Testosterone Lowers Risk of Alzheimers

[cpecke (imported)]

The following web address is to an article I ran across today in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Although the article says the evidence is still controversial, it matches other information that I have ran across and should be taken into very serious consideration by anyone who is seriously contemplating being castrated, including myself.

http://www.news-leader.com/today/0127-T ... 80126.html

OK. For whatever reason, this website will not allow this address to be posted correctly so I'll enter it in another way so it doesn't automatically become a 'url' and you will have to type it in manually. Use the website below and NOT the one above if you wish to view the article.

'http://www.news-leader.com/today/0127-T ... 80126.html'

Enjoy,

Chris

[Mac (imported)]

The following web address is to an article I ran across today in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Although the article says the evidence is still controversial, it matches other information that I have ran across and should be taken into very serious consideration by anyone who is seriously contemplating being castrated, including myself.

Enjoy,

ChrisTry this link.

News-Leader.com | True Ozarks | Testosterone may lower risk of Alzheimer's (http://www.news-leader.com/_tuesday/012 ... 80216.html)

[A-1 (imported)]

Yeah, they said it about estrogen too.

I suspect that this falls under the category of "LIES, DAMNED LIES AND STATISTICS."

A-1

[Andrew (imported)]

Some of you might be interested in how this information was treated in alt.callahans, where I posted the news under the thread title of "NOW they tell me".

My Brother chimed in along the lines of "If you did develop Alzheimer's, who would know?"

I replied "My cats".

And another poster chimed in with this imaginary dialog...

Cat1: Hey, he's feeding us twice today

Cat2: Shut up and eat.

[JeffEunuch (imported)]

The following web address is to an article I ran across today in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Although the article says the evidence is still controversial, it matches other information that I have ran across and should be taken into very serious consideration by anyone who is seriously contemplating being castrated, including myself.

Male hormones and their abundance or not in one's body are something towards many - both those here and not and those with their balls in tact and not - have an ambivalent attitude. Chris is correct to observe that their presence is something to consider in the decision to follow through on a castration fixation.

I'm one of those that has been receiving testosterone injections since even before I was castrated. My natural production levels were inadequate, and this is why I was able to have medically-supervised access to hormone supplements. I've found them essential to maintenance of the energy levels I require for my very physically and intellectually active life. When I began them ~5 years ago, I was told my doc that one of the immediate side effects I'd notice was that my memory would immediately improve. He was right on. I think this also explains why youth with an abundance of testosterone are much better learners than older folks.

Although it was not the primary reason for doing so, that I'd have unquestioned access to hormone supplements was a factor in my decision to have my balls harvested. My doc's immediate response to learning I'd been castrated was that I could have as much testosterone as I wanted, and he periodically asks if I think I need more. As I think there are also some liabilities associated with too much, I've taken a moderate dose and am cautious.

[boyz2sissies (imported)]

Hi guys,

I don't know what happened to me after getting cut just over two months ago, but I feel I'm thinking much more clearly now and am able to go deeper into subject matter while having an ability to tune out unwanted noise.

I'm not on any form of hormone or testosterone replacement and my T is now about 35, where once, 6-8 months ago, prior to castration it was about 350 and in the normal range.

I've heard a good therapy to avert the onset of Alzheimer’s is increased thought, using the brain muscle. My thought process now seems much improved over that before. I can't explain it. I would like to read the study, but they didn't post any references to the authors.

Just my two cents, but I wish I'd gotten cut a lot earlier when windows were still wide open to higher order complex reasoning and learning.

Mike from NJ

[A-1 (imported)]

OH!, BULLSHIT...

Alzheimers is a disease whose cause in unknown except that it seems to have a significant genetic component. Lowered Testosterone levels may have an effect on it but it is most probably very little.

What is known is that Alzheimers involves an inflammation and deterioration of the dendrites in the brain that has been compared to the mechanisms non-rheumatoid arthritis that accompanies aging.

The lower testosterone is probably more of a symptom than a cause and if you do not want Alzheimers, then do not get old. Nobody gets it until they are in their 40's, anyway.

The cause, I predict, has a strong genetic predisposition and the onset of symptoms will correspond to a environmental trigger.

That is all that I have to say about that...

A-1

[An Onymus (imported)]

No idea what the research indicates, but one theory is, that ingestion of some aluminum compounds, contributes to the development of Alzheimer's. Probably, a lot of things do.

[A-1 (imported)]

No idea what the research indicates, but one theory is, that ingestion of some aluminum compounds, contributes to the development of Alzheimer's. Probably, a lot of things do.

For a while it was thought that a connection existed between aluminum cookware and Alzheimer's Disease. No such statistical connection can be made, i.e. the Alzheimer's Disease rates in people who exclusively used iron cookware were no different than that of those who use aluminum cookware.

Microscopic trace aluminum deposits are found more often in the post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's Disease victims than in the general population.

The exact reason is not fully understood but so far research is showing that aluminum present in post-mortem brain tissue is more of a symptom than a cause.

A-1

P.S. Aluminum compounds are in most common anti-acids and most of the elderly drink lots of that stuff to combat indigestion or take it tablet form such as Rolaids, etc..