Diagnost Blog

Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) is a medical treatment that involves putting exogenous testosterone (or ‘T’) into the bloodstream to: prevent low T, and to tackle the reduction of male testosterone levels that are caused by ageing. ...

What are hormones? So, what are they and where do they come from?  Hormones are chemicals that are produced by glands in the endocrine system. They travel through the bloodstream and to the tissues and organs, delivering messages that tell the organs what to do and...

Sleep is important. ‘Every function within the brain and body requires sleep’ according to Neurologist Dr. Kirstie Anderson. Not getting enough sleep makes you feel groggy and unable to focus the next day. In the long term, mental health problems, heart problems,...

What is oestrogen dominance? Oestrogen (or estrogen) dominance happens when we have too much oestrogen in the body, or too little progesterone to balance it out. Oestrogen, in its own right, is a fabulous hormone. When at healthy levels, it helps regulate your...

"They are forever young", we often say referring to people in their 50s and 60s who still look great and manage to get away with the same lifestyle as someone twenty years younger. Futuristically inclined doctors are saying that in 35-40 years immortality will become...

You’re aggressive, dominating and extremely sex driven? Congratulations. Even without checking your level, I know you're high in free testosterone. These behaviours are the most prominent effects of testosterone on your brain. But what about the other, sometimes...

Do you know how to slowly kill a man? Deny him sex. Recent studies show that a low frequency of sexual intercourse leads to a high rate of cardiovascular disease, resulting in higher mortality rates amongst men. Sex, making love, call it what you will. The majority of...

What is Cortisol? Cortisol is one of the body's main stress hormones. It releases when we’re under pressure, causing our evolutionary fight or flight response to kick in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTbW4NnL9tk It is produced by the adrenal gland, and its job is...

You eat exceptionally healthy food and every day you play sports, but the numbers on the scale still won’t change? As your frustration grows and you start to get desperate, you ask yourself hopelessly: “Why can’t I lose weight?”. Fortunately, not everything is as bad...

https://youtu.be/zm8W_oPw2Kw Anyone who has a menstrual cycle, or knows anyone with one, knows that hormones are powerful things. Those wanting to harness the full power of hormones to improve health and wellbeing have to ask two key questions: 1. How do I assess my...

Ageing with grace is not a pipedream anymore. Thes 5 anti-ageing medicine tips will help you stay young.