The "Bad Hormones" for Men
Estrogen, Insulin, Costisol

Let’s begin by defining what we mean by “bad hormones”. There are three hormones that are good in small quantities, but bad when present in excess.

Estrogen

A small amount of estrogen is necessary in men to prevent bone loss and for sex drive. The fact that men have only a small amount of estrogen is also the reason hormone replacement is much safer for men. As a man ages, his testosterone declines allowing his body to accumulate fat particularly around the belly. Belly fat contains an enzyme called aromatase which converts testosterone to estrogen. The rise in estrogen offsets against the decreasing testosterone the man has making the man feel even worse.

Excess estrogen combined with DHT, the stronger form of testosterone, promotes BPH otherwise know as a swollen prostate.

Excess estrogen increases the rise of prostate cancer through the same process that occurs in a woman’s beast. It increases the potential for conversion to 16-alpha hydroxyl estrone – a carcinogen.

We test and control the estrogen level.

Insulin

Some insulin is good. Without it cells would starve to death. However:

• Excess insulin produces free radicals that increase cell turnover that takes life out of your years and years out of your life.

• Hormones control the chemistry of the body. Excess insulin distorts other hormonal systems and their ability to relate to one another thereby negatively affecting the entire chemistry of the body.

• Excess insulin increases the accumulation of stored fat. This can have a negative affect on sex hormones and increase the likelihood of cardiovascular disease.

Insulin is necessary in the body to metabolize sugar. Excess insulin is primarily caused by eating too many refined carbohydrates. A refined carb is anything that is sugar or turns to sugar quickly. Those food tend to be foods where machines have done the work of the stomach – white bread, pasta, fruit juices, etc.,. If you want to learn more go to you browser and put in “glycemic index”

Costisol

STRESS is sometimes called a “killer”. It has an element of real truth. Stress causes the body to produce a hormone called cortisol. “Killer Cortsol” as it is sometime called, is very catabolic. It destroys body tissues and is destructive to the entire body but principally to the brain. Cortisol is also the nemesis of growth hormone. Reducing or eliminating the sources of stress can help control cotisol in the body. Learning basic relaxing techniques such a simple breathing can minimize the effects of stress. Most important, take DHEA.

Cortisol is particularly destructive to the brain. The brain has remarkable abilities to rejuvenate itself; however, it needs the proper nutrients to do so.