Testosterone improves verbal learning and memory in postmenopausal women
By Jenni Glenn Gingery The Endocrine Society - SAN FRANCISCO—- Postmenopausal women had better improvement in verbal learning and memory after receiving treatment with testosterone gel, compared with women who received sham treatment with a placebo, a new study...
Testosterone therapy improves sexual function after uterus and ovary removal
By Jenni Glenn Gingery The Endocrine Society - SAN FRANCISCO-- High doses of testosterone significantly improve sexual function among women who have had their uterus and ovaries surgically removed, a clinical study demonstrates. The results were presented Sunday at...
Testosterone Replacement in Men and Women
I ran across a series of articles on testosterone in men and women, as related to cognition, obesity, metabolic syndrome and pain perception, from The Endocrine Society. The key findings are: Testosterone in men may protect against Parkinson's disease (and many other...
Give Your Joints Time and Freedom from Immune Attack and They Will Heal
A friend of mine is a runner, and for the last many years has been nursing ailing knee joints. But in spite of the obvious degeneration (indicated by increasing pain) he feels that this is price he is willing to pay for the sense of well-being and pleasure (runners...
The Fast Track to Rapid Aging and Senior Degeneration
What will age you faster than almost anything, and bring on a raft of mid-life illnesses that rob us of good health? It seems the single-most important health variable is fasting blood sugar level, and with that, our level of fasting insulin. In today's western...
Arthritis Sufferers May Find Some Relief In Periodontal Therapy
By P., Piero D.D.S. It may seem strange how some diseases are linked, but as more and more research is done, we find those links do exist. Take rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease. Symptoms include pain, swollen joints and stiffness. Several studies examining...
Sudden Decline in Testosterone May Cause Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms in Men
July 26, 2013Sudden Decline in Testosterone May Cause Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Men (CHICAGO) The results of a new study by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center show that a sudden decrease of testosterone, the male sex hormone, may cause...
Obesity leads to brain inflammation, and low testosterone makes it worse
By Aaron Lohr The Endocrine Society - Low testosterone worsens the harmful effects of obesity in the nervous system, a new study in mice finds. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. "Low testosterone and...
Avoiding Heart Disease for Life
-esFor decades now the cardiologists have been telling us that the single-most important factor in heart/vascular disease is our Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL) count. For almost as long the awareness has been building that oxidized LDL is the stuff that...
Preventing Muscle Loss with Age
We can prevent muscle loss into advanced age; staying strong in late life has massive benefits, and most seniors can do it. Countless studies with men and women, even into their hundreds, show that resistance or weight training increases strength at any age. A...
Telomeres – Our Biological Aging Clock – New and Exciting Possibilities
The science of cellular aging has advanced in the last several years at a steady pace since the telomere, the repeating DNA sequence at the end of our chromosomes, was found to be the mechanism that keeps track of our cellular age and determines the number of...
A Controversial Perspective on Nutrition
I've had a recent jolt to my understanding of nutrition, particularly with regard to fats and oils. I went looking for a private gym to see if I could do a joint venture and film some training videos with the owners. One of them took a look at my writings and website...