As they approach middle age, many men begin to worry about impotence. While there are many causes for male impotence, falling levels of testosterone is an easily identifiable cause. (To learn more about changes that occur with aging, read my report
Stop Aging Naturally.)
It is accepted that a decline in testosterone occurs in most men, it just doesn’t fall as fast as women’s hormones. Testosterone, like female hormones, plays a role in brain protection and in preventing atherosclerosis.
In addition, it prevents muscle loss associated with aging and improves drive and energy levels. In both men and women, testosterone plays a major role in both sex drive and sexual interest. (For information on how to keep your sex life sizzling as you age, go check out my special report
Keeping Your Sex Life, Looks, and Health!)
Before considering supplementation, you should have comprehensive testing for testosterone levels. This should include measures of both free and bound testosterone, DHEA levels as well as sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG).
Sex hormone binding globulin binds testosterone in the blood and when excessive, as occurs in some elderly people, may prevent testosterone from working.
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