What’s wrong with our healthcare system in America? In the final episode of this series, Dr. Agolli and Dr. Burdette discuss: How to solve the problems in our healthcare system. Why we should re-train our physicians on how to practice medicine.
What’s wrong with our healthcare system in America? In the second episode of this series, Dr. Agolli and Dr. Burdette discuss: How to hold the government accountable for our healthcare system.
Balanced hormones are necessary for good health and disease prevention for women and men as we age. Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy from Progressive can help. Hormone therapy is not just for libido. Hormones are critical for the brain, heart and bones. Even the gut responds favorably to hormone therapy.
Many of us think once we are older we should just be more tired, or maybe we should just gain more weight. We write off feeling good to be a natural consequence of aging.
So many times we know someone who begins a treatment and it doesn’t work, or it creates terrible side effects and the treatment ends up being worse than the condition itself. Doctors often say it is called the “practice” of medicine because they have to practice to get it right. Each person is unique and therefore each treatment and intervention will act in a unique way in their body.
Every time we turn on the news we hear about the constant threats to our immune system. We often wonder how at risk we are, and whether or not certain vaccines will help. The impression given is that we there is no rhyme or reason to who the next virus or epidemic will infect. One piece of the puzzle that is being neglected is the importance of the immune system.
Chronic stress can wear down the body, causing fatigue, hormonal imbalance, and insomnia. The adrenal glands determine how well your body handles stress and testing your adrenal function is the first step in restoring your energy levels.
The frontier of the micro-biome provides an interesting area of exploration and new avenues to treat common conditions. This virtual organ inside an organ is metabolically active in its own right. We harbor 10x more microbial DNA than human DNA which has fascinating implications on health.
Progressive Medical Center offers a unique gut biome test that harnesses the latest technology. Thanks to the cutting-edge techniques, you can see a more accurate picture of your gut health. The results are precise and detailed, and they allow you to make key changes to your diet and lifestyle.
The thyroid gland is responsible for energy and metabolism in the body. It produces and regulates hormones that are important for growth development, mood, and sexual function. Thyroid hormones impact metabolism, cognitive function, mood, emotions, concentration, memory, and attention. Better thyroid function helps our immune system, energy levels, and reproductive function.
Prostate cancer is something that more than 80% of men will have on autopsy, but only 3% of men die from. This demonstrates that it is common, but not always deadly.
