Anti Aging Medicine

Male Menopause, Andropause: Lab Test

Laboratory parameters of the 1st order – obligatory laboratory tests. Hormone diagnostics Total testosterone (see “Important note” below). SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) [with advancing age SHBG ↑ → bioavailable (metabolically active) testosterone ↓] LH (luteinizing hormone) Prolactin TSH IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor), DHEA-S dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate), estradiol, if applicable. Small blood count Atherosclerosis parameters: Total … Male Menopause, Andropause: Lab Test

Male Menopause, Andropause: Drug Therapy

Therapeutic target To compensate for the partial androgen deficit of the aging male. It should be noted that male hypogonadism (symptomatic hypogonadism/gonadal hypofunction) is defined as follows [EAU guideline]. Total testosterone serum level < 12 nmol/l or 3.5 ng/ml (350 ng/dl) plus Organ functions and quality of life impaired by androgen deficiency. At total testosterone … Male Menopause, Andropause: Drug Therapy

Male Menopause, Andropause: Diagnostic Tests

Obligatory medical device diagnostics. Transrectal prostate sonography – ultrasound examination of the prostate through the rectum. Electrical impedance analysis (measurement of body compartments/body composition) – to determine body fat, extracellular body mass (blood and tissue fluid), body cell mass (muscle and organ mass), and total body water including body mass index (BMI, body mass index) … Male Menopause, Andropause: Diagnostic Tests

Male Menopause, Andropause: Symptoms, Complaints, Signs

Many men in the middle stage of life show symptoms similar to those experienced by women in menopause (menopause). As diverse as the tasks of androgens – the male sex hormones – are, as diverse can be the symptoms and complaints that arise or are caused by a lack of androgens – essentially by testosterone. … Male Menopause, Andropause: Symptoms, Complaints, Signs

Male Menopause, Andropause: Therapy

General measures Aim for normal weight! Determination of BMI (body mass index, body mass index) or body composition using electrical impedance analysis. BMI ≥ 25 → participation in a medically supervised weight loss program. Falling below the BMI lower limit (from the age of 55: 23; from the age of 65: 24) → Participation in … Male Menopause, Andropause: Therapy

Subclinical Inflammation: Therapy

General measures Nicotine restriction (refraining from tobacco use). Limited alcohol consumption (men: max. 25 g alcohol per day; women: max. 12 g alcohol per day). Limited caffeine consumption (max 240 mg of caffeine per day; equivalent to 2 to 3 cups of coffee or 4 to 6 cups of green/black tea). Aim for normal weight! … Subclinical Inflammation: Therapy

Vital Substance Analysis

A person can only be healthy, feel well and vital, if all necessary micronutrients – also called vital substances – are available to him in sufficient quantities. Vital substances include vitamins, minerals, trace elements, vital amino acids, vital fatty acids, etc. Vital substance medicine (synonym: micronutrient medicine) forms the basis for the optimal supply of … Vital Substance Analysis

Cognitive Training

With increasing age, mental performance decreases, because the brain is also subject to aging processes. This development is accelerated by cardiovascular diseases, metabolic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Affected by this are attention, memory and intelligence. When it comes to intelligence, a distinction is made between the: Crystalline intelligence – this refers to knowledge acquired through … Cognitive Training

Mental Hygiene

Psychohygiene refers to all measures that contribute to maintaining or consolidating mental health and thus preventing stress-related mental illnesses. Through psychohygienic measures, the patient becomes more resilient, i.e. more resistant to private and professional stresses, and at the same time optimizes his active stress management. Instructions for psychohygiene Live in harmony with yourself. Every person … Mental Hygiene

Smoking Cessation Procedures

Smoking cessation is a necessary measure to combat tobacco addiction. As early as the 16th century, pipe tobacco was brought to Europe by the Spanish conquistadors. At that time as a privilege of the rich, today as a product of mass industry and available to everyone, dependence on the cigarette poison nicotine is one of … Smoking Cessation Procedures

Anti-Aging Measures: Gut Remediation, Symbiosis Steering

All human mucous membranes are colonized by bacteria called microorganisms. The body needs these microorganisms because they perform important functions in our body. Already at the beginning of the last century, the Nobel Prize winner E. Metchnikow found that a high number of lactobacilli in the intestine has a positive effect on health and promotes … Anti-Aging Measures: Gut Remediation, Symbiosis Steering

Anti-Aging Measures: Dinner Cancelling

The term “dinner cancelling”, also known as evening fasting, refers to a diet in which, depending on the rhythm of the day, from a certain time onwards, the intake of food is abstained from. According to the recommendation of the supporters of the Dinner Cancelling should lie between the last meal of the day and … Anti-Aging Measures: Dinner Cancelling