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 Fairview, 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 Fairview, 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.
Just days after a controversial inclusionary zoning ordinance was passed into law, plans from a real estate developer envisioning a 92-unit project with significant affordable housing on a property near McGinley Square could move forward.The Community Builders,...
Just days after a controversial inclusionary zoning ordinance was passed into law, plans from a real estate developer envisioning a 92-unit project with significant affordable housing on a property near McGinley Square could move forward.
The Community Builders, a New York nonprofit that owns and manages more than 11,000 apartments throughout the country, is hoping to revitalize irregularly shaped properties at 43-49 Fairview Avenue and 209 Monticello Avenue. Their plan will both tear down and preserve some historic buildings at the site, which the YMCA once used for recreational programs.
To move forward, The Community Builders is seeking authorization to demolish a gymnasium and a racquetball building that date to 1920 and 1950, respectively. The nonprofit’s plan would keep a two-story pool building on the land intact while constructing a nine-story mid-rise dubbed Fairview Apartments on a current parking area.
The new structure, designed by Inglese Architecture & Engineering and set to rise just under 100 feet, would include 92 units. 55% of them, or 50 apartments, would be set aside as affordable housing for residents earning up to 60% of Area Median Income, while the remainder would have market-rate rents.
Amenities in the building’s plans include a laundry room, play area, bicycle storage space with room for 46 bikes, a gym, a 1,750-square foot recreation room, and a 1,176-square foot outdoor terrace on the building’s roof. Fairview Apartments would include 37 surface parking spaces in a lot to be entered from Monticello Avenue.
The project’s second phase deals with the restoration of the YMCA’s former pool building, which would reopen the facility to the public in a reimagined form. The plan calls for a historic refurbishment and repurposing into a 3,404-square foot community center by filling the pool in with a new concrete floor. A kitchen and movable bar would be featured at the space, which would restore skylights and windows at the currently unused property.
The Community Builders will be seeking variances for use (multi-family where single-family is allowed) and building height to move forward on their project, which is heading before Jersey City’s Historic Preservation Committee on October 26. The planning board is then scheduled to hear two separate applications from the company regarding the development during their November 4 meeting.
When Kyle Anderson walked down the stairs and into the basement of the Lincoln School on Tuesday morning, his face lit up.As a student at the middle school in Fairview, N.J., Anderson had honed his basketball skills on the small basement court underneath the Bergen County school. Now it was being renamed in his honor as Kyle Anderson Court.“It probably takes me back to the beginning, the beginning stages of my career, being a student here, going through everyday life with these teachers and with my classmates and now to s...
When Kyle Anderson walked down the stairs and into the basement of the Lincoln School on Tuesday morning, his face lit up.
As a student at the middle school in Fairview, N.J., Anderson had honed his basketball skills on the small basement court underneath the Bergen County school. Now it was being renamed in his honor as Kyle Anderson Court.
“It probably takes me back to the beginning, the beginning stages of my career, being a student here, going through everyday life with these teachers and with my classmates and now to see 20 years later, that I’m able to be celebrated and commemorated and just lead the way for the kids after me, that means a lot to me,” Anderson, who is about to enter his 10th NBA season and his second with the Minnesota Timberwolves, told NJ Advance Media.
Anderson, 29, is nicknamed “SlowMo” because of his ability to play the game at a slower tempo that suits his pace and allows him to create for others. He was the No. 30 pick of the San Antonio Spurs in 2014 after two seasons at UCLA, which he helped lead to the Sweet 16 that year. He split his high school career between Paterson Catholic and St. Anthony’s, going 65-0 under Bob Hurley at the latter and leading the program to back-to-back Tournament of Champions titles. Hurley, the Naismith Hall of Fame coach who was in attendance Tuesday with his wife Chris, called him a “modern-day Magic Johnson” at the time.
Both Paterson Catholic and St. Anthony’s are now closed due to financial reasons, so the Lincoln School holds added meaning for Anderson.
“Oh for sure, definitely,” he said. “I don’t have any high school or anything like that. It’s special, it’s a special deal.”
All the students in the district sat in the sun on a warm day to greet and cheer for Anderson. One fan held a sign that read, “Welcome home, Kyle Anderson.”
“Today is a big day for Fairview, a hero is back in town,” said John Hogan, the Bergen County Clerk. “Kyle Anderson is back in Fairview.”
Anderson gives out turkeys to members of the community near the school each Thanksgiving, and also held a Celebrate Life day in 2022, a three-day basketball tournament and half-day clinic open to children .
The 6-foot-9 Anderson averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists last season for the Timberwolves, who lost to the LeBron James and the Lakers in the Play-In Tournament. He holds career averages of 7.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
Anderson is one of three New Jersey natives on the Wolves, along with former St. Joe’s-Metuchen star Karl-Anthony Towns and former Roselle Catholic forward Naz Reid. The practice court at Kean University is also named after Towns’s late mother, Jacqueline.
“Yeah, it’s awesome, really,” Anderson said of his Jersey teammates. “I can relate to those guys, I’ve watched them growing up. But I really love our team in general, like our whole team. I’m really excited. We got a good young group of guys. I think we’re a little battle-tested, too, so this will be a special year for us.”
One of his teammates, guard Anthony Edwards, just competed with USA Basketball for the team that lost back-to-back games to Germany and Canada and finished fourth at the FIBA World Cup.
“It’s tough, those teams are really good,” Anderson said. “Some people think [American] NBA players are just going to wipe the floor with them, but that’s not the case. The talent is really good in Europe, those guys have been playing together for a long time, the Germany team, the Serbian team, so it’s not easy for the USA to go in there and win.”
As for his own goals heading into his free-agent season, Anderson said, “Just have a good year, have fun every day. I’m getting into year 10 so I just wanna make sure I enjoy this. It could be over like this, so this is the later half of my career so I just want to enjoy it.”
In terms of his impending free agency, he said, “I don’t really focus on that stuff, honestly. I just want to get better every day, play as well as I can and go from there. Everything will handle itself.”
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Adam Zagoria is a freelance reporter who covers Seton Hall and NJ college basketball for NJ Advance Media. You may follow him on Twitter @AdamZagoria and check out his Website at ZAGSBLOG.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2023CONTACT:Derek [email protected], NJ – The Franciscan Community Development Center of Fairview celebrated the grand re-opening of its food pantry space, which after months of renovation has been transformed into a client choice pantry model for the residents of Fairview, the first of its kind in the ...
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Fairview, NJ – The Franciscan Community Development Center of Fairview celebrated the grand re-opening of its food pantry space, which after months of renovation has been transformed into a client choice pantry model for the residents of Fairview, the first of its kind in the community.
Made possible by a partnership between Bergen County, the Archdiocese of Newark, the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, and Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County – demolition of the existing pantry began in October 2022, with pantry operations moving to a temporary space on church grounds. With the help of the Habitat for Humanity Grey Heads and donated services and materials from RSC Architects and the Kuiken Brothers Company, the pantry was rebuilt and reimagined from the ground up. Improvements to the space include a redesigned layout that will allow for the client choice pantry model, a new walk-in refrigerator and freezer to help Franciscan receive more perishable items like meats and fresh produce, a redesigned loading and receiving area for deliveries, and a new ADA compliant entrance and bathroom for clients among others. The opening of the new pantry space will also allow FCDC to convert their temporary pantry space to help provide additional services and programs for clients.
“The Franciscan Community Development Center is a community lifeline for thousands of residents in eastern Bergen County every single day. Thanks to critical funds provided by the County’s Food Security Task Force and the pro-bono efforts of several local partners, the newly completed renovations grant the FCDC the ability to expand their efforts and continue to serve their residents with the dignity and respect they deserve,” said Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco. “Know that Bergen County remains steadfast in our commitment to support our emergency food providers through the Task Force as we work towards ending hunger in Bergen County once and for all.”
“Today we unveil a new beginning at the FCDC, to expand food access with dignity,” said Bergen County Commissioner Tracy Zur. “This renovation, which exemplified collaboration between all sectors, will enable a choice-style food pantry and an even greater abundance of healthy food to be distributed. They will be changing health outcomes and changing lives.”
“Thank you to the many partners in this project, who through their efforts will help turn Fairview from a food desert to an oasis,” said Su Colacurcio, Director of the Franciscan Community Development Center. “The work that everyone has put in here lives up to the code of St. Francis: we did what was necessary and what was possible – in order to make the impossible happen.”
“It was truly a privilege to work on this project with such a dedicated group of people who do so much for their community,” said Theresa Caparreli, Executive Director of Bergen County Habitat for Humanity.
Throughout the construction and renovation of the pantry, Franciscan remained open and continued to serve the nearly 800 families and 4000 individuals that come through their doors every month. The improvements made at the food pantry will help FCDC continue to meet the needs of the community they see every day and continue serving the residents of Fairview with the dignity and respect that they deserve.
HUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public SchoolsHUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public SchoolsHUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public SchoolsHUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public SchoolsHUES students explo...
HUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public Schools
HUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public Schools
HUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public Schools
HUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public Schools
HUES students explore and learn at Fairview Camp in Newton, NJ.Photo Credit: East Brunswick Public Schools
By Maureen Berzok
PublishedMay 5, 2023 at 12:01 PM
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - An East Brunswick tradition has returned this year - the overnight field trip to Fairview Lake YMCA Camp in Newton, NJ.
At the most recent East Brunswick Board of Education meeting, President Laurie Lachs, BOE Member Jeffrey Winston, and Assistant Superintendent Louis Figueroa discussed the Fairview Lake overnight trip. Over the past three years, the trip has been impacted by COViD-19 restrictions. There was some discussion of whether the trip would return to its pre-pandemic length in the future, yet all agreed that bringing the trip back was a positive move for students.
During the past week, sixth graders from Hammarskjold Upper Elementary School embarked on the overnight field trip to Fairview. Approximately 450 students participated in the trip and were supported by 150 parents and numerous teacher chaperones.
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The weather was unseasonably cold, but mostly rain-free, allowing the students to enjoy outdoor activities that exposed them to new activities and to learn about New Jersey's ecosystems. During the trip, students rotated into activities that included boating, limnology (freshwater ecology), archery, the ridge hike, and the ASE team-building course.
'Feedback from the students and parent chaperones was overwhelmingly positive, stating that they enjoyed the activities, appreciated the scenic area, and had the opportunity to socialize with peers they haven’t had the opportunity to meet before," Assistant Superintendent Dr. Joyce Boley told TAPinto East Brunswick.
DELRAN – The township’s planning board approved preliminary and final minor site plan, clearing the way for a Chipotle Mexican Grill to be built here, as part of a mixed-use complex.The restaurant, as well as a self-storage space, are planned for a location near the corner of Route 130 South and Fairview Street.Fieldstone Associates, LP, is the developer for the land at 1223 & 1607 Fairview Street and 7023 Route 130 South, Block 65, Lot 14, 15, 16 & 16.02. The developer was also granted use va...
DELRAN – The township’s planning board approved preliminary and final minor site plan, clearing the way for a Chipotle Mexican Grill to be built here, as part of a mixed-use complex.
The restaurant, as well as a self-storage space, are planned for a location near the corner of Route 130 South and Fairview Street.
Fieldstone Associates, LP, is the developer for the land at 1223 & 1607 Fairview Street and 7023 Route 130 South, Block 65, Lot 14, 15, 16 & 16.02. The developer was also granted use variance.
“That storage and Chipotle are fully approved,” Delran Mayor Gary Catrambone said in a phone interview. “The storage people were very accommodating. The residents that were there were very proactive at the meetings of planning board. The company was very accommodating and I think the residents agree. It was an open space but it was commercial. They wanted some accommodations and I believe all the accommodations they requested, the company did.”
The complex, which will be built in an area between a Walgreens and a dermatology office, will be across the highway from the Hartford Corners shopping center. That center, anchored by ShopRite, includes Chick-fil-A, Lowe’s, Pets Plus, Saladworks, Planet Fitness, Five Guys, Delran Bagel Café, Starbucks, Dooney’s Pub, Staples and other businesses.
The moves will continue to grow an area of about a 1.5 mile stretch along or near the Route 130 corridor in Delran that has seen quite a few new restaurants and businesses pop up.
“The uptick in businesses has been great,” said Catrambone, who mentioned more housing developments coming in as well as cannabis dispensaries. “They’re (the businesses that have come in) ratables that don’t really stress the township financially and they don’t put additional stress on the school system. It’s always good to have additional businesses there.”
“We are happy to see the new business moving into the area,” said Sandra Sciacca, second vice president of the Delran Business Association. “The variety of food genres is exciting. The non-food establishment like the escape room offers up a fun night."
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Chipotle Mexican Grill also plans another restaurant in Burlington County in Burlington Township on Route 541 as part of a 12,000-square-foot project planned at a location next to a Lidl supermarket.
Celeste E. Whittaker is a news features reporter for the Courier Post, Daily Journal and Burlington County Times. The South Jersey native started at the CP in 1998 and has covered the Philadelphia 76ers, college and high school sports and has won numerous awards for her work. Reach her by email at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @cp_CWhittaker.