Human growth hormone (HGH) levels peak in adolescence through early adulthood and start to rapidly decline after the age of 30. This decline is associated with an increase in body fat, loss of muscle mass, thinning of the skin, cognitive decline, and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. There are numerous published studies that demonstrate that replacing HGH levels to the optimal range reduces these symptoms and increases overall quality of life. Physicians are now using sermorelin and growth hormone releasing peptides (GHRP2 and GHRP6) to boost HGH levels in men and women as an alternative to injecting HGH which is expensive
I can not tell you how many women in their late 30’s and older come to me saying “If I never had sex again I would be fine with it. But I know how important it is to my husband so I just deal with it.” They have never been told by a doctor how hormones affect their sex drives similar to men. Women make testosterone just like men do, just in smaller amounts. And when women are 18 their levels in the blood are typically 80-120 and they feel and look great. By the age of 40 most of
Thousands of women have their uterus and ovaries removed every year and immediately get forced into menopause. Their estradiol, progesterone and testosterone levels bottom out and they become very symptomatic. Unfortunately, many of their doctors do not explain the impending feeling of being miserable. They experience no sex drive, vaginal dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, fatigue, weight gain and mood swings (and about 50 other symptoms). In addition their risks for bone loss, heart disease and dementia sky rocket. The good news is that there is a solution and they can feel amazing again. I have become an expert
In my day to day business I get to speak to many married men and women about their health and happiness. As part of my initial consult I always ask them about the health of their marriage is because an unhappy marriage creates a lot of stress on the body and ultimately leads to suboptimal health. It seems as if an extraordinary amount of couples I speak with are having little to no regular sex and as a result are not happy. The goal of this post is to: Let you know that you are not alone In many cases,
Today I took care of a 73 year old man with severe Vitamin D deficiency. His primary care doctor told him take 2000 IU of Vitamin D3 every day which he did daily since 2011. Interestingly when I checked all his hormone levels his Vitamin D3 level came back at 11.3 (<30 is deficient and optimal is >60). Here some points that are extremely important for patients to understand: 1. Not all supplement companies produce quality products. Unfortunately there is not the strict oversight over supplement companies like there is over pharmacies. As a result many
