Dr. Katharina Johnson

A few health tips that can make a big difference:

Wash your hands frequently. When I go out I carry a hand disinfect in my bag-it comes in handy.
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Excess estrogen in men are not only detrimental to your good looks (they contribute to the enlargement of the male breasts, so called gynecomastia) but are also very dangerous to your health.

Studies found that excess estrogen:

•    Can double the risk of a stroke (when estradiol blood levels are greater than 34.1 pg/mL)
•    Increases the risk of cardiovascular events and deaths
•    Is correlated with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (especially when testosterone levels are low)
•    Increases C-reactive protein. A marker for inflammation in the body
•    Plays an important role in the development of the benign enlargement of the prostate-:BPH
•    And more recently, is also linked to Prostate Cancer.

So what are the clinical symptoms?

•    Enlarged breasts
•    Low sex drive
•    Excess belly fat
•    Depression, fatigue and low energy
•    Poor memory
•    Low stress tolerance
•    Loss of body hair
•    Loss of muscle tone
•    Shrinking testes
•    Erectile dysfunction
•    Prostate enlargement and prostate cancer
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