Author Archives: Elite Body and Laser

How Hormones Affect Energy Levels

  Hormones are heavily involved in maintaining your metabolism, which in turn affects your energy levels. With so many hormones involved in complex interactions, however, it can be difficult to isolate exactly which hormones are responsible for these changes. As one hormone specialist notes, diagnosing hormonal imbalances requires practitioners to act as “medical detectives.” A […]

Hormone Replacement Therapy for Men: Where to Start? Signs and Symptoms

Common symptoms of hormonal imbalance include: • Loss of sex drive • Poor erection or Low Libido • Fatigue or Memory Loss • Irritability or Depression • Depressed mood • Aches and pains in the joints • Dry skin • Osteoporosis or muscle loss • Weight gain • Hair loss/baldness • Heart Disease • High […]

5 Things You Should Know About The Non-Surgical Facelift: Ultherapy

  The Technology is FDA Approved The Ultherapy technology is FDA approved and is being offered by thousands of global medical and cosmetic professionals. Since its FDA approval, hundreds of thousands of individuals have undergone the procedure. At the moment, it’s among the top FDA-cleared procedure for lifting and tightening of the skin on the […]

Get that Summer Body Ready Now with SculpSure Body Contouring

It’s the New Year and you may be setting those goals to achieve that summer body you’ve been wanting.  You work out. You eat your fruits and veggies. But there’s always a few troublesome areas all of us can never quite change.  This is where SculpSure can help!  At Elite, we use Cynosure SculpSure, the […]

Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women: Where to Start? Signs and Symptoms

Common symptoms of hormonal imbalance include: Anxiety Decreased sex drive Depression Dry skin/hair Fatigue Hair loss Headaches Hot flashes Night sweats Insomnia Weight gain   Millions of women in the United States are suffering from hormonal imbalance, and don’t even know it!  Even if you are not going through menopause, women of all ages can […]

Does Laser Hair Removal Actually Work?

Can you imagine a day where you no longer need to shave, wax or pluck all of that unwanted body hair? Laser hair removal is a great option for patients seeking an easier and less irritating/painful method of removal. Elite Body and Laser Center in Columbus, Ohio utilizes Cynosure Icon to deliver optimum results for […]

Why Winter is the Best Time to Get Laser Hair Removal in Columbus Ohio

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The leaves have fallen, the holiday season is here in Ohio, but you’re already daydreaming about short shorts and bikinis next summer.  As we head into a wintery wonderland, now is the perfect time to start your laser hair removal treatment. In contrast to methods such as shaving and waxing, laser hair removal is convenient, […]

Mind Your Plate! The Food-Mood Connection

by Milene Brownlow, PhD Nutritional psychiatry is a rapidly growing medical field studying the connection between the role food and diet quality plays in  how we feel.1 We intuitively understand the body-mind connection and how it affects our day-to-day. We get butterflies in our stomach when nervous, our heart races when we are excited, and our […]

Vitamin D & Vitamin K

by Sara Gottfried, MD and Nilima Desai MPH, RD Dynamic duos exist throughout culture: Batman and Robin. Thelma and Louise. They also exist in lifestyle medicine, because nutrients don’t fly solo. They interact often interdependently, act as cofactors in metabolic pathways, and compete for receptors. One example is how vitamin C helps you absorb more […]

Immune Health Support

by Melissa Blake, ND A happy immune system is an important component of wellness. In light of the recent flu outbreak associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the task associated with supporting immune health has become increasingly significant. Avoiding illness is not always possible, but there are several steps healthcare providers can help patients put in […]