Bay Area Bioidentical Doctor
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Jeffrey Riopelle, M.D. & Donna Riopelle, NP
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Bay Area Longevity and Weight Loss Medical Institute
Welcome to our preventive, regenerative medicine, and Bioidentical hormone replacement website. We specialize in functional, nutritional, hormonal and integrative medicine. We hope that this is the start of a relationship that will help lead you to a long, healthy and active life.
You see, we’re at a crossroads in medicine. In the past, medicine has been designed to treat people with diseases and has only been able to skim the surface of prevention. However now we’re able to treat individuals early to help prevent future disease, and also to help make one’s years here on earth much healthier ones. If one already has diseases, we can often impact those diseases positively through regenerative medicine, rather than just suppressing the symptoms as is often done with conventional prescription medicine treatment.
Our goal is to achieve optimal health for our patients, not just satisfactory health. Our hormones, which need to be delicately balanced, have a critical role in maintaining life and controlling metabolism. This optimal “symphony” of hormones plays a vital role in our ability to maintain memory, concentration, muscle mass, restorative, restful sleep, and youthful skin. They also function to reverse hair loss, maintain vision, boost immune function, improve cholesterol profiles, increase bone density and bone mass, improve exercise endurance, and improve vitality and longevity as one grows older. We have used compounded Bioidentical hormones for over twenty years in our practice with very good success.
Bioidentical hormones are considered “natural” in the human body as they are the same molecular structure as the hormones our bodies makes and can metabolize them as the body was intended to do. This is in contrast to synthetic hormones which have an intentionally different molecular structure and can cause intolerable side effects. After testing, we individualize your treatment plan just for you. We do follow up hormone testing to ensure your symptoms are optimally controlled with the lowest physiological dose your body requires. In the initial stages, we test every 3 months, and then when hormones are balanced we test every year at the annual exam. We believe that Bioidentical hormones can produce great results, but often it is not the first place to turn. One can also rebalance hormones through pharmaceutical grade nutrients, lifestyle and dietary changes.
How long should I take Bioidentical hormones?
We believe one should only take Bioidentical hormones as long as they have symptoms and only after a full risk assessment. We do not support the idea that they should be taken indefinitely.
So you may be asking yourself are Bioidentical hormones right for you?
At Bay Area Wellness & Longevity Medical Center our goal is to offer you the safe and most effective alternatives for treatment to achieve optimal hormonal balance, vitality and longevity.
Inflammation is the cause of over 90% of chronic diseases. Often this inflammation begins many years before the disease manifests itself. The key to prevention is to determine what the individual lacks early on, and to correct the problem before the symptoms ever begin.
Inflammation can lead to heart disease, strokes, cancer, arthritis, ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, and other diseases. Each individual has his/her unique genetic code. Though we cannot change the genetic, we can alter the environmental factors that lead to diseases once we determine what deficiencies exist.
What sets us apart from other medical practices when it comes to prevention, Bioidentical hormone replacement and Regenerative medicine?
We have over 20 year’s medical experience in treating patients preventively. For years we have studied and implemented what was available preventively. We have gradually integrated new developments into our practice and we now feel regenerative medicine has reached the point that it makes such a huge difference in patients’ lives that everyone can benefit greatly from it. We have studied for many hours to learn all that this complex field has to offer patients. Donna Riopelle, NP has completed a fellowship in Metabolic, Nutritional, Regenerative & Functional Medicine and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Regenerative & Functional Health Providers. She is also a member of the American Board of Bariatric Medicine. Jeffrey Riopelle, MD has authored the book Your Personal Trainer, a health and fitness book.
Questions? Please call Bay Area Longevity and Weight Loss Medical Institute directly at 800-775-4902 Ext. 393 to schedule your initial appointment, discuss your symptoms and decide on a course of treatment for your specific needs.
Jeffrey Riopelle, M.D.
Donna Riopelle, NP
