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Hormones

The Age-Related Hormone Decline

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After 30, everything changes

Growth hormone drops 14% per decade. Testosterone falls 1-2% yearly. DHEA halves by age 40. These shifts drive muscle loss, fat gain, and cognitive decline.

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Timeline of hormone decline

See how your hormones change across decades.

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Fact

Menopause is a cliff. Andropause is a slope.

Women lose 60-80% of estrogen in 1-2 years at menopause - a sudden cliff that triggers rapid bone, vascular, and cognitive change. Men's testosterone declines 1-2% per year for decades - a long slope. The interventions are different for each pattern.

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True or False

Hormone replacement therapy is the only way to slow hormonal decline.

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What slows the decline?

Sort the interventions by effect size on hormone preservation.

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Takeaway

Key Takeaway

Hormonal decline is inevitable but accelerated by poor sleep, stress, and inactivity. Lifestyle interventions can slow the decline by decades.

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