The Beauty and Burden of Hormones
Description
Are exercise and smart eating the best tools for staying youthful and attractive? Or is there a third ingredient in the fountain of youth-namely, clinical adjustments to the body's chemistry, perhaps with drugs derived from other creatures' hormones? This program examines the subject of hormone therapy and its link to longevity studies. Outlining the role hormones play in sexual attraction, the program describes the biological aspects of menopause; explains the use of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, or SNP, in treating testosterone decline; and shows how the use of horse estrogen has been discredited as a weapon against female aging. Research into soya and phytoestrogens is also featured.
Runtime
26 min
Series
Subjects
- Hormones (10)
- Human biology (175)
- Preventive health services (62)
- Aging (259)
- Health behavior (126)
- Medicine, Preventive (350)
- Human body (173)
- Medicine (401)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2010], c2005
Database
Films on Demand
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