Aging and Hormones--The Big Picture
Aging is not supposed to be good for us; it's Nature's way of killing us! Aging is a pre-
programmed process of destruction. The reduction in our hormone levels is one of its
mechanisms. As our various tissues deteriorate, so do our endocrine glands and their
feedback control systems. As a result, our bodies cease to regulate our hormones for optimal
health. Eating right and exercising will help maintain better levels of some hormones, but can't
stop the age-related hormone losses. Essential hormones that build tissues and improve
immunity (DHEA, Testosterone, growth hormone) begin to disappear after age 25 and by age
80 have been reduced by 50-80%. Progesterone in women starts to decline at age 30 and
essentially disappears when periods start to become irregular in the perimenopause--this is
probably a significant factor in the rise in breast cancer at this age. Estradiol levels drop 90% at
menopause. Thyroid hormone production and sensitivity decline with age. Insulin production
and sensitivity decline leading to diabetes. The truth is that we are imperfect and deteriorating
biomolecular machines. Even if we are healthy, we cannot trust our bodies to maintain optimal
hormone levels after age 25. By the age of 50 we've already suffered 20+ years of hormone
deficiency.
The conventional view on aging and hormones is that the loss of hormones is adaptive–helps
us to live longer. In this view the persistence of youthful levels of hormones would cause more
heart attacks and cancers as we age. So losing our hormones is good for us!?! Notice that this
fits nicely with the pharmaceutical corporations' agenda: Don't replace your hormones; instead
take patented drugs for every symptom and disorder. That's exactly why this view persists in
spite of the evidence. One example: How many doctors know that higher testosterone levels
help prevent heart attacks in men? How many doctors know that cholesterol levels can be
significantly reduced by improving a patient's thyroid hormone levels within the "normal" range?
Heart attacks, autoimmune diseases, some cancers, etc. occur years after hormone
deficiencies begin and occur more often in people with lower hormone levels. If higher
hormone levels were bad for us, then studies of balanced bioidentical hormone replacement
should reveal rapid and obvious increases in all kinds of problems. However, such studies
show only the expected benefits and no proof of harm!! The known deleterious effects of non-
bioidentical hormone-like drugs do not apply to bioidentical hormones, of course, unless
proven otherwise.
Aging is not supposed to be good for us; it's Nature's way of killing us! Aging is a pre-
programmed process of destruction. The reduction in our hormone levels is one of its
mechanisms. As our various tissues deteriorate, so do our endocrine glands and their
feedback control systems. As a result, our bodies cease to regulate our hormones for optimal
health. Eating right and exercising will help maintain better levels of some hormones, but can't
stop the age-related hormone losses. Essential hormones that build tissues and improve
immunity (DHEA, Testosterone, growth hormone) begin to disappear after age 25 and by age
80 have been reduced by 50-80%. Progesterone in women starts to decline at age 30 and
essentially disappears when periods start to become irregular in the perimenopause--this is
probably a significant factor in the rise in breast cancer at this age. Estradiol levels drop 90% at
menopause. Thyroid hormone production and sensitivity decline with age. Insulin production
and sensitivity decline leading to diabetes. The truth is that we are imperfect and deteriorating
biomolecular machines. Even if we are healthy, we cannot trust our bodies to maintain optimal
hormone levels after age 25. By the age of 50 we've already suffered 20+ years of hormone
deficiency.
The conventional view on aging and hormones is that the loss of hormones is adaptive–helps
us to live longer. In this view the persistence of youthful levels of hormones would cause more
heart attacks and cancers as we age. So losing our hormones is good for us!?! Notice that this
fits nicely with the pharmaceutical corporations' agenda: Don't replace your hormones; instead
take patented drugs for every symptom and disorder. That's exactly why this view persists in
spite of the evidence. One example: How many doctors know that higher testosterone levels
help prevent heart attacks in men? How many doctors know that cholesterol levels can be
significantly reduced by improving a patient's thyroid hormone levels within the "normal" range?
Heart attacks, autoimmune diseases, some cancers, etc. occur years after hormone
deficiencies begin and occur more often in people with lower hormone levels. If higher
hormone levels were bad for us, then studies of balanced bioidentical hormone replacement
should reveal rapid and obvious increases in all kinds of problems. However, such studies
show only the expected benefits and no proof of harm!! The known deleterious effects of non-
bioidentical hormone-like drugs do not apply to bioidentical hormones, of course, unless
proven otherwise.
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