Testosterone is without a doubt one of the most anabolic hormones in the body. Anabolic steroids, which are known to greatly promote increased muscle mass, are just synthetic analogs of testosterone that have been structurally manipulated to resist premature breakdown … [Read more...]
Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) without Testosterone by Jerry Brainum
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) remains controversial, despite its increasing popularity among men. Several issues are involved in this controversy about the hormone. For one, many physicians feel that the decline of testosterone levels in men that starts at about age … [Read more...]
What’s The Harms In SARMs? by Jerry Brainum
In recent years, the popularity of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) has greatly increased. The consensus believed by many is that testosterone levels begin to decline in men about age 40, dropping 0.2 to 2 percent every year after that. This decline in testosterone, however, … [Read more...]
Low Testosterone: A New Theory by Jerry Brainum
Obesity is hazardous to long-term health and longevity. Consider the fact that you never see anyone reach the age of 100 or more who is obese. Indeed, most such people who reach the centenarian mark or higher tend to be both lean and small in stature. Having excessive … [Read more...]
The Return of Andro? by Jerry Brainum
In October 1996, a new category of sports supplements emerged. The supplement that started this trend was introduced to the bodybuilding market by the Osmo company and was called androstenedione or simply "andro." Although andro was new to the bodybuilding and sports … [Read more...]
The Trials and Tribulations of Tribulus by Jerry Brainum
Tribulus Terrestris has long been a standard ingredient in food supplements touted to boost testosterone levels. Indeed, it's still found in many such "testosterone boosters," despite the publication of several human studies that showed no effect of Tribulus at all on … [Read more...]
Testosterone Therapy and Estrogen: Side effect or benefit? by Jerry Brainum
To say that the prescribing and administration of testosterone is mired in controversy would hardly be an exaggeration. The prescribing of testosterone to men with alleged "Low T syndrome," has skyrocketed in recent years, and the greater numbers of men … [Read more...]
A Testosterone Mystery Solved by Jerry Brainum
Although female menopause, which is characterized by a decline in the primary hormones in women, such as estradiol or estrogen, is an accepted medical fact, the existence of a similar decline in testosterone in men remains controversial. So-called "Low-T" … [Read more...]