Most people are aware of the positive effects of the B-complex group of vitamins. Vitamin niacinamide particularly, is well known in the medical community. The beneficial effects of vitamin B3 (niacinamide) on skin and metabolism and prevention of dementia are well established. However, the effects of this vitamin (niacinamide) in the prevention of autoimmune diseases is now being increasingly scrutinized …
Uses of Testosterone – Hypogonadism, PEM, Burns, HIV, Osteoporosis, HRT
Like various other steroids, testosterone too belongs to the category of compounds that have various uses as an anabolic or body building drug. Testosterone belongs to a category of drugs known as Anabolic- Androgenic steroids or AAS for short. Among the various uses of testosterone these are the most common: 1) Use in treatment of hypogonadism – both primary and …
Testosterone – Effects on the Brain and Behavior
Testosterone has more effects on the human body than merely producing secondary sexual characteristics. It has been found that testosterone has significant influence on the male brain. These effects start from a young age, perhaps as young as infancy. The impact of testosterone on the brain may be a part of the effects this hormone has on other organs like …
Causes and Types of Fibrocystic Breast Disease
Image via Wikipedia Fibrocystic disease of the breast (FBD) is a condition that is seen in a large percentage of women from ages 30 to 50, in which the breast becomes painful and lumpy, especially during menses. Other names that have been applied to FBD include mammary dysplasia, chronic cystic mastitis, diffuse cystic mastopathy, benign breast disease (a term that …
Testosterone Abuse
Image via Wikipedia Testosterone is a well known anabolic steroid and has, of late, gained notoriety due to repeated incidents of its misuse by many athletes and sportsmen. The result is an undeserved fame that testosterone has earned as a drug of bad repute. Testosterone is no doubt, a powerful drug that helps build bone and muscle mass and strength. …
Testosterone Effects – Adolescent, Puberty, Adult
Testosterone is a hormone released from the testes in the male and ovaries in females and is considered both a sex hormone as well as an anabolic hormone.
Pellagra and Vitamin Niacinamide Deficiency
Image via Wikipedia Pellagra is a disease condition caused by vitamin B3 or niacinamide deficiency. It is characterized by the 3 Ds- dermatitis, diarrhea and dementia. Historically, pellagra was described as early as 1735 by Don Gasper Casal, a Spanish court physician. He named this condition pellagra meaning rough skin due to the predominant finding of scaly, rough skin among …
Amazing Niacinamide
Image via Wikipedia Vitamin Niacinamide-overview: Niacinamide is also called Vitamin- B3 and is one of the group of vitamins under the heading of B-complex. Niacinamide is formed by combining niacin and an amide molecule. Both niacin and niacinamide have different chemical properties and hence different effects on the human body. Niacin has reported effects in reducing blood cholesterol levels while …