Tuesday, February 23, 2010

nytimes: Vigor Quest, 1/15/10


"interest lies in extending the length of “health span,” as opposed to life span."

Assumed side effects for "for testosterone: thickening of the blood, rashes, swelling of the breasts. There is a strong presumption" that it will "supercharge an existing cancer. Some doctors, however, say these effects can be controlled or eliminated by monitoring dosages and screening at-risk patients." ... "Accepted truth was that the higher a man’s testosterone level, the greater his risk of contracting prostate cancer."

Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, associate clinical professor of urology at Harvard Medical School, "has no ties to Cenegenics Medical Institute." He researched testosterone in medical school and "was 'dumbfounded' at all the positive evidence of testosterone’s general health benefits that had been ignored. His research odyssey turned into a book, 'Testosterone for Life.'" He believes of the biological causes of middle-age malaise and its connection to testosterone. He predicts that within five years testosterone will be as popular a yardstick of good health as cholesterol. “There are all these people walking around the United States who are getting older,” he said. “They know they don’t feel right. They’ve lost pep. Their brain doesn’t work as well. Mainstream medicine has no answers for them.”

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