AGEING DO HORMONES HELP?

Jonathan Swift : Anglican Bishop of Dublin Wrote Gulliver’s Travels, lots of charity work

AGEING HAPPENS TO ALL OF US

“OLD” Not Young anymore ! Less Strength, Less Stamina More Aches and Pains, More illnesses

WHAT WE WISH

REALITY

ISAAC AND JACOB

Eyesight (?Cataracts) Decisions Fooled Deceived Loss of CPF ISAAC AND JACOB

Eli and his sons - Decision POOR Lost his sons, lost the Ark

Balance poor – Fall easily :Head Injury or Hip fracture

SEEN SOME OF THE AGEING PROBLEMS IN BIBLE Eyesight bad ORHearing bad ORTaste bad ORAND POOR Judgement.Balance bad – Falls and FracturesDepression and loneliness

DOES ANYTHING SLOW DOWN AGEING? Eyesight bad ORHearing bad ORTaste bad ORANDBalance bad – Falls and FracturesDepression and Loneliness

AGEING : SENSIBLE THINGS Eyesight bad : Get good Spectacles; Read in good light Hearing bad : Hearing aidsTaste bad : eat stronger tasting foodANDBalance bad : CAREFUL and SLOW DOWNDepression/Loneliness : Meet friends, Usethe phone, Skype, Whatsapp.Come to meetings /gatherings

DO HORMONES SLOW DOWN AGEING? Eyesight bad ORHearing bad ORTaste bad ORANDBalance bad – Falls and FracturesDepression and Loneliness

Thyroxine Insulin : Diabetes Cortisol Aldosterone ‘Male’ hormones (Testosterone) ‘Female’ hormones (Estrogen, Progesterone) Growth hormone What are HORMONES?

MENOPAUSE

MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS HOT FLUSHES

MENOPAUSE PLUS AGEING

HORMONES AND MENOPAUSE? Improves Symptoms and moreImproves Sleep, “Womanness”“Femininity”Improves Bone, Decreases somecancers (Colon)BUT Some RISKS : IncreasesCancer and Heart disease/Strokes

RISKS IF TAKEN TOO LONG – ESPECIALLY IF DIABETES Heart Disease Strokes Breast Cancer

Hazard ratios for ischaemic heart disease associated with use of hormone replacement therapy stratified on diabetic status. E Løkkegaard et al. BMJ 2003;326:426 ©2003 by British Medical Journal Publishing Group

FEMALE HORMONES If BAD symptoms – take hormones for 6 months or so. If Mild – take non-hormones If no need – don’t need to take at all!! Exercise, sunshine, friends!

DO MEN HAVE MENOPAUSE? Recent Publicity – PADAM, Andropause, etc Still VERY controversial

MALE MENOPAUSE ?? GIVE TESTOSTERONE ??

MALE MENOPAUSE ??

MALE MENOPAUSE ?? DISAGREE

MALE MENOPAUSE ?? HORMONES USE DECREASED !!

DO MEN HAVE MENOPAUSE? Recent Publicity – PADAM, Andropause, etc Still VERY controversial I don’t believe it – Mainly younger men, Mainly sex (once Viagra – no hormones) Chinese Eunuchs RISK : Prostate bigger, Cancer risk

OTHER HORMONES? Several (Besides Sex Hormones) Growth Hormone Thyroid Hormone

Lose Fat, Build Muscle Reverses the Effects of Aging Strengthen the Immune System Improve Sexual Performance Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Based on Cutting-edge Scientific Research Ronald Klatz President American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (4M) Medically Proven

GROWTH HORMONE AND AGEING

GROWTH HORMONE May help : 70 yr old S Stallone and Others ? Arnold Schwarzenegger BUT VERY Expensive Injections And Risk of Cancer

DO HORMONES HELP? YES –if you are SICK and lack the normal Hormone. NO – if you are NORMAL – Normal Ageing Exercise, Sunshine, Friends

APOSTLE PAUL’S EXAMPLE

Prison Nearly blind Hands – no good – bad writing Old injuries – beaten up –pains Lonely – many left him, scared of authorities.

APOSTLE PAUL’S EXAMPLE Trusts God “Content” in whatever state I am Writes: to Timothy, Titus, others Prays for them – ‘day and night’ Knows he can still help –by Prayer Knows he is stronger ‘inside’!!

MAKE LIFE WORTHWHILE

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