What is “really” in your Over-the-Counter Testosterone Booster

WARNING​: What is ​ “really”​ ​ in your Over-the-Counter Testosterone Booster?  Over the Counter (OTC) Testosterone Boosters have been marketed to men as a quick fix if you are experience any of the following Low-T (hypogonadism) symptoms: increase in fatigue, low sex drive (libido), and decreased physical stamina. All you have to do is take this…

Does Carb restriction help with fatty liver disease?

Beyond weight loss in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: the role of carbohydrate restriction Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2021 Apr 16. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000762. Purpose of review: The low fat diet (LFD) is currently the first choice to treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) alongside with physical activity. However, with an increase in popularity of low…

Can I maintain my “gains” while doing Keto?

Effects of Two Months of Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition, Muscle Strength, Muscle Area, and Blood Parameters in Competitive Natural Body Builders Antonio Paoli,1,2 Lorenzo Cenci,3 PierLuigi Pompei,4 Nese Sahin,5 Antonino Bianco,6 Marco Neri,7 Massimiliano Caprio,7,8 and Tatiana Moro1, Published online 2021 Jan 26. doi: 10.3390/nu13020374 Background: Ketogenic diet (KD) is a nutritional approach that restricts daily carbohydrates, replacing most…

Is your Body’s Check Engine Light On?

Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Published Online:8 Feb 2019https://doi.org/10.1089/met.2018.0105 Background: Several guidelines for cardiometabolic risk factor identification and management have been released in recent years, but there are no estimates of current prevalence of metabolic health among adults in the United States.  Methods: Data from the National Health…

Uhhhhh….at what age do I get my first colonoscopy?

The age for Colorectal Cancer Screening has been lowered! Retrieved from: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening The U.S. Preventive Task Force (USPTF)  in the past week has changed its guidelines and now supports lowering the recommended age of your first colonoscopy for colon cancer screening from 50 years old to 45 years old.  Colon cancer is the 3rd leading cause…

Can Insulin Resistance & Diabetes lead to infertility?

The Role of Exercise to Reduce the Impact of Diabetes in Seminal Quality: A Systematic Review Ana Myriam Lavin-Perex et al. Medicina. 2021 Objective: One of the most relevant consequences of diabetes mellitus (DM) is the temporary or complete infertility which can happen in young individuals.  Results: Physical exercise increased sperm count, motility, and morphology….

What’s the normal testosterone range for men under 40?

Hypogonadal symptoms in young men are associated with a serum total testosterone threshold of 400 ng/dL Jason Scovell et al. BJU Int. 2015 Jul. Objective: Investigate the association between hypogonadism (low testosterone) and serum total testosterone (TT) levels in young men; < 400 ng/dL.  Results:  Probability of hypogonadal symptoms increase at a serum TT level…