by Les Cole | Feb 28, 2014 | Breast Cancer, Cancer, Estrogen, Exercise, Female, Hormones, Lifestyle Medicine
Multiple studies have shown that exercise reduces breast cancer. In a study of 212 premenopausal women who exercised for 30 minutes five days a week for 16 weeks, the participants had an increase in lean body mass and a decrease in fat mass when compared to controls....
by Les Cole | Feb 25, 2014 | Andropause, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Heart Disease, Hormones, Testosterone
Premature coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs at an earlier age than in the most people. In a study of men under 45 years of age with CAD, testosterone levels were measured and compared to the levels found in 45 year old men without CAD. At the same time a variety of...
by Les Cole | Feb 19, 2014 | Aging, Andropause, Atherosclerosis, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Blood Pressure, Endothelial Dysfunction (ED), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, Hormones, Male, Natural Medicine, Testosterone, Testosterone
In 2011, data from the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania, Germany, were used to determine if there was a relationship between testosterone levels and blood pressure. Testosterone levels were measured in male participants of the study and the range of...
by Les Cole | Feb 18, 2014 | Chelation, Diabetes, Endothelial Dysfunction (ED), Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, IV Therapy
The Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) presented ground breaking results in the diabetic sub study at the recent American Heart Association Meeting and published in Circulation. The paper, “The Effect of an EDTA-based Chelation Regimen on Patients With...
by Les Cole | Feb 14, 2014 | Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodegeneration
A report published online on January 22, 2014 in the journal Neurology® reveals an association between higher levels of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and greater brain volume in older age. “These higher levels...
