
The Hormone Connection to Aging
By Dr. Julian Ashford
Published on May 23, 2024
Hormones like testosterone and DHEA are crucial for vitality. Understand how hormonal balance shifts with age and its impact on your overall biological age. Hormones are the body's powerful chemical messengers, and maintaining their delicate balance is essential for youthful function. As we age, the production of key hormones like DHEA, testosterone, estrogen, and growth hormone naturally declines. This decline is not just a symptom of aging; it's a driver of it. It leads to muscle loss (sarcopenia), reduced bone density, low energy, cognitive fog, and decreased vitality. This article explores the role of the endocrine system in the aging process and discusses the strategies, from lifestyle interventions to hormone replacement therapy, that can be used to maintain a more youthful hormonal environment and a lower biological age.