HRT And Womens Heart Health
Hormone Replacement Therapy May Boost Women’s Hearts Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause appear to have changes in heart structure and …
Full Circle
Testosterone Therapy May Lower Prostate Cancer Incidence Hypogonadal men who receive testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may have a lower incidence of prostate ca …
Okay, Call Me Smug
It’s not that I can’t understand their misguided notions Afterall, they have been getting a lot of bad information. My belief on food choices is simple. Man has teet …
Bombshell News
Menopause Triggers Metabolic Brain Changes Linked to Alzheimer’s Compared to premenopausal women, perimenopausal and postmenopausal women exhibited brain hypometabol …
Ho Hum!
Long-term Testosterone Boosts Urinary, Sexual Function Remember all the hype of how testosterone administration might increase the risk of prostate cancer and likely …
You’re Kidding
Coverage from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017 Exercise Top Lifestyle Factor for Alzheimer’s Prevention? Exercise is relatively inexp …
Coffee
Higher Coffee Intake Tied to Lower Mortality Risk Higher coffee intake is linked to significantly lower risk for death, two large studies confirm. The benefit was fo …
Another Benefit of Supporting Testosterone Levels In Women
Incontinence Tied to Low Testosterone in Women BOSTON — A link between low levels of testosterone in women and urinary incontinence raises the possibility that testo …
I am still not a fan of statins
Statins Increase Diabetes Risk by up to 50% in Older Women Statin therapy increases the risk of new-onset diabetes in elderly women by 33%, and the higher the dose, …
Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Alzheimer Disease Risk
Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Alzheimer Disease Risk During a 20-year period, Finnish investigators sent questionnaires every 5 years to all women in their 40s and …
Being Fat raises cancer risk
‘Strong Evidence’: Obesity Tied to 11 Cancers “Strong evidence” supports the association between obesity and 11 cancers, which mostly comprise digestive organ tumors …
Feel Good Naked Radio Interview
What you do for a friend! My good friend Laure Redmond hosts a radio show out of Portland Oregon with the unlikely title of “Feel Good Naked Radio” based on a book s …
If You Drink….
Exercise May Cut Health Risks Linked to Alcohol Consumption Exercise may offset the increased risk for death associated with consuming large amounts of alcohol, new …
Fitness and Cognitive Function
Fitness Linked to Improved Cognitive Function Posted 8/2/16 in Exercise | Brain and Mental Performance | Cardio-Vascular Cardiorespiratory fitness activates two area …
New Testosterone Research
Long-term Testosterone Use May Decrease Cardiovascular Risk SAN DIEGO — Long-term testosterone replacement therapy is associated with a decreased — not increased — r …
Sugary Drinks And CHD
High Intake of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Associated With Coronary Artery Calcium SEOUL, KOREA — Drinking at least one sugar-sweetened carbonated beverage per day dur …
T And Heart Disease
Testosterone supplement reduces heart attack risk from heart disease SALT LAKE CITY, April 4 (UPI) — Testosterone therapy in men with low testosterone and coronary …
Don’t Avoid The Sun
Avoiding Sun as Dangerous as Smoking Nonsmokers who stayed out of the sun had a life expectancy similar to smokers who soaked up the most rays, according to research …
PPI’s And Dementia
Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid linked to dementia. It’s time to look for alternatives if you can. The Pepcid and Zantac type of H2 receptor antagonists might be good …
Best Foods for Weight Loss
Study Informs on Which Fruits and Veggies Best Prevent Weight Gain Eating more foods high in certain flavonoids may help prevent weight gain over time for adults, ac …
For the Ladies
Will testosterone make women happier? Jane Fonda gave a candid interview three years ago in which she admitted that her sex life needed some artificial help and she …
Sugar, Sugar
Film Review: Will Sugar Bankrupt Healthcare? Three documentaries point to sugar as the great destroyer With apologies to Pogo, we have met the enemy and it is sugar. …
It’s Official
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology Position Statement on the Association of Testosterone and Cardiovascular Risk …
Vitamin D is different
Most of my patients know I make a big deal about vitamin D. (Which is really more like a hormone). Here is another reason to keep your levels up. Preserving Muscle …
Interval Training Benefits
How Athletes Can Stay ‘Fast After 50’ A celebrated triathlete argues that high-intensity interval training can reduce the effects of aging on performance. As we get …
The TV lawyers won’t like this
Do you remember all the lawyer ads on TV about the risks of testosterone? Guess what? Multiple studies have been published recently showing no increased cardiovascul …
Vitamin D
Another article on the importance of Vitamin D Simply put, if it is low, you are at increased risk for dementia. Clinical Endocrinology Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Lev …
Artificial Sweetners And Thyroiditis
If your thyroid is not working well or if you develop Hashimoto’s Thyroiditits you will likely gain weight and feel tired or sluggish and frequently cold. Bottom Lin …
Get over it!
Testosterone: Good Medicine for Men Who Need It Testosterone therapy is an established, effective treatment for symptomatic men with low levels of serum testosterone …
Diabetes And Statin Drugs
Strong statin-diabetes link seen in large study. Date: May 7, 2015 Source: Veterans Affairs Research Communications Summary: In a study of nearly 26,000 beneficiarie …
Diet and Cognitive Decline
Higher Diet Quality Linked to Less Cognitive Decline Pauline Anderson May 19, 2015 A diet considered high in quality according to a healthy eating index preserves co …
Twins Exercise
A Brilliant Way to Isolate the Benefits of Regular Exercise Compare genetically identical twins, who eat the same foods, but one exercises regularly and the other do …
Nuts
Nuts Are a Nutritional Powerhouse A series of large studies, including the Nurses’ Health Study of 76,464 women and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study of 42,49 …
Green Tea And Cognitive Decline
You are here because you want to be healthy. You have, or soon will, give up your habit of soda drinking. Water is a good and healthy choice but diversity is the spi …
Fitness And Cancer
Men who kept highly fit in midlife reduced their cancer death risks in older life. For specific types of cancer in the research published in JAMA Oncology, high card …
Fat vs Sugar
Finally recognizing the damage the medical and dietary gurus have caused with their hysterical impeachment of fat as a dietary no-no, the establishment is slowly but …
Supplement Caution
Your Supplements are Fake! Today in the NY Times, the New York Attorney General sued Walmart, Target, GNC and Wallgreens because many of the supplements they sold we …
It’s Not your Father’s Oldsmobile
AGED MATCHED TESTOSTERONE LEVELS HAVE DROPPED 22% SINCE THE LATE 1980’S Alarming scientific evidence recently reported in Playboy shows American men ages 40, 65 and …