Aug 20, 2024 | Healthy Aging, Patient News
“I’m having a senior moment. I’m too old to try that. I look good for my age. It’s time to put her/him out to pasture. These are just aches and pains from old age. Sweetie, you don’t look a day over 29. Ok boomer. There will be a tsunami of aging dependents in...
Aug 20, 2024 | Patient News
At around the same time as females enter menopause in their late 40s or early 50s, males are experiencing their own hormonal decline, called andropause. As part of the normal aging process, a man’s testosterone levels decrease by about 1% a year after age 40. Low...
Aug 20, 2024 | Healthy Aging, Mental Health, Patient News
Defined simply as the final menstrual period, when it is no longer possible for a woman to get pregnant, the current approach to menopause has become increasingly nuanced, recognizing that each individual’s experience varies widely. Many women transition into this...
Aug 19, 2024 | Mental Health, Patient News
Like so many popular 20th century concepts, the image of a man in an existential crisis at age 50 who trades in his long-time wife and car for newer models is on the wane – and may never have been correct. Psychoanalyst Elliott Jaques coined the term in 1965 to...
Jul 1, 2024 | Patient News
by Dr. Shadiar Ohadi In many ways, my first year as a concierge physician has brought me back to my early days in medicine more than two decades ago. Then, there was time and flexibility to care for patients who became like cherished members of my family. I remember...
May 16, 2024 | Mental Health, Patient News
From unmentionable to oft discussed, American attitudes toward mental health have made a seismic shift over the years. It’s heartening to see recent polls showing 87% of U.S. adults agree having a mental health disorder is nothing to be ashamed of, and 86% saying...
