When you don’t feel comfortable in your own skin, it’s hard to feel like yourself. Whether you’re seeing more wrinkles around your eyes than you have before, or you’re suddenly having breakouts again (which you thought you left behind in high school), seeing changes in your skin can take a toll on your confidence.  And…

RF Microneedling Treatments and the Difference They Make for Your Skin Skin issues make it difficult to feel like you. Instead of feeling comfortable when you look in the mirror, you start noting all the areas you’d like to improve. If you can relate, you’re not alone. And you’re not out of luck either. Cosmetic…

Restore Your Youthful Skin (Women) Dr. Alexandra Mayer Concerned about fine lines and wrinkles, skin laxity, acne, rosacea, or hyperpigmentation? Your hormones and diet can also affect this. Let’s discuss the basics of collagen production, compare normal aging skin vs photo aging, and learn about the best ways to rebuild collagen in your skin!

Hormones & Your Waistline Dr. Alexandra Mayer Let’s dive into KEY hormones when we think about metabolism in women, how these hormones play a role together, what potentially has been missing if everything is “normal” but you’re still not feeling your best, and why hormone replacement is so much more than just a prescription.

Refining Your Features (Men) Dr. Alexandra Mayer We know that when you look great, you feel great! These expert tips and popular treatments are safe, simple, and highly-effective ways to kick-start hair regrowth, smooth out deep wrinkles, and preserve men’s good looks for years to come!

Everything You Need to Know About Aesthetic Medicine Looking great keeps you feeling great, and that’s exactly the goal of aesthetic medicine. It might seem like a new age approach to health, but keeping up appearances has been part of medicine for centuries. The treatments have gotten more refined and less invasive over time, so…

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Hormone Replacement Therapy Remains the Most Effective Remedy for Bothersome Menopausal Symptoms Hormone replacement therapy has been helping women overcome their menopause symptoms since 1942, when the Food and Drug Administration first approved it. Since then, it has undergone countless clinical trials and has risen and dipped in popularity, but still remains the most effective…

42 – What’s Disrupting Your Hormones? feat. Dr. Alexandra Mayer and Kelli Michelle One of the questions that we commonly get asked: “What caused my hormones to be this way?” Unfortunately, that answer has a lot of different factors involved and one of them has to do with the chemicals we are exposed to everyday.…

Winter is Prime Time for a Chemical Peel As you age, you begin to see changes in your facial skin. Your skin loses some of its collagen, the protein that’s kept it smooth and supple. In your 40s, you may begin to see fine lines around your eyes and mouth, and in your 50s, they…

13 – Nutrition and Hormone Optimization for Women with Dr. Alexandra Mayer and Kelli Michelle Click to Download Dr. Alexandra Mayer and Kelli Michelle discuss a few challenges women can face with hormones and give a step-by-step guide on how to improve them. Dr. Alexandra Mayer is a co-owner of Ethos Integrative Medicine in Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Alex…

Tips for Glowing Skin Why is my skin aging so fast? It happens to almost all women. One day you look in the mirror and are happy with how you look. Your complexion calmed down from its previous breakouts, your skin seems smooth, bright and has a youthful (but wise) glow about it. Perfect! Then…

Thinning Hair: What is the cost? A blow to your confidence. Thinning hair plays a detrimental role on the way you look. A healthy head of hair not only plays a huge role in graceful aging, it also drastically affects one’s confidence. We know the cost of not having a full head of hair, but…

Why Am I Losing My Hair? Did you know that 65% of men by age 60 and 40% of women by age 40 will have visibly noticeable hair loss? Many people think that hair loss is something that only affects you as you age. In fact, the majority of people actively searching treatments to reduce…

So You Want to Detox: Tips to Ensure You are Successful We get asked about different detox programs quite frequently. Many of our patients like the idea of doing a detox, but have no idea where to start in picking a safe and beneficial program. A good detox will have a wide range of health…

Simple Changes to Reach Your Goals in 2016 Tonight we will celebrate ringing in the New Year, and we will welcome 2016 with open arms. New Year’s Eve also marks the time when many people will goal plan and determine what they want to get out of the coming year. We hear it every year;…

Amenorrhea: I’m not getting a period, and I know I’m not pregnant.  So what? Why the lack of a period needs to be evaluated by your doctor. Secondary amenorrhea occurs when women who have previously had a period and now are not. The actual definition is the cessation of menses for 3 months in women…