Testosterone Restoration

You're finding it harder to stay competitive in your job or life in general. Your workouts are not getting the results or gains you were accustomed to. You now have to run hard just to stay in place. As men age, they begin to experience changes in their bodies. Abdominal fat increases and muscle mass decreases. They also experience a distressing decline in their sex drive, especially desire. At the same time, the risk of serious health conditions such as depression and heart disease rises. While most conventional physicians (and some members of the lay media) dismiss these woes as signs of "natural aging," there is often an underlying and identifiable cause of these symptoms - the gradual decline of important sex hormones, especially testosterone.

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For men seeking an edge, Hormone Therapy is the best known treatment to renew their zest of life. Levels of both testosterone and human growth hormone can be elevated to youthful levels quickly and and confidentially.

 

Unsympathetic health care professionals often ignore men who have problems related to a low testosterone level. They are advised to treat only the symptoms of their conditions, such as taking antidepressant and/or cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Fortunately, our progressive physicians now recognize the connection between hormones and the diseases of aging. Restoration of youthful hormone levels is associated with optimal sexual function, energy, and vitality, while declining hormone levels correlate with many age-related conditions, including high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, diabetes, loss of muscle and bone mass, and fatigue (Shores MM et al 2004).

 

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Low Testosterone

Why Men Look Pregnant

The relationship between low testosterone and obesity has been described as the hypogonadal/obesity cycle. In this cycle, a low testosterone level leads to an increase in abdominal fat, which leads to increased aromatase activity, which leads to further conversion of testosterone to estradiol, which further reduces testosterone and increases the tendency toward abdominal fat (Cohen PG 1999)

One of the most important factors that affect testosterone levels of aging men is an enzyme called aromatase, which is found in fat tissue. This enzyme is responsible for converting testosterone into estrogen, thus altering the ratio of estrogen to testosterone (Steiner MS et al 2003). Men who have excessive body fat, especially abdominal fat, are likely to have increased estrogen levels caused by aromatase activity and a dramatically increased estrogen level compared to testosterone.

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Sexual Desire, enjoyment and function

Sexual Desire is diminished with falling levels of free testosterone, as well as pleasure and performance in sexual activity. There is evidence that, in men with low free testosterone levels, replacement therapy can improve sexual function (Tenover JL 1998; Anderson RA et al 1992; Ahmed SR et al 1988; Davidson JM et al 1982).

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Energy Levels Boosted

Increasing insulin sensitivity is a key component in boosting metabolisim and thus burning fat to create more energy. Some studies suggest that there is an association between a low testosterone level, insulin resistance, an elevated estrogen level, and increased body fat in aging men (Phillips GB 1993).

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Mood and Memory

Low testosterone levels have been associated with depression and other psychological disorders (Barrett-Connor E et al 1999b; Rabkin JG et al 1999). In addition, many conventional antidepressants suppress libido. Testosterone therapy might reduce the need for the antidepressants themselves (Goldstat R et al 2003; Morley JE 2003). Feelings of well-being are often reported with testosterone treatment (Carnahan RM et al 2004; Dunning TL et al 2004). Cognition and alertness are also governed in part by testosterone's effects on the central nervous system (Cherrier MM et al 2004; Cherrier MM et al 2001; Janowsky JS et al 2000).

Testosterone's ability to protect nerve cells against a variety of toxins, including oxidative stress (Ahlbom E et al 2001) and the Alzheimer's protein beta-amyloid (Zhang Y et al 2004; Hammond J et al 2001), may explain the low testosterone levels found in men who have neurodegenerative diseases.

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Increased Healing

Testosterone supplementation also has a positive effect on muscle metabolism and strength (Herbst KL et al 2004).

Bone integrity depends upon a balance between bone formation and bone resorption, which are controlled by multiple factors including estrogen and testosterone (Rucker D et al 2004; Tok EC et al 2004; Valimaki VV et al 2004). One clinical trial has demonstrated that testosterone increases bone mineral density in elderly men (van den Beld AW et al 2000)

Heart Health Cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome

There is a clear relationship between low levels of testosterone and increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, particularly as testosterone level relates to metabolic syndrome (Dobrzycki S et al 2003; Hak AE et al 2002; Zhao SP et al 1998; Jeppesen LL et al 1996). Metabolic syndrome is the combination of abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and lipid disorders in the same person. This condition is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that testosterone administration (500 milligrams [mg] of intramuscular injections) in middle-aged, obese men was able to increase insulin sensitivity (Marin P et al 1992a). These results were confirmed in another study in which testosterone treatment led to reduced insulin resistance (Marin P et al 1992b). Later studies also showed that testosterone administration is helpful in the context of metabolic syndrome (Bhasin S 2003; Boyanov MA et al 2003).