barbara
Sue // April 21, 2009 at 4:04 pm |
I just had my blood tested for the various hormone levels and found that I was a <20 on most of them (range). Would I benefit from the bioidentical hormones? I live in a small community. My doctor didn’t suggest anything. Please help.
bodylogicmd // April 23, 2009 at 10:31 am |
Hi Sue,
Many of our patients who had a hormonal imbalance have benefitted from bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.
Read more here: http://wwwdev.bodylogicmd.com/female-patient-testimonials
Sincerely,
Barbara
Sandy // April 21, 2009 at 6:23 pm |
I watched the April 21, 2009 Robin McGraw, the Dr.Phil show on Bioidentical hormones and I have every symton that they talked about. I am a 67 year old woman and was on Premarin for 28 years because I had a total hysterectomy at the age of 32 . I had a heart attack, caused by a blood clot. That was November 16, 2002 and had my change of life at 52 years old . There was no reason for what happened to me and I ended up with 35% heart damage. I was taken off Premarin cold turkey and now I have my hot flashes back and ten times worse than when I had them. I am soaked wet from sweat and has been going on since my heart attack in 2002. I am at wits end and don’t know what to do. I am on ten different medications for the rest of my life, just because of one pill. I am depressed, panic attacks, urinary tract infections, I don’t ever think about sex, because I hurt to much. I have spent so much money on medication for all that has happened to me, I just don’t know where to turn anymore. I can’t afford this new Medication and all that has to do with it to make sure that it is right for me. Maybe Barbara can suggest to me what to do about all the problems I am having. I am sick of being this way the rest of my life, I really need help in this matter. I hear all the good things that this Natural medication has done to so many women and was wondering if there can be any help for me. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope to hear from someone who know’s what I am going through and mayme someone who has been on this medication and could lift my spirits.
Sandy
bodylogicmd // April 23, 2009 at 10:33 am |
Hi Sandy,
Many of our patients have found relief with BHRT. Take a look at some of our success stories here: http://wwwdev.bodylogicmd.com/female-patient-testimonials. Many of these women were suffering with similar symptoms to yours.
I hope you find relief soon!
Sincerely,
Barbara
Bharbara // April 23, 2009 at 8:32 pm |
Is this available in Canada?
bodylogicmd // April 28, 2009 at 10:19 am |
Hello,
At this time we do not have any locations in Canada. We have many Canadian patients who travel to see our physicians. Please click here for our locations.
Sincerely,
Barbara
Andrea, Cornelius, NC // May 16, 2009 at 4:40 pm |
This is a somewhat modified and edited version of what I emailed to my doctor right after the show. To say I was disappointed in how the subject was presented would be an understatement:
The show presented women who were “suffering” and were “saved” by Robin taking them to her physician, Prudence Hall of the Hall Center in Santa Monica. After seeing tapes of the women draped on their couches, sticking their heads in the freezer, sighing deeply, and tossing and turning in bed (because they couldn’t sleep) Dr. Hall told them that they were suffering from hormone deficiencies (she seemed to speak to each patient like she was a three year old). In the next shot, the women were introduced to come out on the stage, they hugged Dr. Phil and Robin, and gushed and told them how Robin’s book “saved their lives”. Dr. Phil spoke to their husbands in the audience about how it must be wonderful to “have their old wives back” (wink, wink).
Only a couple passing mentions were made to thyroid levels (one segment was about thyroid cancer). I can already see it coming, the message board for the show will be filled with women having questions and complaints about how nothing was covered on how to find a doctor who specializes in BHRT, what does it cost (if I were watching this for the first time, I would immediately assume only wealthy women could afford this, unless Robin “saved them” and took them by the hand to her own doctor). I went on the Dr. Phil show message board and politely explained (several times, I honestly think many of the people posting on the boards never took the time to even look at other people’s posts, some of which were quite detailed, insightful and informative) that BHRT is something that, with some careful budgeting, many women would find they could afford the costs involved. In these tough economic times, money is an issue for most of us, and I think the show did BHRT a disservice by not taking at least one segment to explain an average of costs, how the money spent on BHRT is in fact, the most important investment you will ever make (as it will pay returns many fold as a better quality of life, and overall, decreased medical costs over the long run.)
They wasted time right off the bat going on about how when Robin entered menopause she called her husband and children together to explain to them “what Mom was going through” and to make it “a family affair”. Her sons Jay and Jordan appeared briefly during all this. Oh, for heaven’s sake, give me a break! Robin then went on to tell everyone who we should embrace the changes that accompany menopause and see it as a positive experience. Even when they did get to the symptoms, it was what most women already know (if they’re living on this planet, anyway): the mood swings, hot flashes, disrupted sleep, tiredness, irritability. Either little or no mention was made of how hormones can help with restless leg syndrome, protects against cardiovascular disease, reduce the change of Type 2 diabetes, BHRT goes way beyond some inconveniencing symptoms.
Of course, when they got to the testosterone for women, Robin had to inject on how it made your hair and skin so much better—–it does, but that’s not why I am taking it—-it’s helped tremendously to build muscle tissue in my back.
They did one segment on “the male menopause” and not once did they call it by it’s proper medical term of andropause. I find that quite odd.
In every segment, no matter what the subject, they show shots of Robin posing for pictures for the cover of her book and for promotional distribution. That was time wasted that I think could have been used in much better ways.
It gets better—-near the end of the show, they had a woman DOCTOR (ER physician) sitting next to Robin, telling her how she had NEVER heard of bioidentical hormones, nor had she ever heard of a compounding pharmacy, until she saw Robin appearing on Ophah, and how it was a perfect example of “how even a doctor can learn from you”. The doctor called her ob/gyn for the bioidenticals, started taking them (didn’t say what and in what doses), and had bad side effects, so now she has gone back to synthetics. Robin and Dr. Phil to the rescue again, Robin is taking the doctor (her name is Natalie) to Dr. Hall’s Center——-I smell a follow up show coming soon.
The last segment just about threw me over the edge, it was Robin telling women about “taking care of themselves”, including “always having a pair of lightweight pajamas on hand for those night sweats”. She then (to much wild applause) told everyone in the audience they were getting a free pair of her favourite cotton pjs. Next, her “little bedtime ritual” always includes a cup of hot tea—-and everyone gets a free box of “Sleepytime” tea (more applause). Oh, it gets better, everyone got a free portable fan, and a free copy of Robin’s book “What’s Age got to do with it?”
I wish the Dr. Phil Show, Oprah, and whatever other show on national television would see is that the subject of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is too important an issue to be used as a vehicle for promoting a book, a pair of pretty pajamas, or whatever. These shows can be a wonderful tool for getting the word out about BHRT, but I think women can be better educated on the subject by a panel of doctors (on both sides of the issue), a compounding pharmacist (there was one on the show and he provided more information than anyone else), and some patients who have successfully taken BHRT for a number of years (or at a minimum, months) who can concisely articulate their success stories. I would also like to see a show addressing the cost of health care in this country period, with at least a segment laying out the facts about the financial aspects of BHRT.