What is Testosterone

What Is Testosterone?

Testosterone is the ‘man hormone’ – the famous androgen, or male sex hormone…

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Testosterone is low when you’re a boy, then ‘the change’ happens and you go through puberty. That’s when you’ll get your first body hair and your voice gets deeper.

This Testosterone thing then helps you build muscles and fuels your new sex drive. In fact, it even contributes to your penis size and famously helps you ‘get wood’.

Where Does Testosterone get made?

Most of your testosterone comes from the testicles, though it’s made in smaller amounts by the adrenal glands. Your pituitary gland plays a role too, by releasing luteinizing hormone (LT) when testosterone gets low. This tells the testicles to get with the program and make more of this most manliest of hormones.

Testosterone also regulates your mood and your relationships with others. Low T can lead to depression and feelings of worthlessness. Some evidence suggests low T may lead to osteoporosis as well, maybe. And despite what you may have heard, men are not immune to bone fractures and loss of bone mass.

Symptoms of Low T

You may cringe a little when guys mention symptoms of low T. That’s assuming you’re open to discussing them with other men – not an easy topic among men.

Yes, low T can actually shrink your balls and cause other symptoms that can make you feel like less of a man. But you’re not powerless here. Let’s review why some men get the uglier symptoms of low T and what they can do about it – and what you can do too.

Every man is different, but testosterone tends to peak between age 30 and 40. After that it tapers off, generally at 10% each decade. That’s when you may start noticing these symptoms, which may get worse if you don’t do something about them:

  • Erectile Dysfunction
  • Lower Sex Drive
  • Loss of Muscle
  • Smaller, softer Testicles
  • Larger Breasts
  • Thinner Bones

How to Diagnose Low Testosterone

Most testosterone in your blood is bound to a hormone called sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG). Testosterone that is NOT bound to SHBG is called ‘Free Testosterone’, which can lead to sex problems and is even linked to kidney damage. ‘Total Testosterone’ is as the name implies. It’s all testosterone, including free testosterone and that bound by SHBG.

You’ll need a doctor to diagnose low T. He’ll do that with a blood test, possibly done in the morning, when testosterone levels tend to be highest of the day.

Choose the Natural Solution

You’ve got several options to fight low testosterone. They’re typically forms of synthetic testosterone (hormone replacement therapy), taken as shots, gels or patches, tablets or even pellets injected under your butt cheeks.

But some men (and doctors) hesitate to do hormone replacement therapy because of the adverse effects it may come with – and that’s why many guys now opt to address low T with TestRX natural testosterone booster.

Unlike synthetic testosterone, TestRX is not a drug. Instead, it’s formulated with natural ingredients like tongkat ali to stimulate testosterone naturally. Think of it as a gentle awakening – a coaxing of your body to start making more testosterone with natural ingredients. You’ll feel the difference and see it too, with bigger muscles and erections that come more frequently.

All guys are different, and this is not to say that all men should use TestRX to address low T. But it’s no coincidence that more guys are turning to TestRX, and feel more complete for doing just that.

Naturally.

TestRX is Designed to Boost Testosterone Naturally

TestRX is  the natural testosterone booster designed for men with low testosterone between 45 and 65+

Type 2 Diabetes Curable?

Is Diabetes Curable?

Diabetes can take more than one form, and Type 2 Diabetes is more and more commonly encountered.

The two most common types are type 1 and type 2. With Type 1 diabetes, the body makes little or no insulin because beta cells that make insulin are destroyed by the immune system. So people with type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day, and usually occurs in children and young adults, but can also appear in older adults.

In type 2 diabetes, your body may not make enough insulin, or it does not respond to insulin properly (insulin resistance), or both. Most people with diabetes in the United States have type 2. It usually occurs in people who are older or in those who are overweight. In fact, about 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight.

In recent years, more children and teens are developing type 2 diabetes, most likely because of obesity and inactivity.

Type 2 diabetes, or non-insulin dependent diabetes, is actually a type of diabetes mellitus. This simply means that it is a body state in which one’s body is producing less efficient insulin. It is also known as adult-onset diabetes.

type 2Type 2 Diabetes is in fact the most common form of diabetes and it can affect a large portion of the population.

So Type 2 Diabetes cannot be cured as such, but it can b controlled effectively, and sufferers can continue to enjoy a long & normal life.

Type 2 Diabetes can happen when the pancreas, more specifically the beta cells in & around the pancreas, cannot produce insulin.

Or even if they are producing insulin, it is in not in control. As we all know that insulin is actually a kind of hormone. This hormone helps the human body to convert sugar (located in the bloodstream) into energy for the cells. In simple words, without insulin, sugar cannot be converted into energy. Hence it causes the cells inside the body to wilt and then die.

As the cells start to wilt & die inside the body, it heavily impacts the kidney system. Ultimately it may result in the kidney failure, complications in the nervous system, along with some heart conditions.

Consequently, people who contract type 2 diabetes should always be careful, watch their diet and health, regularly measure their sugar levels & make regular check-ups with the doctors.

That’s how you will be successful in leading a happy healthier life despite having Type 2 Diabetes.

For Information and advice on dealing with this – check out Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Options.

 

CW

McCafferty the Mule – Children’s Book

My first children’s book on Amazon Kindle – McCafferty the Mule 

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Hardcopy now released on CreateSpace.

Now it is nearly Christmas, and time for some children’s books! This launched earlier in the year, the story itself dates back to when my own kids were little, and I liked to make up bedtime stories to enjoy with them at night, when we could finally get them to bed!.

This is the beauty of self-publishing, no more talking about it, we can now just do it, so more to come soon.

This one is a story about a mule – click for Amazon copy – living in the West of Ireland, called McCafferty, and the field where he lives a happy life, in the beautiful countryside.

Learn about some Irish phrases, as well as what McCafferty likes to get up to when his Master has gone to bed! Hope you enjoy, all comment greatly welcome. If you leave a review on Amazon be sure to let me know.

McCafferty the Mule – softcopy version..

UK Version.

Men’s Health Over 50 Book Launched

I have now completed my book on Men’s Health Over 50 – Fitness For Life.

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I really enjoyed creating this book this book, as I recently turned the big 50 myself, well a few years ago actually, and parts of the system are starting to creak, and nudge me every now and then!. 

I wanted to know more about staying fit at this age, and as is usual for me I begin with research, and then compile a book about the subject of interest.

It is currently available in eReader format on Amazon, but is also now available in hard copy on CreateSpace too.

CW