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The innovation Dr. Ebanks has brought to healthcare in CT was profiled recently on WTNH channel 8 TV.
This latest segment detailed his cutting-edge strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease and highlighted the HeartSmartIMT plus available only at Alternity Healthcare in Connecticut.
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| June 21st is Father's Day. Gentlemen, be grateful for your friends, family and loved ones. Be sure to hug your kids and kiss your wife or significant others. If you have not already thought about getting your health in order, now may be a good time to take stock.
This may also be a good time to evaluate how you feel. Have you lost a step? Gained weight despite exercise? Feel tired more than often than you used to? Sleep less restfully? Think less clearly? Have fewer and softer erections? Maybe it is time to have your testosterone checked. You can complete a screening self-questionnaire to begin the process:
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| Importance of Testosterone |
Healthy Aging in Men
Testosterone is the primary sex hormone (androgen or steroid hormone) produced by the testes and it plays an essential role in the health of men. Beyond determining the male sex characteristics, testosterone is a determinant of muscle strength, bone mass, libido, potency, and sperm production, or spermatogenesis.
Whenever testosterone is discussed, most people think first of male sexual potency and the reproductive organs. Although adequate testosterone can improve erectile quality and sexual performance, the heart, in fact, is one of the organs with the greatest number of testosterone receptors. Testosterone is associated with several effects on cardiac health.
The brain is another organ with an abundance of testosterone receptors. The Health in Men Study published in the Clinical Endocrinology Journal 2008 concluded that "higher serum free testosterone is associated with better cognitive function in aging men."
Testosterone supplementation is accompanied by gains in lean mass across all age groups, reduced body fat with some preferential fat loss on the trunk (central or visceral fat). Retained lean mass is associated with increased strength and coordination, maintained physical function and less injury from falls.
Read the full article and learn about testosterone replacement therapy
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| Eggs Have Gotten a Bad Rap |
Add Back to Breakfast Without Guilt
The poor maligned egg, villified as the source of artery-clogging cholesterol. Thought to be too hign in cholesterol to be safely eaten unless consumed as an egg-white omelet. The usual result is a breakfast of excess carbohydrates: cereal, muffins and orange juice. Even the recommendation to eat oatmeal frequently translates into eating the 1-5 minute versions which are not much better. For most people the high carbohydrate load from these highly processsed and easily absorbed carbohydrates are a substantially greater risk to their health than the cholesteol they get from eggs.
Eggs are a source of all natural and very high quality protein that keeps you satisfied longer. More than half of the egg's protein is found in the yolk. Nearly 30 years of research has concluded that healthy adults can enjoy eggs without significantly impacting their risk of heart disease.
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Your quest for longer life begins at Alternity Healthcare Alternity Healthcare uses cutting edge science and a comprehensive evaluation to identify and reduce your risk of degenertive diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Dr. Ebanks, along with the members of his clinical team, will outline a program to optimize your health.
You will look better, feel better and perform better...longer. Contact Alternity Healthcare for a confidential discussion about our individualized programs. www.alternityhealthcare.com 860.748.4064
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860.561.2294
Desmond Ebanks, MD
Founder & Medical Director
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"Heart Health, Hormones & the Cholesterol Myth"
July 22, 2009, 6-7:30pm
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Alternity Healthcare, LLC
639 Rark Rd. 2nd floor, West Hartford, CT
Join us for this presentation exploring the latest scientific and medical information about the true causes of heart disease and the protective role of balanced hormones.
Call to register: 860.561.2294 Space is limited. |
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| ***Attendees will have the opportunity to win a free HeartSmartIMT plus scan*** |
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