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Andropause male menopause |
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| Acetyl-L-Carnitine & propionyl-L-carnitine may improve organism. Testosterone may improve erections, desire + decrease fatigue & depression. 8/2004 Life Extension magazine www.lef.org |
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Chrysin + Piperine + Nettle +
Muria Puama -
Life Extension
www.lef.org Collector's Edition 2004 cites
supplements that boost
"free" testosterone = bioflavonoid chrysin
with
bioperine (piperine), nettle, & muria puama.
1/2000 Life Extension www.lef.org/lefcms/aspx magazine explains that free testosterone may become unavailable if converted (aromatized) into excess estrogen or [bound to sex hormone-binding gobulin (SHBG) or bound testosterone]. Chrysin + piperine may inhibit aromatization more than other natural flavonoids like genistein, rutin, & tea catechins. Chrysin may also reduce brain anxiety with no impairment of motor activity or cognitive performance, unlike drugs. By increasing free testosterone, decreasing excess estrogen & reducing anxiety, chrysin helps prevent breast & prostate cancer. Muria puama stems & root of the Ptychopetalum olacoides plant may help male libido & provide better results than yohimbine without side effects. It may improve sleep, rheumatism, muscle paralysis, increase free testosterone and/or suppress excess estrogen, & stay in the bloodstream longer than other herbs. |
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Chrysin + Peperine + Saw
Palmetto + Nettle + Zinc + Androstenedione -
As testosterone may convert (aromatize) to estrogen, be sure to add 80-90 mg zinc to 1000 mg chrysin & 10 mg piperine, + eat a lot of cruciferous vegetables as broccoli. Also recommended is (up to) 110 mg soy isoflavones (phyto-estrogens) to compete with estradiol on cell receptor sites to stimulate liver to remove estrogens from blood. 320 mg saw palmetto may block prostate estrogen receptor sites. Excess estrogen (estradiol) blocks production & effect of testosterone. 240 mg nettle (urtica dioica) may inhibit (SHGB) sex hormone-binding globulin that binds to & deactivates testosterone. Androstenedione is a precusor hormone to both testosterone & estrogen. Combining androstenedione with an aromatase inhibitor such as zinc, chrysin + piperine, genistein, or rutin, may prevent it from converting to estrogen. (This approach is important for such issues as as breast cancer which is accelerated by excess estrogen.) www.health-marketplace.com/male-hormone-protocol.htm + www.health-marketplace.com/male-hormone-protocol2.htm |
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Colbert
MD, Donald -
The Bible Cure Booklet for Weight Loss & Muscle
Gain notes that men need to supplement testosterone cream with
Chrysin (500 mg 2x a day) to inhibit the aromatase enzyme which
converts testosterone to estrogen. In addition one should consider 15 mg
zinc, DIM (broccoli extract),
soy, +
saw palmetto
(to protect the prostate). June 2004 Charisma www.drcolbert.com www.charismahouse.com www.charismamag.com |
| DIM - Zeligs MD & Connelly MD in All About DIM encourage eating lots of raw cruciferous vegetables to adjust one's testosterone & estrogen hormones www.penguinputnam.com |
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10/2003
Essential fatty acids EPA & DHA, zinc, DHEA, indole-3-carbinol (I3C) &
supplemental testosterone are recommended. Life Extension's
Disease
Prevention and Treatment suggests adding vitamin E, gamma E tocopherol, selenium, lycopene, saw palmetto, pygeum & nettle to protect prostate. 6/2005 DHT (dihydro-testoserone) + DHEA=S (dehydro-epiandrosterone sulfate) may need screening. DHEA levels may affect mood, bone mineral density, immunity, spinal nerve recovery, & abdominal fat. Free testosterone levels are the best indicator of available testosterone. www.lef.org |
| Flax seed hulls provide lignans or phyto-estrogens which may help convert testosterone to dihydro-testosterone (DHT) Urology 2001 www.purecaps.com |
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L-arginine + L-lysine + yohimbine -
Wright and Lenard
Maximize Your Vitality & Potency- for Men over
40 Authors recommend approx 6 grams L-arginine
(or L-ornithine or L-citrulline), 7 grams L-lysine
(to offset any herpes reaction) + 500 ug of selenium for libido.
Yohimbine (18-100mg/day in divided doses) may be taken if one does
NOT have heart problems. (Take in SMALL divided doses. Avoid with
high blood pressure.) Other popular herbs are panax ginseng [increases serum testosterone & may release NO (nitric oxide) from arterial endothelia cells], muira puama, & ginkgo biloba. In 1998 scientists were awarded the Nobel prize for NO research. There are 2 types of NO: constitutive NOS & inducible NOS. Note, most drugs diminish testosterone. This includes tobacco & alcohol. www.smart-publications.ocm (Yohimbine is be taken in small divided doses. Omit if one has high blood pressure.) |
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L-arginine + testosterone + acetylcholine
- David Williams MD report
1-800-219-8591 (Do not take L-arginine if you have herpes. Take in SMALL divided doses.) |
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Life Extension
magazine suggests that a vasectomy (side effect) may result in lowered
testosterone (androgen) levels & migraines. Once case study was
remediated with the use of testosterone gel, pregnenolone, magnesium
citrate, melatonin, kava, lactobacillus, bifidobacterium, DHEA, &
streptococcus thermophilus. August 2004 Reporting doctor is Sergey A Dzugan, Donetsk, Ukraine www.lef.org (Tying of fallopean tubes also adversely affects hormones.) |
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L-citrulline -
https://curemyerectiledysfunction.com/l-citrulline-vs-l-arginine
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L Citrulline is a precursor to
L Arginine,
& L Arginine is a precursor of the erection inducing gas Nitric Oxide,
both are amino acids & form 2/3rd’s of the amino acids in the urea cycle
with the other being L Ornithine... |
| Nettle by binding to SHBG may reduce free testosterone's binding to SHBGs. When free testosterone becomes bound, it loses its biological activity. Nettle also may inhibit the 5 alpha reductase enzyme that causes testosterone to convert to dihydro-testosterone (DHT), which may contribute to benign prostate enlargement, excess facial hair & hair loss at top of head. The liver also causes testosterone to bind to gobulin as well as drugs & alcoholic beverages. 1/2000 Life Extension magazine www.lef.org/lefcms/aspx |
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Orchic powder is a form of testosterone, often taken from pigs,
thus NOT Kosher. It is allowed as a supplement when it is less than the prescription dose of 25-100 mg. 1 mg = 1 million ng. The adult male daily produces 2.5-11 mg (2,500,000-11,000,000 ng) Note - Creams are superior, as they do not pass through the liver as do the supplements. www.glycoscience.com www.labopoterapico.com |
| Pregnenolone, a hormone precursor, is a stepping stone to17-alpha-DHEA to DHEA to Androstenedione to Testosterone. Hormone precursors may soon be outlawed as supplements. March 2003 Life Extension www.lef.org |
| Tribulus terrestris is a hormone precursor which produces a leutinizing hormone (LH) which signals the body to make more testosterone. Khalsa MD in Food as Medicine advises the use of a compounded hormonal cream over supplements. www.drdharma.com (Take in SMALL divided doses. Avoid with high blood pressure.) |
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Medical Research |
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Bhasin,
Dr Shalender, chief of endocrinology, nutrition, & diabetes at Boston
Medical Center & professor of medicine at BU
published an editorial in the 1996 New England Journal of Medicine
on the benefits of testosterone injections in healthy men
to increase strength & muscle size. |
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Blood tests may help troubleshoot potential problems. Optimal blood
levels are as follow. |
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Colbert
MD, Donald -
The Bible Cure Booklet for Weight Loss & Muscle
Gain notes that men need to supplement testosterone cream with
Chrysin (500 mg 2x a day) to inhibit the aromatase enzyme which
converts testosterone to estrogen. In addition one should consider 15 mg
zinc, DIM (broccoli extract),
soy,+
saw palmetto
(to protect the prostate). |
| Greene, Dr Robert Perfect Balance drrobertgreene@aol.com 12/2005 www.lef.org - Green notes that too little fat reduces testosterone levels. This is not an excuse for excess meat consumption. L-carnitine is essential for fat metabolism in mitochondria. Green recommends dancing to promote oxygen exchange. |
| HRT cream for men - Abraham Morgentaler MD - Brookline MA, USA 1-617-277-5000 or Boston, MA. 1-617-667-2317 |
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Institute for Sexual Medicine
Boston, MA, USA treats both men & women. Also book The Potent Male by Goldstein & Rothstein www.bumc.bu.edu/sexualmedicine |
| Pregnenolone, a hormone precursor, is a stepping stone to17-alpha-DHEA to DHEA to Androstenedione to Testosterone. Hormone precursors may soon be outlawed as supplements. March 2003 Life Extension www.lef.org |
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Reynolds MD, Gordon - 2/2005 Life Extension notes that hormone levels peak at about age 35. By age 55 most sex hormones have declined significantly. Between ages 64-79 the severe lack of hormones contributes to many diseases. Reynolds recommends regular monitoring of 5 hormones: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, & cortisol. www.lef.org |
| Testosterone (taken alone without DIM) will help age related decline in strength, sex & cognition but may cause prostate cancer problems 11/13/2003 www.wsj.com |
| Testosterone is only approved in USA for male hypogonadism or low testosterone levels in younger men. 11/13/2003 www.bostonherald.com |
| Testosterone homeopathic creams such as the 2 Doctor's Testosterone Gels may be a Fountain of Youth for seniors. www.foytech.com |
| Testosterone - The brain's hypothalamus gonadotripin-releasing hormone (GnRH) talks to the pituitary gland at the brain's base. The pituitary makes follicle-stimulating hormones (FSH) & luteinizing hormones (LH). LH tell the testes to produce testosterone. 40% of testosterone is bound to SHBG. 58% is bound to albumin for use. 2% is free in blood. www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_id=zzzo7pdvdlc&sub_cat=57 |
| The Testosterone Solution Aubrey Hill MD www.primapublishing.com |
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Farhart MD, Scott, gynecologist & author of Sex, Men & God + Intimate & Unashamed |
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