Research can provide golden information to health and fitness professionals. Here are some recent findings to help you stay ahead of the pack: Diverging metabolic effects of two energy restricted diets differing in nutrient quality: a 12-week randomized controlled trial in subjects with abdominal obesity A high nutrient quality 25% energy restriction diet is more…
I’ve always been an advocate of functional endocrinology, first and foremost, before hormone replacement therapy (HRT). If you want to optimize your hormones, make sure to eat right, sleep right and exercise right, and use some key nutritional supplements before you resort to drugs, but there’s no doubt that HRT can provide benefits. A recent…
Food can have a dramatic effect on testosterone. Soy, for example, can soak up testosterone like a sponge. Soy increases levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), which binds to testosterone and makes it go limp! And if that’s not bad enough, the isoflavones in soy bind strongly to androgen receptors, which not only blocks any…
Testosterone is linked to aggression, but perhaps not in the way you think it is. Contrary to popular belief, high levels of aggression may be a result of low levels of testosterone. Those with low testosterone levels try to assert themselves through aggression and they fly off the handle quite easily. On the other hand,…
JP: Many people are taking DHEA these days. Is it true that after a month of DHEA use, it will increase estrogen levels in males and testosterone levels in females? Dr. S: This is very true, although it depends on the dosage as well as the size of the person. For instance, you don’t want…