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Apr 23 2008

Menopause and the Successful Career Woman

You’ve worked hard all your life and success arrived at what seems like a long time ago. Time management, multi-tasking, goal achievement and long hard hours seem to come naturally to you. Nothing can stop you. You work hard; you are driven by adrenaline and power. Then suddenly in your mid to late 40s - early 50s, you are stopped in your tracks, you’re feeling symptoms of moodiness, depression, hot flashes creep up on you at the most inconvenient times, your sleep pattern is disturbed and your weight is out of control. Menopause has arrived.

How do you handle this unforeseen change of life that grips you physically, mentally and emotionally? Before, you were in control of everything that surrounded you and now suddenly there are symptoms affecting your daily life which are out of your control. How do you deal with these changes while still expected to “take charge” as the accomplished executive you are.

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Feb 22 2008

A Horrific Prescription for Menopause

A Horrific Prescription for Menopause

A friend of mine believing she had finally reached menopause because of frequently occurring hot flashes that were driving her nuts, made an appointment at her doctor. The doctor set her up to have a hormone panel done. With the positive results of the tests, her suspicions were confirmed, she had indeed reached menopause.

Before we go any further in this article, let me tell you a little about my friend. She is a very joyful woman, is very happily married, has two wonderful kids and a great attitude towards life. Enough about my friend.

Let me tell you her horror story.

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Feb 05 2008

Dr. Jennifer Berman

Published by PureAgeless under Anti-aging, Doctors

I first ran across the name of Dr. Jennifer Berman when I read Suzanne Somers’ book “The Sexy Years”. A few years later, as PureAgeless.com kicked into action, I made the acquaintance of Dr. Berman when I was preparing our list of American doctors who prescribe bioidentical hormones.

Dr. Jennifer Berman is the director of the Berman Women’s Wellness Center in Beverly Hills, California. She is one of the few female urologists in the United States, who specialize in female sexuality and female sexual medicine. She is considered a leading expert in the U.S. on sexual health issues and has pioneered much research in female sexuality and dysfunction.

Dr. Jennifer Berman

She was co-host of the television program “Berman and Berman” on the Discovery Health channel and is co-author of the New York Times bestselling books, “For Women Only: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Sexual Dysfunction and Reclaiming Your Sex Life” as well as the book “Secrets of the Sexually Satisfied Woman: Ten Keys to Unlocking Ultimate Pleasure”. She has also appeared in countless magazine publications discussing female urological/sexual dysfunction issues, menopause, anti-aging and her current practice in Beverly Hills, California.

Dr. Berman’s Women’s Wellness Center provides menopausal health, women’s sexual health and anti-aging programs. The Center provides a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to women’s health, sexual health and aging. Conditions treated at the clinic include:

Female Sexual Health:

Hypoactive sexual desire disorder /Low libido

Sexual arousal disorder /vaginal dryness

Orgasmic disorder

Sexual pain disorders/vulvadynia and vaginissmus

Hormonal Imbalance

Pelvic and vaginal pain

Endometriosis

PMS management

Menopause and Peri-menopause

Natural Hormone Replacement

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Fibroids

fibromyalgia

Incontinence & Bladder Control Problems

Interstitial cystitis

Overactive Bladder

Pelvic and vaginal pain

Voiding dysfunction Vulvar disease

Recurrent Urinary Tract or Vaginal infection
Patients at the Center are fully assessed physically, hormonally and psychosocially before a method of treatment is prescribed. Dr. Berman’s mission is to assist in improving your quality of life whether it includes hormone balancing with individually tailored treatments using with bioidentical hormones, anti-aging treatment plans or the Weight Loss program.

The Wellness Center’s Weight Loss program is a carefully researched diet aimed at achieving improved health and hormonal balance. The diet is balanced with 40% of calories from carbohydrates, 30% from protein and 30% from essential fats. This way of eating leads to improved health and genuine fat loss. Nutritional supplementation with Omega-3 fish oil and other neutraceuticals accompany the weight loss program.

Dr Bergman’s anti-aging program also provides you with cutting edge anti-aging procedures and the tools to enable you to slow down and deal with stress in order to prevent many chronic diseases associated with aging. Also available in the anti-aging program are specialized skincare products and antioxidants to combat aging skin which are with nutritional supplements to combat the bone loss associated osteoporosis.

The Berman Wellness Center is located at
Berman Wellness Center
Epione Medical Spa
444 North Camden Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Telephone: 888.849.9933

The Berman Wellness Center also has a website located at www.bermansexualhealth.com, which includes a forum, excerpts from articles and her book, the pdf files of interviews she has done for magazine publications and much more.

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