Sufferers from Weight Gain, Depression, Stress, Fatigue, Mental Fog, Sexual Decline ...

Doctor Won't Listen?
Fire the Jerk and Get the Help you Deserve

From the Desk of
Dr. Margaret Gedde, MD, PhD
Salida, CO

Dear Friend,

Recently, a woman told me about her last visit to the doctor.

She explained to her physician how exhausted she is. She used to be full of energy, but something got out of whack with the birth of her daughter. It just keeps getting worse.

She's starting to get scared. She doesn’t want to go on like this and she’s not sure she can.

The doctor said, “All your blood tests are clear. There’s nothing wrong with you. You’re fine! You should take an anti-depressant.” She was stunned.

Later she asked me, “How can I be fine when I feel so bad? Can an anti-depressant get me healthy again? What is wrong with me - can this be all in my head?”

I said, "We'd better check your hormones."

Stressed, Overwhelmed? Crying from Exhaustion?
Or Just Irritable, Dull & Tired

You or a loved one may be in one of these painful situations:

• Decline in health following an illness, severe stress or birth of a child
   
• Anxiety, depression, weight gain, sleeplessness, profound fatigue
   
• Mid-life loss of energy, stamina or focus just when you need them more than ever

You may know something has gone wrong with your health, but doctor after doctor says you’re fine.

When you just don’t feel good day after day, life can feel surreal - like you don’t know who you are any more.

It doesn’t seem unreasonable to simply want to:

• Enjoy your children again (instead of battling irritation and exhaustion and feeling guilty about it)
   
• Have the vigor to pursue an activity or second career you've dreamed of (instead of spending middle and later years tired, stressed and in pain)
   
• Reduce your weight to healthy levels, and look and feel good (instead of being a prisoner of your excess weight, in pain and worried sick about cancer and heart attack risk)
   
• Have the optimism and energy to deepen a long-standing relationship or develop a new one (instead of watching irritability and depression sink your best chance at happiness)
   
• Be able to enjoy sex again, or keep the activity you're used to (instead of regretfully deciding those days are behind you)
   
• Have a sharp, clear mind as the years pass (instead of being confused by things that used to be easy, and worrying about what might lie ahead)

There are answers to these core health issues - even if doctor after doctor has been unable to help.

Doctors Won't Listen? Fire Them -
 and Rebalance Your Body So You Can Heal

If it seems there's no way out, no hope of being healthy and well again -  why not look at the ROOT CAUSE of what has gone wrong?

• Can your doctor name the 9 major hormones & neurotransmitters known to cause depression when their levels are low? If she can, that doc's a gem - keep her! (Tip: Prozac is not one of them!*)
  
  * Here they are (just the major ones): Thyroid Hormone, Cortisol, DHEA, Estradiol, Progesterone, Testosterone, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin.
   
• Learn a step-by-step method to sort out which hormones are out of whack and use natural, holistic, bioidentical therapies to get them back in balance - no matter how difficult it was before.
   
• How to know if you’ve been slammed by the 'domino effect' – you know, when your adrenals get trashed, then thyroid goes down, and so on (and exactly what to do about it).
   
• How to use a simple home test to immediately show if you have enough thyroid power – even if every blood test is normal, and doctor after doctor has said your thyroid is fine.
   
• Why genetics is not destiny! Find out what your body needs to be well, even if your mother or other relative suffered for years from problems you are showing signs of now.

If someone tells you, "Get used to it, this is the new you" -  don't believe them!

There Are Many Ways to Heal

Your body has an incredible ability to regenerate. Very often it just needs the right support and help to heal.

There are many things to consider, and many tools that can help - such as:

• The crucial connection between strong adrenals and healthy thyroid function – and how to roll back health declines that started with severe stress such an illness, car accident or divorce.
   
• Why the commonly-used TSH test is LEAST helpful for diagnosing low thyroid. (Your doctor may use the misleading TSH to say you’re fine – even if you have flagrant low thyroid symptoms and your temperature is a degree low.)
   
• How to choose the best hormone tests - saliva, urine or blood - for your health situation and budget.
   
• How to lose weight and get healthy, even if you’ve tried every other program and haven’t been able to get below a particular weight in years.
   
• Thirsty, lightheaded, constantly urinating? How to use sea salt and a common herb to rehydrate you instantly (and keep you much happier on road trips!)
   
• Why knowing your Reverse T3 Percent is crucial for solving fatigue and depression. (You could be “driving with the emergency brake on” if you haven’t cleared this powerful blocker from your cells.)
   
• What you MUST know about your adrenal glands before attempting to treat low thyroid (so you won’t blow out your metabolism while increasing thyroid stimulation).
   
• T3? T4? Armour? Compounded? Almost everyone with low thyroid needs T3 treatment at some point to get healthy and well (and using T3 in a specific way could possibly get you off thyroid hormone completely!)
   
• One big mistake in treating menopause is not balancing all three estrogens plus progesterone. How to get the safest, most effective menopause treatment possible using bioidentical hormones and the right testing schedule.
   
• Few people know that women can have too little male hormone - and that men can have too much female hormone! How to find out your levels and balance them so you're energetic and frisky again.
   
• Why a hormone key for healthy pregnancy is also crucial for dealing with stress in both men and women – and how to know if you have enough of this cancer-busting asset.
   
• What lies behind stress, irritability and wearing out your last nerve – and how to get healthy so you can be cheerful, relaxed and focused again.
   
• How to know if your poor sleep is from too much cortisol, too little cortisol or lack of nutrients - and simple fixes that can get you the rest you need. 
   
• Why healthy testosterone levels are crucial for healthy brain function, and how to supplement safely (it's more than just adding the hormone).
   
• Five blood tests a man must have to safely supplement testosterone and get his energy, mental clarity and sex drive back.
   
• The truth about how the fat control center deep inside your brain can get damaged, causing you to pile on pounds year after year - even while exercising more and eating less than some people who stay thin. (There is a solution, even for people who haven't been able to lose weight for years!)
   
• Why people with severe joint pain should consider injectable growth hormone (and what testing and monitoring is needed to safely use this powerful therapy).

Hormone balancing is complicated. After years of researching therapies, poring over lab data and listening to patients for years, I'm able to help nearly everyone I work with get significantly better. 

I Can Help You Figure This Out

Most doctors don't really "get" holistic hormone balancing. But I do. A big reason is my earlier years of research and study.

I started as an academic (a geek!) and spent two decades training in medicine and science at world-class institutions.

I even spent several years as a pharmaceutical drug development director (before realizing what pharmaceutical companies are up to).

Here's my resume:

• BA in Biochemistry at Columbia University
   
• Medical research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and The Rockefeller University
   
• Stanford University MD and PhD in Biophysical Chemistry
   
• Board Certification & Residency in Clinical Pathology at University of Pennsylvania
   
• Awarding-winning postgraduate physician researcher at the University of California at Berkeley

• Pharmaceutical development director for four years in California, Colorado and Hawaii
   
• General medical practice in Hawaii & Colorado

While I am deeply grateful for this education, a big part of what I use now to help people wasn't taught at all.

Thank goodness I have been blessed by patients who urged me to seek methods for real healing.

What got me "out of the box" of mainstream medicine was ACTUALLY LISTENING  to my patients!

By keeping an open mind, paying attention to what works and sincerely wanting to help, I have developed powerful tools for helping people get better.

Get the Help You Deserve

It is not necessary to waste half a day in a doctor's office, when after all they may not have the time or the experience to be able to give you the results YOU are looking for.

But there is another way. You may be able to get help through a personal educational phone consult with me.

Here's how it works:

1. You make an appointment through my online appointment book.
    
2. You place a small deposit through secure online payment to hold your appointment.
    
3. You may email or fax a list of questions, past lab reports or anything else you'd like to go over when we speak. (This is optional.)
    
4. At our appointment time, I call you.
    
5. As we talk, we uncover your core issues.
   -- You tell me your key concerns
   -- I ask a few questions
   -- Then I'll tell you:
        * what I think is going on.
        * what you can do to get better.
    
6. The shortest appointment is 30 minutes. We can talk for up to an hour. 
    
7. After the appointment, I'll email you links and other information related to the call. And I can ship a CD recording of our call to you for a small extra fee.
    
8. Our conversation is completely confidential.

IMPORTANT: Educational consults do not constitute medical advice. They do not establish a doctor-patient relationship, and I won't be able to prescribe medications or write lab orders for you.

What Would Better Health and a Better Quality of Life
Be Worth to YOU?

It's hard trying to translate health into dollars and cents. As a physician I confront this issue every day.

Sometimes it's hard to spend money on your health when so many other things are priorities too.

On the other hand, these are the gifts we don't appreciate in our lives UNTIL THEY'RE GONE:

Stamina & vigor... Enjoying your children...
Healthy body weight... Optimism, energy... A good night's sleep...
Enjoyable sex... A clear, sharp mind

How can you possibly put a price on any of these?

Yes! I'm ready to schedule my personal educational phone consult with Dr. Gedde I'm thrilled to finally: * Find out what my symptoms really mean * Get informed about treatment options * Get an action plan for reclaiming my health $75 per 30 min Deposit of $25 holds my appointment I know I can try a consultation for 15 minutes at no risk to me whatsoever. If it's not for me, I'll get an instant refund of my deposit. I fully understand educational consults are not medical advice and do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Please Sign Me Up Now

The purpose of my work is to help people get healthy and whole. That way, everyone benefits. It would be my privilege to be a part of your healing.

If you think this might be for you, sign up for an educational consult to discuss your concerns. There is no risk to you. Our conversation is completely confidential.

Looking forward to talking!

P.S. I'll give you my full attention, at no risk to you. Think what it could mean to talk with a doctor who cares, listens and can help you feel better. Request your no-risk phone consultation!
 

Dr. Margaret Gedde,
MD, PhD

Testimonials

"I've fired more doctors than most people see in their lifetime. A year ago, I was terrified I'd be the bald, fat lady in the corner who didn't know who she was.

"My life is a 180 from a year ago. Looking back, it's nothing short of a miracle. I feel great. My temps are up, I'm not hungry, I sleep well at night.

"Somehow Dr. Gedde empowers people to believe in themselves. This has been freedom for me.

"I cannot recommend Dr. Gedde highly enough. I don't know where I would be without her."

-- Susan R., McLean, VA  (last name withheld for confidentiality)

"Dr. Gedde helped me find my way back to health after a very miserable hormonal crash.

"She is patient, understanding and extremely knowledgeable.

"I feel I have been blessed by this renewal of health because of Dr. Gedde's willingness to think outside of the box in the frustratingly complex field of the human endocrine system."

-- Patricia Dunn, Sparrowbush, NY

"Dr. Gedde, I'm still feeling great. As I told you during our last appointment, I haven't felt this good in 20 years! Thank you so much for your help ... it's been invaluable! By the way, feel free to use this as a testimonial."

-- Ted Rood, Fallbrook, CA, Age 64

"Dr. Gedde, if I haven't mentioned it lately, I hope you know that working with you has dramatically changed my life for the better.

"I didn't think doctors like you existed any longer."

-- Helen Montgomery, Northbrook, IL

"At age 61, I am into my third year of feeling better than I ever have. And my interaction with Dr Gedde is the main reason.

"The consults changed from achieving my health goals, to maintaining good levels in the midst of changes in mind, body and circumstance. Dr. Gedde is always there, available as needed.

"There is no MD relationship more capable and useful than my patient/doctor relationship with Dr Gedde. Please call me, through Dr Gedde's office, for a personal referral."

-- Richard Dryja, Littleton, CO

"Dr. Gedde is the best doctor I have ever worked with - keyword here being 'with', because she truly considers the relationship a partnership and listens to her patients.

"Her prices are incredibly reasonable, she is highly qualified & knowledgeable and I have received far more time & attention for my dollars than any other doctor/patient experience I have ever had!

"She specializes in hormonal treatments and has helped me immensely. I hope the maximum number of people will be able to benefit from this brilliant and leading edge doctor!"

-- Shalom Shick, Knoxville, TN, www.hcgcoach.com

"I wanted to tell you that I admire your dedication to truly wanting to help your patients. Thank you for thinking about me, my situation, my conditions and offering up a possibility.

"You just don't know how hard it is these days to find a doctor who listens to you and truly cares about your well being.

"Thanks for being such a wonderful Doc that isn't afraid to explore new horizons and share it with your patients."

-- Dahlia Stephens, Douglasville, GA

"My conversation with Dr. Gedde made things much more clear. I have a better sense of what I need to do get my hormones in balance."

-- Paula Trujillo, Pueblo West, CO
(Educational Consult Client)

"Before starting with Dr. Gedde, I was in a really bad downward spiral. The big problems were extreme fatigue and low grade depression.

"I tried anti-depressants, unbalanced hormone therapy, special diets that didn't deal with the real issues. I had gone months without a period because another doctor had given me too much progesterone, just trying to help me feel better.

"Stressful days would knock me out so the next day I could barely get out of bed. I needed naps every day, but never felt rested. My concentration was terrible.

"It seemed to feed on itself - the worse I felt, the more depressed I got. With seven children at home and responsibility for community activities, this was frustrating to say the least.

"Now my energy is much better. I'm tired at times, but don't need to nap like before, and a stressful day doesn't knock me out. I am no longer depressed. I'm not stuck being a typical perimenopausal woman, where things get worse and worse.

"Things didn't get better overnight. There are still issues that need improvement. It's a work in progress, but now it's upward progress. There are options. We talk about what the problems are, what's causing them and what we can do.

"I have hope now - hope that I'll continue to feel better and better. That's definitely been my experience so far!

- LeighAnne W., Memphis, TN (last name withheld for confidentiality)

"It's nice to talk to someone who doesn't just brush off what you say and tell you 'it's calories in calories out, our time's up'".

-- Monica Soukoreff, Grand Forks, BC
(Educational Consult Client)

Dr. Margaret Gedde, MD, PhD
Gedde Whole Health, LLC
1115 E Rainbow Blvd # 120
Salida, CO USA 81201
(719) 239-0643
drgedde (at) natural-hormone-balance.net

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