Janet: “Does aging have any affect on the cortisol levels in the body?”
Dr. Borkin: “As we get older and these hormonal dysfunctions occur, it causes things like chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia. Too much cortisol can even cause heart related symptoms.
Janet: “Are there tests for hormonal imbalances?”
Dr. Borkin: There are tests that determine if it is in fact the heart or a cardiac problem, or if in all actuality, it is simply a hormonal dysfunction. If the original problems would have been properly managed when it first started, it would never have manifested or gone that far.”
Janet: “How does mainstream medicine deal with hormonal imbalances?”
Dr. Borkin: “The mainstream thought in the scientific and medical communities is if something is low you simply elevate it. The problem with this philosophy is that if you change something on the left then something on the right changes.
Janet: “You were telling me about how the body uses the sex hormones to deal with stressful situations. Can you elaborate on that a little?”
Dr. Borkin: “When it comes to the hormone testosterone, we are dealing with a situation where we are converting the normal production of testosterone into the stress hormone cortisol. When we throw in more testosterone because the levels are low, it is like throwing lighter fluid on a raging fire. The extra testosterone fuels the abnormal functioning of the hormonal system.”
Janet: “Is it dangerous when the body starts stealing hormones from one area for another?”
Dr. Borkin: “There are increasingly severe problems if the causes of hormonal imbalance are not addressed. Even when you supplement hormones that are too low, this does not solve the original problem. Just because a level is low, it does not mean you are going to elevate that hormone if it is being converted into another hormone.”
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