Its about Men too!

Many people are guilty of focusing a lot of the attention of hormone replacement on women and as a result men tend to come up as an after thought. I think one of the reasons for this is that the vast majority of patients we see are women.

Women have no problem seeking help once they realize it is available and they need it. Men on the other hand, are reluctant to seek care. They often need to be dragged in by a partner or a well meaning friend.

Surprisingly enough however, men need hormone replacement and anti-aging just as much if not more than women do. How so?

Well for starters women can be acutely aware when their hormones are not balanced and of course for many, the signs of Menopause are inescapable.

In men Andropause tends to be more subtle and the changes from insufficient hormones more insiduous but no less destructive. I have had patients who have tolerated impotence and loss of muscle strength and weight gain until the sudden arrival of Diabetes wakes them up to their predicament.

Men need hormone replacement, detoxification, vitamin supplementation and tune ups regularly and prevention is better than cure. There is so much science available now, NO ONE should settle for feeling less than optimal.

I realise that I too have been guilty of blogging mostly about women's issues, but now I will write a fair amount about men as well.

It is extremely gratifying when a man who was very skeptical at first returns with a big smile and firm handshake and says "Thank You" !

There is also a role of Hormone Replacement for men who are already diagnosed with a disease state.

GS is an 85 year old male. He has been coming to see me for a long time, I remember when I first met him he was frail and didnt breathe very well because of long standing emphysema. The doctors had not given him a happy prognosis and advised him that he would not be able to be independent or live without oxygen for long. This was seven years ago.

Fortunately, for both of us he is a fighter and we both had the same goals i.e make the time left functional and as disability free as possible. In other words, make the best of whatever lung tissue he had.

G stopped smoking and literally took control of his health, he changed his diet, took supplements and had a wonderfully positive atitude. He did really well and with good preventive care we kept him 'healthy'. I told him to keep his pulmonology follow ups and hadnt heard from him for a few months, I assumed all was well.

Late last year he called my office and told my staff he could not walk across a room without becoming extremely breathless and as a result he could not even make it in to my office. He had been given a slew of pharmaceutical agents and oxygen and was becoming weaker by the day. He asked if them to find out from me if I had any suggestions. That was a little challenging without seeing him but I suggested some supplements and medicine adjustments and hoped for the best.

Sure enough he became strong enough to come to the office and we now have him on Hormone Supplements as well, he looks and feels great. We are ready for another seven years!

there are several points to this story:

1, Don't wait until you are on your last leg

2, Men can be significantly helped by an anti-aging program

3, Even if you are frail from disease that is irreversible, you may be able to regain enough of your strength to improve the quality of your life.

4, Its never to late to take control of your health!

Have a great week, add years to your life and life to your years.
Its your health enjoy it!

Dr Tuakli