Last night, Lumigrate attended the well-attended live seminar at "the IMC" (link below): "Bioidentical Hormone Replacement for Women" by medical director Scott Rollins, MD. Dr. Rollins' seminars on Lumigrate currently include 'Supplements and Disease Prevention" and "Hypothyroidism: Misunderstood, Misdiagnosed.... Missed!", so we are excited to now develop a seminar on what truly is his "claim to fame" in Western Colorado, which is bioidentical hormone replacement. (He is the only doctor here certified by the Board of Anti-Aging and we all informally joke that he is the most popular man to middle aged women here! His seminar even included some a funny moment where he says that a month after starting treatment he gets husbands and coworkers calling to make appointments.)
Since it will take us some time to develop this for our interested customers, I wanted to do two things: get input from you on what format you would like: is an hour long video too time consuming and you'd rather have an introduction to watch on YouTube and a PDF of a transcript of the talk with the PowerPoint slides? OR, do you want it to be the same downloadable or DVD complete lecture as if you were there last night attending at the IMC?
The second thing was to give some highlights: Hormones can be thought of as a teeter totter and they need to be balanced. As we age, they predictably decline, and they serve important functions to our bodies: Estrogen, testosterone and progesterone have to do with our mood, libido and mental clarity, regulation of blood sugar and insulin (which logically leads to body mass, so is a factor in weight loss), slowing bone loss, and has many positive effects for our cardiovascular system (one reason women's heart disease is lower at younger ages but not older). How many people do YOU know who have problems with sleep/insomnia: progesterone is an important hormone for our brains with relaxation and sleep patterns and breathing. It works on GABA-A receptors similarly to how Valium or Xanax -- it's literally our body's own Xanax! So, for anyone with fibromyalgia this might be very interesting information to look into .. and naturally stay posted with Lumigrate for the whole 'scoop' from Dr. Rollins when we have it prepared -- as with all our seminars, they are provided to thoroughly yet easily educate YOU.
Again, please let us know what format YOU would suggest we make this next seminar in, as we are looking at what adjustments to make. We want YOU to be active partners with us and help us help you and others find higher health! In the mean time, please take the time to learn from our existing seminars and let others know about us (including your medical providers). Thank YOU in advance! Mardy
Mardy's note from fall of 2011: The IMC underwent a lot of changes in it's first years, and in checking the link related to what education is on the website, I got a message that said 'gnarly, dude, you 404'd' (meaning the link not longer works) - hit your back button on your browser or go to the home page. So I'm proving the link to the website for Integrative Medicine Center of Western Colorado, of which Dr. Rollins is Medical Director, if you're interested, but I'm pleased to see that in 2011 Dr Spurlock's clinic opened and he's loading his website with information, so I'll route you to his biography on Lumigrate where you can follow to his website as well: Hope that seems fair and thorough. (Go to Forums tab, and near the top is a forum that's clearly titled to be about the experts who we showcase on Lumigrate.)
We're pleased to have had the initial immersion with an integrative center for Lumigrate's formative years and pleased to have moved out through the Internet's beauty and benefits to find Dr Spurlock as well. www.imcwc.com [1]
Live and Learn. Learn and Live Better! is my motto. I'm Mardy Ross, and I founded Lumigrate in 2008 after a career as an occupational therapist with a background in health education and environmental research program administration. Today I function as the desk clerk for short questions people have, as well as 'concierge' services offered for those who want a thorough exploration of their health history and direction to resources likely to progress their health according to their goals. Contact Us comes to me, so please do if you have questions or comments. Lumigrate is "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" for increasing numbers of people. Follow us on social networking sites such as: Twitter: http://twitter.com/lumigrate [2] and Facebook. (There is my personal page and several Lumigrate pages. For those interested in "groovy" local education and networking for those uniquely talented LumiGRATE experts located in my own back yard, "LumiGRATE Groove of the Grand Valley" is a Facebook page to join. (Many who have joined are beyond our area but like to see the Groovy information! We not only have FUN, we are learning about other providers we can be referring patients to and 'wearing a groove' to each other's doors -- or websites/home offices!) By covering some of the things we do, including case examples, it reinforces the concepts at Lumigrate.com as well as making YOU feel that you're part of a community. Which you ARE at Lumigrate!
Links:
[1] http://www.imcwc.com
[2] http://twitter.com/lumigrate