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Empowering Women to take charge of their quest for hormone balance on their journey to healthy living.
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Happy Hormone Cottage
25 W Franklin
(behind Joli Boutique)
Centerville, OH 45459
513-444-6343
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Hormone Happenings
Congratulations to the Happy Hormone Cottage as we celebrate our one year anniversary! I can't believe how much has happened in just one year! In June, we opened our second satellite office in Rahn Fountain Place at 5450 Far Hills Avenue for follow-up consultations. This was right after we began working out of Sycamore Hospital on Thursdays with one of our practitioners, Dr. Rosalind Jackson, OB/GYN. We do both initial consultations, as well as follow-up consultations there. On Wednesdays we work with an area doctor in Kettering. I work at Dr. Chris Diatte's office, Beckett Ridge Family Practice, one day a week handing out therapy to his clients who have come on board with customized hormone replacement therapy. Finally, this coming October 1, we are opening another satellite office at Rahn Fountain Plaza for initial consultations. We will continue to work out of our cute little cottage in the heart of Centerville, but we just need more room! With the volume of women and men we are servicing, and all the files, supplements and employees....all nestled together cozily in the space the size of a walk-in closet (!), we are excited about our upcoming expansion! Although I will miss not snuggling quite so much with our employees and clients. :)
This past year, I have presented a Happy Hormone Hour a month, where I go around to different groups of women (and a few poor men!!) and educate them on what we do, and give them the skinny on customized hormone therapy. I really enjoy speaking, educating and engaging my audiences. I usually bring food and materials to hand out, and answer a lot of questions! I am always honored and excited to speak to these groups. Anytime I can save women from being put on drug therapy for a hormone imbalance, I am happy to do it! This past year I have spoken at doctors' offices, people's homes, church basements, law firms, Curves, Chamber of Commerce meetings, and a golf event among others. In October, I will travel to St. Augustine, Florida to present a Happy Hormone Power Hour to the Fountain of Youth Spa and Laser Center. I am waiting for an invitation to come from Hawaii! (kidding) I also enjoy our monthly Happy Hormone Coffee Hours where I get to dialogue with women on hormone imbalances and natural treatment strategies.
I have been honored to have been asked to speak at the ZRT lab national convention last October in Orlando. I have been invited back next July 2011 to speak at their national convention in Portland, Oregon. I think their interest lies in how we have managed to so successfully bring the education and research on natural hormone balance to so many people. Honestly, I believe what we do is critical. We take the knowledge of respected doctors, scientists and educators and make it useful and applicable to the people. But it is more than that. Truly it is all about our passion. We are ALL about middle-years men and women. We have their back! We are the place that listens, respects and validates. We educate and empower. More importantly, we don't believe that drug therapy is the answer to a hormone imbalance. We know that checking hormone levels with saliva testing (through ZRT labs) and then crafting a treatment strategy just for that individual with natural compounded hormone therapy is critical.
We have developed a successful 3-step program:
Step #1 Initial Consultation at the cottage or a satellite office (Get Tested)
Step #2 Meet with Lyn, Director of the cottage, to hand off the customized therapy (Get Treated)
Step #3 Meet with Pharmacist, Jeff Hogrefe, RPh at your 3-month mark to evaluate how you are doing, and tweak the therapy as needed. Jeff meets with patients at our satellite office at 5450 Far Hills Ave., Suite 208 in Kettering by appointment only! Call the cottage at 513-444-6343 to schedule. (Get Better)
We partner with Holten Wellness Center to help women and men lose weight and get in shape. We partner with Robin Gentry, holistic health counselor, who has programs customized to individuals on eating better, losing weight and becoming healthy. We partner with area practitioners to get the best people working with us on our team. And guess what? It doesn't stop there. At the cottage we are also all about relationships, so we follow-up with our clients every month with a phone call or an email. We are accessible Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m. (Thursdays until 7:00 p.m.) There is no way our clients can't get better. All we ask is a positive attitude, realistic expectations, commitment to the program, and communication. Our passion is helping people live their best life naturally!
Warmly,
Lyn
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Nutritional Supplements...featuring Omega 3s | |
At the Happy Hormone Cottage and The Piqua Medicine Shoppe, we want to help you be healthiest you can be. We offer a full line of nutritional supplements to help you on your journey to a better feeling you! Our featured nutritional product this month is Omega 3 Essential Fatty Acid. Omega 3s help support cardiovascular health, neurological function, balanced moods, and stress management. One of our professionals can help you make your selection or you can order all your nutritional supplements in our online store. |
Considerations for Hormone Replacement and Other Types of Therapy: Which Dosage Form is Best? | |
This is a question that compounding pharmacists often receive, and one for which there is not "one correct answer". The essence of compounding entails pharmacists and prescribers working together with their patients to provide a customized medication that will meet specific needs. Therefore, one must consider not only the properties of the drug, but also the patient's lifestyle and personal preferences in order to decide which dosage form will optimize compliance and provide the maximal therapeutic benefit.
Immediate-release oral medications are subject to destruction in the upper gastrointestinal tract, as well as first-pass hepatic metabolism, resulting in loss of a significant percentage of the dose before the drug reaches the systemic circulation. Oral dosage forms can also activate liver enzymes, resulting in drug interactions and a significant change in the effect of the drug.
Sustained-release preparations, including both oral preparations and transdermal dosage forms that are absorbed into the subcutaneous fat and released slowly, can reduce side effects by maintaining a more consistent drug level in the body and avoiding the "peaks and valleys" in blood levels associated with immediate-release capsules or tablets.
Medications can be compounded as:
· an oral sustained-release capsule.
· a transdermal cream using a base which is cosmetically pleasing and intended for absorption into the lipophyllic tissue, and is free of alcohol and other irritants.
· the dosage form of choice, using pure chemicals of consistent quality and particle size to minimize the risk of variations in blood levels and fluctuation in therapeutic effect.
· topical preparations intended for a local effect (such as treatment of vaginal tissue breakdown) versus systemic absorption.
The Piqua Medicine Shoppe can dispense customized medications in packages that simplify administration. Your questions and medication problems are welcome! |
Mark your calendar for our upcoming events!!! |
Happy Hormone Hour
Wednesday, September 15
6:30pm
The Piqua
Medicine Shoppe
649 West High St.
Piqua, OH 45356
For more information or to register please call the Happy Hormone Cottage at 513-444-6343.
Happy Hormone Coffee Hour
Wednesday, October 8
11:00am
At the Unique Celebrations Gathering Room (next to the cottage)
33 W. Franklin Street
Centerville, OH
All are invited to join us.
For more information please call the Happy Hormone Cottage at 513-444-6343.
Happy Hormone Cottage Celebration of Success!
Come join us for a Heart of Centerville big event as we celebrate the one year anniversary of the Happy Hormone Cottage, the 8 year anniversary of Joli Boutique and the grand opening of La Shoe Boutique (above Joli). Please join us the weekend of October 15-16 as we offer hourly give aways, a drawing for a special "Mind, Body and Spirit" gift basket, special appetizers and drinks by Boston Chef Tyler. Special music provided by guitarist Ben Lapps.
Happy Hormone Power Hour
Thursday, October 28 12:00pm Fountain of Youth Spa and Laser Center 5 Sanchez Avenue St. Augustine, FL 32084 For more information or to register please contact Jaimie Green at stauglaser@aol.com, or by calling 904-819-1481 |
| All of our upcoming events are listed at www.happyhormonecottage.com/events.htm. |
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Get Tested, Get Treated, Get Better!
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