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Atlanta Experts Answer Your Health & Beauty Questions
Aashish Bharara, M.D.
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Interventional Physical Medicine and Spine Management Specialist Perimeter Orthopaedics What are your top tips for easing holiday stress and back pain?
The holidays can be a time of excitement mixed with stress. For people with chronic back or neck pain, the strain of accomplishing your to-do list can overshadow the pleasure of the season. This year, plan ahead so you can get your holiday chores done and visit Dr. Bharara to take away the pain. It’s your time to enjoy the holiday season, so here are five tips to make the next few weeks enjoyable: simplify shopping, plan ahead before cooking, make decorating a group activity, take care of yourself and book an appointment at Perimeter Orthopaedics. As we look ahead to the coming year, consider simple ways to improve your back and neck pain. It can be as easy as calling to schedule an appointment today.
Lyn Ross, L.M.E.
Institut’ DERMed Clinical Skin Care
What are cosmeceuticals?
A cosmeceutical product is formulated with a higher concentration of active ingredients, but less than those of a pharmaceutical-grade product. Clinical-grade cosmeceuticals are a hybrid. They are formulated with nonprescription concentrations of ingredients, but are substantiated by scientific, evidence-based clinical studies to prove efficacy. Cosmeceuticals are recommended by licensed and certified skin care specialists trained in how to analyze skin conditions and match active ingredients to your skin care needs. Specially made products target a variety of skin issues like aging skin, acne-prone skin, oily skin and uneven skin tone. The Institut’ DERMed Clinical Skin Care cosmeceutical product line is formulated without the use of gluten, parabens, fillers, mineral oil, sodium lauryl sulfates, phthalates, artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances.
Paul E. Cox, M.D., MS
Vital Living Healthcare
Can hormones help if I have already gone through menopause?
I hear this question often as there is a school of thought that at a certain point for women, it is too late to use hormonal therapies. The scientific evidence tells us that Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is best when started within five years of menopause. However, if you have had uncomfortable symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, sleeplessness or brain fog for years, there are very few reasons not to try HRT to relieve your symptoms.
At Vital Living Healthcare, we will educate you on what science tells us about HRT for women so you can make an informed decision. We do that because we are passionate about our medical practice and our patients. Don’t you deserve that kind of care?
