Health: Fighting Age with DHEA

Fighting Age with DHEA

Written by J. Bowler

DHEA is another controversial antiaging hormone. However, unlike repparttar

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) there have been more studies done, but with often conflicting results.

DHEA is a naturally occurring steroid hormone that is a precursor to repparttar 114433 male hormone testosterone and repparttar 114434 female hormone estrogen. There seems to be little dispute that DHEA levels steadily decline as we age, so that by repparttar 114435 age of 70 a person is only producing about 20% as he did in his teens or 20’s.

Proponents of supplemental DHEA claim that taking repparttar 114436 hormone will improve your memory, increase libido, improve muscle tone and stamina, reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue, rejuvenate cells leading to firmer, less wrinkled skin, add sheen and strength to damaged hair and nails and help with weight control.

A German study done in repparttar 114437 late 90’s showed that women who took DHEA for four months were less likely to be depressed, anxious or hostile and more likely to have sexual thoughts and enjoy sex. These results seemed to confirm other studies that DHEA can effect moods and perhaps reduce depression. It might also aid in repparttar 114438 treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.

However two studies in 2003 gave contradictory results as far as repparttar 114439 effect of repparttar 114440 hormone on heart disease and doctors are very worried that repparttar 114441 hormone might, in fact, worsen heart conditions.

Learn how to cope with Narcolepsy without seeing doctors!

Written by Ebe Heng

Narcolepsy is a malfunction of repparttar

sleep/wake regulating system in repparttar 114432

brain which until recently was of unknown origin. Its most common manifestation is Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and sleep attacks.

Symptoms of Narcolepsy includes:

a. Temporary paralysis on falling asleep or awakening (sleep paralysis).

b. Hallucinations - vivid images or sounds - on falling asleep or awakening (Hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations respectively).

c. Moments (but sometimes extended periods) of trance-like behaviour in which routine activities are continued on "auto-pilot" (Automatic behaviour).

d. Interruption of night-time sleep by frequent waking periods, marked by quickening of repparttar 114433 heart rate, over- alertness, hot flushes, agitation, and an intense craving for sweets.

Is there any treatment?

There is no cure for narcolepsy, but repparttar 114434 symptoms can be controlled with behavioral and medical therapy. The excessive daytime sleepiness may be treated with stimulant drugs or with repparttar 114435 drug modafinil. Cataplexy and other REM-sleep symptoms may be treated with antidepressant medications.

Medications will only reduce repparttar 114436 symptoms, but will not alleviate them entirely. Also, many currently available medications have side effects. Basic lifestyle adjustments such as regulating sleep schedules, scheduled daytime naps and avoiding "over-stimulating" situations may also help to reduce repparttar 114437 intrusion of symptoms into daytime activities.

Drug Therapy

Stimulants are repparttar 114438 mainstay of drug therapy for excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep attacks in narcolepsy patients. These include methylphenidate (Ritalin®), modafinil, dextroamphetamine, and pemoline. Dosages of these medications are determined on a case-by-case basis, and they are generally taken in repparttar 114439 morning and at noon. Other drugs, such as certain antidepressants and drugs that are still being tested in repparttar 114440 United States, are also used to treat repparttar 114441 predominant symptoms of narcolepsy.

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