Traditional thought has programmed us to expect aging and debilitating symptoms as an inevitable gloom, slowly penetrating our lives from middle age onward.  Rejuvenate Anti-Aging can guide you on a course that defies conventional thinking and helps you take control of your hormonal health as you age.



Did You Know?
Hormones start to drop by 1-3% each year, beginning around age 30.  That calculates to a 20% hormone drop by age 50 and a 50% hormone drop by age 80. Both men and women rely on a critical balance of estrogen, testosterone, thyroid, DHEA, and cortisol.  Each hormone has a specific job--yet overlaps the other homones to create a synergistic hormonal environment for better health. Hormone optimization is used to restore healthy endocrine levels.  For most hormones, that is in the upper 33% of the optimal hormone range except for insulin and cortisol.  Hormonal health plays an intricate part in determining overall well-being.  The endocrine system--made up of hormone-secreting glands--often is overlooked in conventional medicine. 

Hormone Balance
Interestingly, most hormones can convert to other hormones, depending on the body's hormonal needs.  It's nature's way of maintaining hormonal balance.  For instance, progesterone can cascade into estrogen, testosterone, DHEA or cortisol.  DHEA could cascade into testosterone or estrogen.

Andropause
A decrease in free testosterone is the most significant hormone imbalance in aging men.  Signs of low testosterone are erectile disorders, decreased beard growth, increased abdominal fat, reduced muscle and bone mass.  Estrogen levels, on the other hand, increase with age, so men never need estrogen therapy.

Menopause
Female menopause is that time in every woman's life when menstruation ceases completely.  As the ovaries decrease their estrogen and progesterone output, women experience effects of diminished hormone levels.  This menopause process takes about 3-5 years.  In addition to diminished estrogen and progesterone levels, reduced testosterone (produced in the ovaries) levels also become a factor during menopause.

Rejuvenate & Hormones
At Rejuvenate, we know the key is restoring a more youthful hormone balance.  Our goal is not to replace hormones--but first to stimulate the body to make hormones on its own, then complement hormones, when clinically indicated.

Libido
Low testosterone levels clearly affect the quality of a man's sex life. Low testosterone levels also contribute to a woman's low libido, even though she has only 5-10% the testosterone levels of her male counterpart.

Heart Disease
Diminished testosterone levels can contribute to the weakening of heart muscle.  Heart disease increases during menopause, as lowering of estrogen increases the risk.  With low estrogen levels, LDL (bad cholesterol) increases, while HDL (good cholesterol) decreases

Osteoporosis
Although osteoporosis is more prominent in women, men are gaining a greater awareness of how osteoporosis can impact their health.  Aerobic athletes with their high metabolic rates have a fast bone turnover, increasing osteopenia and osteoporosis.  Estrogen saves more bone tissue than even large doses of calcium (according to the National Institute on Aging).