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Systems Medicine 9 min read

GLP-1 Medications Changed the Conversation About Weight. Here Is What Still Determines Whether It Lasts.

GLP-1 medications are a genuine breakthrough in weight and metabolic medicine. What still determines whether the result lasts is the metabolic picture underneath, and the habits built while the food noise is quiet.

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Systems Medicine 10 min read

When the Mind and the Metabolism Are Not Separate Problems

Mood, concentration and creeping blood sugar are often treated as separate problems. The research increasingly suggests they may be one process, seen from three angles.

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Hormones 8 min read

Andropause: Why the Term “Male Menopause” Gets It Wrong

Testosterone decline in men is a slope, not a cliff. Why “male menopause” misleads, and what a proper assessment actually involves.

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Systems Medicine 6 min read

There has never been more health data and testing, and never less context for it

More tests are available than ever, but a normal range is not a definition of your health. Why data without a doctor is not healthcare.

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Systems Medicine 5 min read

One doctor, four disciplines, one picture of your health

Why one doctor trained across conventional medicine, hormone therapy, functional medicine and longevity medicine can see the connections fragmented care misses.

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Clinic News 6 min read

The Schoeman Clinic enters a new chapter

Three new doctors join The Schoeman Clinic, each trained to deliver the same four-pillar methodology and standard of care.

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Gut Health 5 min read

The gut is not just about digestion, it is about how you age

The gut microbiome influences inflammation, mood, hormones, cognition and healthy ageing, not digestion alone.

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Research Paper 2 min read

REPLENISH Trial: combination capsule of estradiol and progesterone

The REPLENISH study, published in 2017, evaluated a new oral formulation combining estradiol and natural progesterone in a single gelatin capsule for the management of menopausal symptoms. It…

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Research Paper 2 min read

Increased longevity in older users of postmenopausal estrogen therapy: the Leisure World Cohort Study

Long-term research following thousands of women has shown that those who use oestrogen therapy after the menopause tend to live longer than those who do not. The most…

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Research Paper 2 min read

Effects of estrogen on cognition, mood, and degenerative brain diseases

Oestrogen is vital for brain health, supporting blood flow, reducing inflammation and helping nerve cells communicate effectively. As levels fall during the menopausal transition, many women notice changes…

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Vascular Effects of Early versus Late Postmenopausal Treatment with Estradiol

This study showed that the timing of starting oestrogen therapy matters. Women who began treatment within the first few years after menopause experienced a slowing of artery thickening,…

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One-year follow-up of hormone replacement therapy with natural oestradiol and progesterone

This study followed women using a daily combination of body-identical oestradiol and progesterone for one year. The results showed clear improvement in menopausal symptoms, better cholesterol profiles and…

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