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If you have a confirmed testosterone deficiency, its important to identify if there are any reversible causes that can be addressed before committing to, what should be considered a lifelong therapy. Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) is an involved process. In my professional opinion, the most effective method of replacement is daily Testosterone Cypionate and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) injections. Your dose is carefully titrated to normalise your male androgen levels.

TRT is an involved process, its a financial commitment and its a time-consuming process. Two daily subcutaneous injections, admittedly with a tiny 29-gauge insulin needle, preparation of your multi-dose vial, every 3 months for Testosterone Cypionate and monthly for HCG, regular blood tests, additional blood tests after a protocol change. We have patients from all over the UK, Europe and further afield, they all have an initial face to face consultation and yearly thereafter, the rest can be managed remotely. Some of my patients travel thousands of miles, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Portugal, Dubai, the Philippines to ensure they receive Gold Standard care. Londoners often complain a trip to Poole is too far, little do they know.

TRT has traditionally been thought of as simply replacing the testosterone. It makes sense, replace the testosterone that is deficient. The issue lies with the subsequent negative effect on other important parameters administration of exogenous testosterone has on the body. Injecting testosterone shuts down the Hypo-pituitary Gonadal (HPG) axis, you know longer produce Lutenising Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) from the pituitary gland in the brain. LH stimulates the Leydig cells of the testes to produce testosterone, the FSH stimulates the Sertoli cells to produce sperm through a process called spermatogenesis.

HCG mimics LH, it is used in the treatment of male infertility. Intra-testicular testosterone is partly converted to oestradiol by the aromatase enzyme, this helps facilitate spermatogenesis. The Mens Health Clinic now has 20 pregnancies with the concurrent use of HCG alongside testosterone. Its important to appreciate that there are LH receptors all over the body, most noticeably the brain. HCG is clearly important to help maintain fertility and testicular size, but its effects are more wide ranging. Men report an improved sense of well-being and libido using HCG alongside testosterone.

I am uncomfortable with allowing an organ, in this case your testicles, to atrophy with testosterone monotherapy. It seems illogical to me that this should be accepted. I believe that irrespective of whether you want to conceive or not, you should replace this hormone. TRT should be considered hormone replacement therapy (HRT), we should be maintaining function with HCG and supplementing with testosterone to ensure your male androgen levels are normalised.

I am rather shocked and appalled that the medical community has such a simplistic approach to TRT, as one NHS Endocrinologist recently said to me either the patient wants to retain fertility in which case you offer HCG or they do not want to retain fertility in which case you treat with testosterone. This regressive and outdated attitude and approach to TRT is one of the reasons men are willing to travel from all over the world to The Mens Health Clinic, Gold Standard care.

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Q: A recent news release suggested that men with low testosterone levels may have improvement in sexual function and quality of life. How can I determine whether I can benefit and what questions should I ask my doctor?

A: Before we get into the details of the newly reported benefits of testosterone therapy including the scope of those benefits and the men most likely to see them lets talk about what, exactly, testosterone is, what it does, and what constitutes low levels (also sometimes referred to as low T, andropause, or even male menopause).

To start with, testosterone is the most important male hormone (although women have measurable levels as well). In a nutshell, its what makes men men at least physically. Its manufactured in the testicles and plays a significant role in puberty (including penis and testicle growth and voice deepening), muscle and bone growth and development, strength, sex drive, and fertility.

Testosterone levels are usually measured with a blood test and are reported in terms of nanograms per deciliter (abbreviated as ng/dL). The normal range for men 20-70 is 300-1000 ng/dL. However, starting at about age 30, mens levels gradually decrease by an average of 1-2% per year. According to the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the symptoms of low testosterone include little or no interest in sex, erectile dysfunction, less energy/feeling weak, mood changes and feeling depressed, loss of bone mineral density, and loss of body and facial hair. However, there is significant debate as to whether these symptoms are truly associated with low testosterone or if they are a result of other factors, such as chronic illness or certain medications.

Studies have found that 20%-40% of males ages 30-70 have low testosterone levels (although its important to note that not all of them will have any negative symptoms).

Okay, now lets talk about the news stories you may have heard about. The study in question evaluated 38 other high-quality studies and focused on men with age-related low testosterone and the effects of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). The findings were fairly limited: Overall, men who received TRT experienced small improvements in sexual function and quality of life. The researchers did not find that TRT offered any benefits for other age-related issues, such as lack of energy, mood, strength, memory, or cognitive ability. And they were unable to shed any new light on any of the previously reported links between testosterone replacement therapy and heart health, prostate cancer, or mortality.

So, what should you do if you think you might have age-related low testosterone? The Washington DC-based non-profit, Mens Health Network (menshealthnetwork.org), recommends that you discuss your symptoms with your doctor and ask for a blood test. If your levels come back low, you should ask your doctor the following questions recommended by the American College of Physicians (ACP): Will taking TRT help with the symptoms that I came to discuss with you? What method of TRT is best for me? What are the risks and side effects of treatment? And How long will it take for TRT to work, and what if it does not work?

Mens Health Network supports the ACPs guidelines, which recommend that doctors consider offering TRT via intramuscular injection rather than a patch, gel, or pellet. The ACP believes that injections are cheaper, yet just as effective as other methods and involve similar side effects. However, they recognize that injections (which will need to happen every 1-4 weeks) may not be for everyone.

Armin Brott is the author of Blueprint for Mens Health, Your Head: An Owners Manual, and many other works on mens health. Visit him at HealthyMenToday.com.

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A boutique London gym chain, GYMBOX, has come under fire for its response to a female member, who complained after a male acted aggressively towards her on the gym floor. The clincher? The GYMBOX staff member who replied to her email put it down to the man having "high levels of testosterone" after exercising. Umm, what?

Taking to Twitter to air the email reply she received, Elena Banbury explained the situation to her followers, by saying, "So a random gym goer harassed me and my friend at our first visit to @GYMBOXofficial, this is the response we got... Glad to see staff justifying aggressive behaviour because its never happened to them, and men have testosterone...".

Elena also posted the initial email she sent to GYMBOX, explaining that the man had called her "pathetic" for the way she was using a leg press machine and threw weights on the floor, then continued staring at her.

The reply to her from GYMBOX read:

Hi Elena,

Apologies but I never got your first email.

It is unfortunate you had such an experience in our gym, I have never had similar issues with members. I understand that what was said was inappropriate and rude. I have been working in this gym for 3 years and I haven't had any complaints about [name erased].

I will bring this up with my manager and have a discussion with him.

Obviously this isn't a great start, but things then took an even worse turn:

From my personal point of view, it is an unfortunate situation where a guy was rude to you, but it could have happened anywhere. We are in a gym where testosterone levels are high, especially during workouts. This means that reactions to situations can be a bit extreme, especially for men.

Wow.

When we contacted GYMBOX for comment, they responded saying they'd investigate the incident and admitted that the response to the complaint has "fallen short of what it should be" (err, yeah, ya think?):

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The female birth control pill has been around for about 60 years now. Prescribed by a doctor and taken daily, it is highly effective in preventing pregnancies (99.7% effective with perfect use). At the same time, not much progress has been made in manufacturing a male contraceptive pill. There are two methods used by men currently: condoms are the most common, with very few men opting for vasectomies. The latter is reversible now (though there is no guarantee of conception); a surgery in which the vas deferens, which transfers sperm to the urethra, is cut or tied.

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Why is there no male contraceptive pill? Opinion polls have suggested reluctance in its usage and many pharmaceutical companies may have not thought of it as a worthwhile investment. It appears that there just isnt enough demand for it. Considering that there are 89 million unintended pregnancies and 48 million abortions a year, this is rather surprising.

Pills or injections that have been developed for men have produced undesirable side effects. A commonly used method is to lower the amount of testosterone in the body to suppress the production of sperm - but if the level of testosterone falls too low there is a higher likelihood of mood disorders and depression. Participants in pilot stages also reported lower libido and temporary erectile dysfunction.

Last year, a drug was developed that contained progestin and modified testosterone. The progestin works to lower sperm production and the modified testosterone helps maintain the levels of testosterone in the body. This drug, in small clinical trials, performed well, but the above mentioned side effects were still present. The researchers said that further study was required and that it would be a decade before the drug could become reality.

Researchers at the University of Dundee in Scotland have developed an unrivalled, fully automated robotic screening system which allows them to check the effectiveness of chemicals on sperm in real-time. The technology allowed them to study 13,000 drugs that were in the clinical trial stage at the cellular level and analyze their effectiveness. In a breakthrough, the researchers revealed that it is possible to find effective agents that halt sperm in its tracks and further research will be carried out on these chemicals.

So far, our understanding of the biology of sperm has been surprisingly limited. We do not have sufficient knowledge of protein targets that make sperm act the way they do. Further, technological constraints have meant that researchers are unable to test the interactions of multiple chemicals with sperm, and clinical trials that have been conducted or are in process are very slow. By building a miniaturized parallel testing agent and image processing tools, these shortcomings have been overcome. Also, an interaction known as the acrosome reaction can be examined from a different lens thanks to technology. This reaction is a critical part of fertilization and understanding its mechanics will further our understanding of how sperm works.

The advent of robot technology could mean that we are finally closer to a male contraceptive pill or injection. This should, hopefully, lead to a decrease in the number of unintended pregnancies.

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Christy Florence, the wife of a transgender man and mother of a trans daughter, wrote an open letter to her brother, a conservative lawmaker in Utah, decrying his reported efforts to introduce legislation that would restrict transgender health care for minors in the state.

"Brad, I implore you to leave the decisions of medical care to the parents and medical professionals," she wrote in The Salt Lake Tribune to her brother, state House Rep. Brad Daw, a Republican. "Trust the experts. They know what they are doing. These families know their children and what is the very best for them."

While the anticipated legislation has not yet been proposed, The Tribune reported this month that Daw had begun drafting a bill to ban gender reassignment operations and the use of cross-sex hormones for trans minors. Similar measures have been introduced in at least seven other states this month.

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Florence, co-founder of the Utah LGBTQ advocacy group Mama Dragons, said in her op-ed that she has sat with many transgender young people and their families and "listened to their struggles." She said transgender health care is "life-saving" and those seeking it often face "insurmountable obstacles." The bill her brother is reportedly about to propose, she added, would "restrict survival opportunities for young people who are transgender."

The Tribune reported that Daw is writing the draft legislation following a request by the conservative Eagle Forum, founded by the activist Phyllis Schlafly.

"We want to do what we think is reasonable practice, which is put off that kind of one-way ticket decision until the youth is an adult," Daw told the paper.

According to local media, Daw's bill is being framed as a compromise, at least compared to bills progressing in legislatures in states like Tennessee and South Dakota, because it would not restrict the use of puberty blockers, which a study published last week found to be linked to lower suicide risk for trans people.

But experts warned that even a less draconian effort than Utah's which would permit the use of puberty blockers but not cross-sex hormones could have unintended consequences.

"Puberty blockers are an important component of care for transgender youth; however, they are insufficient on their own," said Dr. Jack Turban, a resident psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School and lead author of the puberty study. "Guidelines set forth by major medical organizations, including the Endocrine Society, explain that hormonal treatments like estrogen and testosterone are also needed."

Without cross-sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone, Turban added, trans adolescents who wish to suppress puberty may not see proper bone development. Turban also noted that genital surgery for minors, which would reportedly be banned in Daw's bill, already goes against existing medical guidelines.

"At the end of the day, legislators should not pick away individual steps of established medical protocols they do not fully understand," Turban said. "It is a recipe for unintended and dangerous medical consequences."

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Dear Healthy Men: A recent news release suggested that men with low testosterone levels may have improvement in sexual function and quality of life. How can I determine whether I can benefit and what questions should I ask my doctor?

A: Before we get into the details of the newly reported benefits of testosterone therapyincluding the scope of those benefits and the men most likely to see themlets talk about what, exactly, testosterone is, what it does, and what constitutes low levels (also sometimes referred to as low T, andropause, or even male menopause).

To start with, testosterone is the most important male hormone (although women have measurable levels as well). In a nutshell, its what makes men menat least physically. Its manufactured in the testicles and plays a significant role in puberty (including penis and testicle growth and voice deepening), muscle and bone growth and development, strength, sex drive, and fertility.

Testosterone levels are usually measured with a blood test and are reported in terms of nanograms per deciliter (abbreviated as ng/dL). The normal range for men 20-70 is 300-1000 ng/dL. However, starting at about age 30, mens levels gradually decrease by an average of 1-2% per year. According to the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the symptoms of low testosterone include little or no interest in sex, erectile dysfunction, less energy/feeling weak, mood changes and feeling depressed, loss of bone mineral density, and loss of body and facial hair. However, there is significant debate as to whether these symptoms are truly associated with low testosterone or if they are a result of other factors, such as chronic illness or certain medications.

Studies have found that 20%-40% of males ages 30-70 have low testosterone levels (although its important to note that not all of them will have any negative symptoms).

Okay, now lets talk about the news stories you may have heard about. The study in question evaluated 38 other high-quality studies and focused on men with age-related low testosterone and the effects of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). The findings were fairly limited: Overall, men who received TRT experienced small improvements in sexual function and quality of life. The researchers did not find that TRT offered any benefits for other age-related issues, such as lack of energy, mood, strength, memory, or cognitive ability. And they were unable to shed any new light on any of the previously reported links between testosterone replacement therapy and heart health, prostate cancer, or mortality.

So, what should you do if you think you might have age-related low testosterone? The Washington DC-based non-profit, Mens Health Network (menshealthnetwork.org), recommends that you discuss your symptoms with your doctor and ask for a blood test. If your levels come back low, you should ask your doctor the following questions recommended by the American College of Physicians (ACP): Will taking TRT help with the symptoms that I came to discuss with you? What method of TRT is best for me? What are the risks and side effects of treatment? And How long will it take for TRT to work, and what if it does not work?

Mens Health Network supports the ACPs guidelines, which recommend that doctors consider offering TRT via intramuscular injection rather than a patch, gel, or pellet. The ACP believes that injections are cheaper yet just as effective as other methods and involve similar side effects. However, they recognize that injections (which will need to happen every 1-4 weeks) may not be for everyone.

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An important starting point for understanding sexual desire is to appreciate that hormones play a key role in motivating our sexual appetites and behaviors. In fact the operation of our sexual systems depends on a cascade of hormones that affect us at two critical points during our life cycleinitially during the course of embryonic development (these are called organizing effects, which establish the architecture of the brain/body) and later on, when we hit puberty (these are the activating effects, which turn on the wired-in systems).

Most people dont know that the masculinization of the brain and body happen during embryonic development at two distinct and separate points, facilitated by two different hormones, which has huge potential in clarifying some issues involving sexual orientation, gender identification, and transgenderism (in which the sex of the brain does not apparently match that of the body). As far as the activating effects of the hormones, we know that the hormone testosterone is responsible for the sex drive in both male and female mammals and people.

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What is not usually discussed (but has been well established) is that testosterone has more impact on the male mammalian brain. While it might be considered politically incorrect to call attention to fundamental differences in how male and female brains are wired, modern neuroscience has provided tons of evidence to support that there are indeed significant differences. Although it is true that the brain of each sex has some feminine and some masculine networks or circuits, if all goes according to plan in the process of embryological development, male brains simply have more places for the testosterone (and another hormone related to testosterone, vasopressin) to workby connecting with structures called receptors activated by the hormones. The receptive fields or places for testosterone to have influence are plentiful in the male brain. This feature explains the general finding that males tend to report having sex on the mind more frequently than females.

On the other hand, if all goes well during embryonic development, the female brain comes equipped with sufficient receptors sensitive to the hormone oxytocinthe hormone that is associated with decreased anxiety, increased trust, and social bonding. Oxytocin affects male brains similarly but there are substantially fewer oxytocin circuits in the male brain. Interestingly enough, the female sex hormone estrogen turns up the activity of the oxytocin circuits in the brain, while testosterone in the male brain fires up the vasopressin circuits, fueling competition and sexual interest.

Another fascinating aspect of female sexuality is that womens interest in the erotic can wax and wane in response to cyclical changes in brain chemistry. At peak fertility, when estrogen and progesterone levels are high, some women report more sexual thoughts and fantasies. Studies have also shown that women engage in more sexual behavior during their fertile periods (with rates of intercourse rising by 24 percent during the six days flanking ovulation). But way more than biology affects female sexuality. One need only read the fascinating research done by Dr. Meredith Chivers, a colleague from Queens University in Ontario, who has demonstrated that, in women, arousal of the genitals (as measured by blood flow in response to audiovisual erotic stimuli) simply doesnt translate into subjective sexual arousal or feeling turned on. In other words, blood flow to female genitals tends to be a nonspecific response to all sorts of erotic stimuli, regardless of the female participants sexual orientation, which doesnt necessarily correlate with feeling turned on. Blood flow to the womens genitals increases when the participants watched males with females, males with males, females with females, and even bonobos (those randy pygmy chimpanzees) getting it on.

This type of arousal is keenly different from how male arousal works: mens genitals only rise to the occasion, so to speak, in response to stimuli matching their own sexual orientation. And for men, increased blood flow to the penis in this type of study usually translates into increased subjective turn on. This explains why Viagra-type drugs dont work for women. With these drugs, you can indeed increase blood flow to the female genitals, but it doesnt do much for the ladies in terms of either subjective (experienced) arousal or desire. Suffice it to say that sexuality for women appears to have more complex underpinnings, which are not as well understood.

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Men and women also experience some aspects of sex differently. At first, in the early days, sexuality research by Masters and Johnson (1966), Kaplan (1979), and Lief (1977) described the sexual response cycle as a linear process that begins with desire/arousal, moves to a plateau or middle stage of intensified arousal or excitement, and then on to a third stage of orgasm and/or ejaculation. We have moved beyond this model not only because women dont fit neatly into it but also because we know so much more about the varying ways that humans in general become aroused and experience desire.

Several sexologists, including Beverly Whipple and K. B. Brash-McGeer and Rosemary Basson, distinguish the female sexual response cycle as being more circular than linear because there are so many more dimensions to what drives female desire and arousal. Basson shifted the nonlinear model farther by emphasizing that women are not necessarily motivated by sex for the release of orgasm but rather personal satisfaction, which may come through the emotional experience of intimacy with a partner. Essentially, for women, as compared with men, sexual desire might not be as driven by physically experienced horninessbut rather more motivated and accessed by and through the warm, intimate, and fuzzy partnership pathway.

Why are these models helpful or significant? Because they underscore that the pleasure of sex comes at different stages and in different forms: in the turn-on level of stimuli; in the predicted expectation that sex is going to happen; in the body-focused build-up of increased blood flow and muscle tension of the excitement and plateau stages; and ultimately in the release of the orgasm. If pleasure is experienced all along the way and is naturally variable, and the brains involvement is paramount, then how we think about solving our sexual problems needs to consider these realities.

Nan Wise, Ph.D., is AASECT certified sex therapist, neuroscientist, certified relationship expert. This piece is an excerpt from her new book, Why Good Sex Matters: Understanding the Neuroscience of Pleasure for a Smarter, Happier, and More Purpose-Filled Life, out Jan. 28, 2020. Follow her @AskDoctorNan.

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The Iron MaidensProvidedThe Iron Maidens are a part of a relatively new breed of tribute acts in which women musicians perform the music of bands that have most certainly at one point or another had their music described as testosterone-fueled by a music critic.

Joining all-women tributes to Metallica (Misstallica), The Ramones (The Ramonas), Girls, Girls, Girls (Mtley Cre) and Rage Against the Machine (Take the Power Back) in helping to explode stereotypes is The Iron Maidens, a Southern California-based group that has been offering its take on the oeuvre of British Metal giants Iron Maiden since 2001.

The bands lineup of talented musicians use fun pseudonyms like Bruce Chickinson (singer Kristen Rosenberg) and Nikki McBURRain (drummer Linda McDonald) and have individually been nominated for instrumental awards over the years. The Iron Maidens shows feature songs from throughout Iron Maidens Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-worthy career and, yes, a facsimile of Maiden mascot Eddie also joins them on stage though, somewhat disappointingly, they are not renamed Edie.

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Testosterone levels are important for both men and women to consider, not just to buff up and stay strong, but also to support our bodys natural growth hormone, a key hormone to keep our bodies youthful and energized. Testosterone also supports our libidos, our mood, and our levels of motivation and drive.

Women dont want too much testosterone, a little is actually important to ward off excess estrogen that can lead to depression, weight gain, hormonal changes, or just an overall imbalance of sex hormones in the body. Men, of course, are always looking to improve their testosterone levels to help build muscle, stay strong, and support their male livelihood that the big T-word is often associated with.

Maintaining a necessary testosterone level is important for both men and women. Not to say everyone has to buff up and stay strong, but A general dose to enhance the support system of our bodys natural growth hormone, testosterone is none the less a key hormone to keep our bodies youthful and energized.

Testosterone is known to supports our libido, our mood, and our levels of motivation and drive. Though women dont want too much testosterone, a little is actually important to ward off excess estrogen that can lead to depression, weight gain, hormonal changes, or just an overall imbalance of sex hormones in the body.

Men anyway need testosterone levels to help build muscle, stay strong, and support their male livelihood that the big T-word often associates with.

Pumpkin seeds are packed with zinc, a crucial mineral maintaining optimal testosterone levels. Zinc keeps sex organs healthy and promotes a healthy metabolism that assists with the conversion of certain hormones.

Zinc is a great source of tryptophan, an amino acid that helps the body produce more serotonin, which helps balance your hormones even further. These alkaline green seeds are also one of the most overlooked sources of plant-based protein, iron. It is a great source of healthy omega-3 fats.

Coconuts great food to boost your muscle growth, promote lean body mass, and balance your bodys hormones including testosterone.

Its a great source of healthy saturated fats, which most people avoid, but when eaten from plant-based sources, it is actually great in moderate amounts. How so? Saturated fats are indispensable for testosterone production and they support the bodys ability to make cholesterol without having to consume added dietary cholesterol from animal-based foods.

A few tablespoons of raw coconut butter, shreds, coconut milk, or fresh coconut meat are all you need to support your body with this healthy source of fat. Its still a good idea to limit all sources of saturated fats to 10 percent of your daily diet and not rely on them completely.

3. Maca

Maca is a great food to improve, normalize and enhance your hormones. It boosts libido and improve mood in both men and women, and is fantastic to reduce stress levels that can interfere with healthy testosterone levels.

Maca is great to boost your energy to help you exercise, which will boost testosterone in return. When you work out, especially when you lift weights, you naturally boost your testosterone levels, which makes maca a great superfood to use on all counts.

Working out and maca also both support your bodys production of growth hormones that support ones metabolism and keeps the body youthful.

4. Avocado

It is great libido-boosting food, this fruit has great healthy food and has exceptional amounts of vitamin B6 which reduces both cortisol and improve testosterone production. Avocados also support the metabolism and overall mood function.

Avocados fats also reduce high levels of unhealthy cholesterol levels (LDL) that interferes with the production of testosterone. Animal-based fats raise high levels of LDL while plant-based fats lower LDL and improve levels of good cholesterol (HDL).

5. Chia SeedsChia seeds boost testosterone levels in the body due to their amazing essential fatty acid (EFA) profile. A great source of omega-3 fats, along with other anti-inflammatory fats.

It is a great source of potassium, zinc, iron, magnesium that support your metabolism, blood pressure, blood sugar, and mood. These nutrients are also necessary for optimal energy and hormone production in the body.

Hemp seeds are also known to maintain your hormone levels and they contain more protein, iron, and magnesium than chia seeds do.

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