Dr. Tracie Leonhardt
Emergency Medicine
Largo, FL
31 years experience female
Locations
Metabolic Medical Center
Largo, FL
Metabolic Medical Center
Largo, FL
About
Bio
I am originally trained in Emergency Medicine and practiced for 14 years before changing specialties. I have practiced bariatrics for the past five years. I completed an advanced fellowship with A4M in anti-aging and regenerative medicine and am completing a masters in metabolism and nutrition. I am certified in hormonal replacement therapy. I am currently board certified in Emergency Medicine and Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine. I am also board eligable in Bariatric medicine. I am the medical director of Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center located in Largo, Florida.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Emergency Medicine
Anti-Aging Medicine
Bariatrics
Integrative Medicine
Licenses
United States: Florida
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
181 Answers
14 Agrees
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Emergency Medicine 31 years experience
Yes: Benadryl (diphenhydramine) a
is an antihistamine and can cause drowsiness. Histamine is a neurotransmitter that excites or makes the system alert -... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
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Low progesterone: Treatment would be with natural Progesterone replacement. Make sure that they measure all of her hormones and follow them for treatment dosing.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Antibodies: ANA stands for antinuclear antibodies. It is usually positive in autoimmune disorders. However, there can be as high as 15% false positive as other ... Read More
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Chest pain: I you are having severe chest pain with history of embolisms I would go to the nearest emergency room.
Good Luck
I would also make sure someone else ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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High blood pressure: You can take garlic - if for blood pressure better to use Kyolic aged garlic extract. If you are trying to use natural remedies for high blood pressu... Read More
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A female asked:
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Head trauma: Depending on how hard you hit your head, if you lost consciousness, or have other symptoms. If you have a severe headache, loss of vision, nausea and... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Hear
t rate: If you are 18 and have a healthy heart, look to see what you may be doing that could accelerate your hear rate. Evaluate you caffeine intake - energy... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Coffee ground diarrh: No this is not normal. This could be sign of intestinal bleeding. You should notify your GI doctor
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Watery stool: This could be many things from infection from some food you may have eaten to your gallbladder acting up. If accompanied with pain or fever see your ... Read More
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Mucous: Colored mucous can be a sign of infection - bacterial or viral. If running fever, are not improving or having difficulty breathing - follow with your... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Lump: without exam would be hard to figure out. You should see your physician to have it examined. Could be lymph node but without seeing it and doing an ... Read More
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DHT: Dihydrotestosterone is the byproduct of testosterone when it is transformed by a process called 5alpha reductase. This is what can cause male pattern... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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No period: Follow up with your gyn physician. Pelvic inflammatory disorders or infections can cause one's period to be delayed or missed.
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Acid reflux: Acid reflux or gerd technically is caused by poor tone of the sphincter that opens and closes between the esophogus (tube from mouth to stomach) and t... Read More
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Thyroid antibodies: Everyone will have some antibodies. This depends on what antibody you are measuring as to what level is accepted as normal. Look on the normal rang... Read More
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Shingles: Most will say lysine Amino Acid is a natural remedy for shingles. I have been having great success with silver hydrosol. This has been clearing up ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Ear: There could be several things. Fluid behind ear, outer ear infection or middle ear infection. If continues or gets worse see your physician.
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Pregnancy?: Birth control is not 100% - any time there is a question get a home pregnancy test. If you were recently on antibiotics this may make the birth cont... Read More
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Pain: This may be due to a vaginal or urinary infection. You should see your physician to have a urine test if this continues.
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Chronic fatigue: Undergoing general anesthesia and surgery is a major stressor to the system. This puts a tremendous burden on the adrenal glands and may suppress the... Read More
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Diabetes: Diabetes is a consistently elevated blood sugar. We watch hemoglobin a1c levels, which give an average over 3 months. An a1c level over 6.4 is cons... Read More
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PCOS: I would have to see what they based the original diagnosis on. Ovarian cysts technically are not part of the criteria to make the diagnosis. We loo... Read More
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Pinky finger: Diabetes can cause neuropathy or nerve damage. I would also check out to see if the ulnar nerve which is what goes to the pinky is affected. See you... Read More
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Low magnesium: This can cause tingling, muscle aching, twitching and spasms. The type of magnesium you would want to take would be magnesium malate or magnesium gly... Read More
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No: This is not extremely low. This is actually fairly normal for age. Optimal levels are around 700-1000 , so when we check symptoms that is usually th... Read More
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See a urologist: You need to see a urologist. This could be a hernia but without an evaluation you can not make the diagnosis. These symptoms you should definitely ... Read More
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Leave scabs alone: Constantly picking old scabs while a wound is healing will cause increased granulation or additional tissue to form increasing the scar.
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Nail: This may happen when part of the nail bed is damaged. Since the nail grows from the bed the crack may be permanent.
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T3 (liothyronine): I like to keep my patient's T3 (liothyronine) level between 3.2-4.0. I also check the patients symptoms to make sure they are no longer symptomatic.
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Mouth lesions: This could be a food allergy - also check to see if you were eating hot food - if the food is too hot it will also blister the roof of the mouth. Kee... Read More
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Deep tendon reflex: Dtr or deep tendon reflex is a test done on physical exam to evaluate specific nerve function. Certain nerves like cervical and lumber spinal nerves... Read More
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MRI: The levels sound more like hypothyroid. I would have a prolactin level done first. If you are having other symptoms i would follow with your physici... Read More
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Glucose: If you keep starving yourself you are elevating cortisol and glucagon to control sugar. - this can lead to Insulin you should intake protein and res... Read More
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Progesterone: You need to check with your physician. We check hormone levels thru the entire month to see what is going on all month long and then add in the Proge... Read More
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Iodine: Iodine is necessary for certain functions in the body, but most important is the thyroid. The thyroid hormone consists of tyrosine and iodine and wit... Read More
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PCOS: Pcos is a combination of Insulin resistance and high androgens or testosterone. You need to have all the hormones checked. I usually do a 28 day hor... Read More
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Thyroid: Thyroid is tricky as there is hyper or too much thyroid, which causes signs of an accelerated system. This includes increased heart rate, anxiety, p... Read More
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Babinski sign: Babinski's reflex occurs when the big toe moves toward the top surface of the foot and the other toes fan out after the sole of the foot has been firm... Read More
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Yes: The female body need at body fat percentage of 17-18% in order to maintain a period.
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Weight loss: I am sorry to say that anyone that suffers from weight gain will be able to lose the weight and return to eating whatever they want without gaining it... Read More
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Diarrhea and pain: You need to go to the Emergency Room if it is what you describe. There are too many things this could be to try and diagnose without a good exam an... Read More
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Sleepy: Fatigue post eating can definitely be a signal of blood sugar and Insulin issues. I would have your physician check your blood for fasting blood sug... Read More
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Emergency Medicine 31 years experience
Vegetarian protein : This would depend on if you were vegan or ovo,
if you eat eggs and fish obviously these would be some choices. Otherwise, you might use legumes, so... Read More
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Emergency Medicine 31 years experience
Toe: This could be a number of things. With diabetes it could bean infection and/or circulation issues, gout, or autoimmune. You need to go see your prim... Read More
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Ignore: 1. no alcohol
2. take digestive enzymes
3. watch sugar intake
4. no smoking - stop if current.
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Zanaflex (tizanidine): This is a muscle relaxer, so in that sense it might relax the system and help with anxiety. Magnesium also acts as a natural muscle relaxer and can h... Read More
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Pregnant: condoms may not be very reliable at times especially this any holes in them so anytime you use a condom there's always a chance of pregnancy. if the... Read More
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Quad pain: With the history of running, it most likely would be a muscle strain. He can try icing the leg after running and taking it easy for a week or so. H... Read More
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Cough: Most likely the infection when down into the bronchials (breathing tubes). This could be bronchitis or if the infection gets into the lung tissue its... Read More
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Crohns flare: You need to let your doctor know if you are having blood in your stool, fevers, rashes, or the amount of pain.
Also if the flare gets worse please con... Read More
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Apr 22, 2013
Patient, thoughtful responses to difficult questions from patients who appear to have minimal clues about reality. She is knowledgeable and has a measured, conservative, but helpful approach.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Leonhardt is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Leonhardt is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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I'll give those options a go as I also suffer from gastroparesis and I feel that the symptoms aren't related do I'll definitely give it a go.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank u they diagnosed me on ultrasound with cysts on both ovaries and LH/fsh ratio. Also testosterone elevated
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Thanks for ur reply just scared an trying to get as much info on what my it b goin down my neck but can sleep all day an eyes look like dr
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, FL
Graduated 1992MD
Residency
Northwestern University
Residency
USF
Awards
Leading Physician of the Year in functional medicine
Top Doctor, First Place, St. Petersburg, FL - Winter
2013
Most Influential, First Place, St. Petersburg, FL - Winter
2013
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