Dr. Parmelee Certified As A Bioidentical Hormone Provider
(Le Mars) — Dr. Paul Parmelee of Floyd Valley Healthcare was recently certified as a Bioidentical Hormone Replacement (BHRT) Provider. He will offering BHRT (Pellet Therapy) beginning on August 18th in the Le Mars location of Floyd Valley Clinics. BHRT is a personalized and natural approach to hormone replacement. Appointments can be made by calling 712.546.3670.
Hormonal imbalances occur when there is too much or too little of a hormone in the bloodstream. Because of their importance, even the smallest hormonal imbalance can cause side effects throughout the body. This can cause a variety of symptoms including:
Signs and symptoms of hormonal imbalance in women include:
- Fatigue
- Night sweats
- Hot flashes or flushes
- Decreased sex drive
- Weight gain
- Trouble sleeping
- Irritability
- Anxiousness
- Mood swings
- Low mood
- Discomfort during intercourse
Signs and symptoms of low testosterone and hormonal imbalance in men include:
- Low sex drive
- Fatigue
- Loss of muscle mass
- Increased body fat (especially in the waist area)
- Decreased bone mass
- Mood changes
- Low mood
- Irritability
- Brain fog
- Elevated blood sugar
- Stress
- Anxiousness
- High cholesterol
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms and would like to learn more, your first step is to make an appointment with Dr. Parmelee. A patient’s hormone replacement eligibility will be determined during an office visit after conducting an extensive lab analysis.
Plymouth County Soil And Water Conservation Services To Celebrate 75th Anniversary
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Soil and Water Conservation Services will be celebrating its 75th anniversary with a special tour and recognition program scheduled for Monday, August 23rd. Ben Brady serves as the District Conservationist for Plymouth County Soil and Water Conservation Services and offers the highlights to be observed that day.
Brady says conservation methods have greatly improved over the years, and more farmers and landowners are implementing additional conservation methods to protect the soil from eroding, and to protect water quality.
Brady says many cost share programs are still available for farmers and landowners. He says since Plymouth County is heavily dependent upon livestock production, EQIP funded programs are available.
The Plymouth County District Conservationist urges people wanting to join the 75th anniversary tour to contact the Soil and Water Conservation offices by the end of the day on Friday, August 13th. The tour will begin at the Perry Creek Dairy located on county road K-22 at 4:30 p.m.
Lieutenant Governor Says Its Time To Sell State’s Advantages
(Forest City, IA) — Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg says now is the time to sell Iowa’s cost of living and quality of life with residents of urban areas of the country. He says Iowa doesn’t have some of the safety concerns that we see in big cities, with the pandemic challenges, with the continued lockdowns. Gregg toured the Winnebago Industries assembly plant in Forest City yesterday (Wednesday). The company has several job openings at the plant — on the production floor and in management and engineering staff. Winnebago sales have increased during the pandemic and the company’s expanding its workforce to meet that demand.
Dyersville Mayor Says Field Of Dreams Impacts Entire State
(Dyersville, IA) — The Dyersville area is getting a lot of national attention for tonight’s (Thursday) Major League baseball game, but Dyersville’s mayor James Heavens says the impact it has had on the state is a good thing. He travels a lot for his job and he says everywhere he goes people are talking about the Field of Dreams game. “It is kind of an Iowa strong, Iowa cornfield type of thing,” Heavens says. Heavens it is good to see the movie site back in the national spotlight, which he said had kind of dropped off until new owners took over with improvement plans. Heavens says they’ve spruced up the city and filled what few potholes they have to prepare for all the visitors — but they don’t have to worry about much else — as it is Major League Baseball’s party.
Renewable Fuel Backers Want Representation In Infrastructure Bill
(Undated) — The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that passed the U-S Senate this week contained nothing for biofuels but did include more than seven billion dollars in funding for a charger network for electric vehicles, or E-Vs. Cassidy Walter, spokeswoman for the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, says the Senate missed a tremendous carbon reduction opportunity. The biofuels industry is already making great leaps, Walter says, toward being more planet-friendly. The bill has headed to the U-S House where Walter says her organization will be lobbying members of Iowa’s congressional delegation to include biofuels.
COVID Cases Increase
(Des Moines, IA) — The weekly report from the Iowa Department of Public Health shows the number of COVID cases statewide has increased nearly 170 percent in the past WEEK. The number of COVID patients in Iowa hospitals has significantly increased this summer, from 46 on June 24th to 355 Wednesday. Megan Schaeffer — an epidemiologist from the Polk County Health Department — is urging people to get vaccinated and wear masks in public indoor settings. She estimates as many as 600 people with active infections a day, on average, maybe at the State Fair this year.
