Can Human Growth Hormone Improve Memory and Cognitive Function?

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A recent study published in the Archives of Neurology demonstrated an improvement in cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).   This supports other studies that demonstrate an improvement in memory and executive function in patients who took human growth hormone.   In this most recent study, patients received a Growth hormone releasing hormone analogue (tesmorelin) which increases the bodies natural production of growth hormone.   Patients also experienced a 7.4% reduction in body fat which is typical in patients who take HGH.    Why is this important?   Did you know that your chances of developing
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Is Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Safe? Dr. Breen Explains

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Is Human Growth Hormone (HGH) safe?  The short answer is that when used in physiologic doses and levels are carefully monitored it is extremely safe.  Patients that use HGH experience a reduction in body fat, increases in lean muscle, have improvements in their cholesterol, sleep better, recover from workouts faster and even improvement in memory and cognition.   There are major medical studies that show patients who supplement with HGH have an improvement in “overall quality of life.” In this post I will discuss the risks, benefits and what the medical literature says regarding the use of HGH.   First
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Estrogen In Men Prevents Bone Loss, Heart Disease and Dementia; Why “Estrogen Blockers” Don’t Make Sense

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Many physicians that prescribe testosterone use an “estrogen blocker”  (arimidex or chrysin) to reduce the peripheral conversion of testosterone into the hormone estrogen.    They do this because they claim high levels of estrogen in men can adversely affect the prostate gland.  What they fail to realize is that estrogen in men plays a critical role in preventing bone loss, preventing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia and also reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.   There is not one human study that shows estrogen in men is harmful.  To the contrary I can produce 50 studies showing estrogens protective effects on
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Carotid Artery IMT Ultrasounds to Detect Plaque Build Up Before It Kills: Dr. Breen, Irvine

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Carotid artery ultrasound is a great screening tool to detect asymptomatic plaque build up in the patients arteries. Studies show that if there is plaque build up in the carotid’s that there is a 70-95% chance that it is also in the coronary arteries which supply the heart. Dr. Sean Breen is only physician in Orange County, California who uses HeartSmart IMT to screen patients for potentially lethal atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke and congestive heart failure) is the number one cause of death worldwide. 58% of men and women over the age of 50 will die of heart
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Testosterone Therapy For Women

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Many women AND doctors do not understand the important role that testosterone plays in women.    Most women don’t realize that they even produce testosterone.  99% of doctors ignore testosterone levels in women and never check them.  Let me explain why, if you are a women, that you must request that your doctor checks your testosterone levels. Testosterone is also a female sex hormone produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands. When women are in their late teens and twenties their testosterone levels are at their highest.  This is when they look the best, feel the best and have the
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