Journal
Insights on longevity, aesthetics & wellness
402+ evidence-based articles from the Body Tonic RX clinical team on hormone health, peptide therapy, metabolic optimization, and the future of aesthetic medicine.
February 12, 2023
NATURAL LOVE BOOSTERS
It’s Valentine’s Day!!!! Let’s talk lovin’, baby!! Having a balance in all aspects of life is ideal for aging well. Love and sex are big factors of happiness and health. However, it’s very natural to…
February 6, 2023
ANTI-AGING NAD+ THERAPY
What is NAD+? Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) IV therapy is a type of intravenous treatment that can stimulate cell regeneration in your body. NAD is a coenzyme that binds with elements in you…
January 30, 2023
YOUR ANTI-AGING SUPPLEMENT CHEAT SHEET
As a certified Health Coach, I follow a lot of Functional Medicine doctors and Nutritional Experts. I recently discovered Dr. James DiNicolantonio and wanted to highlight his professional guidance on…
January 10, 2023
THE 411 ON NITRATES
I LOVE me a good charcuterie board. Our family gatherings always start with a big board filled with mixed cured meats, aged cheese assortments, olives, figs, apples, hummus, nuts, and more meat. Pair…
January 9, 2023
FIND YOUR BALANCE WITH ADAPTOGENS
How is your Dry January going so far? This is an annual reset that I love to start the year off with (or suffer through). Yes, suffer… because I always allow my indulgences to consume me over the holi…
January 2, 2023
OPTIMAL HEALTH & LONGEVITY FOR 2023
New Year’s resolutions are filled with promises of self-care, gym memberships, less toxins, better nutrition, good sleep, and meditation. But what exactly can we incorporate into our daily routines to…
December 14, 2022
A NUTRIENT DISCOVERY THAT PROMOTES ANTI-AGING
Our bodies have a remarkable arsenal of antioxidant enzymes that help in maintaining a healthy balance of reactive oxygen species (aka oxidative stress) but as we age, these control mechanisms decline…
December 13, 2022
Food Is Medicine: 10 things to eat right now to fight back against flu and COVID season
I recently listened to a podcast by Dr. William Li about using “Food as Medicine” as a guiding principle to fight obesity, disease, and assist in longevity and good health. I wanted to relay his advic…
November 30, 2022
YOUR HOLIDAY DETOX
The holidays and new year are great opportunities to enjoy quality time with loved ones, reflect and practice gratitude. But they’re also occasions that invite us to overindulge, consume more alcohol,…
November 23, 2022
THE MOST COMMON TRIGGERS FOR CELLULAR DAMAGE
While the average lifespan in the US is currently pretty high, 72 years, our health span has declined rather significantly. Health span refers to the span of a person’s life when they are healthy, rel…
November 15, 2022
THE REAL DANGER BEHIND THE GLOBAL OBESITY PROBLEM
New research is emerging that the real danger behind the global obesity problem is fatty liver disease or NASH (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), and diet and exercise are insufficient in addressing…
November 14, 2022
IS THE FUTURE OF REJUVENATION EXOSOMES?
The future of rejuvenation may involve using exosomes for anti-aging. It certainly appears to be the next stage in the development of rejuvenation therapy. This is particularly the case for people wit…
November 1, 2022
BYE, BYE STUBBORN ACNE
Beauty and skin health radiates from the inside out. You can often treat the face by treating the gut. It’s not ALWAYS what you put on your skin that matters, it’s what you put in your body that matte…
October 31, 2022
7 WAYS TO BOOST YOUR COLLAGEN
Collagen is a hot topic in the beauty sphere. It is a protein that can help keep the skin looking smooth. As age and other factors reduce collagen levels, the skin loses its elasticity, and lines can…
October 24, 2022
3 ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS TO AVOID
As we age, the endocrine system undergoes age-related changes that negatively affect its functioning. As a result, we are more prone to disrupted sleep patterns, slowing metabolism, bone density loss,…
October 17, 2022
SKIN MICROBIOME 101
A healthy skin microbiome protects against infection in much the same way a good gut microbiome does: by crowding out overgrowth of pathogenic organisms. Science is just starting to understand everyth…
October 10, 2022
HOW TO ACHIEVE GLOWING SKIN, HAIR & NAILS?
Protein is a macronutrient essential for life. This means that every single person needs this nutrient in order to stay alive. Protein supplies the body with the amino acids it requires to make kerati…
October 3, 2022
LOSE WEIGHT • NO DIET OR EXERCISE REQUIRED
Obesity is an epidemic that affects 500 million adults worldwide and over 40% of adults in the United States. Unfortunately, there is no magic pill that will cure it. There is, however, a new type of…
September 26, 2022
7 TIPS FOR COMBATING PRE-MATURE AGING
Aging is inevitable, but “inflammaging” doesn’t have to be. Coined by researchers in Italy, inflammaging is a term used to describe the kind of chronic, low-grade inflammation that speeds up our rate…
September 14, 2022
7 DAY HEALTH SWAP CHALLENGE
We all have our vices. Healthy living, along with feeling and looking our best, has everything to do with developing healthy habits. It’s easy to fall into unhealthy ones. With work, kids, stress… lif…
September 8, 2022
EPIGENETIC’S & THE SCIENCE OF AGING
Ever wonder why some people look and act years younger than they are? I recently went out to dinner and ran into an old friend of my husband’s. We hadn’t seen each other in over ten years. He leaned o…
September 5, 2022
Is Creatine the new Anti-Aging supplement?
We’ve all heard about Creatine in the fitness arena, but what exactly do we know about it’s anti-aging benefits? In a nutshell, creatine works to help generate energy. It has been shown to increase st…
August 21, 2022
8 MISTAKES CAUSING DEHYDRATED SKIN & AGING
WHAT IS DEHYDRATED SKIN? Your skin will lose water, yes, but lose too much water and your skin will become dehydrated, leading to a myriad of problems, including: Dehydrated skin is skin lacking in mo…
August 15, 2022
NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH NUTRAFOL
We are excited to announce our partnership with Nutrafol, a supplement that helps with hair shedding, thinning and hair loss. Nutrafol aims to naturally restore hair growth by reducing stress and andr…