We are an Anti-Aging and Restorative Medicine Concierge practice located in Long Beach, CA
What is Anti-Aging Medicine? Anti-Aging Medicine looks at aging as a process to be managed. It is an integrative, science-based healthcare approach that treats illness and promotes wellness by focusing on the unique biochemical aspects of each patient, and then individually tailors interventions to restore physiological, psychological, and structural balance. In Anti-Aging Medicine restoration and [...]
Thyroid Tests How many times have I heard from my patients that their prior doctor or doctors (some have been to multiple doctors without relief, and said their thyroid tests were normal. Even if they had every thyroid symptom known to mankind. So what’s the explanation? Thyroid hormone is everywhere in our bodies. Every cell [...]
Many of my clients have spoken with numerous doctors who don’t listen, seen specialists who don’t have answers, tried diet and supplement programs that provide minimal results, and researched the internet with little to nothing to show for it. My name is Dr. Susan Sklar. I am an Obstetrician-Gynecologist by training with over 25 years [...]
The Sklar Center for Restorative Medicine was started to meet the needs of people who are looking for a natural approach to health care. At the Sklar Center, we help our patients achieve health by finding and treating the underlying causes of disease. Restorative Medicine is a new way of being healthy. It is a [...]
Dr. Sklar, what are you up to these days? I have entered an exciting new phase of my career. As many of you know, I am passionate about taking care of women and did so as an OB/GYN doctor for over 25 years. Of course taking care of women means taking care of women’s hormones [...]
HORMONE MYTH BUSTERS MYTH #1: BioIdentical is a Marketing Term–BioIdentical Hormones Are No Different Than Other Hormones TRUTH: BioIdentical Hormones have greater benefit and lower risk than non-bioidentical hormones. A number of peer reviewed scientific articles have shown this. Bioidentical progesterone causes fewer side effects and improved quality of life compared to synthetic progesterone (Provera). [...]
1) Why are hormones important? Hormones govern everything that goes on in our bodies. They regulate the speed of our metabolism and therefore our weight and energy. They are the communicators between our brain and our immune system. Therefore, they regulate our susceptibility to illness. They communicate between our brain and endocrine organs, and govern [...]
Finally, A Woman’s Solution Hello. I’m Dr. Susan Sklar, Founder and Medical Director of the Sklar Center for Women’s Wellness. I am a physician (trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology) who has worked with women for the past 34 years. After more than 30 years of working with women, I want to share my observations about [...]
It’s believed that the art of massage therapy was first mentioned in writing about 2000 B.C. and as each of us knows, the aging process can be taxing to the mind/body. We have all felt changes in our bodies as we age and have just accepted most of them as part of the aging process. [...]
