“Hormone replacement”, carried out for decades in the wrong way, based on absurd concepts, has not only harmed many men and women around the world, but has also left real sequels of “misinformation” and myths about the use of hormones for the prevention and treatment of diseases, as well as longevity with quality of life.
I can only tell you a few things that are facts about the subject:
As we get older, the body's ability to produce hormones decreases.
✅ People's lifestyles are usually poor and would be fundamental to the proper production, circulation and action of hormones in the body.
Hormones are messengers, i.e. they are essential for the various organs to communicate with each other, especially the brain with the rest of the body.
At any age, the recovery of adequate hormone levels, when properly conducted and indicated, is undeniably beneficial, also for the prevention and treatment of various types of cancer (any doubts about this? Just search, for example, the thousands of articles available on scholar.google.com).
Almost all of the “bad” effects attributed to the use of hormones refer to the use of those similar to natural ones, not identical ones.
Hormones are not “the salvation for all people”, but their deficiency (or even possible excess) causes or worsens countless symptoms, disorders and diseases.
Our body functions partly, but importantly, at the expense of the balance between hormones and neurotransmitters, where one always affects many of the others, as in a synchronized orchestra: in other words, the excess or lack of one always affects the quantity, quality and harmony of the whole; this is also why hormone levels should never be assessed or approached in isolation.
The excellent texts below provide very good information and answer questions on the subject: don't miss out!
For WOMEN:
http://www.novatrh.net/perigo.html
For MEN:
http://www.novatrh.net/progemen.html
For BOTH:
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