Ok, so maybe you’ve gone to your doctor and had a discussion about your hormone levels. Perhaps, somewhere along the line, you’ve heard something about hormone replacement therapy, or HRT. You’ve picked up on a few key phrases here and there, and you may even have an above-average understanding of your body’s hormone functions. However,…
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Fasting is a scary word, isn’t it? We’re used to hearing it to describe the insane things models and bodybuilders will do right before a show to make themselves look like godly figures of muscle (and possibly collapsing on the stage floor). However, there is a much healthier and less drastic approach to fasting that…
DetailsNext, let’s look at thyroid augmentation in the treatment of major depression. If you’re augmenting with thyroid hormone, what is your target TSH? Or, if it’s someone else’s thyroid treatment and you’re treating the patient with depression, what TSH should you encourage your colleagues to get the patient to? In a 2018 article by Cohen…
DetailsThis is a spectacular 2019 article that shows the safety and, in fact, the cardiovascular health improvement that can be seen with Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). These authors studied 1,470 men with a history pre-existing high cardiac risk, know history of prior heart attack and known low testosterone levels. They then studied recurrent heart disease…
DetailsIt is an overwhelming fact that most traditional doctors will prescribe only synthetic thyroid (Synthroid® or Levothyroxine). In recent years, more and more has been written about the residual symptoms that occur in many patients even when their TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone – produced by the pituitary in response to serum levels of thyroid hormones)…
DetailsBenefits of androgen replacement therapy include increased energy, hematocrit, muscle mass, strength and stamina; increased ability to perform more physically demanding tasks; and an overall increase in the sense of wellbeing, confidence and motivation. Bone mineral density is increased by testosterone replacement. Improved libido, sexual function and frequency of erection and ejaculation. With Injectable Therapy,…
DetailsSymptoms relating to low testosterone levels include erectile dysfunction, reduced erectile quality, diminished nocturnal erections, increase in abdominal and visceral adipose tissue. Physical symptoms relating to fatigue, decreased vigor and diminished strength, reduced muscle mass, reduction of lean muscle mass, and decreased in bone mineral density. Sexual symptoms include diminished libido, diminished sexual activity, diminished…
DetailsTestosterone deficiency accounted for decreases in lean mass, muscle size, and strength. Estrogen deficiency primarily accounted for increases in body fat; and both contributed to the decline in sexual function. As serum testosterone levels decline, there is a concomitant decline in serum estradiol levels. And Estradiol deficiency may be important in the pathogenesis of some…
DetailsWhen testosterone aromatization into estradiol is blocked, bone mineral density decreases by 1.7%. Even though testosterone levels may increase with the use of an aromatization inhibitor such, as anastrozole, the estradiol reduction of more than 20% may lead to negative skeletal effects (decrease in bone mineral density). Estradiol levels…are a more robust…predictor of fracture risk…
DetailsSupplemental testosterone produced significant gains in total and appendicular lean mass, muscle strength, and aerobic endurance with significant reductions in whole-body and trunk fat. Outcomes appeared to be further enhanced with GH supplementation. READ FULL ARTICLE
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