I wanted to share an experience with you that I just had in my doctor's office. Understand that I am not blaming you or all doctors but this kind of stuff keeps happening to me. I asked my HMO doctor about DHEA and fat loss because I have a couple of pounds to lose. I took your information into the office to show her and you'd think I had leprosy. She barely even looked at it, told me that DHEA was dangerous and about to be banned, and if I wanted to use that stuff I should come see you and stop wasting the real doctors' time! I was completely flabbergasted. Anyway enough about her. Is DHEA safe?
Carol Silton, Wichita Kansas
Well Carol, Doctors are getting like that because they have forgotten what their primary job is!
Public Service!
Boy does that raise the ire of my colleagues when I remind them of that!
A typical answer is, "I didn't go through 4 years of college, 4 years of Med School, 4 years of Residency and $ 100,000 in debt to listen to this!"
Actually, yes you did, but no one told you that!
In defense of my fellow docs I will say that the current Malpractice and Insurance Company debacle has accelerated the absolute anger and displeasure most doctors feel at what has become of our profession.
Believe me I have resisted this as much as possible, but at some point I predict the whole thing is going to rupture.
Anyway I have a Philosophical problem with a system that is entirely based on "Sick Care" not "Health Care".
More on that later.
Now onto the Question about DHEA!
Some things just keep coming up roses.
DHEA or dehyroandrostenedione as some folks know It is one of those things.
Recently DHEA escaped the Congressional witch hunt on supplements and lived to fight another day at least for the moment.
Believe me some Congressmen and most FDA higher ups would love to nail this elusive little molecule to the wall and bottle it up for good.
Problem for them is they couldn't find anything unsafe about it! Nonetheless they will keep trying.
Save the general public from the evils of a "steroid". Clean it off the shelves of Health Food stores and deliver it into the hands of a Medical Profession that doesn't have a clue how to use it!
AS usual they have it bass ackwards.
Giving a drug to a doctor who doesn't know about it, doesn't care about it and doesn't have the time or the inclination to learn because some stupid insurance company is breathing down his/her neck is about the level of Intelligence I would expect from the FDA and certain branches of the Government!
It appears that in a moment of uncharacteristic rationality and common sense, Congress and the FDA are currently allowing DHEA to stay on the open market and allow consumers to make a choice.
I can't promise you this will always be the case!
AS the rules currently allow, DHEA is one of the key ingredients in Regenerizer, along with CoQ 10, L Carnitene, and malic acid.
AS far as energy goes, I liken DHEA's effect to thyroid hormone. It seems to improve moving fuel into the cell and increase the cell's respiration (energy output).
A six month study of DHEA in both men and women(Clin Endocrinology 1998 49(4) :421-32 Showed increases in circulating sex steroids, IGF-1 ( growth hormone) levels and a decrease in the ratio of Cortisol to sex steroids.
Yep you read right, less cortisol effect! And you all know from the TV commercials about that product that is currently being slammed by the FTC and the FDA for false claims, that cortisol is a big problem in weight management!
This resulted in increase muscle mass and decreased body fat.
Hum... lets see anyone out there want to get stronger and leaner?
Personally I am always looking for new ways to do that.
Those of you who remember the Fish Oil Fat loss program form May of this year also remember the key role Regenerizer plays in boosting Fish Oil's Fat burning Effect.
What are some of the signs/symptoms of low sex steroids and Growth hormone levels.
1) Lack of interest or ability to have sex! That one is particularly good for relationships! Without delving into religion I feel that a healthy sex life is a must for a healthy marriage. The huge divorce rate tells me AMONG OTHER THINGS (please reread that before you email me!) people are not paying attention to their partner's sexual needs.
2) Increase body fat. Let's tie that to # 1. A study in subjective attractiveness shoed that both men and women would prefer leaner partners to obese ones almost 10 to 1. Ouch!!! A similar study showed that people rated subjects who were 20lbs or more overweight as much as 10 years older than their actual age. Double Ouch!! How will that affect the response of the opposite sex? How about a job interview. Are employers looking for old tired looking people? Not a chance.
3) Easy fatigueability. IF you are 35 and feel 65 this one is for you!
4) Increase in wrinkles and skin aging. Even the Perricone prescription won't help low hormones much.
5) Lack of strength. If I have to tell you why this is a survival issue, then you should not be reading this. Strong men and strong women can do more, be more, and tolerate more that weak ones. I think they also set a better example for their kids.
6) Lots of work in the gym and little to show for it. If this has ever happened to you, then you know that it can be one of the most frustrating things in the world. All that time and energy and you still basically look the same. The muscles grow, a little, you lose weight, a little, but the real transformations that everyone promises you never seem to happen.
And they never will if your hormones are not balanced right.
Regenerizer represents several years of research and study on my part. Since it attacks a very common problem I see low energy, it turns out to be useful in many different life enhancing situations... boardroom , bedroom, weight room and of course overall anti-aging.