Stress can be thought of as the “spice of life,” the spark that animates and primes us for each day. The difference between stress we can handle, and stress that gets out of hand, stress vs. distress, is the difference between adrenal balance or imbalance. The latter occurs when multi-pressures of modern life call the adrenal glands to action too often. The struggle to keep up with high demand for cortisol eventually leads to adrenal fatigue.

Dr. Kelley prefers to use saliva testing to determine hormone levels in patients. In the past 20-30 years a number of research studies have validated saliva as a diagnostic medium to measure the unbound, biologically-active fraction of steroid hormones in the bloodstream. Saliva testing can help your doctor restore hormonal balance and patient quality of life using test results as a rational basis for treatment.

Hormone Philosophy
What are Hormones?

Hormones are the body’s messengers that transport information from the brain to the glands, from the glands to the cells and from the cells to the brain.
Hormones rejuvenate, regenerate and restore our bodies.
As doctors, we were taught that as we age, our hormones decline. It is now becoming clear that [...]

Which Hormones Do We Test?
Ovarian Hormones - What makes you a woman
• Estrogens, Progesterone and Testosterone
Adrenal Hormones - Your immune system, your energy level, and your ability to handle stress
• Cortisol – the stress hormone measured four times in a day
• DHEA – the “mother of all hormones”
Thyroid Hormones - Your metabolism
• TSH – Thyroid [...]

Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when the ovarian production of estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone declines. The average age of menopause onset is 51, plus or minus several years. Menopause is medically defined as the time in which a woman ceases to menstruate for the duration of 12 months. Although the definition properly [...]

In treating a woman with signs of menopause, symptoms of perimenopause and hormonal imbalance, Dr. Kelley’s anti-aging physicians replace exactly what is low or missing with the body’s appropriate bioidentical hormones. Your doctor will prescribe the bioidentical hormones in a fashion that matches each woman’s prior hormonal needs. Dr. Kelley’s highly qualified, anti-aging physicians follow [...]

Millions of women in the United States are suffering from hormonal imbalance, whether it is early menopause, perimenopause symptoms, perimenopause weight gain, adrenal fatigue, menopause, or premenstrual symptoms (PMS). In many cases, bioidentical hormone therapy can be part of the solution.
The signs of menopause and related hormonal issues include:

Hot flashesNight sweats
Weight gain
Mood swings
Depression
Trouble sleeping
Vaginal dryness
Loss [...]