Testosterone

During puberty a surge of testosterone builds muscles on boys. After about age twenty there is a decline in testosterone as a result as men age their muscles grow weaker, that is unless you do weight bearing exercises. To give men back their muscles the health industry developed testosterone in a bottle.

Mayo clinic conducted a two year study with 58 healthy men in their 60s and 70s; 27 men were supplied a patch with 5mg of testosterone and 31 men with a placebo patch. After a two year period the men with the testosterone patch did gain three pounds of muscle but other than that both groups had the same results. Physical strength, endurance, and quality of life of those using the placebo patch was equal to those using the testosterone patch.

Quote from Institute On Aging “In fact, giving extra testosterone to older men could increase their risk of prostate cancer or stimulate the growth of existing prostate tumors”.

Next week I will report on growth hormones and creatine     

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