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The Complexity of Autism: Why isn’t there one cure?
Anyone with a child with autism has already done their share of research to try to help their child. They know that the statistics show that autism is on the rise. Why are they on the rise and why do we have such trouble helping these patients. I can only guess what...
Low Testosterone and Mitochondrial Function
In a functional medicine clinic, your practitioner will look into mitochondrial function as a possible cause of disease. Mitochondrial function can play a role in many psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and...
Low Testosterone and Dopamine
Dopamine is the neurotransmitter that is involved in your reward cascade. When people are risk takers, they typically have low dopamine. People who are more likely to worry and be careful, typically have high dopamine. But how does this play a role with testosterone....
Low testosterone and Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity can strike anywhere in the body. Multiple Sclerosis is autoimmunity of the lining of the immune system. Psoriasis is autoimmunity of the skin. Hashimoto's is autoimmunity of the thyroid. Autoimmunity can also affect the testicles. In this instance, the...
Low Testosterone and DHT
This is the sixth video in Dr. Ball's video blog series on finding the cause or causes of low testosterone. Instead of just giving you testosterone replacement, one thing that we can do is check the levels of DHT. This stands for dihydrotestosterone. This chemical is...
Low Testosterone, Estrogen, and Aromatase
This is the fifth video in our series on testosterone. Most people do not know this, but there is a chemical that your body can make that causes your testosterone to turn into estrogen. This chemical is called aromatase. In a functional medicine or alternative...
Low testosterone, the liver, and sex hormone binding globulin
This is the fourth video in the video series on low testosterone. When you are working with a functional medicine clinician or an alternative medicine clinician, one area that may be check is the liver and detoxification. Many people know that the liver affects how...
Low Testosterone and Cortisol.
This is the third video on the functional medicine approaches to low testosterone. When we are trying to discover the cause of low testosterone, one place to look is the level of cortisol. Cortisol is a person's stress hormone. It goes up whenever they are engaged in...
Low Testosterone Video Series, Part 2: The Pituitary Gland
Hey everyone. This is the second video in this series on low testosterone. The cause of low testosterone that we are covering today is low functioning of the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is under command of the hypothalamus. It's role is to send hormones out...
Low Testosterone Video Series: Introduction
This is the first video in Dr. Ball's video blog on functional medicine. In functional medicine, alternative medicine, and chiropractic, the practitioner strives to find the cause of a person's problem instead of just using a 'band-aid' approach. The hope is that the...
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