If stress lowers testosterone, how come people in very high stress work places seem to have more of it?  Boosting your testosterone level may be good for sexual performance and this seems to be a well known theory. So, men look to keep their testosterone up, hoping that it will keep their sexual prowess at peak.
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It’s become almost commonplace to say that we should be medicated.
“You’re crazy.”
“I’m Crazy.”
“We’re all nuts”

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The debate about our exposure to sunlight and what it does in terms on skin cancer has gone back and forth. Recently, a Boston professor of dermatology has been asked to resign because he advocates moderate exposure to sunlight.
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Kyphosis, a curving of the spine, or popularly called a hunchback, is often associated in later years with osteoporosis.  Kyphosis leads to many health problems, however, besides osteoporosis. Among them, and perhaps the most serious is respiratory problems, and eventually possible heart failure.
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In recent years, the fear of too much mercury from fish has been instilled in us. Pregnant mothers and children are urged to limit their tuna consumption, and there are always new reports on which fish are safe to eat and which are not.

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Sexual problems in a couple’s relationship can result in so much more than breakup. It can cause family problems, money problems, career crush, especially when men resort to finding sexual fulfillment from a prostitute. Take for example, the recent case of Eliot Spitzer, whose sexual antics brought down his career, his family life, his world.
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Everyone knows that Botox is expensive, so the hope is that with the release of new Relaxin, it will bring the competition out and the prices down.

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Statistics show that incidents of breast cancer fell in 2003 by 6.7 percent in comparison with 2002. This is most likely the result of hormone replacement therapy decrease, which consists of equine estrogens and progestins.

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Doesn’t it seem like your allergies get worse and worse every year? Some of us who never experienced them before suddenly find ourselves suffering. (more…)

Many women are suffering from tender and swollen breasts right before their period. Usually, it is one of the many symptoms, that include bloating, fatigue, even moodiness in some.

A low progesterone level can be the cause of this tenderness. Replacement with progesterone, not progestine, may help.

Nobody argues that breasts are a very important part of a woman’s body. Therefore, maintaining their proper shape and consistency is crucial. The main hormone responsible for their texture as well as volume is estrogen.

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In today’s economic times, many people are finding that retiring at the age of 65 is almost impossible. And some of us, just don’t want to. But, in a time where kids are coming out of college, willing to do twice as much work for half the pay, baby boomers are finding themselves unable to keep up. (more…)

The recent debates on Bioidentical versus traditional HRT treatments did not reveal how you benefit from anti aging medicine.
Should you take bioidentical hormones, traditional drugs, or nothing? (more…)

Sure, consumers need to cut down on spending. Every news station has special segments on where we can cut spending, where we can crunch numbers again, and how to save. But right now, consumers are still spending on beauty treatments like Botox, Restylane, and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. (more…)

Recent studies have shown that men who have s.e.x 3 or more times a week have less incidence of heart attacks then those who do not. Another study discovered that having s.e.x twice weekly reduces men’s chances of getting prostate cancer.  (more…)

As a result, everybody is concerned with cholesterol, heart, high blood pressure etc. Heart disease’s rank as the No. 1 cause of death may be changing as soon as next year!  According to the World Health Organization, cancer will be replacing heart disease as the No. 1 cause of death. What does this mean for you?  (more…)

We all crave unconditional love, and while we may be in a satisfying relationship, we still would do everything possible to look attractive to our significant other. Why bother? Because you want to be in control.  It feels good to have your significant other look at you with desire.  It feels great to feel sexy.. However, feeling sexy may not come that easy especially if you need to lose some pounds.  (more…)

And it’s understandable considering since the feud between them started, Oprah’s gained about 40 pounds and now weighs around 200 pounds. It’s obvious to anyone Michelle Obama is not the cause of the Daytime Diva’s weight gain. Chances are, Oprah’s stress levels are through the roof, but how would that make someone gain weight?

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Sure, they have money, they have trainers, they have surgery, but how is that you can look at a star you grew up with, and yet you look older than they do? Besides being rich and having every luxury at your fingertips, you may have to opt for a more feasible option. Don’t worry, the stars do it, too.

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Without working heart living is impossible.  Therefore it’s so important to keep your heart healthy. However this is not so easy, because coronary arthery disease, caused by heart blood vessels clogging, is the number one killer in the US.  Why?
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Hormone replacement therapy is very effective for menopause symptoms relief. Therefore when HRT was first introduced, everybody was very excited about it: patients, because HRT worked very well, doctors, because now treatment of menopause became easy. (more…)

Because she was slim again 3 month after delivery. There is no question, that she looked fabulous. The question is how she could do it.  There are mainly two guesses about how she  lost weight so fast.

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Do you think that testosterone is for sex only? When I was in the medical school I thought this way. And many people still think that testosterone is mainly for fun. But we are quickly learning it is for so much more.
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No doubt, that some drugs are linked to weight gain. Among them: almost all diabetic medications except Glucophage, Prozac, Elavil etc. But are they really the cause of weight gain? Or there is some other cause?

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Many doctors now agree that impotence is dangerous. Even in the article “Five symptoms men should not ignore,” published on CNN’s website, unenthusiastic penis is mentioned as symptom #3.
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Although everyone wants protection from cancer, not that many to do that were discovered so far. Therefore every new way to get extra protection, is priceless. Getting enough vitamin D is the most important. What else? (more…)

Are you suffering from tiredness, which starts early in the morning after you get up? If yes, then you may not be getting enough sleep. Most of my patients are suffering from lack of good sleep almost every day. The reason: too much cortisol because of estrogen and progesterone decline. So what needs to be done? (more…)

If you have ever suffered from depression you will notice that your libido also decreased.  A new study showed that women suffering from depression and who are taking antidepressants may benefit from Viagra. But this is not the only way to help with libido loss.
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Can you live without love? Me? I can’t.
Love is a must. Love gives us energy; love gives us happiness; love gives us babies. Sounds easy? Not so fast.
The problem now is finding the right person, someone who can become not only your lover, but also your friend and supporter for life. This is difficult. But it is possible. How?
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As we all know men have Viagra. What about women? When their hormone levels start declining, libido is going down as well. I’ve heard so many complaints about libido loss, especially when vaginal dryness is also a problem.
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According to common sense to loose weight you need to consume less calories. Therefore it was proposed to cut down on fat because it contains a lot of calories. Therefore low fat foods were created. However the results of consuming low fat food were disappointing. Therefore they came up with another idea: low carb diet. The result? Which approach is better?
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Everybody knows how difficult it is to treat diabetes. The problem is that with the use of medications, blood sugar is going down, begetting increased appetite, which obviously leads to weight gain, resulting in eventual elevation of blood sugar instead of a decrease.
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Did you know that 8 million Americans are suffering from blindness, secondary to age-related macular degeneration? In fact macular degeneration is the leading cause of age related blindness in the developed world.
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Everybody is concerned with aging: because it decreases the quality of life, gives us less energy, less pleasure, less sex, less money because of decreased performance, etc.  The solution to the problem is hormone replacement therapy. But the question now is when to start?
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Safety first. And now we’ve got another piece of evidence that hormone replacement therapy with testosterone is safe. The new study, done by Aksam Yassin, MD, PhD from the Clinic of Urology and Andrology at the Segeberger Clinics in Norderstedt, Germany, confirmed, that testosterone replacement therapy does not cause prostate cancer.
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Erectile dysfunction is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection. And this problem is quite common. According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine, published on Dec 13, 2007, about 5 percent of men from 40 to 49 have severe erectile dysfunction and 17 percent have moderate. So what can be done about it?
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The eyes are probably the first part of your body to attract attention.  If your eyes are shining, your chances to impress someone are high. It is for this reason that eye cosmetics and beauty enhancers are so popular. But makeup cannot do much about droopy upper eyelids or swollen eyes.
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Sleep is very important to all of us: no sleep equals no rest and no repair.  And a possible increase in the risk of cancer. Don’t forget more stress.  Decreased productivity. Depressed mood.

Who wants insomnia? Nobody.
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As per a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, lawmakers are concerned with the safety of plastic surgery patients. The cause of the recent concerns is the death of Donda West, the mother of rapper Kanye West.
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You may be shocked when you learn that as per Telegraph.co.uk there is a 40 percent increase in the number of men who do not make love to their partners as often as they used to. (more…)