Mel Gibson’s Andropause

The 53-year-old actor and director, who has won countless awards for movies such as ‘Braveheart,’ ‘The Patriot’ and ‘The Passion of the Christ,’ says his acting style has changed now that he’s gone through andropause (the male menopause).

“You just get used up or feel like you’re not doing anything new, and that wasn’t exciting to me so I started to drop back,” shares Gibson in a recent interview with the Scotsman press. Mel Gibson admits that his career has slowed down tremendously over the past few years and attributes it to andropause or as Mel called it, “the male menopause.”

Many men often joke about experiencing menopausal symptoms, but the truth of the matter is, that menopause-like symptoms do in fact affect men and when they do it’s referred to as andropause. Unlike menopause, the symptoms of andropause follow a gradual progression, whereas in women the change is much more abrupt. It’s important that men understand that they too have a biological time clock and there are ways to keep that in check.

The most accurate way for men to determine whether or not they’re going through andropause would be to undergo diagnostic hormone testing to figure out if the hormones are balanced properly. If a hormonal imbalance is present, there are steps that men can take to correct the underlying causes and more importantly relieve many of the unpleasant symptoms associated with hormonal imbalance.

Hormone therapy is great way to replace the hormones that your body no longer produces naturally, but beware of synthetic hormones that can often do more bad than good. A natural alternative to synthetic hormones is bioidentical hormones, which are molecularly identical to the hormones that the bodyshould be producing naturally on its own. By using bioidentical hormones for men, and staying fit and eating right, you can regain your energy, rekindle your sex-drive and get your edge back!

Here’s a great video of BodyLogicMD Physician Dr. Mike Lee of BodyLogicMD of Miami discussing Andropause: The Male Menopause

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