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2024.12.28
Boost Testosterone Efficiently! What Is "Hormone Replacement Therapy"? Bianca's Aesthetic Medicine Specialist Dr. Yoko Maeda Explains!
To maximize your beauty, care for both the inside and outside is essential. We aim to bring advanced anti-aging treatments, such as peptide therapy common overseas, to our Japanese patients. While aesthetic medical approaches may offer more gradual results, they are crucial for building the foundation that supports beauty and youth. We combine nutritional therapy and lifestyle improvements with hormone replacement, peptide therapy, and regenerative medicine to propose personalized treatment plans. We provide long-term support for health and beauty from within.
Testosterone, the quintessential male hormone, is a crucial “muscle-building hormone” for those seeking to maximize their strength training results. While muscle growth isn't immediately visible, if you find yourself thinking, "I'm working out hard, but my muscles just aren't growing...", a testosterone deficiency might be the culprit.
Testosterone, which helps build and maintain muscle mass, often sees its secretion levels decrease due to various stresses, alcohol consumption, lack of sleep, and other undesirable lifestyle habits.
Therefore, even though testosterone is a male hormone that naturally declines with age, it can also decrease in younger men in their 20s and 30s. It's surprisingly common for this to negatively impact daily life, causing symptoms like a general lack of energy or difficulties in one's sex life.
If testosterone levels remain low, not only does it become harder to build muscle, but it can also trigger various physical and mental symptoms. To prevent this, let's explore effective ways to increase testosterone levels.
Start Today! Lifestyle Habits to Boost Testosterone
First, let me introduce ways to increase testosterone that you can incorporate into your daily life.
Regularly do strength training (exercises to increase muscle strength)
Strength training is exercise aimed at increasing muscle mass. Regularly performing this type of exercise is known to raise testosterone levels. Types of strength training include push-ups, squats, and high-speed leg raises. Combining these into a routine known as "High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)" is considered fundamental.
Exercising at least three times a week is effective, but too much can lead to excessive fatigue and potentially lower testosterone levels.
Consume nutrients that build muscle
Protein (amino acids) is essential for muscle growth. It's especially important to ensure you get enough meat. While excessive meat consumption can accelerate aging, Japanese people tend to eat less meat than Westerners. Therefore, make a conscious effort to include meat in your diet and actively consume protein.
Additionally, to maximize muscle-building effects, it's important to consume moderate amounts of carbohydrates and healthy fats like fish oil and olive oil. Furthermore, to increase muscle mass, actively incorporate foods rich in minerals and vitamins (especially zinc and vitamin D). Recommended options include fish, eggs, and nuts.
Get a good night's sleep
No matter how busy you are, nothing is more important than your physical health. Make sure to get 7 to 9 hours of quality sleep every night. Adequate, high-quality sleep is crucial for maintaining testosterone balance.
Avoid letting stress build up
Hormonal balance, including testosterone, is significantly affected by stress. When the body experiences stress, it secretes cortisol, an adrenal cortex hormone also known as the “stress hormone.” It is thanks to this cortisol that our minds and bodies are protected from excessive stress.
However, the problem is that cortisol production consumes large amounts of cholesterol. Since cholesterol is also the building block for testosterone and its precursor DHEA, excessive cortisol secretion causes a shortage of raw materials for testosterone and DHEA, leading to reduced secretion levels.
To prevent this from happening, daily stress management is crucial. Find your own stress management methods—such as 10 to 20 minutes of meditation, yoga, or deep breathing each day—and make time to relax.
The methods listed here are just a few examples of how to increase testosterone. If lifestyle changes alone don't yield results, other approaches include protein supplements for building muscle mass or testosterone supplements. Other methods include limiting alcohol and tobacco use, dieting, and managing weight.
People with higher testosterone levels tend to see better results from strength training, achieving a muscular, masculine physique. They also often become more positive and energetic. Perhaps due to this influence, their facial expressions may appear more lively and expressive.
Being mindful of testosterone is very important for men. First, try to maintain a regular lifestyle and diet to avoid accumulating stress both physically and mentally.
What is the Medical Aesthetic Approach "Testosterone Replacement Therapy"?
Testosterone is a male hormone that naturally declines with age. As you get older, maintaining optimal levels becomes increasingly difficult. If you start noticing the following symptoms year after year, consider the possibility of low testosterone.
◆Even when exercising, it becomes difficult to build muscle
◆Fat tends to accumulate around the waist area, making it harder to lose weight.
◆Becoming more easily fatigued
◆Feeling irritable or depressed, etc.
These symptoms are also known as male menopause (LOH syndrome). Those in their 40s and beyond may recognize them.
Bianca Clinic offers testosterone replacement therapy (hormone replacement therapy) as a treatment to improve testosterone deficiency. The hormone replacement therapy provided at our clinic involves administering natural hormones identical to those naturally present in the body. This treatment minimizes physical burden and has fewer side effects.
Compensating for testosterone deficiency through exercise and lifestyle changes is not that simple. Testosterone replacement therapy allows for optimal treatment based on blood tests under a doctor's supervision.
Even if your testosterone levels show no obvious deficiency, supplementation may improve various symptoms. If you're concerned, please feel free to consult our clinic. Testosterone deficiency can be quickly checked through a blood test.
For effective testosterone boosts, visit Bianca Clinic!
When testosterone levels are low, even gaining just 1kg of muscle mass becomes difficult. While muscle-building supplements are one method for increasing muscle mass, some people may be concerned about safety and side effects despite their high effectiveness.
At Bianca Clinic, we can increase your testosterone levels efficiently and with minimal physical burden under medical supervision. Testosterone replacement therapy not only enhances muscle strength but also offers benefits for improving male menopause symptoms and building future health. Testosterone deficiency can be easily checked with a blood test, so please feel free to consult with us.
▷Details and pricing for testosterone replacement therapyHere
Bianca Clinic Aesthetic Medicine Director
Dr. Yoko Maeda Profile
https://biancaclinic.jp/doctor/maeda/
Completed initial training at Okinawa Prefectural Nanbu Medical Center and Children's Medical Center. Worked in the Department of Radiology at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and at an aesthetic clinic. Encountered high-dose vitamin C intravenous therapy at a seminar by the Intravenous Therapy Research Society. Studied abroad as a Research Fellow at the L'Ordin Clinic in the United States. Achieved notable accomplishments, including passing the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine's specialist certification exam at the youngest age.
Currently serving as a Medical Director of Aesthetic Medicine at BIANCA CLINIC. The role of a Medical Director of Aesthetic Medicine is to propose methods for regulating the body from within, thereby approaching beauty through health. We address various physical discomforts and concerns, including female menopausal symptoms, male menopausal symptoms, fatigue recovery, FAGA (female pattern hair loss), ED (erectile dysfunction), and muscle enhancement. As a professional in anti-aging care that treats aging from within the body, I propose treatments tailored to each patient from among methods utilizing regenerative medicine and advanced medical technologies. Through an approach aimed at improving constitution and rejuvenating biological age, I provide support for Longevity—not merely extending lifespan, but achieving healthy longevity.
＜Aesthetic Medicine Services＞
◆Male Menopause
◆FAGA
◆Biological Age (Epigenetic Clock/Biological Age Test)
◆Muscle Building
◆Peptide Therapy
◆Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
◆Orthomolecular Nutrition Therapy
◆Hydrogen Therapy
◆NMN Intravenous Therapy
◆Exosome Injection
◆Purified and Concentrated Stem Cell Culture Supernatant Infusion
◆High-Concentration Vitamin C IV Drip
◆Placenta injections, etc.
＜Professional Affiliations and Qualifications＞
◆Director, Japanese Society of Aesthetic Medicine
◆American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) Certified Specialist
◆A4M Anti-Aging, Metabolism, and Functional Medicine Fellowship
◆American Academy of Advanced Medical Sciences Chelation Specialist
＜Check out more information about Dr. Yoko Maeda's aesthetic medicine practice here＞
Dr. Yoko Maeda's Instagram account (@dr.yokomaeda) isHere
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