Hormones
Pellet Insertion, Start to Finish: What the Appointment Is Really Like
What a hormone pellet insertion involves, step by step, plus the aftercare, the real risks and the limits nobody advertises.
The Journal
Field notes on feeling like yourself again
Clear, root-cause guidance on hormones, weight, gut health and aesthetics, written and reviewed by Krishna Borges, MSN, APRN.
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Hormones
What Happens When You Stop TRT
Stopping testosterone brings symptoms back before your own production restarts. What recovery looks like, how long it takes, and how to plan it.
Hormones
Cortisol Testing: Saliva, Blood and the DUTCH Panel
Which cortisol tests actually change a treatment decision, which mostly produce a chart, and what saliva, blood and dried urine can each tell you.
Hormones
Estrogen and Heart Disease: What the WHI Actually Found
The WHI did not show that estrogen causes heart disease. What the trials found, why age at initiation matters, and which risks are still real.
Weight loss
Microdosing GLP-1s: What the Trend Gets Wrong
Microdosing a GLP-1 has no trial evidence behind it. Why the escalation schedule exists, what the studies measured, and when a lower dose is legitimate.
Weight loss
Losing Weight After 50: What Actually Changed
Weight loss after 50 is harder because of muscle loss, lower activity and hormone shifts, not a broken metabolism. Here is what the evidence supports.
Weight loss
GLP-1s and Alcohol: Why the Cravings Drop
Many people on a GLP-1 want alcohol less. What the randomized trials actually show, where the evidence is thin, and why it is not an approved use.
Weight loss
Who Should Not Take a GLP-1: Contraindications and Cautions
The absolute contraindications to semaglutide and tirzepatide, the conditions that call for caution instead, and the red flags that mean call your clinician.
Wellness
Functional Medicine by Telehealth Across Florida: What Works Remotely and What Does Not
Most functional medicine care works well by telehealth in Florida. Here is what genuinely works remotely, and what still needs you in the room.
Wellness
Sleep and Hormones: The Loop That Keeps You Tired
Short sleep lowers testosterone and shifts cortisol, and hormone changes wreck sleep. How to tell which end of the loop is driving your fatigue.
Aesthetics
Why Your Injector's Anatomy Training Matters
Filler complications are rare but usually permanent, and nearly all come down to anatomy. What to ask about training, technique and emergency planning.
Aesthetics
The Two Weeks After Botox: What Is Normal and What Is Not
Results build for up to two weeks after Botox. What normal bruising looks like, why the two week review matters, and the red flags that need a doctor.
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