How Testosterone Protects Against Inflammation

August 2011 - The medical community has long known that women are more susceptible than men to a variety of allergies and inflammatory conditions, and researchers from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany may have discovered why: hormones. According to the study, which was published in the scientific journal FASEB Journal, testosterone affects the immune response, helping to protect the body from inflammation. The protection that higher levels of testosterone provide to men is responsible for their lower risks of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, asthma, arteriosclerosis and many other conditions, the study reports.

This study reveals yet another reason why optimal hormone balance is so crucial for overall health. The highly trained bioidentical hormone doctors in the BodyLogicMD network are all hormone experts and are intricately familiar with the benefits of optimal testosterone levels.

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