…have the correct arm x-rayed!” I assured him that what he was looking at was indeed an x-ray of my left arm. He was amazed as there was no trace of my arm having been broken. All the holes in my bones where the hardware had been were completely gone, a process that would take a least six months to a year, or so I was told. Since then I have been absolutely fascinated with…
…within fatty tissue that converts testosterone into estradiol. If you’re carrying some extra weight around the middle, chances are your estradiol level is less than optimal. High levels of estrogen trick the body into thinking that T levels are higher than they actually are. This causes a natural down regulation of testosterone which further contributes to low T symptoms. Additionally, higher estrogen causes an increased production of SHBG. A laboratory test will tell you that…
…from essential organs to muscles, slowing the immune and digestive systems and liberating sugar into the bloodstream to give us energy to fight. These are all very valuable functions in a true “fight or flight” situation. But chronically elevated cortisol levels due to everyday stress leads to the destruction of brain cells, hypertension, obesity, anxiety, depression, insomnia, suppressed endogenous antioxidant production, impaired immune function and cognitive dysfunction. Curcumin has been shown in studies to prevent…
…counterparts. This observation was the impetus of several studies comparing the factory workers exposed to the yeast culture to similar workers who were not. It was discovered that this novel culture helped to protect immunity in four ways. The first thing discovered was that daily exposure to the culture increased the production of a substance called secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA). Secretory IgA is an antibody present in saliva and other mucous membranes such as the…
…potent form of estrogen. As men age aromatase activity tends to increase raising estradiol levels to potentially unhealthy levels. This is not desirable because as estradiol rises, protective free testosterone declines. Additionally, estradiol sensitizes prostate tissue to the detrimental effects of DHT. Since aromatase is produced mostly in adipose tissue losing weight can go a long way in reducing estrogen levels. Curcumin is the predominant anti-cancer phenol found in turmeric. Cancer cells do not exhibit…