BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (BHRT)

 

TESTOSTERONE

DHEA

THYROID HORMONE

ESTRADIOL

PROGESTERONE

MELATONIN

 

As you age, the levels of hormones diminish, and your quality of life will depend  largely on the quality of hormones you take to replace them.  Bio-identical hormones are molecularly structured to be an exact match of what your body naturally produces. At Longevity Wellness & Anti-Aging Institute, all hormone levels are carefully monitored, so you can achieve optimal results.

 

TESTOSTERONE

Although testosterone is primarily a male hormone, women also benefit from its supplementation. Levels of testosterone decline with age in both men and women. It is an essential hormone that neither men nor women should be without.

Some of the benefits of testosterone replacement may include:

 

• Significant gain in lean body mass, muscle strength, and aerobic endurance.

• Significant reduction in whole body fat.

• Reduce central obesity.

• Increase in bone mineral density.

• Increase libido and sexual activity.

• Improve quality of erection and ejaculation.

• Improve quality of orgasm.

• Improve memory.

• Improve concentration and motivation.

• Anti-depressant effect in depressed patients.

• Decrease risk of Diabetes and hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).

• Better cognitive performance.

• May protect against the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

•  Lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

 

Specifically in women:

• Increase in sexual desire.

• Increase in vaginal lubrication.

• Increase in vaginal and clitoral arousal.

• Increase in vaginal and clitoral orgasmic activity.

• Increase in energy levels and sense of well-being.

• Increase in muscle strength in conjunction with estradiol replacement.

 

DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone)

 

It is an important endogenous steroid hormone that significantly decreases with aging. Some of the benefits of its replacement may include:

 

• Reduction in abdominal fat by decreasing cortisol levels

• Prevention  and treatment of metabolic syndrome associated with abdominal obesity.

• Stimulation of bone formation.

• Lowering of cholesterol and fasting blood sugar levels.

• Lowering of hemoglobin A1C (diabetes).

• Decrease in risk of cardiovascular diseasein men.

• Increase libido.

• Improvement in concentration, memory, and mood.

• Improvement in mid-life onset major and minor depression.

• Inhibition of breast cancer development and growth.

• Increase in muscle mass with heavy exercise.

 

 

 

ESTRADIOL & MICRONIZED PROGESTERONE

These hormones work synergistically to promote optimal female health. Benefits may include:

 

• Reduction in central obesity by decreasing cortisol levels.

• Prevention of genital atrophy.

• Prevention of osteoporosis.

• Protection against the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

• Decrease in fasting blood sugar and hemoglobin A1C.

• Decrease in bad cholesterol (LDL) and increase in good cholesterol (HDL).

• Prevention of cardiovascular disease.

• Prevention of macular degeneration of retina.

• Prevention of cataracts.

• Prevention of colon cancer.

• Increase in muscle strength and muscle mass in conjunction with testosterone.

Progesterone helps stimulate bone growth, health heart function, boost mood and well-being.

 

THYROID

 

It is a metabolic hormone that regulates:

*temperature

*metabolism

*cerebral function

*energy

 

It increases fat breakdown, decreasing cholesterol. The lack of this hormone may be the cause of fibromyalgia.

 

PREGNENOLONE

It is a potent memory enhancer and cellular repairer, especially in the brain.

 

MELATONIN (MICRONIZED)

Its production decreases with age. Its deficiency causes poor sleep with jet lag and irritability.  Positive effects may include:

 

• Improvement of sleep pattern as well as depth and quality of sleep.

• Energizer

• Mood enhancer

• Potent anti-oxidant

• Decrease in incidence of migraine headaches

• Lowering of nocturnal blood pressure

• Decrease in cluster headaches

• Decrease in night urination by increase in stage IV sleep

• Better sleep and improved immune system, therefore better quality of life.