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What is testosterone?

What is testosterone? Testosterone is one of the most important hormones in both men and women.  Naturally men produce more testosterone than women.  In men, testosterone is produced in the Leydig cells within the testicles.  In women, testosterone is produced in the ovaries.  A small amount of testosterone is produced in the adrenal glands of both men and women. What does free testosterone do? Testosterone is considered a sex hormone.  It’s the hormone responsible for […]

What is growth hormone? 

What is growth hormone?  As an integrative physician I will frequently be asked questions regarding the optimization of hormones involved with obtaining or keeping oneself in the best possible shape and sexual performance, regardless of age.  What I will do in this article, is to answer the most frequent questions I’m asked regarding growth hormone. Growth hormone (hGH) is a peptide secreted by the anterior part of the pituitary gland after being signaled by a […]

What are Peptides?

What are Peptides? Peptides are the building blocks required to make proteins.  Peptides are derived from joining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another.  They are composed of a relatively short string of amino acids in a specific sequence.  The sequence of amino acids is what determines how the peptide will function in the body.  The length of a peptide is usually no more than 50 amino acids.  Once […]

What are collagen peptides?

What are collagen peptides? In order to get a better understanding of what collagen peptides are, first let me explain what peptides are.  Peptides are the building blocks required to make proteins.  They are composed of a relatively short string of amino acids in a specific sequence.  The sequence of amino acids is what decides the function of the peptide will be.  The length of a peptide is usually no more than 50 amino acids.  […]

Do I need to take supplements?

Given the poor quality of our food, environmental toxins and the stresses of modern life, most of us need to supplement essential minerals, enzymes and vitamins for our bodies to function properly. To complicate matters further..

Five things no woman wants to hear from a man

The female brain is quite logical. We know how things should be done, when they should be done and whose job it is to do so. This, is why there are so many jokes about “my mom was right after all”. “Try, try and try again, then do it the way…

It’s not your fault you’re getting fat!

You know those fabulously gorgeous ladies splattered all over Instagram and FaceBook who look like, eat like, train like, smile like, have hair like the The Tone it up Girls www.toneitup.com I am always amazed at their obvious and incredible discipline…

Ten symptoms that signal your body is reaching menopause

Ten symptoms that signal your body is reaching menopause…

Perhaps I should rephrase the title… Ten symptoms that your body has been invaded by aliens, someone is injecting fog into your brain…

Menopause….what am I becoming?

“Ahem…. you have broccoli your teeth”, “yes right there…. wait, there is a little more” awkward but usually an appreciated gesture. More difficult is a woman to a man “your zipper is down” because then he might think…