Men – Reach Your Optimal Vitality

As men age, their testosterone levels begin to decline… and it shows. Aging men often begin to notice decreasing metabolism, less energy, weight gain and muscle loss. As an aging man, you might try to compensate for this by spending hours at the gym and eating better, but the results just are not there. Fortunately, there is a solution for aging men who want to reach their optimal
vitality and improve their health.

Consider Dave, 54 years old, who started the REVITA program 1.5 years ago. He weighed 207 lbs. and wore size 36″ pants. He is now the lightest he has been in 20 years at 173 lbs. and size 30″ pants. His secret to this success? Dave reached his goals with a balanced diet, exercise and hormone optimization. With hormone optimization, Dave experienced the increased energy and drive he needed to change his habits. By restoring his hormones to the levels he had in his twenties, his efforts with diet and exercise were met with incredible results you see in his photo.

If you would like to experience results like Dave’s, speak with a qualified bioidentical hormone replacement therapist. Natural hormone therapy using bio-identical hormones provides safe, effective means for men to restore their optimal health and vitality.

Live Healthier with Green Foods

Do you remember your mother telling you as a child, “Eat your vegetables,” and you tried your best to resist? Turns out, this sage wisdom would be one of the best lessons you would learn as a child. Green foods are low in both calories and sugar. They are also among the most nutrient rich foods found on our planet and provide our bodies with a myriad of healthful benefits.

Green foods contain chlorophyll, the blood of the plant, which is similar in molecular structure to the hemoglobin of human blood. This chlorophyll reduces the binding of carcinogens to DNA in the liver and other organs and aids with elimination of excess acid.

Green foods also contain a wealth of vitamins and minerals. Wheat grass is one of the most beneficial green foods, containing high concentrations of vitamins and even protein. Plants are also high in fiber, which aids with digestion and helps prevent disease.

Another benefit of vegetables and grasses is high enzyme content. Enzymes increase energy and lengthen life span. They are involved in almost every chemical process in the body and are not easy to make, so consuming enzymes is essential. Plants also contain phytonutrients, which are extremely beneficial for the body.

Green foods are essential for your health, containing the ingredients needed for creation and maintenance of healthy cells. Following a well-balanced nutrition plan that includes these life-giving green foods will help you to live a healthier life.

Testosterone in Women

Just as many men are unaware that estrogen is naturally produced in the male body, many women are surprised to discover that testosterone is not strictly a male hormone. Not only is testosterone produced within the female body (about one-tenth of the amount produced by men), it is produced within the ovaries themselves, right alongside progesterone and estrogen.

Testosterone performs many of the same functions in women as it does in men. Just as in men, testosterone helps encourage bone growth and muscle development. It also plays a role in regulating mood and promoting a healthy libido. Testosterone may even help reduce a woman’s risk of heart disease.

It is truly unfortunate that testosterone has been so maligned in our society in regard to women. This social bias, coupled with a lack of deep understanding of hormones by many general practitioners, has led to testosterone being left out of the natural hormone replacement therapy regimens of many women.

The negative view of women undergoing testosterone replacement arises from a mixture of absolute misinformation and some misinterpretation of the facts. Some of the common social phobias surrounding properly administered testosterone, such as causing a woman to develop a deep voice and facial hair, are patently false. The assertions that women taking testosterone become more aggressive or display other stereotypically “male” personality traits are also statements of fiction, rather than fact.

The operative words here are “properly administered.” Testosterone must be taken as directed by a knowledgeable hormone replacement specialist physician. These physicians ideally have training in all three of the following organizations, affording them broad perspective in hormone therapy: The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the North American Menopause Society, and the Age Management Medial Group.

Gross misuse of testosterone in any case, bio-identical or otherwise, male or female would be ill-advised.

A hormone replacement physician will closely monitor a woman’s blood levels and symptoms to determine the correct dosage of natural testosterone. A woman following the instructions of such a specialist is at no risk of growing a beard, singing baritone or developing a sudden urge to fight in the UFC. On the contrary, women who take bio-identical testosterone as directed by a hormone specialist report feeling healthier, happier, more energetic and more sexually fulfilled than women taking just estrogen and progesterone.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Testosterone and Mental Health

We have already discussed how so many men fail to get help for sexual dysfunction brought on by insufficient levels of free testosterone in the bloodstream because they are too embarrassed to talk to a doctor or, they may not know the significant role testosterone has in proper sexual function. While ED is certainly one of the more common afflictions that men are likely to suffer in silence it certainly isn’t the only one. Emotional health is another area where many men tend to be reticent.

In the past, stolid stoicism was a hallmark of masculinity. These days, modern society tells men that it is acceptable to talk about their feelings. Nevertheless, that is still something that not many men feel really comfortable doing, especially when those emotions might be viewed as irrational or a sign of fragility (as is sometimes the case with issues like depression). Most men want to be seen as virile and tough, even if they don’t particularly feel like they used to.

Because of these sentiments, the medical community has been slow in recognizing and addressing a very real concern in aging men – the tendency toward some form of depression and moodiness. Many of these men have never had any previous history of depression prior to reaching middle-age. Otherwise psychologically balanced and adjusted men may begin to show many of the same emotional symptoms that women do when they hit menopause and for much the same reason. As with women, hormones are often the culprit and hormone replacement can be the solution.

When a man’s testosterone levels begin to drop, the hormonal shift can trigger fluctuating moods and an overall less sense of wellbeing. Add to this the self-esteem issues that can come with losing your muscle tone, energy levels and sex drive and the result can be pretty devastating. Fortunately, treatment with bio-identical testosterone to replenish the body’s free, total and bio-available testosterone can help a man regain what he has lost, both physically and mentally, so that he can function and feel like his old self again.

Testosterone even has something to offer those men who suffer from adult onset, andropause-induced depression, which is more widespread than previously known. Natural hormone replacement therapy with bioidentical testosterone should be a part of every man’s self-care regimen when he reaches middle-age, whether he has had previous issues with depression or not.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Testosterone: A Guard Against Prostate Cancer

The threat of prostate cancer is a specter that haunts every man. Prostate cancer is the second most deadly form of cancer in men (after lung cancer), accounting for 10% of cancer-related deaths of males. According to the American Cancer Society, one-third of all male cancer cases are prostate cancer. It’s safe to say that, if it were not such a very real threat, very few men would subject themselves to yearly prostate exams.

The role of testosterone in prostate health has been a subject of major study and debate over the past couple of decades. It was once believed that testosterone actually contributed to a man’s risk for developing prostate cancer. In fact, this misinformation is still very much widespread. Recent research indicates that the opposite is true, however. Studies in prominent peer-reviewed journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, have shown that testosterone is not the root cause of prostate cancer.

As men age, risk of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (the non-cancerous prostate enlargement that affects almost all men at some point in their lives) increases. This increasing risk coincides with the decrease of testosterone production at andropause. There are very few cases of prostate enlargement or prostate cancer in younger men with optimal levels of testosterone. Only when the amount of free testosterone in the body wanes do these conditions become prevalent.

Some of the reasoning behind the continuing misperception of testosterone’s impact on the prostate may lie in the fact that androgens have been indicated as a potential factor in the spreading of existing cancer cells. This means that while testosterone does not cause cancer itself, it may help cancer to spread. After all, if testosterone were the root cause of cancer, then prostate cancer in young men would be fairly common instead of extremely rare.

The testosterone that keeps young men healthy is likely to be the best preventive measure for aging men wishing to avoid prostate enlargement and prostate cancer for two reasons: Prostate enlargement and prostate cancer are not often found in young men with optimal testosterone levels; and, it has been shown that testosterone does not increase the risk of cancer or cause an increase in prostate size in older men.

Regarding testosterone and prostate cancer, “Fortunately this belief has been shown to be incorrect, with good evidence that T therapy is quite safe for the prostate. There is even now a growing concern that low T is a risk for prostate cancer rather than high T”. Dr. Morgentaler, Associate Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School and author of “Testosterone for Life”.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Testosterone and Female Sexuality

It is fairly common knowledge that testosterone is closely linked to male sexuality. When a man reaches andropause, the point where his body dramatically slows its production of testosterone, he not only begins to lose his sex drive, he may even experience physical difficulty in sexual function. Oddly, when a woman expresses a concern for her diminished sex drive and difficulty in achieving arousal, the first thing the medical community looks for is some sort of psychological block, often without considering her testosterone production.

Many women experience feelings of lost sexuality either shortly before, during or after menopause. Too often these women are given only estrogen and progesterone but not DHEA and testosterone therapy. When they continue to experience these feelings of diminished sexuality, women are sometimes usually advised to seek out psychological help. These women are then left feeling helpless and confused as to how this sudden psychological "issue" with sex could have developed so suddenly and without reason.

Women and men both experience decreased hormone production as they age, but often physicians only prescribe testosterone therapy for men. Women are often overlooked by their physician for this type of therapy and may experience frustration, but there is hope. Even though the female body produces only one-tenth of the amount of testosterone that a male does, that one-tenth has a tremendous physiological impact. This is especially true in regard to sexual desire.

This is why hormone replacement therapy with only estrogen and progesterone are not sufficient (though they are very important in their own rights). Estrogen does have a small role, in that it aids in the production of vaginal lubricants. However, the sex drive itself is almost entirely fueled by testosterone. Of course, bringing your sex life back from the dead is not the only reason to seek out testosterone replacement. There are a bevy of other long-term health benefits to go along with it from stronger bones and muscles to improved emotional stability.

Any woman who is hoping to regain her sense of being a sexy and vibrant woman should seek out a bio-identical hormone specialist who understands the role of bioidentical testosterone and DHEA on female sexuality. Any woman who is currently undergoing natural hormone replacement therapy with estrogen and progesterone without testosterone should also seek out a hormone specialist who understands how important bioidentical testosterone is for overall health and wellbeing. No woman should be content to settle for less when she can have it all.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Osteoporosis in Men

Bones are not static, they are dynamic. Throughout your lifetime your bones are constantly being absorbed by cells called osteoclasts and rebuilt by different cells called osteoblasts. As a person gets older the osteoblasts fall behind and lose their ability to keep up with the absorption of bone by osteoclasts. As a result, bone begins to lose its density and become porous, a debilitating condition known as osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis is most often associated with aging in women. In fact, most men erroneously assume that this devastating disease only affects women. While women do tend to develop osteoporosis at a younger age than men do, the truth is that men are equally susceptible to it when their testosterone levels begin to decline. If anything, women are only more likely to suffer a life-threatening bone fracture as a result of bones weakened by osteoporosis, than men are because men are more likely to die of other health issues before osteoporosis becomes an issue for them.

As advancements in medicine and trends in healthier living continue to extend the average lifespan, men from the Baby Boomer and younger generation can expect to catch up to women’s longevity. The truth is current trends indicate that by the year 2025, the numbers of serious bone fractures sustained by men will more than double. This makes osteoporosis an equal concern for both sexes.

A man’s risk for developing osteoporosis begins to steadily increase after andropause (the point where the body’s production of testosterone begins to taper off). Not only do a man’s bones begin to weaken at this age, but so do the muscles that support those bones. This is a one-two punch to a man’s potential longevity. Just as with women over the age of 65, over half of elderly men who suffer a hip fracture die within 2 years.

A key to preventing and reversing bone loss in men is bio-identical testosterone replacement coupled with exercise and dietary supplements of vitamin D, calcium and bisphosphonates. Testosterone in men serves in much the same way as estrogen does in women to slow bone loss. Furthermore, estosterone’s conversion to estradiol within the body provides the means to actually rebuild bone using the building blocks in the mentioned dietary supplements so that bones stay strong and healthy well into old age.

From an article titled “Association of Testosterone and Estradiol Deficiency with Osteoporosis and Rapid Bone Loss in Older Men” from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0173:

Conclusions: Older men with total testosterone or estradiol deficiency were more likely to be osteoporotic. Those with osteoporosis were more likely to be total testosterone or estradiol deficient. Rapid hip bone loss was more likely in men with total testosterone deficiency. BMD testing of older men with sex steroid deficiency may be clinically warranted.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Heart Healthy Hormone

The medical community drills the importance of heart health into the minds of the male populace more than anything else – and rightfully so, given the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of men over the age of 44 in the U.S. Over 90,000 men age 45-64 alone die from heart disease each year according to American Heart Association statistics. Sadly, the majority of these deaths are completely preventable if the right steps are taken.

The heart is just one small organ, the size of a clenched fist. It makes up only a small fraction of a man’s total body mass, yet without it life ends in a matter of moments. Unfortunately, this very crucial organ is susceptible to disease and damage from a wide range of sources. This means that heart health requires a multi-faceted approach.

Whether or not you act on the knowledge, you are probably aware of the importance of things like diet and exercise in regard to heart health. What you may not know is that testosterone also plays a critical role in maintaining heart health. Of course, testosterone has a number of other beneficial effects, such as keeping you energetic and active so that you can get plenty of exercise, and improving your mood while helping to combat stress. But testosterone’s impact on the heart goes much deeper than just those superficial functions.

Many studies have shown that testosterone actually plays an important part in helping to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in men. This may be because testosterone helps to regulate cholesterol plaque buildup in the arteries by reducing low-density lipids (LDL or bad cholesterol), which can break away and become lodged in the heart or in the capillaries of the brain. Testosterone may also help to maintain beneficial levels of high-density lipids (HDL or good cholesterol).

Testosterone’s benefits to the heart don’t stop there, either. It may also act to dilate the arteries for improved circulation and boosts the body’s production of nitric oxide (the body’s natural form of the nitroglycerine given to those suffering from angina). Testosterone also works to lower the concentrations of a number of substances in the body that can damage the heart such
as Apo-lipoprotein B, serum triglycerides and fibrinogens.

In short, research shows testosterone helps to eliminate all of the things most likely to contribute to heart disease while helping to build and maintain those factors that are beneficial to the heart. That makes testosterone a potent weapon against the
number one enemy of male longevity – heart disease. That, if nothing else, should be a wake-up call for all men to talk to a specially trained age management or anti-aging physician about testing your testosterone levels.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Men – The Facts About Free Testosterone

When a man’s testosterone levels begin to drop, the effects are usually pretty easy to see. His muscles begin to lose definition,
he starts to get flabby, he becomes less active and his sex drive begins to dwindle. However, many men who start to display these signs remain unaware that they have an issue with their testosterone production. Why is this?

In many cases, men who suspect that decreasing testosterone is the culprit and have their testosterone levels checked are told by their physicians that their testosterone levels are normal. This happens because many physicians, especially those who do not have a special training in hormone replacement, do not fully understand the distinction between a man’s total testosterone free testosterone and bio-available testosterone. This is an important distinction to understand because even though a man’s total testosterone level may be within a normal range, the amount of testosterone that can actually be used by his body may be much less than is needed for optimal health.

Much of the testosterone in the blood is locked into protein complexes called sex hormone-binding globulins (SHBGs). Once testosterone becomes bonded to this globulin it can no longer be taken up by testosterone receptor sites. Only the free testosterone (testosterone not bound to SHBGs) can actually be used by the body.

As a man ages his body produces more sex hormone-binding globulins. As a result, more and more of the testosterone in his body becomes trapped in these protein complexes. So, even though a man at the age of 50 may have the same total hormone level as a man of 30, he will have substantially less testosterone actually available for use.

The low levels of estrogen naturally found in the male body contribute to some of the SHBGs found in the blood. However, since estrogen levels are so miniscule in men, it plays only a minor role. There are a number of other factors that have a greater impact on SHBG production. Using certain medications, being overweight, not getting enough exercise, not eating enough protein and consuming alcohol can all serve to increase SHBGs and reduce the amount of free testosterone in a man’s bloodstream.

Even if the lifestyle factors of sex hormone-binding globulin production are avoided, the biggest factor cannot be. Age, more than anything, is responsible for the high levels of SHBG that robs a man of the free testosterone needed for health and virility. Fortunately, even though age cannot be avoided, decreased levels of free testosterone can be. Natural hormone replacement therapy using bio-identical hormones provides a safe means of regaining optimal levels of free testosterone in the body.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Men and ED – An Uncomfortable Truth

At some point all of us have known “that guy” – the one who stands around the water cooler regaling his office colleagues with stories of his sexual prowess or loudly bragging about his bedroom exploits to a bar full of disinterested gentlemen who would much rather watch the game in peace. Hopefully we all know that guy instead of being that guy. On the other hand, it would be a safe bet to say that none of us know a guy who publicly proclaims his sexual dysfunction or lapsing libido.

Why is that? For men, there are few topics more uncomfortable than those of diminished sexual desire or capability. To the male psyche, virility is almost synonymous with masculinity. For some, decreased libido is almost like losing your sexual identity and can be even more distressing than gray hair or a receding hairline.

Even though not all men would openly admit it, every man begins to experience the symptoms of low testosterone in their 40s or 50s. For some it may be sooner or become problematic more rapidly, but at some point every man has to deal with it. Because it is such an awkward subject, many men refuse to discuss it even with their doctors. Unfortunately, their silence dooms them to lives that are less satisfying and enjoyable than they could be.

For those who do have the courage to speak out, however, bio-identical testosterone replacement therapy can hold the key to regaining that lost aspect of maleness. Of course, as we all know, having a little bit of trouble in the bedroom does not, in any way, make one less of a man. Still, when it happens to you, you may feel like less of one. Thankfully, natural hormone supplementation ensures that no man has to go through that just because he is getting a bit older.

There is one caveat, though. Testosterone replacement may not be sufficient to help a man whose difficulties with achieving and maintaining an erection or whose lack of sex drive stems from psychological issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder or depression. In these instances, it is necessary to address those mental concerns along with the physical. For those whose only obstacle to fulfillment is waning testosterone, however, the only thing standing between you and who you’d like to be is your reluctance to discuss the issue with a qualified hormone replacement therapist.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Getting Toned with Testosterone – Men

It doesn’t matter how easy or how hard it was for us to keep a toned, trim figure as young men. Once we hit middle-age all men are in the same boat: You either find 3-4 hours to spend at the gym every day or you risk getting a bit flabby around the midsection. Of course, not too many men have that kind of time (nor the inclination at this point in their life).

Since we can’t live at the gym, we resign ourselves to increasing body fat and decreasing muscle. After all, it happens to every man as he gets older. His metabolism slows down, his energy levels decline and his muscle seems to be replaced with fat. It’s just a part of getting older, right? Wrong.

Part of what made it so much easier to keep fit during youth was the fact that a man’s testosterone production peaks during his teens, then maintains optimal levels throughout his twenties and early thirties. Not only is the body producing its peak levels of testosterone during this period, but the body relatively little of that testosterone is bound up by sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). This means that more testosterone is available for use by the body than at any other time in a man’s life.

The optimal testosterone levels you experienced in your late teens and twenties accounted for your high energy and drive as a young man. You could do a handful of pushups a couple of times a week and still stay fit, but now no level of exercise seems to help. At this point in your life, you have two options: 1) You can just give up, say goodbye to your toes and go for that third helping of fried chicken; 2) You can try to double up your efforts at the gym and still not get the results you used to; 3) You can return your body’s level of free testosterone to the optimal level that helped keep you more fit in your younger days.

The first option is obviously not the best for your health and self-esteem. The second option is likely to only frustrate you, even if you do have the time for it. Only restoring your body’s testosterone is safe, healthy and 100% legal. So, if you aren’t ready to say farewell to your toes and exile yourself to the recliner with a bucket of fried chicken, then talk to a qualified hormone replacement therapist about starting out on the road to reclaiming your body with bioidentical testosterone.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Heart Healthy Hormone

If there is one thing that the medical community drills into the minds of the male populace more than anything else, it is the importance of heart health. Rightfully so, given the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of men over the age of 44 in the U.S. Over 90,000 men die from heart disease each year in the 45-64 age bracket alone, according to the American Heart Association statistics. Sadly, the majority of these deaths are completely preventable if the right steps are taken.

The heart is just one small organ, the size of a clenched fist. It makes up only a small fraction of a man’s total body mass, yet without it life ends in a matter of moments. Unfortunately, this very crucial organ is susceptible to disease and damage from a wide range of sources. This means that heart health requires a multi-faceted approach.

Whether or not you act on the knowledge, you are probably aware of the importance of things like diet and exercise in regard to heart health. What you may not know is that testosterone also plays a critical role in maintaining heart health. Of course, testosterone helps keep you energetic and active so that you can get plenty of exercise and also improves your mood, helping to combat stress, but testosterone’s impact on the heart goes much deeper than just those superficial functions.

Many studies have shown, Testosterone actually plays an important part in helping to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in men. This may be because testosterone helps to regulate cholesterol plaque buildup in the arteries by reducing low-density lipids (LDL or bad cholesterol) which can break away and become lodged in the heart or in the capillaries of the brain. Testosterone may also helps to maintain beneficial levels of high-density lipids (HDL or good cholesterol).

Testosterone’s benefits to the heart don’t stop there, either. It may also act to dilate the arteries for improved circulation and boosts the body’s production of nitric oxide (the body’s natural form of the nitroglycerine given to those suffering from angina). Testosterone also works to lower the concentrations of a number of substances in the body that can damage the heart such as Apo-lipoprotein B, serum triglycerides and fibrinogens.

In short, research shows testosterone helps to eliminate all of the things most likely to contribute to heart disease while helping to build and maintain those factors that are beneficial to the heart. That makes testosterone a potent weapon against the
number one enemy of male longevity – heart disease. That, if nothing else, should be a wakeup call to all men to talk to a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging physician about testing your T levels..

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

Spotlight on Revita’s HCG Weight Loss Program

Have you tried crash dieting without satisfactory results? Are you accumulating fat in the typical problem areas but cannot seem to do anything about it? REVITA offers hCG treatment in conjunction with a low calorie diet to maximize your weight loss in a very short period of time.

The hCG diet plan consists of two main components: Daily hCG injections and a low calorie diet. Most hCG dieters lose 1 to 3 pounds per day. Treatment of daily injections lasts for a period of 26 to 40 days. Side effects are minimal. Some patients have reported a mild headache. Needles used for injections are extremely fine and most patients experience little to no pain. There are oral forms of hCG available but their effectiveness is not as well documented.

Maintaining weight loss after completion of hCG treatment is easy because your metabolism is reset and recharged and you have already learned new eating habits. A moderate amount of exercise and good nutrition are important for a healthy lifestyle for everyone. The hCG weight loss program simply helps you to rid your body of stored fat, mobilize your metabolism, and shed unwanted pounds so you can maintain your new health and wellness.

Read the full overview of our hCG Diet Plan

The Impact of Stress on DHEA Production and Health

Stress is an unavoidable part of life. In humanity’s distant past, the body’s reaction to stress played an important role in man’s survival. As a response to stress, the body releases the hormone cortisol, a corticosteroid, to prepare the body for"fight or flight". Cortisol acts to increase blood pressure and the amount of sugars in the bloodstream. It also suppresses DHEA and the body’s immune system. This leaves the body susceptible to illness and, if DHEA levels remain low, can impact longevity.

In the fast paced work-a-day world that we live in, our hectic schedules and obligations seem to just pile on layer upon layer of stress. The same busy schedules that can create so much stress also leave little time to deal with that stress in a healthy way. For this reason, many people internalize their stress.

Of course, burying stress is not the same as alleviating it. It only allows the stress to accumulate just below the surface where it subtly wears down our internal organ and wreaks havoc with our bodily functions. As that stress builds up, so does the amount of cortisol in the bloodstream. At the same time, the body’s production of DHEA continues to dwindle.

DHEA production already decreases, naturally, as we get older. When heightened levels of cortisol further inhibit DHEA we set ourselves up for physical and mental disaster. We begin to lose our ability to cope with stress, our short-term memory can begin to falter and our health starts to wane. It doesn’t have to be this way.

For those who are suffering the ill-effects of insufficient DHEA, supplementation may be the answer. Boosting the body’s diminished supply of DHEA can help an individual more effectively combat chronic mental and physical stress. Natural DHEA supplementation counters the negative effects of having too many corticosteroids and bringing the body back into balance. The body regains its ability to fight off sickness and the mind regains its ability.

DHEA is available over the counter. However, it is always a good idea to check with a hormone replacement specialist before beginning the use of a DHEA supplement. Your physician can assess your body’s current DHEA production and ensure that you aren’t taking a hormone that you don’t need and which could might be more detrimental than beneficial. If you will benefit from bioidentical hormone replacement, your doctor can make sure that you are getting exactly what you need.

Material provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent disease and has not been evaluated by the FDA.

REVITA Anti-Aging recommends you consult a specially trained Age Management or Anti-Aging Physician before starting bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Bioidentical hormones should only be taken when clinical deficiencies are found by a trained physician via lab testing. REVITA Medical, PC physicians perform evaluations and specialized testing to qualify patients for treatment.

The Testosterone Syndrome

The book The Testosterone Syndrome, written by Eugene Shippen, M.D. and William Fryer is a well written book on the subject of aging. Dr. Shippen’s clinical experience, combined with concise explanations and scientific studies, provides an informative description of aging, the role of hormones and the benefits of hormone boosting and replacement. The book focuses on testosterone, though it covers other hormones as well, making special note of the relationship between testosterone and estrogen.

The natural process of aging, often marked by illness and a decline in the quality of life, has largely been ignored in males. Symptoms are often overlooked or written off as depression. While many women benefit from hormone replacement, the same choice has not been widely available for men. Declining hormone levels in both men and women cause much of what we commonly call aging. When proper hormone balance is restored, significant improvement is seen.

Men experience a midlife menopause, or andropause as some prefer to call it, similar to that of women. However, this has not been widely accepted in the mainstream medical community because presenting symptoms of male menopause are not the same as those of women. Male menopause is a slower, steadier process, often occurring over a decade or longer. Additionally, the symptoms are different and more variable among patients. Though this change can be caused by a variety of factors, it is rooted the body’s reaction to hormonal decline. This is seen in the fact that older, healthy men have high testosterone levels. Likewise, a man’s health will steadily decline with a corresponding decline in testosterone levels.

Hormone boosting or replacement can reverse many signs of aging. Common risk factors for death are closely related to hormone levels. Thus, balancing the hormones can reverse many of these risk factors. Hormone balancing can be achieved either through the use of natural methods or hormone replacement therapy. Bringing hormone levels up to optimal levels will allow the latter years to be filled with strength, vigor and vitality, as opposed to increasing depression, lack of strength and waning sexual performance.

Testosterone, known as the male hormone, is more important than most people realize. It is involved in making protein, creating bone, helping to control blood sugar and maintaining a healthy immune system just to name a few of its many functions. It also appears to affect concentration and mood. Thus, replacing declining testosterone levels in both men and women improves the quality of life and these effects have been shown in numerous case studies on the subject.

The aging process is not a necessary evil. While no one can live forever, the latter years need not be filled with sickness and lethargy. Instead, through the proper use of hormones, a vital and active life can be recouped and lived healthily and enjoyably. Testosterone is an important component of good health in both men and women, making it a necessary piece for improved health and functioning.

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Hormone Therapy Helps Fight the Effects of Aging

In his book, “The Hormone Solution: Stay Younger Longer with Natural Hormone and Nutrition Therapies”, Dr. Thierry Hertoghe, a fourth generation physician, advocates a holistic approach to personal health involving balanced nutrition and bio identical hormone replacement. By following these key principles, he says that optimum hormone levels (which naturally occur in a person’s twenties) in the body can be achieved. The reason that the average person usually does not achieve these levels is due to environmental factors and aging.

What exactly are hormones and what do they do? Hertoghe states that hormones (coming from the Greek “hormone” meaning “to set in motion”) are made in the endocrine glands and then flow into the bloodstream where they are carried to every part of the body. They direct, coordinate, and ensure the proper functioning of the body’s cells. Basically put, hormones are vital to the functions of the human body. The brain helps regulate the production of more than 100 different types of hormones in the body. If these hormones are in balance then the body will function properly and good health will follow. On the other hand if only one hormone is missing or insufficient then many others will be negatively affected resulting in poor health.

Regulating heartbeat and breathing, enabling the ability to go to sleep at night and to wake up in the morning, controlling blood pressure, building bone, maintaining muscle tone, lubricating joints, governing growth, making the body produce energy and heat, burning fat, governing the menstrual cycle, fighting stress, preventing fatigue, calming anxiety, relieving depression, making and keeping memories, maintain correct sugar levels in the blood and tissue, resisting allergic reactions and infections, soothing pain, controlling sex drive, and stimulating the brain and immune system are just some of the bodily functions that hormones are responsible for.

The method that Hertoghe outlines in his book is not a one-size-fits-all approach but it requires a certain degree of personalization. He first emphasizes the role of a balanced, nutritious diet in helping the body to produce the necessary hormones in the right proportions. Eating right is not enough because as the body ages, all hormone levels drop in men and women. With bio identical hormone replacement, hormones of the same molecular structure as ones naturally produced in the body can be used as supplements so that hormone levels can be balanced and overall health improved. Hertoghe also warns against the improper use of hormone supplements. Often health problems can be caused by multiple hormone deficiencies and the solutions to these problems is also a combination of hormone supplements. Using doses that are too large can overwhelm the system and synthetically created hormones do not have the exact molecular structures as their naturally occurring counterparts. Bio identical hormone replacement solves all these potential problems. There are many companies that specialize in this type of hormone therapy, one of which is www.RevitaAntiAgingCenter.com.