by Les Cole | Mar 23, 2014 | Adrenal Fatigue, Alzheimer's Disease, Autoimmune, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes, Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Food Sensitivity, GI Disease, Gluten, Heart Disease, Leaky Gut, Leaky Gut, Lifestyle Medicine, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegeneration, Nutrition, Overweight, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Skin Conditions, Thyroid
What is Gluten? Gluten consists of 2 proteins: gliadin and glutenin. They are stored with starch in the seeds (grain) of wheat and they provide nourishment for the seedlings to grow upon sprouting until the roots are established. Uses of Gluten The word gluten...
by Les Cole | Mar 19, 2014 | Aging, Andropause, Atherosclerosis, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Cancer, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia (Cholesterol, Endothelial Dysfunction (ED), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Estrogen, Heart Disease, Hormones, Insulin Resistance, Male, Metabolic Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Overweight, Pre-Diabetes, Testosterone, Testosterone
There have been 2 recently published articles (1-2) that have captured the attention of the news media and class action attorneys – the “if it bleeds, it leads” crowd – and therefore the attention of the public. The authors of the 2 papers have...
by Les Cole | Feb 25, 2014 | Andropause, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Heart Disease, Hormones, Testosterone
Premature coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs at an earlier age than in the most people. In a study of men under 45 years of age with CAD, testosterone levels were measured and compared to the levels found in 45 year old men without CAD. At the same time a variety of...
by Les Cole | Feb 19, 2014 | Aging, Andropause, Atherosclerosis, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Blood Pressure, Endothelial Dysfunction (ED), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, Hormones, Male, Natural Medicine, Testosterone, Testosterone
In 2011, data from the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania, Germany, were used to determine if there was a relationship between testosterone levels and blood pressure. Testosterone levels were measured in male participants of the study and the range of...
by Les Cole | Feb 18, 2014 | Chelation, Diabetes, Endothelial Dysfunction (ED), Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, IV Therapy
The Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) presented ground breaking results in the diabetic sub study at the recent American Heart Association Meeting and published in Circulation. The paper, “The Effect of an EDTA-based Chelation Regimen on Patients With...
by Les Cole | Feb 12, 2014 | Aging, Andropause, Bio-Identical Hormone, Bioidentical Hormones, Functional Medicine, Heart Disease, Hormones, Male, Replacement, Testosterone, Testosterone
Heart failure patients who take testosterone supplements may find they breathe better and are able to do more exercise, researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, reported in Circulation Heart Failure in a 2012 study. The authors had gathered data...
