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Goals of Hormone Balance

• improve libido
• improve erectile dysfunction
• improve phychological well-being & mood
• increase muscle mass
• preserve bone mass
• improve strength & stature
• possibly decrease cardiovascular risk
• improve prostate/urinary health


Treatment Protocol

• achieve a healthy hormonal balance by consulting with your doctor to examine Testosterone & DHEA levels & supplementing where appropriate.

• Saw palmetto (herbal) is useful in prostate health due to inhibition of 5-alpha-reductase activity. It is also an effective anti-inflammatory agent

• Di-indole-methane (DIM) is useful for andropause & prostate health due to its ability to convert ‘bad’estrogens to ‘good’estrogens

• Herbs - MACA, a Peruvian herb reputedly alleviates male impotence & is useful for stimulating libido in males & females

• Damiana, a South American herb, is useful for anxiety, depression, & improving sexual desire according to folk lore

• Withania, an Indian Ginseng not only helps to prevent & treat graying hair (5) , but also improves memory (6), increases sexual desire & performance (5).

• Tribulis terrestris is useful in male infertility & impotence (7) due its ability to increase the body’s Luteinising hormone which in turn stimulates Testosterone production (9)

•Arginine, an amino-acid enhances sexual performance due to the production of Nitric Oxide (8)



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