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Janet:
“How
do
women
get
hormones
to
replace
the
ones
that
diminish
during
menopause?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
way
most
women
get
their
hormones
these
days
is
through
HRT,
Hormone
Replacement
Therapy,
specifically
estrogen
and
sometimes
progesterone.”
Janet:
Do
you
have
some
idea
as
to
the
right
order
in
which
to
re-establish
the
levels
of
these
hormones
in
the
body?
Should
we
look
at
some
of
the
other
stress
factors
before
giving
estrogen
and/or
progesterone?
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“When
you
talk
about
alternative
medicine
or
naturopathic
medicine
you
are
really
talking
about
going
back
to
the
origin
of
the
dysfunction.
If
you
eliminate
the
origin
of
the
dysfunction,
then
future
symptoms
later
in
the
person’s
life
are
eliminated.
When
it
comes
to
looking
at
something
like
hormonal
replacement
therapy,
it
is
very
important
to
take
into
consideration
what
the
body
is
capable
of
doing
itself
first.”
Janet:
“I
have
heard
that
the
body
steals
some
of
the
sex
hormones
and
uses
them
to
control
stress,
in
an
attempt
to
try
to
restore
balance.
Is
that
true?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“If
you
stop
the
conversion
of
sex
hormones
for
stress
purposes
first
then
that
may
adequately
solve
the
problem.
The
stress
hormones
need
to
deal
with
stress.
When
they
are
allowed
to
do
what
they
were
intended
to
do,
stress
is
controlled.
If
the
imbalance
is
treated
initially,
then
one
would
not
need
to
replace
these
hormones.”
Janet:
“Is
stress
as
much
of a
problem
as
most
people
think?”
Dr.
Borkin
“What
was
found
in
research
is
that
many
of
these
hormones,
that
were
believed
to
be
age
variant,
meaning
as
we
get
older
they
decrease
their
production,
are
dependent
on
just
how
much
stress
a
person
experiences
over
their
lifetime.
The
more
stress
you
endured,
the
lower
the
levels
of
the
production
of
these
hormones
were."
Janet:
“Is
it
possible
for
people
in
their
later
years
to
have
normal
hormone
levels?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“You
can
find
someone
in
their
seventies
and
eighties
with
normal
levels
of
these
hormones.
Yet,
a
child
in
their
teens
can
have
abnormal
values.
If
we
take
that
into
consideration
and
we
look
at
something
like
hormonal
replacement
therapy,
we
have
to
make
sure
first
that
we’ve
provided
the
proper
foundation
for
balance.
Then
we
have
to
provide
what
the
body
really
needs.”
Janet:
“How
is
it
possible
to
determine
hormone
levels
accurately?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“In
order
to
determine
what
the
body
really
needs
we
have
to
perform
certain
diagnostics.
Now,
because
of
technology,
we
can
use
something
like
saliva
as a
diagnostic
tool.
It
is
very
user
friendly.
It
is
collected
using
what’s
called
a
salivette,
which
is a
simple
collection
device
that
looks
like
a
cotton
swab.
You
chew
on
it
until
it
is
full
of
saliva.
Then
you
put
it
back
into
the
vial.
Then
you
send
it
to
the
laboratory.”
Janet:
“Does
that
make
it
easier
for
patients
to
collect
enough
samples
for
an
accurate
test?
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“That
makes
it
viable
for
testing
in
whatever
environment
a
person
is
involved.
This
means
you
can
take
it
to
work
and
test
how
you
react
to
the
stressors
at
work.
They
you
can
test
how
you
react
to
the
stresses
on
your
way
home.
Once
you
are
at
home,
you
can
determine
your
levels
of
stress."
Janet:
“What
is
the
difference
between
how
you
are
affected
during
the
day,
night
and
while
you
sleep?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"When
we
look
at
these
specific
aspects,
it
gives
us a
very
specific
or
clear
focus
as
to
what’s
necessary
as
far
as
replacement
is
concerned.
It
is
very
important
to
look
at a
twenty-four
hour
circadian
cycle.”
Janet:
“Don’t
most
doctors
just
test
the
saliva
at
only
one
time?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
standard
of
the
industry
was
to
test
at
8:00
AM.
That
is
the
highest
point
of
the
hormonal
levels.
Now,
with
many
of
these
hormones,
they
are
adequately
high
or
within
normal
ranges
at
that
time.
Unfortunately,
two
hours
later
they
drop
to
sub-optimal
levels."
Janet:
“Doesn’t
that
provide
wrong
information
on a
person’s
hormone
levels?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“If
they
are
elevated
at
one
specific
time
during
a 24
hr.
circadian
cycle,
that’s
the
indication
that
your
physician
gets.
He
is
going
to
treat
for
a
hyper
(too
high)
situation
rather
than
a
hypo
(too
low)
situation.
The
treatment
protocol
many
times
is
180
degrees
from
what
it
should
be."
Janet:
“Why
do
doctors
focus
on
one
specific
time
of
day
to
make
the
test?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"There
is
an
illusion
that
one
specific
time
in
the
day
is
the
golden
hour
or
the
time
that
is
“most
you.”
This
is
used
as a
rule
of
thumb
in
order
to
determine
what
hormones
to
treat
with
and
how
much.”
Janet:
“Is
there
a
difference
between
natural
and
pharmaceutical
hormones?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"When
you
start
to
treat
utilizing
pharmaceutical
compounds,
in
many
cases,
the
results
are
very
different.
In
the
case
of
the
use
of
progestin,
there
is a
completely
different
aspect
to
how
a
progestin
affects
the
body
verses
a
natural
progesterone.”
Janet:
“Why
don’t
doctors
use
natural
substances
rather
than
chemical
substitutes?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“A
pharmaceutical
company
can’t
patent
a
naturally
occurring
structure
or
molecule.
They
have
to
alter
it
so
they
can
get
a
patent.
Unless
they
have
a
patent,
they
can’t
make
a
lot
of
money.”
Janet:
“What
is
the
difference
between
Progestins
and
progesterone?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Progestins
are
altered
progesterone
that
look
very
similar
and
cause
certain
reactions
to
take
place.
They
are
not
the
same.
They
do
not
cause
the
same
reactions
to
take
place
that
natural
progesterone
does.”
Janet:
“What
is
the
story
on
Premarin?"
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"The
source
of
Premarin
is
pregnant
mare’s
urine.
Basically,
it
is
concentrated
horse
urine.
Take
a
Premarin
tablet
and
put
it
into
water.
Then,
let
it
dissolve
and
then
smell
the
water.
You
will
be
amazed
because
it
smells
just
like
horse
urine."
Janet:
“Why
do
you
think
women
willingly
ingest
horse
urine?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Women
do
not
understand
what
they
are
taking.
They
never
question
their
physician.
Most
physicians
do
not
understand
what
they
are
prescribing.
What
they
were
taught
twenty
or
thirty
years
ago
in
school
is
now
invalid.”
Janet:
“Does
every
woman
get
the
same
dosage?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“It’s
not
the
levels
of
these
hormones
that
is
as
important.
The
relationship
or
the
ratio
of
one
to
the
other
is
critical.
The
ratio
of
progesterone
to
estrogen
is
very,
very
important.”
Janet:
“Does
the
imbalance
in
hormones
cause
the
problem?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“I
see
more
often
that
it
is
not
a
problem
with
the
production
of
these
hormones.
The
problem
is
maintaining
a
healthy
relationship
between
the
different
hormones.”
Janet:
“Why
is
the
female
menstrual
cycle
so
difficult
to
balance
out?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
dynamics
of a
female
menstrual
cycle
is
unique.
The
first
14
days,
or
the
first
half
of
the
menstrual
cycle,
is
an
estrogen
dominant
cycle.
The
body
is
preparing
for
the
possibility
of a
fertile
egg
being
implanted
and
nurturing
that
egg.
After
ovulation,
if
it
is
not
successful
and
an
egg
is
not
fertilized,
progesterone
is
responsible
for
breaking
down
these
tissues
and
starting
the
cycle
all
over
again.”
“Janet:
How
is
the
first
part
of
the
cycle
different
from
the
second?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
first
2
weeks
is
completely
chemically
different
in a
female’s
body
than
the
second
two
weeks
of
the
cycle.
This
is
why
so
many
women
have
no
difficulty
hormonally
during
the
first
part
of
the
cycle.
In
most
cases,
the
first
two
weeks
are
fine.
It
is
not
until
the
second
phase
of
the
cycle
that
women
experience
uncomfortable
symptoms.
The
last
two
weeks,
a
woman
becomes
progesterone
dominant.
This
is
usually
when
the
real
dysfunction
appears.
It
becomes
worse
and
worse
as
the
cycle
progresses.”
Janet:
“Is
the
problem
too
much
or
too
little
progesterone?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“In
many
cases,
the
problem
is
not
a
lack
of
the
production
of
progesterone.
The
difficulty
arises
when
the
progesterone
is
converted
into
stress
hormones,
so
she
can
deal
with
the
stress
in
her
life.”
Janet:
“Does
that
mean
the
body
places
a
higher
priority
on
dealing
with
stress
than
pregnancy?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“When
a
woman
is
severely
stressed
out,
the
body
recognizes
too
much
stress
as a
more
important
problem.
Dealing
with
stress
is
higher
on
the
list
of
priorities
than
fertility.”
Janet:
“What
is
stress
and
why
is
it
so
dangerous?
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Stress
is
different
for
every
body.
The
term
stress
means
the
total
input
of
all
data
within
a
certain
time.
During
a
waking
cycle,
usually
16
hours,
we
are
up
and
functioning.
We
have
certain
capacities
as
far
as
the
brain
is
concerned.
When
we
exceed
that
capacity
dysfunction
occurs.”
Janet:
“Does
that
mean
biological
rhythms
are
important?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“There
are
certain
cycling
or
patterns
that
have
to
take
place
within
a 24
hour
period
of
time.
In
order
to
eliminate
stress,
we
have
to
determine
what
stress
is.
For
one
person
stress
is
one
thing
and
to
another
person
its
something
else.”
Janet:
“Would
people
with
different
lifestyles
experiences
unique
types
of
stress?
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
stress
on a
professional
fighter
who
is
attacked
by a
couple
of
guys
with
knives
is
totally
different
than
an
average
person.
The
professional
fighter
simply
beats
them
up
and
keeps
walking.
The
average
individual
experiences
this
event
quite
differently.
For
many
it
is a
damaging
life
long
experience.”
Janet:
“How
do
we
identify
stress
in
our
lives?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“What
is
stress
to
one
person
is
completely
different
to
another
individual.
We
have
to
learn
to
be
able
to
see
the
difference
between
mental
and
physical
stress.
Physiologically,
three
things
are
the
primary
stressors
in
the
body."
Janet:
“What
are
they?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
most
easily
identifiable
and
widespread
is
glycemic
control
or
blood
sugar
problems.
This
is
the
most
important
aspect
of
dealing
with
the
secondary
problems
that
contribute
to
and
cause
this
uncontrollable
ongoing
threshold
stress."
Janet:
“Does
that
mean
poor
digestion
creates
greater
problems
than
just
an
upset
stomach
or
gas?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Malabsorption
syndrome
or
digestive
dysfunction
is
at
the
very
core
of
the
creation
of
physical
and
mental
stress.
When
digestion
is
poor,
some
of
the
food
turns
into
chemicals
that
irritate
the
digestive
tract.
This
creates
a
barrier
that
makes
it
very
difficult
to
actually
absorb
and
utilize
what
we
put
in
our
mouths.”
Janet:
“Does
that
mean
the
food
we
eat
can
actually
be
killing
us?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“There
is
no
guarantee
that
when
you
put
something
in
your
mouth
that
it
ever
goes
where
it
is
intended.
There
are
also
certain
genetic
factors.
There
are
certain
components
or
molecules
like
the
gluten
molecule,
found
in
all
grain
with
the
exception
of
rice
and
corn,
milk
proteins
and
sucrose.
They
are
all
genetically
predetermined
in
the
body
as
far
as
utilization.”
Janet:
“Are
most
people
really
allergic
to
grain,
corn,
milk
and
sugar?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Everyone
is
different.
When
somebody
from
one
part
of
the
world
is
exposed
to
only
one
type
of
food,
they
can
react
violently
to
that
same
food
grown
in
another
part
of
the
world.
They
can
have
a
severe
allergic
response.
The
body
is
programmed
to
digest
and
utilize
food
grown
locally.
The
same
food
cultivated
in
strange
climates
and
soils,
may
have
a
totally
different
effect.
Foods
that
people
eat
every
day
can
also
cause
the
body
to
build
up a
tolerance
and
eventually
respond
in
an
allergic
manner.”
Janet:
“What
are
the
optimal
eating
habits?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
body
is
designed
to
go 6
hours
between
meals,
with
three
meals
a
day.
If
that
is
diminished,
such
as
it
is
in
the
presence
of
the
symptoms
of
hypoglycemia
or
low
blood
sugar,
then
the
body
uses
the
hormone
is
cortisol."
Janet:
“I
have
heard
that
cortisol
is
one
of
the
most
important
hormones
for
survival.
Is
that
true?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Cortisol
elevates
the
blood
sugar
back
into
normal
ranges.
Insulin
is
used
to
maintain
blood
sugar
to
keep
it
from
going
too
high.
Cortisol
is
at
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum.
It
keeps
the
blood
sugar
from
going
too
low.
It
is
also
the
primary
stress
hormone
along
with
adrenaline.
Cortisol
elevates
in
order
to
maintain
blood
sugar.
What
we
look
at
is
to
determine
how
much
of
this
is
directly
related
with
a
person’s
inability
to
maintain
reserves
of
energy
because
they
are
not
digesting
foods
correctly
and
absorbing
the
nutrients
adequately.”
Janet:
“Does
cortisol
affect
all
the
cells
in
the
body?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Every
cell
in
the
body
is
affected.
We
are
not
one
solid
unit.
We
are
actually
a
community
of
trillions
and
trillions
of
members.
It
is
like
having
the
largest
factory
in
the
world
or
in
the
universe,
and
the
most
well
organized.
If
this
were
a
corporation,
it
would
have
trillions
and
trillions
of
workers
and
only
eight
supervisors
or
managers
and
one
CEO.
Those
eight
supervisors
make
up
the
endocrine
system
or
hormonal
system.”
Janet:
“What
is
the
order
or
organization
in
the
hormonal
system?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“In
most
cases
any
typical
abuse
is
handled
on a
local
level
without
having
to
go
to a
manager.
When
a
manager
is
needed,
it
becomes
a
bigger
problem.
When
it
goes
to
multiple
managers,
higher
up
in
the
hierarchy,
it
becomes
a
monumental
problem.
When
it
goes
to
the
CEO
of
the
hormonal
system,
the
person
is
in
big
trouble.
The
master
control
mechanism
is
called
the
hypothalamus.”
Janet:
“How
does
the
hypothalamus
control
the
body?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
hypothalamus
is
the
link
between
the
hormonal
system
and
the
autonomic
nervous
system.
When
imbalances
in
the
body
arrive
at a
critical
point,
when
the
body
goes
into
a
state
of
chaos,
the
hypothalamus
has
to
take
control.
It
is
inescapable.”
Janet:
“Does
aging
have
any
affect
on
the
cortisol
levels
in
the
body?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“As
we
get
older
and
these
hormonal
dysfunctions
occur,
it
causes
things
like
chronic
fatigue
and
Fibromyalgia.
Too
much
cortisol
can
even
cause
heart
related
symptoms."
Janet:
“Are
there
tests
for
hormonal
imbalances?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"There
are
tests
that
determine
if
it
is
in
fact
the
heart
or a
cardiac
problem,
or
if
in
all
actuality,
it
is
simply
a
hormonal
dysfunction.
If
the
original
problems
would
have
been
properly
managed
when
it
first
started,
it
would
never
have
manifested
or
gone
that
far.”
Janet:
“How
does
mainstream
medicine
deal
with
hormonal
imbalances?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
mainstream
thought
in
the
scientific
and
medical
communities
is
if
something
is
low
you
simply
elevate
it.
The
problem
with
this
philosophy
is
that
if
you
change
something
on
the
left
then
something
on
the
right
changes."
Janet:
“You
were
telling
me
about
how
the
body
uses
the
sex
hormones
to
deal
with
stressful
situations.
Can
you
elaborate
on
that
a
little?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“When
it
comes
to
the
hormone
testosterone,
we
are
dealing
with
a
situation
where
we
are
converting
the
normal
production
of
testosterone
into
the
stress
hormone
cortisol.
When
we
throw
in
more
testosterone
because
the
levels
are
low,
it
is
like
throwing
lighter
fluid
on a
raging
fire.
The
extra
testosterone
fuels
the
abnormal
functioning
of
the
hormonal
system.”
Janet:
“Is
it
dangerous
when
the
body
starts
stealing
hormones
from
one
area
for
another?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“There
are
increasingly
severe
problems
if
the
causes
of
hormonal
imbalance
are
not
addressed.
Even
when
you
supplement
hormones
that
are
too
low,
this
does
not
solve
the
original
problem.
Just
because
a
level
is
low,
it
does
not
mean
you
are
going
to
elevate
that
hormone
if
it
is
being
converted
into
another
hormone.”
Janet:
“Is
that
why
just
supplementing
testosterone
without
checking
the
other
hormone
levels
is
dangerous?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“This
is
really
where
the
major
mistakes
are
made
by
most
practitioners.
Testosterone
is a
fascinating
hormone.
We
have
been
studying
testosterone
longer
than
any
other
steroid
hormone.
We
know
a
lot
about
testosterone
but
not
enough.”
Janet:
“Testosterone
seems
to
be a
very
important
hormone.
What
have
the
studies
shown?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“What
is
interesting
about
testosterone
levels
is
that
if
we
look
back
50,000
years
ago,
testosterone
levels
were
extremely
high
at
that
time.
Testosterone
is
also
a
survival
hormone.
It
is
responsible
for
allowing
us
to
go
into
a
hostile
environment
and
survive
extremely
stressful
situations.”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"Approximately
200
years
ago,
if
you
were
a
pioneer
crossing
the
country
on a
wagon
train,
testosterone
is
the
hormone
that
got
you
through.
It
also
allowed
a
woman
to
make
it
in a
hostile
environment.
If
the
levels
of
testosterone
were
as
low
as
they
are
today,
generally
speaking,
there
is
no
way
we
would
have
been
able
to
conquer
that
kind
of
environment.”
Janet:
“So,
does
that
mean
testosterone
is
important
to
both
men
and
women?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Testosterone
is
extremely
important.
It
also
has
a
very
powerful
affect
on
motivation.
It
is
also
involved
in
many,
many
other
processes.
Not
all
of
these
processes
are
unrelated
to
sex.”
Janet:
“Does
testosterone
have
any
relationship
to
the
growth
hormone?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“There
must
be a
balance
between
testosterone
and
growth
hormone.
We
have
heard
a
lot
about
growth
hormone.
The
use
of
growth
hormone
can
be
fabulous,
if
it
is
used
in
the
proper
manner.”
"Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“I
like
to
use
the
analogy
with
my
patients
that
growth
hormone
is
kind
of
like
putting
a
turbo
charger
on
your
car.
If
you
only
have
two
tires
on
that
car
and
then
add
a
turbo
charger,
it
is
going
to
spin
around
out
of
control
much
faster
than
it
would
have
before.”
Janet:
“Are
there
different
types
and
levels
of
the
same
hormones
in
the
body?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"When
we
look
at
the
use
of
certain
hormones,
we
want
to
create
the
proper
foundation.
In
order
to
balance
the
specific
levels
of
hormones
in a
man
or a
woman,
we
want
to
look
at
the
free
fractions,
those
levels
of
hormones
that
are
accessible,
that
are
going
to
be
utilized.”
Janet:
“Why
do
you
test
the
hormone
levels
in
the
saliva?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“Saliva
is
easy
to
collect
and
shows
the
bioactive
availability
of
the
different
hormones.
Once
we
determine
what
the
fluctuations
are
throughout
a 24
hour
period,
we
begin
to
understand
what
is
really
going
on."
Janet:
“Do
hormone
levels
change
naturally
throughout
the
day?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“A
man’s
testosterone
levels
are
not
constant
throughout
the
day.
They
change
dramatically
from
the
morning,
when
they
are
at
their
highest
level.
At
midnight,
they
are
at
their
lowest
point.”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“When
we
look
at
these
24-hour
measurements,
we
are
able
to
determine
the
time
of
the
day
to
supplement.
It
is
not
only
determining
what
those
levels
are,
but
this
is a
guideline
for
accurately
supplementing
at
exactly
the
right
time.
If
the
hormone
is
high
at a
specific
time,
you
do
not
supplement
it
then.
You
wait
until
it
is
low.”
Janet:
“How
do
you
provide
additional
amounts
of
absorbable
hormones
to
the
body?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
"When
it
comes
to
supplementation,
we
only
have
a
handful
of
methods
of
getting
it
into
the
body.
If
you
take
supplements
orally,
there
is
no
guarantee
that
when
you
put
something
in
your
mouth
it
ever
gets
to
the
target
tissue,
especially,
if
we
have
some
kind
of
digestive
disturbance
or
malabsorption."
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“If
something
interferes
with
the
proper
absorption
or
utilization
of
nutrients
or
hormones,
then
the
oral
route
is
not
really
the
first
choice.
When
it
comes
to
the
use
of a
hormone,
there
is
the
“First
Pass
Mechanism”
where
a
hormone
is
utilized
through
the
digestive
tract
to
get
it
into
the
blood
stream.”
“When
we
take
a
look
at
this
mechanism,
it
relies
on
the
digestive
tract
working
properly.
The
liver
must
work
correctly
in
order
to
obtain
approximately
5%
of
the
hormone
for
use
in
the
body.
That
is
like
depositing
a
hundred
dollars
into
your
bank
account
and
getting
to
use
five
dollars.
So,
it
is
not
a
real
effective
method
of
getting
the
money
into
the
account.”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“The
same
is
true
as
far
as
contributing
hormonally.
If
we
wanted
to
get
these
hormones
into
the
blood
stream,
in
their
entirety,
we
would
use
injectibles.
But,
that
is
not
real
user
friendly.
Most
people
would
not
want
to
do
that
several
times
a
day,
even
if
it
was
medically
indicated.”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“A
new
delivery
system
is
“Transdermal
Delivery.”
I
have
been
working
with
this
technique
for
twelve
years.
In
the
last
twenty
years,
scientists
have
been
focusing
on
this
type
of
delivery
system.
Transdermal
delivery
mechanisms,
such
as
the
Nicorette,
testosterone
and
estrogen
patches,
are
now
treatments
of
choice.”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“These
are
mechanisms
applied
to
the
skin.
The
chemicals
are
delivered
through
the
skin.
You
get
the
equivalent
of
what
you
would
get
if
it
was
injected
directly
into
the
body.
It
is
no
different
injecting
than
it
is
to
take
something
transdermally,
if
it
is a
true
transdermal
device.”
Janet:
“How
is
the
transdermal
delivery
system
different
than
just
applying
lotions
to
your
skin?”
Dr.
Michael
Borkin,
NMD:
“This
is
where
I
need
to
explain
the
difference
between
a
transdermal
and
a
topical.
There
are
many
products,
especially
progesterone
creams |