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Hormones. Hormonal decline is a central feature of the degenerative process known as aging responsible for diminished energy levels, lack of sexual vitality, and a steady upward creep in the fat/muscle ratio. Moreover, research increasingly shows that many diseases that hospitalize and kill millions of people each year are related to unfavorable shifts in hormone levels.
Hormonal therapy has become big business in recent years for good reason. Not only to restore vigor, but also because the scientific evidence leaves little doubt that diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancer, are in part caused by hormonal changes that trigger other changes that lead to these diseases. For example, a rise in baseline insulin levels (associated with “insulin resistance”) causes triglyceride levels to rise and the ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol to change for the worse – increasing the risk of heart disease. In women, falling estrogen (coupled with falling growth hormone) levels increase the risk of osteoporosis. Falling testosterone and rising estrogen levels in men elevate the risk of heart disease and impotency.
Hormonal decline makes you less active, which perpetuates the problem - giving rise to a vicious cycle. This vicious cycle is often referred to as the “downward spiral of aging,” leading from the robust, tight-bodied vigor of youth to the feeble frailty of old age. The entire hormonal system is interconnected. If one hormone changes for the worse, it affects other hormones. Conversely, hormonal synergy can work to your advantage if the change is positive. This is why hormonal enhancement technology is such a powerful tool for improving health and performance. The key to minimizing the negative effects of aging is to break the self-reinforcing downward cycle – and reverse it through hormonal synergy. This is the aim of HORMONAL FITNESS |
