If there's one universal truth, it's that all of our bodies begin changing at some point. That's especially true for women who are over the age of 50. One day it seems like we're rolling out of bed with a pep in our step. The next, our emotions are out of control, our weight won't go down, and we constantly have hot flashes. If that sounds like you, don't worry â millions of other women worldwide are going through the same difficulties.
The fact of the matter is these symptoms are part of a natural process women go through. This change, called menopause, marks the end of a woman's ability to reproduce and menstruate. The average age for this to occur is 51, though it officially begins a year after a woman's final period. During this transition to menopause, estrogen and other hormones in a woman's body start to deplete When those hormones deplete, frequent and sometimes severe symptoms can manifest:
The symptoms of hormone deficiency can be scary for both women and their partners. That makes dealing with a hormone deficiency tricky because many symptoms are tied to nutrition, stress, lack of exercise, and toxins in your body.
However, if you're getting older and dealing with some of the symptoms listed above, have hope. A solution to your hormone problems may be closer than you think. Hormone replacement therapy for women may help correct imbalances caused by menopause. These effective, safe treatments help many women throughout the menopause process and may even help them reclaim their youth.
To live a healthy life, hormone stability is very important for women. That's where the beauty of HRT treatments for women begins to shine because it balances hormones that would otherwise be altered due to menopause.
HRT treatments for women represent a revolutionary step toward living life without the pitfalls of old age. However, at Juventee, we understand that no two women, and by proxy, patients, are the same. That's why our team of doctors and specialists provide personalized treatment options for women, combining holistic treatment, nutrition, fitness plans, and more to supplement our HRT treatments.
Is HRT the answer if you feel exhausted, overweight, and moody? That's the million-dollar question that we're asked almost every day. And to be honest, it's hard to say without a comprehensive exam by an HRT expert at Juventee. What we can say is that when a woman's hormones are better balanced during menopause, she has a much better chance of enjoying life without the crippling symptoms that other women feel.
At Juventee, helping women reclaim their vitality and love of life is our top priority. While some HRT clinics see patients as nothing more than a means to make money, our team is cut from a different cloth.
The key to balancing your hormones and improving your well-being is a process that we have refined over time. The Juventee HRT process consists of a comprehensive review of your health and hormonal status. Our team then customizes your plan and prescribes treatments, procedures, and supplements under the guidance of our local HRT experts.
At Juventee, we want to revitalize your health by promoting balance, energy, intimacy, and beauty. We start by assessing your baseline biomarkers and implementing a personalized plan to help you feel like your younger self. Our in-depth process covers many factors, almost like a web. Each component of that web works in conjunction with others to make up how you feel. If one area is out of sync, women can experience unwanted fluctuations in their weight, energy, emotions, libido, and more. Juventee is committed to evaluating our patient's overall health so that we may bring vitality and happiness to as many aspects of their lives as possible.
We've mentioned all the greatness that can come with an HRT regimen from Juventee, but what exactly are the benefits of HRT for women? Let's take a look.
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Unlike some HRT clinics, Juventee's HRT programs are carefully crafted and personalized for each patient. There are no cookie-cutter solutions at our office. Instead, we assess each individual's needs and customize treatments to help their bodies as they age. We replace hormones that are deficient and restore them to their physiological state using HRT pellets.
These hormone pellets are prescription hormones inserted under the skin through a simple in-office procedure. Each pellet is about as large as a big grain of rice. Once inserted, our HRT pellets get to work quickly. With this treatment, patients don't have to worry about applying greasy creams or swallowing pills. Instead, our pellets are metabolized by the body. That way, patients don't stress over taking too much or too little.
Remember, at Juventee, our goal isn't just to balance your hormones â it's to completely optimize your health and well-being. You won't ever have to worry about our doctors writing you a prescription and sending you on your way without any additional communication. Instead, we aim to be part of our patient's journey back to health and work with all of our HRT patients to do so.
Hormone imbalance causes a litany of issues. But with hormone replacement therapy, females can better process calcium, keep their cholesterol levels safe, and maintain a healthy vagina. By replenishing the body's estrogen levels, HRT may relieve symptoms of menopause and even optimize bone health.
But that's just the start. At Juventee, our patients report many benefits of taking HRT for women:
If you're ready to feel better and enjoy the vitality of your youth, Juventee is here to help you every step of the way. It all starts with an in-person evaluation, where our team will determine if HRT is right for you.
For many women, menopause is a difficult time filled with ups, downs, and hormonal hurdles to overcome. While menopausal issues are well-known by some, other women only know that menopause can affect their hormones. The reality is that going through menopause can mean more than moodiness and hot flashes.
At Juventee, we're big believers that a little knowledge can go a long way. With that in mind, if you're going through menopause or are approaching "that" age, consider these common issues. First, let's examine some alternative causes of menopause beyond age:
The most common reason for menopause is diminished, unbalanced hormones. However, menopause can also result from:
Now that we've examined some of the ways that menopause manifests, let's look at some common problems that females regularly endure:
If you're going through menopause and feel like life is a tiresome burden, you're not alone. Studies show that 15% of women go through depression to some degree during menopause. What many women don't learn is that depression may start much earlier, during perimenopause or even earlier.
Depression can be hard to diagnose, even without perimenopause and menopause as a factor. With that said, keep the following signs in mind. If you notice any, it might be time to speak with a physician:
If you notice any of the signs above, it's important that you understand that you're not weak or broken. You're going through a very normal emotional experience, which may be caused by hormone deficiency. However, with proper treatment from your doctor, depression doesn't have to rule your life.
You don't have to have hormonal imbalances to have mood swings. Indeed, everyone gets moody from time to time. For women going through menopause, however, mood swings can be extreme and happen often. Hormone imbalances and mood swings go together, resulting in unusual emotional changes and even issues like insomnia.
Estrogen production, a hormone that fluctuates during menopause, affects serotonin production, which regulates mood. When both hormones are deficient, mood swings can become quite prevalent.
Fortunately, HRT treatments in Maywood, NJ, work wonders for women because they work to regulate hormones like estrogen. With HRT from Juventee, women don't have to settle for the negative consequences that drastic mood swings can cause.
Hot flashes: whether you're a man or a woman, you've probably heard of them. Hot flashes are very common issues associated with menopause and manifest as intense, sudden feelings of heat across the upper body. Some last a few seconds while others last many minutes, making them uncomfortable and inconvenient at all times. A few common symptoms of hot flashes include:
Usually, a lack of estrogen causes hot flashes in menopausal women. Low levels of estrogen negatively affect a woman's hypothalamus, or the part of the brain that regulates appetite and body temperature. Low estrogen levels cause the hypothalamus to assume incorrectly that the body is too hot. When it does, it dilates a woman's blood vessels to boost blood flow.
Fortunately, most women don't have to settle for the intense, unwanted feelings they endure with hot flashes. HRT pellet treatment from Juventee helps to stabilize hormones which may lessen the effects that hot flashes cause.
Staying healthy and fit is a challenge for anybody living in modern America. For women with hormonal imbalances, however, it's even harder. Weight gain is a concerning issue during menopause, but it can be manageable with a physician-led diet, exercise, and HRT treatments from Juventee.
HRT patients at Juventee benefit from health plans that keep hormones in check, making weight loss a real possibility. But which hormones need to be regulated to help avoid weight gain?
Millions of adults around the U.S. suffer from low sex drive, but that doesn't make it any more embarrassing to talk about. For many women going through pre-menopause and menopause, it's an unfortunate side effect of unbalanced hormones. Thankfully, HRT may help women maintain a healthy libido, even after 50. But what causes lowered sexual desire in women as they age?
The hormones responsible for low libido in females are estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
Progesterone production decreases during perimenopause, resulting in lowered libido in some women. Lower progesterone production can also cause weight gain, exhaustion, and other symptoms common during menopause. Reduced estrogen levels during menopause may lead to vaginal dryness and even loss of muscle tension.
Testosterone is referred to as a male hormone, but it contributes to important health functionality in women as well. Female testosterone heightens sexual responses and intensifies orgasms. When the ovaries can't produce sufficient levels of testosterone, low sex drive can happen.
The inside of a woman's bones is broken down and rebuilt by bone cells in an ongoing process called remodeling. This process is crucial for maintaining bone strength and health.
However, due to the loss of estrogen during menopause, this important process becomes unbalanced. Less bone is formed, and more bone is broken down. This advanced state of bone loss can be worrying for women, especially if they had an early menopause. With time, women may develop osteoporosis and a greater chance of breaking bones as they age.
Fortunately, HRT for women can actually mimic estrogen and progesterone, which may help prevent bone loss and lower chances of osteoporosis in women. That's huge news for women around the U.S., many of whom are battling early bone loss due to a lack calcium, vitamin D, and other nutrients crucial to bone health.
If you are considering HRT treatments for women in Maywood, NJ, you need a team of hormone replacement experts by your side. At Juventee, our knowledgeable HRT doctors are ready to help. Our team will answer your initial questions, conduct necessary testing, and craft a customized program designed to alleviate the challenges you're facing as a woman going through menopause.
With a healthy diet, exercise, positive life choices, and hormone replacement therapy, unveiling the new "you" is easier than you might think. Contact our office today to get started on your journey to optimal health and well-being.
School officials in Maywood have severed an agreement with the Rochelle Park school district that provided financial management of the small district, citing a lack of cost savings and its attempt to break away from Hackensack High School.The sudden decision forced the small Rochelle Park district to scramble earlier this year to fill the critical position of business administrator, which has the responsibility of preparing the district's budget and determining the school tax levy.Rochelle Park:...
School officials in Maywood have severed an agreement with the Rochelle Park school district that provided financial management of the small district, citing a lack of cost savings and its attempt to break away from Hackensack High School.
The sudden decision forced the small Rochelle Park district to scramble earlier this year to fill the critical position of business administrator, which has the responsibility of preparing the district's budget and determining the school tax levy.
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“Maywood decided that it was no longer financially beneficial to continue the agreement," said Michael Jordan, Maywood's superintendent and principal. "Maywood also noted that our business administrator was needed more in district.”
Maywood school officials have commissioned a feasibility study to see if the district could walk away from a send-receive contract with the Hackensack school district, where Maywood students attend high school, over tuition concerns, Jordan explained. The district anticipates a preliminary report by this fall, but the process of potentially severing the agreement could range from a few months to two years, he said.
Rochelle Park school officials at a recent Board of Education meeting said the contract termination was unexpected. Board President Teresa Judge-Cravello, who called it “out of the blue," did not immediately respond to questions for follow-up on Tuesday.
“We did not stop the shared service,” Judge-Cravello said at the meeting. “Maywood stopped with us.”
The Rochelle Park district had purchased business services from Maywood for about three years, Jordan said. Maywood’s business administrator, in turn, was working on behalf of both districts.
Over the years, however, both districts realized there needed to be a stronger presence in Rochelle Park, which required Maywood to hire an additional part-time employee, Jordan said. That person eventually became full time — increasing expenses that were covered by Maywood, he added.
“The reason we got involved was because there was a revenue source that would be helping us — just like any shared services agreement would,” Jordan said. “As the years continued, what we started to see was that there wasn’t any gain for us. Our business administrator, who is now going to be critically needed more in house, was not going to be able to do that. And we weren’t gaining anything from savings or a financial benefit, so we decided it was time to end that relationship.”
After the agreement was terminated, Rochelle Park adopted a month-by-month contract with Maywood to allow the district time to hire its own administrator, meeting minutes show. The current agreement is valued at an estimated $10,000 per month, according to a copy of the contract.
The Rochelle Park board last month appointed Cheryl Jiosi as its new business administrator. She will start her role on Oct. 1 and continue through the end of the year, and on Jan. 1 her role will switch to business administrator and board secretary, according to the board's resolution to appoint her.
“Cheryl Jiosi has been in the realm in business operations many a year in two or three school districts, most recently from Mahwah,” Rochelle Park Superintendent Geoffrey Zoeller said.
A popular entertainment chain that combines golfing, food and liquor is taking steps to open in Maywood.The Borough Council approved a liquor license transfer for Topgolf, a Dallas-based chain with about 60 locations around the country.Topgolf is eyeing a former Sears site on Route 17 north, said Maywood Mayor Richard Bolan. The property is nestled between attraction hubs such as the malls of Paramus and the new American Dream in East Rutherford.“This is something that will help make Maywood a destination as oppose...
A popular entertainment chain that combines golfing, food and liquor is taking steps to open in Maywood.
The Borough Council approved a liquor license transfer for Topgolf, a Dallas-based chain with about 60 locations around the country.
Topgolf is eyeing a former Sears site on Route 17 north, said Maywood Mayor Richard Bolan. The property is nestled between attraction hubs such as the malls of Paramus and the new American Dream in East Rutherford.
“This is something that will help make Maywood a destination as opposed to a location, and we have a vision for that," Bolan said. "This is the kind of thing that gets people interested.”
While a representative for Topgolf said there wasn’t “any information at this time” about the new location, Bolan noted that there are a number of steps to be taken before the venue opens.
For one thing, the property underwent remediation through the federal Department of Environmental Protection's Superfund program.
“It is going onto the old Sears site, which was contaminated, but it is an underused site and it is great that there is a developer that wants to develop and keep it,” Bolan said. “Without having an actual application, though, the final configuration of the property is still unknown and the property still needs to be released by the DEP when the remediation is completed and accepted.”
Bolan went on to say that the “devil is in the details,” but the anticipated release date for the property is this year. In addition to Topgolf, Bolan said site developers have mentioned more retail and entertainment venues on the site, though no clients have been announced.
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The Maywood location will be the third New Jersey Topgolf venue. There are franchises in Mount Laurel and Edison. Each location offers food and drinks while guests compete in point-scoring distance and accuracy games for golfers and non-golfers alike.
Topgolf menus feature items such as pizza, tacos, salads and burgers, shareable plates and novelty items like "injectable" donut holes.
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Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Maywood’s experienced leadership team.Photo Credit: Atlas Healthcare By Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at MaywoodMaywood, NJ – The former Maywood Center for Health and Rehabilitation, located at 100 W. Magnolia Avenue, is now Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Maywood.New Jersey-based Atlas Healthcare, a leading provider of long-term care, clinical services and rehabilitation care, has purchased the 120-bed ...
Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Maywood’s experienced leadership team.Photo Credit: Atlas Healthcare
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Maywood, NJ – The former Maywood Center for Health and Rehabilitation, located at 100 W. Magnolia Avenue, is now Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Maywood.
New Jersey-based Atlas Healthcare, a leading provider of long-term care, clinical services and rehabilitation care, has purchased the 120-bed short-term subacute rehabilitation and long-term care facility. Built and opened in 2007, the facility is the only one of its kind in the township.
Atlas’ co-founders and managing partners Phil Bak and Sam Goldberger also own and operate three South Jersey facilities, one of which offers the largest ventilator unit in the state. Since 2013, they have a proven track record of transforming underperforming nursing homes into “above average quality” Five-Star facilities, as recognized by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System.
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“As experienced owner-operators we are committed to the delivery of highly individualized, client-centered care and providing the best possible experience to those we serve and the families who entrust their loved ones to us,” said Bak. “We employ a hands-on management approach, and we strive for excellence in all that we do.”
“We are aware of the wonderful reputation the Maywood facility has earned throughout the greater-Bergen County area,” said Goldberger. “We look forward to growing that reputation by building relationships in the local community and advancing the clinical capabilities of the facility.”
The new owner-operators have hired experienced Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) Eli Finkelstein to oversee the day-to-day operations. Finkelstein is committed to deliver high-quality care and rehabilitation services that yield the best outcomes for those in their care.
Finkelstein previously served as administrator of Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oceanview in Cape May County, which under his leadership earned and maintained a Five Star CMS rating and consistently met or exceeded rigorous state and federal regulatory standards for long term care providers.
“I enjoy engaging with residents and families and am committed to working closely with our dedicated staff and providing the resources they need to do their jobs well,” said Finkelstein. “Our management team also understands that the pandemic is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, and we are committed to protecting our residents while keeping their families informed.”
Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center’s highly skilled clinical staff includes a full-time nurse practitioner and a full-time registered nurse, who is trained in infection prevention and control. Also, onsite are a pulmonologist and a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, who treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the respiratory system, brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. The Center offers highly specialized services, including bariatric care, wound care, and tracheostomy care.
Atlas’ newly appointed medical director Dr. Stefanos Pantagis, is an experienced geriatrics and longevity treatment specialist who has been on the Centers’ staff since 2012. Pantagis is board certified in family medicine geriatrics and pain palliative care and is affiliated with several Bergen County hospitals. He also serves as an assistant professor of family medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
“As the only facility of its kind in the borough, Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Maywood provides a valuable service to our community,” said Pantagis. “I look forward to working closely with Atlas management team members, who are committed to providing superior specialized care for their residents.”
For more information on Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Maywood, call 201-843-8411 or visit http://maywoodrehab.com.
Photo Attached: Atlas Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at Maywood’s experienced leadership team includes Administrator Eli Finkelstein, LHNA; Medical Director Dr. Stefanos Pantagis, MD; Co-founder-Managing Partner Sam Goldberger; Director of Marketing and Community Relations Eileen Bamrick; and Co-founder-Managing Partner Phil Bak.
A new list is out from Mashed..."The Best Diners in Every State."Gosh, how could they choose the best in New Jersey? There are so many fabulous diners throughout the state. Now that I'm thinking about it, isn't New Jersey the diner capital of the world? Just kidding. Although, it deserves to be.Diners are the best. The menus are usually huge,...
A new list is out from Mashed..."The Best Diners in Every State."
Gosh, how could they choose the best in New Jersey? There are so many fabulous diners throughout the state. Now that I'm thinking about it, isn't New Jersey the diner capital of the world? Just kidding. Although, it deserves to be.
Diners are the best. The menus are usually huge, making whatever you're in the mood for available.
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My favorite thing about diners is you can get breakfast at any time of the day. Late night is usually my favorite time to grab a heaping stack of pancakes with butter melting and running down the sides with a side dish of pork roll (yes, it's pork roll, NOT Taylor Ham).
Oh, yum. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. This may sound gross to you, but, I love dipping the pork roll into some extra pancake syrup on the plate. Don't judge.
If you think you have New Jersey's best diner in your neighborhood, you're probably wrong unless you live way up in Bergen County, North Jersey.
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I know what you're thinking. I too would have thought for sure that New Jersey's best diner is in Mercer County. I could name a dozen at least that are fabulous.
But, Mashed has named Maywood Pancake House the best diner in the Garden State.
It's up in Maywood (Bergen County) at the tippy top of the state.
Here's what Mashed had to say about it:
"New Jersey is a hotspot for excellent diners, and the Maywood Pancake House in Maywood is among the best in the state, in part because of its healthy spin on traditional diner cuisine. While most diners focus on rich comfort food, this restaurant offers plenty of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options. Its breakfast menu in particular features plenty of vegan and gluten-free meals for everyone, including delicious pancakes."
Looks like I'm taking a road trip.
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Guess you really can’t beat the real thing.Coca-Cola gets its iconic taste thanks in part to a chemical processing factory in a sleepy New Jersey neighborhood that has the country’s only license to import the plant used to make cocaine.The Maywood-based facility, now managed by the Stepan Company, has been processing coca leaves for the soft-drink giant for more than a century and had its license to import them renewed by the Drug Enforcement Agency earlier this year.The coca leaves are used to create a &ldqu...
Guess you really can’t beat the real thing.
Coca-Cola gets its iconic taste thanks in part to a chemical processing factory in a sleepy New Jersey neighborhood that has the country’s only license to import the plant used to make cocaine.
The Maywood-based facility, now managed by the Stepan Company, has been processing coca leaves for the soft-drink giant for more than a century and had its license to import them renewed by the Drug Enforcement Agency earlier this year.
The coca leaves are used to create a “decocainized” ingredient for the soda and the leftover byproduct is sold to the opioid manufacturing company Mallinckrodt, which uses the powder to make a numbing agent for dentists, DailyMail reported.
It is unclear how much coca leaves the Stepan Company imports annually, although the New York Times reported in 1988 that it brought in between 56 and 588 metric tons of coca leaves from Peru and Bolivia each year, citing DEA figures.
One ton of coca leaf costs over $5,500 in Peru, so the Stepan Company would be paying between $308,000 and $3.2 million for the shipment of the illicit leaves if the amount it imports has remained constant over the decades, according to data from agricultural company Selina Wamucii.
Ricardo Cortés, author of 2012’s “A Secret History of Coffee, Coca and Cola,” wrote that he obtained records from the National Company of the Coca, a Peruvian state-owned company, which showed that up to 104 tons of coca leaves were exported to Maywood each year between 2007 and 2010.
Importing coca leaves was banned in 1921, but the legislation left an exemption for Maywood Chemical Works, which ran the factory before Stepan Company bought the site in 1959.
Meanwhile, the legal exemption the factory has received helped the Coca-Cola brand to become the massive globally recognized company it now is, with is worth around $265 billion.
“Coca-Cola’s success as the mega-company it is today is due, at least in part, to special privileges granted by government during World War II, and the suppression of potential competitors in the early years of Harry Anslinger’s anti-drug policies,” Australian economics think tank Mises Institute wrote in a 2016 article.
Anslinger was the former head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics between 1930 and 1962 and is widely recognized as an early proponent of the war on drugs who had a major role in the federal criminalization of marijuana.
Cortés wrote in a 2016 blog post that he visited the National Archives and saw letters between Anslinger and Maywood Chemical Works joining forces to deflect a Life Magazine reporter’s story about the coca leaf importation.
“We do not desire the publicity which such an article might bring us,” Maywood Chemical’s President M.J. Hartung wrote to Anslinger in 1949.
The next year, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics filed an internal memo regarding the matter.
“Less publicity of articles about coca leaves and narcotic drugs will be better for the public,” the memo from July 1950 reads, going on to call past coverage of the issue unsatisfactory.