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other muscle. It is your “pumping power”; testosterone keeps your heart strong.
When you are young, you don’t think about your heart much; it’s just a given. But ten or twenty years from now you are really going to appreciate having a heart that pumps freely and efficiently. It’s about energy and vitality, and the difference between youth and old age is vitality.
Testosterone supports the brain by increasing blood supply and increasing the connections between neurons. It increases the potency of your memory, normalizes your mood, and reduces anxiety.
Testosterone can also make you feel and behave in a more assertive fashion. So many women have had assertiveness programmed out of them, told that “It’s not feminine.” But this is a tough world, and we are expected to provide for our families in ways never required before. Assertiveness in females is a good thing, but the benefits of testosterone go way beyond this fact.
Perimenopausal women complain of fatigue, aching joints, and a lack of motivation and stamina. Testosterone-deficient women also complain that they feel flabby, and that they are losing muscle tone. I bet you didn’t know that women need testosterone to function at their prime, did you? Women can suffer from too much testosterone, as well. Often this imbalance can be caused by consuming too much sugar and eating carbohydrates in excess. Some symptoms of excess testosterone in women include:
• Acne
• High blood pressure
• Excessive hair on face (especially chin) and arms
• Deepened voice
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Unstable blood sugar
• Pain when ovulating
• Infertility
• Ovarian cysts
A woman with low testosterone will be more passive and less inclined to do physical activity. This results in abdominal fat, weight gain, lack of self-esteem, lack of confidence, cellulite, varicose veins, and fat accumulation in the breasts, abdomen, and hips. Taking birth control pills (BCPs) will lower the testosterone levels in any woman. If a woman is borderline low, taking BCPs could change her mood, energy, and outlook dramatically. Her look will actually change: she can develop a round back and forward hunching shoulders.
Testosterone in a woman is produced in the ovaries and in the adrenal gland, where DHEA is transformed into testosterone. When you take BCPs, the ovaries take a “rest,” which lowers testosterone. Then the woman depends more on the adrenal production and DHEA for her testosterone, yet often this is not enough to do the job.
Testosterone is your friend. It protects against obesity and diabetes by reducing fat mass. It increases lean muscle mass, so you will get more out of your workouts, especially if you are using free weights.
Testosterone is part of the hormonal song. When you were younger and all was working at optimum, you made the right amount of all hormones. When you are ready, your qualified doctor will know through your symptoms and your labs how to produce the perfect alchemy for your individual body.
DHEA
DHEA is abundantly produced in healthy young adults, but this hormone’s levels decline dramatically with advancing age, coinciding with the onset of numerous diseases of aging. DHEA is made by the adrenal glands and converted into testosterone. It is the most plentiful hormone in your body. DHEA is involved in critical body functions and helps support mood, sexual desire, bone density, and a healthy body weight. It has positive effects on the brain, immune system, reproductive organs, muscles, and other organs and tissues. It has effects ranging from prevention of heart disease and cancer to the promotion of weight loss. DHEA also helps to maintain collagen levels in the skin, promoting smooth, young-looking skin.
French scientists studied the effects of DHEA replacement therapy in about three hundred men and women between the ages of sixty and eighty over the course of a year. One of the findings to come out of this
When you are young, you don’t think about your heart much; it’s just a given. But ten or twenty years from now you are really going to appreciate having a heart that pumps freely and efficiently. It’s about energy and vitality, and the difference between youth and old age is vitality.
Testosterone supports the brain by increasing blood supply and increasing the connections between neurons. It increases the potency of your memory, normalizes your mood, and reduces anxiety.
Testosterone can also make you feel and behave in a more assertive fashion. So many women have had assertiveness programmed out of them, told that “It’s not feminine.” But this is a tough world, and we are expected to provide for our families in ways never required before. Assertiveness in females is a good thing, but the benefits of testosterone go way beyond this fact.
Perimenopausal women complain of fatigue, aching joints, and a lack of motivation and stamina. Testosterone-deficient women also complain that they feel flabby, and that they are losing muscle tone. I bet you didn’t know that women need testosterone to function at their prime, did you? Women can suffer from too much testosterone, as well. Often this imbalance can be caused by consuming too much sugar and eating carbohydrates in excess. Some symptoms of excess testosterone in women include:
• Acne
• High blood pressure
• Excessive hair on face (especially chin) and arms
• Deepened voice
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Unstable blood sugar
• Pain when ovulating
• Infertility
• Ovarian cysts
A woman with low testosterone will be more passive and less inclined to do physical activity. This results in abdominal fat, weight gain, lack of self-esteem, lack of confidence, cellulite, varicose veins, and fat accumulation in the breasts, abdomen, and hips. Taking birth control pills (BCPs) will lower the testosterone levels in any woman. If a woman is borderline low, taking BCPs could change her mood, energy, and outlook dramatically. Her look will actually change: she can develop a round back and forward hunching shoulders.
Testosterone in a woman is produced in the ovaries and in the adrenal gland, where DHEA is transformed into testosterone. When you take BCPs, the ovaries take a “rest,” which lowers testosterone. Then the woman depends more on the adrenal production and DHEA for her testosterone, yet often this is not enough to do the job.
Testosterone is your friend. It protects against obesity and diabetes by reducing fat mass. It increases lean muscle mass, so you will get more out of your workouts, especially if you are using free weights.
Testosterone is part of the hormonal song. When you were younger and all was working at optimum, you made the right amount of all hormones. When you are ready, your qualified doctor will know through your symptoms and your labs how to produce the perfect alchemy for your individual body.
DHEA
DHEA is abundantly produced in healthy young adults, but this hormone’s levels decline dramatically with advancing age, coinciding with the onset of numerous diseases of aging. DHEA is made by the adrenal glands and converted into testosterone. It is the most plentiful hormone in your body. DHEA is involved in critical body functions and helps support mood, sexual desire, bone density, and a healthy body weight. It has positive effects on the brain, immune system, reproductive organs, muscles, and other organs and tissues. It has effects ranging from prevention of heart disease and cancer to the promotion of weight loss. DHEA also helps to maintain collagen levels in the skin, promoting smooth, young-looking skin.
French scientists studied the effects of DHEA replacement therapy in about three hundred men and women between the ages of sixty and eighty over the course of a year. One of the findings to come out of this
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