Andropause

Mastering the change of life with the help of chronobiology

Menopause

Andropause

Mastering the change of life with the help of chronobiology

Menopause

Table of Contents

Controlled by messenger substances ..............................6Starting point – glands ...................................................7Following the rhythm of the inner clock .........................8Orchestra of hormones ................................................ 10Best form – a short-time blessing ................................ 11Counteracting hormone deficiency, anti-aging ............. 12Hormones drop, risks rise ........................................... 12First «upwards», now «downwards» ............................ 13Beware of the disposition to divorce! ........................... 14Basic substance for 18 complete hormones ................. 15A natural transition period .......................................... 16Definition of menopause .............................................. 17Women: pre, peri or post? ............................................ 18Turning point between age 44 and 52 ......................... 19Almost half a life ......................................................... 19

How the body experiences menopause ........................ 21Peak season for antidepressants ................................. 22Men before andropause ............................................... 24Men: inching towards a halt ........................................ 25The male body needs more ......................................... 26The hormone science of aging ..................................... 27Theories of aging......................................................... 28Substitution of all decreasing messenger substances ... 30Hormone status test .................................................... 31Hormones and their function ....................................... 32Daily rhythm of the hormones ..................................... 34Regulation and compensation ..................................... 35Protection against free radicals .................................... 36Phyto substances: supplementation and alternative .... 36Plant-based substances fill the gap .............................. 37Phyto substances for the female organs ...................... 38Phyto substances for the male organism ..................... 42A new understanding of medicine ............................... 46Phyto substances supplement the orchestra of hormones . 47Plant-based ensembles of substances with well-described efficiency ...................................... 48

Mastering the change of life with the help of chronobiology

Andropause Menopause

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Starting point – glandsMost messenger substances are produced in glands, primarily in the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in the brain, in the thyroid gland and parathyroid gland, in the pancreas, the adrenal glands, the ovaries and the testicles. Other hormones are produced directly in the tissue at the place of their action. A complicated feedback system consisting of external and internal timers sub-jects the intensity of these information transmitters to a distinct 24-hour rhythm. This inner clock is an important control factor for the release of hormones. The more intelligently we bear in mind this chronobiological factor the greater the benefit for our bodies.

Controlled by messenger substancesMessenger substances control us day and night. Contrary to what has been assumed for a long time it is not electrical impulses but chemical molecules that transmit the most important pieces of information in the human body. The name of these molecules: hormones. Medical science already knows as many as 156 such active endogenous regulators and coordinators of the body’s metabolism. If necessary, they are activa-ted in certain cells. They are transported to their place of action in the blood, in the lymphs and in intercellular fluid. They control the activity of the organs without directly participating in the metabolic processes. In order to prevent the organism from being inundated with them they are deactivated after a relatively short time.

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Following the rhythm of the inner clockA few interesting examples: between seven and nine o’clock in the morning the messenger substances – not only the sexual ones – are at their peak. Between 3 and 4 p.m. a high phase of our long-term memory makes us most capable of learning. By around 11 p.m. the level of the sleeping hormone melatonin has increased tenfold and switches the organs to regeneration – this is an extremely important impulse which is lost in many elder people. During healthy sleep, the body’s temperature is reduced upon the command of the messenger substan-ces. When we wake up the blood pressure rises.

A few decades ago, chronobiologists, the representatives of this new science, were still derided. Today, relevant formulas for providing the body with essential substan-ces are available thanks to their findings. These formulas take into consideration the relationship between the metabolic processes and the time of the day.

6 hThe organism starts up

7 – 9 hHormones at their peak

15 – 16 hNew upswing, phase of learning, long-term memory

23 hTime for bed, BUT: Creativity at its absolute peak

10 – 12 hFully fit and wide awake, brain functions most efficiently

13 – 14 hNoon low, time for a nap

18 – 21 hRegeneration and relaxation, good sense of smell and taste

2 hAll systems stop except liver and skin

6 hThe organism starts up

21 hStomach rests – stop eating

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Best form – a short-time blessingUnfortunately our hormones are not at our disposal in the desired intensity for our entire lives. As from the age of 30 already – upon fulfillment of the procreation mandate within the meaning of evolution – the production of important messenger substances is curbed more or less drastically.

Orchestra of hormonesEvery emotion, every bout of energy, every growth com-mand, every outbreak of anger, every repair order, every feeling of lust, every blush and, most of all, any sexual stirring, is the echo of the dosage of hormones.

But also the renewal of our bones, the blood pressure, the body’s water balance, the blood sugar level or the intensity of sleep during the night result from the release of certain hormones.

In this concert of 156 or more messenger substances, some players are of paramount importance. Individually or as a group these are: the sexual hormones estrogen, progesterone und testosterone, the growth hormone, a basic hormone called DHEA, the brain-performance-en-hancing substance pregnenolone, and melatonin.

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Other attractive elements of this image are the typically female body forms resulting from the fat reserves the body has produced in order to make provision for a subsequent pregnancy. All too soon this shiny image begins to fade. First, the woman experiences a significant decline of the maternity or feel-good hormone progeste-rone that is produced in the ovaries. Then the production of the estrogens plummets. Few people are familiar with the fact that the lack of these substances also produces a huge gap outside the female sexual organs.

First «upwards», now «downwards»The most important hormones that participate in building the human body are referred as «anabolic» according to the Greek syllable for «upwards». Apart from the sexual hormones, these are the growth hormone and DHEA. The levels of all these build-up hormones in the blood

Counteracting hormone deficiency, anti-agingThe aging process starts at birth and is irrevocable. Science-based professional anti-aging medicine is concerned with the decline in the hormone levels that mostly comes gradually but often has grave consequences.

Millions of people are hardly aware of the interdependence between such deficiency and low immunity, heart risks, arthritis or bone loss.

Because only one hormonal crash is so obvious that everybody knows about it: the crash experienced by a woman in her menopause.

Hormones drop, risks riseThe messenger substances from the group of the estrogens, and progesterone, are regarded as the female hormones. This categorization is somewhat mislea-ding. Because these hormones regulate the bone metabolism, vascular health, and mood also in the male body. Howe-ver, their main role is that of the work bees of the female sexual system. All physical and mental aspects imaginable are directly or indirectly geared towards conception. Smooth skin, strong hair, sensual smell, easy-going manner, encou-raging looks – all the weapons in a wo-man’s arsenal of seduction can probably be traced back to these hormones.

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Basic substance for 18 complete hormonesThe endogenous substance with the desi-gnation dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is produced in the adrenal cortex. It was only at the end of the 20th century that this substance was recognized as the «youth hormone». 18 different messenger substan-ces, including the so-called female messenger substances (estrogens) and male messenger substances (androgens), develop from DHEA in the female and male body, respectively.

Our organism reduces the production of DHEA to just one tenth until the age of 75.

The levels of all messenger substances related with that hormone take a plunge. The effects are profound. Still, there is only one instance of a hormo-nal deficit that the general public is really aware of: the female menopause.

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and in the tissue drop significantly over the years. With each individual declining messenger substance – irrespective of whether the decline is slow or quick – the body loses an extremely important health factor. The effects are dramatic: loss of vitality and increased proneness to illness.

Beware of the disposition to divorce!

A lack of the growth hormone affects not only the renewal of bones, fatty tissue or muscles. HGH (for

«human growth hormone», the scientific name of this messenger substance) is also an important stabilizing factor for our psyche. A deficiency in this hormone can be one of the reasons for the high disposition to divorce that can be observed during female and male menopause.

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A natural transition periodThe term for the collapse of the female reproduction system is formed from the Greek words «meno» (month) and «pausis» (stop).

Usually the regular periods will not stop from one day to the next. Most women experience a transition.

One or several months without menstruation taking turns with months with a menses. The periods vary in length and intensity. Under such changing conditions, when can a woman be sure that the time of her periods is over? Practically when a year has passed since her last spontaneous menstruation. This is exactly what menopause means. It is a point in time that can only be determined retroactively.

Definition of menopauseFrom puberty until the occurrence of menopause the following happens in a woman’s body: the pituitary gland releases stimulants (FSH, LH) for the reproductive glands into the blood. The ovaries respond by producing sexual hormones. The increase of their level in the blood is a signal to the brain that its action has been succes-sful. This feedback stabilizes the hormonal situation. In the course of the years the female body ceases to produce enough sexual hormones for this success report. The control center of the brain does not receive a stop si-gnal – as a consequence, stimulation of the reproductive glands is not terminated but even increased. The pituita-ry gland releases even more stimulants. The complicated system of impulse and response is materially disturbed. This hormone deficiency has dramatic consequences. The abrupt derailment, usually due to age, reinforces almost all other aging processes. Skin, vessels, bones, muscles, brain are especially affected.

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Turning point between age 44 and 52The average age for the occurrence of menopause in the Western world is 51 years. The normal range extends mostly from age 44 to 52.

The most distinctive feature of this turning point is the change in the function of the ovaries. The woman beco-mes infertile.

Almost half a lifeIn this day and age, a woman usually lives long enough to be postmenopausal for almost half of her life. There-fore, the start into her «third fate» is of extremely great social and psychological importance. The organism responds in very different ways to the rapidly changing hormone levels. The number of possible effects is subs-

Women: pre, peri or post?Some women do not recognize the transition to meno-pause as long as they have an irregular cycle. Three phases blend into each other:

premenopause, i.e. the phase before,

perimenopause (from the Greek term for «around») –is defined by a stage of irregular menstruation that may stretch over several years and ends upon the occurrence of menopause, and

postmenopause, which starts after the last period.

Women are recommended to regard themselves as being «in perimenopause» until the established diagnosis of «postmenopause». Perimenopause may be characterized by as few as two consecutively missed periods or by up to 260 days without menstruation.

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tantial. They differ hugely from woman to woman. And even identical effects occur with greatly varying intensity.

The specific effects of low estrogen levels remain even after the so-called change of life is over.

These include dryness of the skin and the degeneration of some structures referred to as urogenital atrophy. Tissues in the genital area shrink and loose elasticity and moistness. Itching, skin hemorrhage, urinary disorders (caused by the instabi-lity of the vasomotor nerves), as well as an increased inclination to inflammation and infection are not uncommon.

How the body experiences menopauseEarly consequences are known to include hot flashes, outbreak of sweat, sleep disorders, changes in blood pressure, unrest, agitation and depressive moods.

In the following months and years it is inevitable that the degeneration of organs will cause symptoms to become imminent: bladder weakness, shrinking of the sexual organs and the skin will be followed by arthrosis, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis.

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Peak season for antidepressants Quite a few women experience the abundance of conse-quences as confusing and frightening. Aggravated forms

of feeling blue can be diagnosed as depression and fear of the future. 75 % of all antidepressants are

prescribed to perimenopausal women all over the world.

As natural and chronobiological alterna-tives, adapted to the circadian rhythm, for achieving a brightening effect on the mood in time, two intelligently designed preparations containing the precursor substances of the «happiness hormone» serotonin should be mentioned here: Tryptochron® and 5 HTP® (both obtaina-ble without a prescription, manufacturer

VitaBasix®).

75 % of all antidepressants are prescribed to  perimenopausal women all over the world.

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Men: inching towards a haltUsing the Greek word fragment for man, the years of the transition are designated as andropause (i. e. «menstop») The term andropause is not recognized and used by all members of the medical profession.

The dramatic decline in testosterone and other hormones is often greatly accelerated by the person’s life style – for example by overweight.

Affected men should not try to escape their personal responsibility on the basis of a generalizing designation. Scientists prefer the term PADAM, formed from the words «Partial Androgen Deficit in the Aging Male».

Men before andropauseThere is no longer any doubt: As aging progresses similarly in men and women alike, men also become subject to a kind of hormonal desynchronization over time.

While women are faced with a rela-tively quick loss, messenger substances decrease rather gradually in men.

The male sexual hormones take their leave more slowly. But also these hormonal changes are defined as a material cause of a dramatic acceleration of aging.

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The hormone science of agingThe male body needs more Testosterone is among the most important control subs-tances in the human organism. In order for all functions to work at their best, the male body requires much more testosterone than the female.

This androgenic hormone stabilizes the muscles, strengthens the bones, regulates the fat metabolism and activates regeneration after an injury or illness. It lends wings to the psyche and gives a person adven-turousness, courage and a zest for action.

In this respect, the aging process brings a special com-plication along. Testosterone moves in the blood both freely and in a form bound to proteins. Only the free form is biologically active. But over the years the binding protein increases and blocks more and more of these hormone molecules – and it is precisely those molecules that matter.

The wish to delay aging is thousands of years old. People’s ever-increasing life expectancy as well as new knowledge and theories concerning the aging process, however, have massively fostered this interest.

In this respect, one of the most interesting questions is: which changes in the organs are caused by the low hormone levels that characterize the second half of life?

By merely looking at the statistics of some physical and mental signs of aging a convincing answer cannot be found:

Blood circulation is reduced by 20 percent in the brain and by 50 percent in the

kidneys. The blood transports only up to a maximum of 60 percent of the former oxygen quantity. The mineral content of the bones in the female body drops to 70 percent. When resting, our basal metabo-lism consumes 16 percent fewer calories – overweight is imminent.

We are attracted by the prospect of not only  living longer but also aging healthily

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substances are at work day and night to control important life processes, such as heat regulation, water balance, respira-tion, hunger, sleep or sexual functions. In the second half of life, the organism finds it increasingly difficult to perform some of these actions.

We know one common risk factor for the illnesses which are going to determine the fate of people in the 21st century: aging.

This applies in particular to arteriosclero-sis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. As a logical consequence, preven-tive medicine must concern itself with the hormone science of aging.

Theories of agingIt is not entirely clear why an organism ages at all. Several theories compete for recognition:

Certain genes control the aging process˘˘

Aging is due to oxidative stress having got out of ˘˘

control («reactive oxygen radicals»)

Aging is a consequence of loss of function due to ˘˘

protein molecules stiffened by blood sugar

Aging is due to chronic inflammation processes below ˘˘

pain level («silent inflammation»).

The most controversial theory is the neuroendocrine theory: we age because our hormone levels drop.

But one thing cannot be denied: all illness symptoms that are typical of old age can be offset or slowed down by adequate hormone substitution. For messenger

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are present and that the specific hormone deficiency has been proven in a chemical laboratory. Then however providing individual hormone substitution to elder adults does make sense.

Hormone status testDefining a man’s or a woman’s hormone status by per-forming a simple blood test can reveal information on the biological age and provide know-how for targeted anti-aging measures. In this respect, the information to be provided by the specialist doctor must meet particu-larly high standards. It is absolutely necessary to check efficacy at regular intervals.

This is the responsible way to administer anti-aging medicine: as much as necessary, as little as possible. If applied properly, hormones are not dangerous. The ove-rall picture must be right – it makes little sense to com-pensate a deficiency in only one messenger substance.

Substitution of all decreasing messenger substancesOne of the most important approaches of this science is extended hormonal substitution, the replacement of all messenger substances that decrease in the second half of life.

The longest and widest experience has been gained with hormone replacement therapy for women during and after menopause. Some results of HRT studies have shattered the belief in a fountain of youth. It is not sufficient to just compensate a deficiency state or two.

In the meantime, individualization and dosage reduc-tion have become the principles of responsible, broader hormone substitution. Female postmenopause and male andropause are no longer generally classified as an illness caused by a hormone deficiency. Such categori-zation requires that corresponding clinical symptoms

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Hormone Function Symptom of deficiency Administration of hormonesEstrogen Highly effective female

sexual hormone. Seduc-tion and beauty sub-stance. Able to bind water in the skin. Heart protec-tion. Bone metabolism.

Hot flashes. Depression. Bone loss. Dry skin.

Better skin (formation of collagen). Increasing libido. Brightening the mood. Reduction of heart and oste-oporosis risks. For best results, very low doses of natural (instead of synthetic) hormones should be administered over the skin – as a patch, cream or gel.(e.g. Gynokadin® Dosiergel [prescrip-tion required, manufacturer Dr. Kade]).

Progesterone Maternity hormone. Brings respiration, bone health, connective tissues, muscles to perfection. Reduces fears.

Risk for uterus and breast. Sleep problems. Disturbed water balance

Prevention of mood swings. Protec-tion against excrescences. For best results, natural (instead of synthetic) hormones should be administered (e.g. Utrogest® [prescription required, manufacturer Dr. Kade]).

Testosterone Most effective male sexual hormone. Libido. Muscle and bone buildup. Fat metabolism.

Loss of performance. Depression. Sleep problems. Fragility of bone.

Lowering cholesterol. Boost to libido. Memory capacity (e.g. Testogel® [prescription required, manufacturer Jenapharm]).

Hormone Function Symptom of deficiency Administration of hormonesGrowth hormone Regeneration.

Cell growth. Muscle buildup. Degradation of fat.

Dépression.Immunodéficience.

Strengthening immunity. Stronger connective tissue (e.g. in case of severe di-sorders inject Norditropin® [prescription required, manufacturer Novo Nordisk]; otherwise use a spray, Oral HGH® [obtai-nable without a prescription, manufac-turer VitaBasix®] to early stimulate the body’s own production of the hormone).

DHEA Of immense importance for a «second youth». Precursor for sexual hormones. Bone density. Degradation of fat. Performance. Immune defense. Mood.

Profound metabolic disorder. Risks for the cardiovascular system. Low immunity.

Improves the patient’s general wellbeing, libido. Lowering cholesterol (e.g. DHEA, [prescription required, manufacturer VitaBasix®]).

Pregnenolone Précurseur important. Anti-inflammatoire. Protection contre la démence.

Exhaustion.Arthritis.

Long-term memory. Symptoms of old age (e.g. Pregnenolon [prescription required, manufacturer VitaBasix®]).

Melatonin Hormone-mère de la chronobiologie. Régule la régénération de tous les organes soumis à l’activité hormonale

Overall disorder of the inner clock. Sleep problems. Low immunity.

Strengthening the immune system. Antioxidative effect. Brightening the mood (e.g. with chronobiological effect Melachron® [prescription required, manufacturer VitaBasix®]).

Hormones and their functionThese are the hormones used in modern preventive medicine. Their concentration in the body depends not only on the person’s age but also on the time of day.

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Daily rhythm of the hormones Regulation and compensationAll this results in the recommendation to administer hor-mones early in order to maintain health and to prevent certain consequences of aging.

In case of substitution, which is a very promising variant of classic hormone replacement therapy, the hormone administered to the body only compensates a deficiency that really has been proved. Today it is possible to deter-mine minute quantities of hormones in the blood, saliva, urine and other sources.

Your trusted doctor with specialist training will care-fully evaluate your individual hormone status and take into consideration any symptoms and risks.

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Protection against free radicalsOnly a short while ago, a fateful interaction between hormone deficiency and a reduced defense against free radicals was discovered. This oxidative stress in the organism seems to be a dangerous accelerator of aging. Probably hot flashes and other symptoms are the signs of increased aggressive oxidation in the tissue.

Phyto substances: supplementation and alternativeMore and more informed people counteract in a natural way the impairments caused by the drop in hormones, as well as the changes in the body’s appearance. This can be done successfully by means of certain plant-based substances, called phyto substances. Astonishingly, consuming such substances causes mild effects in the body, similar to those of hormones. Phyto substances

either supplement hormone substitution, for example by having an influence on the body’s own production, or they alleviate the symptoms of the change of life without the administration of hormones. This applies to women and men alike.

Plant-based substances fill the gapSubstances contained in a number of medicinal plants will produce a particularly positive effect if they are combined with other nutrients and building constituents. Science focuses primarily on phytoestrogens (from the Greek word for plant). The advantage of these plant-based substan-ces is that they consist of naturally formed, and thus complete, ensembles of active ingredients. In addition to being highly efficient, they are thus also particularly well tolerated. Furthermore, some of them even enhance the protection against hormone-dependant illnesses.

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Phyto substances for the female organsEnsembles of substances containing the following predo-minantly plant-based substances are particularly suitable for treating symptoms of menopause in women in a natu-ral way and for generally regulating the hormone levels:

SoybeansThe primary effect is based on the many isoflavones it contains, in particular, genistein, daidzein and glycitein. Soy also contains saponines, substances which prima-rily strengthen the immune system. Together with the phytosterols, another important group of secondary plant substances, the saponines also bind cholesterol and thus ultimately lower cholesterol levels.

OrthosiphonDried leaves of Orthosiphon aristatus, also called cat’s whiskers, contain a complex mixture of essential oils,

plant acids, isoflavones, saponines and potassium salts. The substance has a diuretic, spasmolytic and microbici-dal effect.

Wild YamThis substance, which lowers the blood sugar and trigly-ceride levels, contains saponines such as diosgenin and dioscoretin.

Dong QuaiThis medicinal plant, which is also called Chinese ange-lica, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, not only to alleviate painful mens-truation but also against hypertension and disturbed circulation.

LignansStructurally, this group of substances consisting of anti-oxidants, polyphenols and isoflavones is very similar to the sexual hormones. The fact that they dock to certain receptors of our cells enables lignans not only to balance

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the decrease in production within the body but also to reduce a hormonal pro-duction that is too high. In this way they have effect on the development of hormo-ne-dependant tumors (breast, intestine).

Red cloverIn addition to isoflavones, this plant also contains formononetin and biochanin A. These two substances are precursors of genistein and daidzein, but they also appear to have potential of their own and thus contribute to the effects of red clover. The mildly estrogenic effect exerted by all the isoflavones alleviates the symptoms of menopause and also seems to confer protection against osteoporosis.

ValerianThe well-known extract from the vale-riana plant is one of the oldest natural

remedies and has been used to treat nervousness and sleeping disorders since ancient times. Taken regularly, valerian has an anxiety-reducing and calming effect.

Black cohoshIn addition to isoflavones and many further active substances this medicinal plant also contains triterpene glycosides, which are successfully applied in case of menopausal complaints.

MagnesiumThis is one of the most important mi-nerals and is used to alleviate muscle cramps, among other things. Further-more, magnesium is essential for healthy bone structure.

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Phyto substances for the male organismEnsembles of substances containing the following predo-minantly plant-based substances are particularly suitable for treating symptoms of andropause in a natural way and for generally regulating the hormone levels in the male body:

Taurine and L-arginineWhereas taurine is an aminosulfonic acid, L-arginine is an amino acid. Both of these substances are known to have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. L-arginine is converted to nitrogen monoxide, a substance with a vasodilating effect. Taurine participates in the formation of bile acids and thus boosts the body’s energy balance.

Saw palmettoExtract of saw palmetto contains valuable oils, polysac-charides, phytosterines, flavonoids and carotinoids. The

plant has been used by practitioners of herbal medicine for centuries. It causes regression of non-cancerous en-largement of the prostate – especially if it is administered at the early stages of this disease. It substantially lessens difficulties during urination and improves urinary flow.

LignansStructurally, this group of substances consisting of an-tioxidants, polyphenols and isoflavones is very similar to the sexual hormones. The fact that they dock to certain receptors of our cells enables lignans not only to balance the decrease in production within the body but also to reduce a hormonal production that is too high. In this way they have effect on the development of hormone-de-pendant tumors (prostate, intestine).

TribulusThe main active ingredient of tribulus is protodioscine, a substance stimulating the pituitary gland. The pituitary reacts by releasing an increased amount of LH (luteini-sing hormone), which in turn speeds up the body’s own

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production of testosterone in the testes. The result is an increase in free bioactive testosterone of up to 50 %.

Ginkgo BilobaThis special extract promotes blood circulation in the entire body, widens the blood vessels and generally reduces the risk of clotting. It thus alleviates symptoms caused by insufficient blood circulation, such as memory problems, declining muscular strength and metabolic disorders.

ZincThis trace element is a constituent of many enzymes – or of their co-factors – and thus plays an important role in our entire metabolism, also in the metabolism of growth and sexual hormones.

Androchron®a plant-based «testosterone booster» with ˘˘chronobiological release designed espe-cially for men over 50fosters muscular strength, ˘˘endurance and libidoprevents prostate enlargement˘˘increases general performance capacity as ˘˘well as physical and mental fitness

Menochron®releases chronobiologically-optimized ˘˘isoflavones having an oestrogenic effect as well as other plant substancesrestores hormonal balance (especially in ˘˘women over 45)promotes lipid and sugar metabolism and ˘˘bone structure and traps free radicals

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A new understanding of medicineChronobiology has had an outstanding in-fluence on the development of modern food supplements. In different compositions for administration in the morning and evening, the mostly plant-based constituents of these products have been specifically adapted to the organs’ needs at the particular time of day during this difficult phase.

Governed by the laws of chronobiology, they support the body’s own hormonal

processes in an innovative and natural way, finely tuned to the needs at the particular time of the day. This ensures that all phyto substances are taken correctly, for example with Menochron® (female) and Androchron® (male), both obtainable without a prescrip-tion, manufacturer VitaBasix®.

Phyto substances supplement the orchestra of hormonesHormones in a normal, low concentration are provided by Nature throughout our entire lives. In case of a lack of hormones, the ideal solution is to offset deficiencies of all messenger substances.

It is the performance of the entire orchestra that counts, not that of an individual instrument.

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New findings of chronobiology help medicine do the right thing – and at the right time, too. Because the vital subs-tances that are needed in the organs should reach their targets in time and at the optimum time of day.

Talk to your doctor about what is right for you at the right time.

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Plant-based ensembles of substances with well-described efficiencydevelop hormone-like effects in the human body. Their importance grows during female menopause and male andropause. So-called phytohormones adjust themselves excellently to the body’s own hormone concentrations: fine-tuning results in an increase or even a decrease of their efficiency, depending on what is needed.

These mild natural substances are absolutely unproble-matic means of influencing slight to medium meno-pausal complaints of women and beginning testoste-rone deficiency and lack of drive in men.

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Mastering the turning points with the help of plant substances

When they are consumed, individual natural substances found in the world of plants develop desired effects of a hormonal cha-racter in the human body. They produce vital impulses similar to our own messenger substances. Thus they are a mild option for compensating the deficits caused by hormone deficiency that are biologically preprogrammed to occur especially in the middle years of women’s and men’s lives.

Intelligently designed food supplements based on modern chrono-biology supply the individual target organs at the best suited time. This is how naturally created hormonal effects are ensured to take place at the correct time of day – a blessing in the challenging pha-ses of menopause and andropause.

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