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by slacker
Sun Dec 04, 2016 1:43 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Dealing with AD where resources and finances are constrained
Replies: 21
Views: 8146

Re: Dealing with AD where resources and finances are constrained

Bernie, I agree with Stavia. Her primer is excellent, focuses on the basics, and the lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, stress managment, and sleep) are the foundation. As far as tests being covered in the US, I have to pay for most of the "specialty" labs, since insurance only covers what...
by slacker
Fri Nov 18, 2016 5:32 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women
Replies: 773
Views: 325434

Re: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women

I wonder if testosterone derived progesterone gets produced in the body from testosterone supplementation, or whether this refers to a type of progesterone made in a lab from testosterone and then administered? My understanding is that some synthetic progesterones are made in a lab from testosteron...
by slacker
Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:53 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Doctor visit to get Coronary Calcium Scan order - strategy?
Replies: 31
Views: 10587

Re: Doctor visit to get Coronary Calcium Scan order - strategy?

I just googled "coronary artery calcium test" in my home town and here's what I found at one of our big three gi-normous hospital chains: "Because a coronary calcium scan is a screening examination, it is not covered by most insurance companies or Medicare. The patient is responsible ...
by slacker
Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:23 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women
Replies: 773
Views: 325434

Re: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women

Here's a study of effects of different types of progesterone on breast cancer Risk of Breast Cancer by Type of Menopausal Hormone Therapy: a Case-Control Study among Post-Menopausal Women in France French study looking a risk for breast cancer, population-based case-control study in 1555 menopausal ...
by slacker
Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:22 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women
Replies: 773
Views: 325434

Re: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women

Here is a study of effect of MHT on insulin resistance in diabetic women Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Insulin Resistance in Postmenopausal Diabetic Women Twenty postmenopausal women with Diabetes II were placed on oral estradiol with drospirenone (brand name Angeliq®), and monitored for...
by slacker
Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:20 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women
Replies: 773
Views: 325434

Re: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women

Here are more recent studies looking at the effect of MHR on vascular events: Effect of hormone replacement therapy on cardiovascular outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. This meta-analysis included 10 trials reporting data on 38908 postmenopausal women. Estrogen combined with ...
by slacker
Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:17 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women
Replies: 773
Views: 325434

Re: Hormone Replacement Therapy E4 Women

I am finally getting around to adding more study links on menopausal hormone replacement that I started in late September on this thread. Instead of diving into Dr Hathaway's references, most of which are older than 2005, I decided to look for more recent studies, many of which included transdermal ...
by slacker
Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:28 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Doctor visit to get Coronary Calcium Scan order - strategy?
Replies: 31
Views: 10587

Re: Doctor visit to get Coronary Calcium Scan order - strategy?

Sometimes there are key phrases or conditions that will get you the golden slippers... Hi Chris, at the risk of being a wet blanket (a role at which I am quite adept), I think there is very little you can say to a conventionally trained provider in the US that will encourage them to order the cardi...
by slacker
Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:24 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Reversing Heart Disease with Diet
Replies: 22
Views: 9541

Re: Reversing Heart Disease with Diet

Hep and PG - glad to hear that the vegan diet has worked well for you. The Esselstyn study is remarkable for CAD results, following 11 people long term with excellent results. The published Bredesen protocol has similar remarkable results for cognition, following 10 people for a couple of years. Bot...
by slacker
Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:57 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: My labs
Replies: 15
Views: 6662

Re: My labs

jenlynn wrote: I have no idea what the bun ratio means
I'm going to pick the low hanging fruit: BUN and creatinine are indications of kidney health. If both numbers are normal (like yours), the ratio is not meaningful.