Andropause – Big Pharma’s Boost Still Hasn’t Arrived The global hormone replacement therapy market is huge. Expanding at an annual growth rate of 7.7%, it’s on path break the 50 billion Australian dollar mark in 6 years time [2027]. Now more than ever, all genders are contributing…
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What are they buying? Black Market Steroids in 2021
Naturally, there will always be a Black Market in Steroids and especially so when we see a government crackdown. As the front man for the Dead Kennedy’s Jello Biafra once said, “For every prohibition you create, you also create an underground.” So which is the most counterfeited…
What are the Banned or Discontinued Testosterone Treatments? [Archive]
Banned or Discontinued Testo’ Boosters (ester) | Archive The December 1945 edition of Business Week didn’t miss the mark – “….of all the sex hormones, testosterone is said to have the greatest market potential.” The prospects must have had the erstwhile entrepreneurs of the day exited, maybe…
Sleep Disruption – What is Melatonin trying to tell us?
In this post we look at two hormones with opposite agendas, and how their workplace spat could be costing us precious sleep. According to the University of Adelaide, 33-45% of Australian adults are citing inadequate sleep as negatively affecting their performance during the daytime. Connectivity vs…
Limitations of Serum AND Saliva for Testing Hormones
“Don’t they use Blood for that?” It’s a question many people ask when informed that we can use saliva to measure hormone levels. Well, you can however most GP’s prefer to test hormones in the traditional way. You do have a choice when it comes to collection…
What is Adrenal Fatigue? Debunking the Myth
The wellness industry, alternative medicine and even the mainstream media can be highly influential – sometimes propagating public awareness of certain ‘syndromes’ despite very little supporting medical evidence. In this article, it is existence of adrenal fatigue that has captured our attention. In an era where information…
The Relationship Between Hormones and Weight Gain
Rates of obesity have tripled over the last quarter century, with our more sedentary lifestyles and easy access to food (of all types) copping most of the blame. While no-one is arguing that these lifestyle factors don’t play a significant role in weight gain, it is becoming…
The ups and downs of hormone balance in fertility
Having a baby is a life-changing event, but the journey to get there can sometimes be filled with bumps. Even before trying to conceive, many couples planning for pregnancy will look for ways to improve their health and wellbeing ahead of time. Extra trips to the gym,…
How does Progesterone prevent Pregnancy?
Progesterone is a primary hormone coordinating your menstrual cycle and pregnancy. You need the right amounts of progesterone at the right times to become pregnant, as well as have good fetal development and a successful labor. For this reason it is a crucial hormone when the time…
Is Low T Hype Undermining Your Clients?
Sale of testosterone products continues to grow, reaching projected sales of 2.7 billion AUD worldwide by 2020. Well here’s the T-Thing: With such aggressive marketing, a confusion of facts and nonsense about low testosterone could be hurting your clients’ fitness programme – whether they genuinely display low…