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MEDICINE 2.0
A New Way to Age
Throughout the past eight years,
Florida Center for Hormones
and Wellness has established itself
as a leader in hormone optimization
therapy. John Carrozzella,
M.D., is a highly trained international
hormone expert with a master’s
degree in nutritional and metabolic
medicine. Recently, the center
moved to a new location in the
Fountains of Bay Hill, affording the
practice an opportunity to expand
its services in preventative health
care and long-term wellness. The increase
in space and staff allows the
center to take on and tackle more
preventative issues.
“Hormone balancing is a foundation
for healthy living and solid
wellness,” Dr. Carrozzella said. “As
we move forward, we want to focus
not just on hormones but on things
that will truly enhance wellness and
vitality as people age. Oftentimes,
traditional medicine tends to be reactive.
We believe in a more proactive
approach. By looking at specific
health factors and overall physiology,
we may be able to prevent
certain health diseases associated
with aging. Everyone wants to live
longer, but no one wants to live to
be 100 years old, sick and infirm.
We aim to improve vitality as well
as longevity.”
“Anti-aging” is a term that Dr.
Carrozzella is not fond of, because
“no one can actually stop aging. It’s
a natural progression of life. I like to
refer to what we do as ‘age management,’
wherein we
can manage the ways
people age and minimize
the risks of ailments
and the overall
impact of aging.”
One age-related
health issue that
many people experience
is an increase
in their blood sugar
levels. Once the levels
reach a certain point,
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“pre-diabetic” and are typically prescribed
medication. However, in following
Dr. Carrozzella’s “proactive
approach” at an earlier age, the patient’s
bloodwork, insulin and sugar
metabolism are monitored and recommendations
are made regarding
lifestyle and hormone balance in an
effort to reverse or slow down rising
blood sugar levels, drastically
minimizing the risk of developing
diabetes.
“We want to try to prevent illness
rather than react to it,” Dr.
Carrozzella said. “Studies show
that a premenopausal woman has a
1 in 7 chance of developing heart
disease. After menopause, the risk
increases to 1 in 3. However, if you
optimize their hormones and do the
metabolic things necessary, you can
return that risk back to 1 in 7 or even
less. You cannot stop the risk of heart
disease altogether, but with proper
treatment you can mitigate it.”
Dr. Carrozzella added that he is
“incredibly thankful for everyday
medicine and Western medicine”
and wants to work cooperatively
with them, because “when we do
have these conditions and diseases,
they give us the tools and medicines
to treat them. However, the power of
prevention is that it gives us the time
to observe and make the necessary
fine-tuning adjustments. For example,
we can reduce the risk of dementia
by nearly 80% by optimizing
hormones and focusing on nutrition.”
The treatments each patient receives
at Florida Center of Hormones
and Wellness are customized to their
individual needs. An in-depth screening
evaluation helps identify hormonal
imbalances or other underlying
issues that may be affecting the patient’s
overall health. Often people
are accepting of conditions they associate
with getting older without realizing
there are treatments to help,
including trouble sleeping.
“Some doctors try to manage
sleep with sleep inducers or drugs,
and often, the patient then faces
long-term problems or side effects,”
Dr. Carrozzella said. “Instead, we
try to bypass that by focusing on
nutrients, botanicals and lifestyle
changes, which our patients have
had great success with. We look at
the whole body, because everything
is related. It is better to look at one’s
overall health than to focus on a
single line item issue.”
Florida Center for Hormones and Wellness is located
at 7513 Sand Lake Road in Orlando. For more information,
visit www.hormonesandwellness.com. ª