NATURAL HORMONE REJUVENATION THERAPY

At our clinic we want you to be as informed as possible. During your initial consultation, all aspects of hormone replacement and the function of each hormone is explained in detail. After your Blood test and comprehensive overview, you will be shown the techniques of how to administer the therapy. Each individual will be supplemented, monitored and balanced. Follow-up tests will be conducted after 6 - 8 weeks to check levels achieved.

A balanced program of hormone replacement therapy could be the best health and life insurance you can buy!

Hormones are not drugs. Hormones are natural substances which function as messengers to stimulate cells to heal, reproduce and rejuvenate. Disease and symptoms of ageing occur when hormone levels decline.

Physical deterioration is not a requirement of growing older. Natural hormone supplementation can reverse and forestall the aging process.

It is possible to stop much of the undesirable aspects, symptoms and diseases associated with ageing. ALE&EC's Hormone Replacement Therapy is a state of the art science which has been shown to prolong your life, plus improve the quality of your life. Only after a complete physical examination and laboratory evaluation will a personalized hormone supplementation program be prescribed for you and then monitored by our physicians, until the appropriate optimal hormone levels for you have been achieved.

Only Bio-identical (natural) hormones will be prescribed. You will achieve all of the benefits of hormone replacement without the risks and side effects associated with synthetic hormones.

Natural or bio-identical can be a confusing term, so let's define these term, so let's define these terms. When a hormone is called natural or bio-identical, it means it is identical to the hormones the human body produces. Natural hormone are derived from plants and wild yams and are converted by compounding pharmasists to hormones which are identical (bio-identical) in every way to those made by the human body. These naturally occurring substances cannot be patented and therefore are not produced by drug manufacturers.

Hormone One

This hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, decreases continuously after age 30. Replacement results in growth and development of muscle, tissue and bone as well as a breakdown of fat. It therefore causes an increase in strength, energy and endurance. Hormone one stimulates repair of tissue, accelerates healing and stimulates the immune system, while rejuvenating tissue. Replacement enhances memory and cognitive function, as well as improves sense of well-being and libido. By increasing collagen and elastin and fat breakdown, hormone one may tighten sagging muscles and skin. This hormone even increases cardiac output and kidney function. It is the only hormone shown to be able to "reverse" biological age.

Hormone Two

By age 40, this hormone has declined markedly. Replacement results in immune enhancement, therefore making it extremely important in cancer and infection prevention. It is also a precursor to the sex hormones and is therefore an important building block in the production of these hormones. Also helps the breakdown of fats and cholesterol, while reducing the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.

Hormone Three

Replacement with this bio identical hormone protects against heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis in women. This hormone prevents symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes, temperature disregulation, mood swings, urogenital atrophy, decreased libido and depression. It also lowers LDL cholesterol and raises HDL (the good cholesterol).

Hormone Four

Replacement with this natural Bio-identical hormone protects against uterine and breast cancer plus osteoporosis. It reduces symptoms of menopause. This hormone will help to balance other hormones.

Hormone Five

This hormone is produced by the pineal gland and declines significantly by age 40. It controls circadium rhythm and sleep cycles. It induces sleep, improves quality of sleep and increases REM sleep and deep stage IV sleep. During this deep stage of sleep the immune system is stimulated. It has anti-cancer effects and modulates immune function by activating the cytokine system (lymphocytic function).

Hormone Six

This hormone is necessary in both men and women and declines steadily after age 30. It is responsible for sustaining libido, muscle mass and immunity. It protects against heart disease in men plus the degeneration of muscle, bone, tendon and joints. It is a great mood enhancer and imparts a sense of wellbeing in aging men and women.

Hormone Seven

This metabolic hormone decreases steadily with age. Lack of this hormone results in cold intolerance, fatigue, lassitude, weight gain, increased cholesterol, thin and dry skin, hair loss, thin and brittle nails. Replenishment results in reversal of these symptoms plus increased energy and metabolism.

Hormone Eight

This immune-stimulating hormone falls dramatically after age 20. It regulates the immune system by stimulating T4 cells (lymphocytes) to fight bacteria, viruses and cancer. The ALE&EC Clinic prescribe hormones that stimulate the thymus gland to secrete thymic factors. These factors are responsible for normal immune function by stimulating T4 helper cells. It is also prescribed to further increase the programming of T4 lymphocytes to improve cell-mediated immunity.

Hormone Nine

Decline of this hormone occurs after age 30. This hormone aids in cellular repair of the central nervous system and is the most potent memory enhancer of all the hormones.

Hormone replacement therapy, with vitamin and mineral supplements, can and will slow down (and even reverse) some of the ravages of the aging process. I am the best example I have ever seen.

In July of 1990, I read in The New England Journal of Medicine of Dr Rudman's study with Work War II veterans, wherein he gave them human growth hormone for six months. The result was, they all lost 14% of their body fat, gained 9% to 12% more muscle mass, and all had more energy, stamina and, in some cases, sex drive. I think this last had to do with whether they had a spouse or not.

At that time in my life, I was in terrible shape. I had sat behind a desk for many years, and my middle just kept growing until my waist measured something like 44 inches. My right hand shook so badly that I couldn't write and my left hand and head had also begun to shake, although to a lesser degree. I knew that if I kept going that way I would have had a very short life expectancy. I was only 59.

I called a doctor friend who was a stockholder in my company, and asked him about this study. He wasn't aware of it, so we had lunch, and I gave him a copy. I asked him to pull up any information he could find. Several days later he had me come to his office. He had many studies on children suffering from dwarfism, but only one other study had been done on adults.

This was a study done by doctors at the University of Southern California on osteoporosis, in which they found all the same results as Dr Rudman, but in addition that the osteoporosis patients gained 10% bone mass in six months, 7% to 10% additional thickness in the cartilage between the vertebrae of the spine and their joints, and the internal organs, which shrink with age increased 7% to 10% in size.

I became convinced that this medication could help me and asked him to get it for me. He was very reluctant, suggesting that we wait and watch for more studies. "If in a few years it still looks promising…" etc. I told him quite frankly I didn't think I had a lot of years left and I really wanted to try this. Finally he gave in and said he could order some for me to try. That afternoon he called to tell me he couldn't get it. Human growth hormone, then and now, is only available to endocrinologist-pediatricians who are approved to treat dwarfism. The two companies producing it in the U.S. have FDA approval for its use in treatment of this one ailment. The drug manufacturers fear that if they sell it to other doctors they will be perceived to be promoting it for other uses, and get into trouble with the FDA.

I was determined to find a way to get a supply of the drug. I learned that it was used in Mexico, over the next few months I found and made friends with a doctor in Monterey. I convinced him that so long as I had a doctor to monitor my progress in Houston it would be all right for him to get me a supply the next time he got supplies for the two young dwarfism patients he was treating. He did, and I made the trip to Monterey over the Christmas holidays and brought back a 90 day supply. I began taking it on January 3, 1991.

During the first 90 days of treatment, I thought I could feel a difference, but the doctor monitoring me was convinced it was a placebo effect. (Meaning my own wishful thinking was causing me to imagine it was working). When I had been on it about three months I had some major dental work done. It was a six hour operation involving three root canals, four extractions and some more nasty stuff. Eighteen days later, as I had breakfast, the temporary bridge the dentist had installed became loose on one side. I went directly to his office to get him to fix it. He took one look in my mouth and wanted to know what I was doing. He said that I had healed more than two months worth in eighteen days. I knew that the human growth hormone was really working. Since then there have been many stories like this. One of the benefits is that healing time is reduced a great deal as a result of this hormone.

In the fifth month, over a three day period, the shaking in my hands stopped and has never returned. This clear evidence of age reversal both astounded and delighted the doctor who was monitoring me. Now he believed, he wanted to get on it himself, as he was starting to see other improvements in me. The inches of fat were beginning to disappear, muscle mass was increasing, blood pressure was slowly dropping and I had not changed any of my exercise or eating habits. Dr Keithly was 50 at the time.

I called the doctor in Mexico. It took several calls because it was much harder to convince him to double the amount of medication, but finally he agreed. Dr Keithly and I took the hormone together for the next year. The changes continued to be apparent, people we knew would inquire what we were doing. What a change. When they were told, they wanted to investigate the possibility, because everyone wants to improve the quality of their life. We had to tell them that it was experimental and not available.

My waist was by then down to 36 inches (it's now 34), my blood pressure was 116 over 78 (now 110 over 66) and my eyesight had improved to the point where I didn't need my bifocal glasses to read anything larger than the stock market quotes in the Wall Street Journal. I was feeling better than I had in my forties.

Don't misunderstand, there were many times when I doubted the wisdom of what I was doing. The cost of the drug was considerable, changes weren't happening fast enough to suit me and I wondered what would happen if I just quit now. (In all the 6 months studies, the subjects, after they were taken off the medication, returned to their previous condition over the next 6 months. I didn't want that). Some would say that I was bull-headed and stubborn. They would be right. But I am more convinced than ever that I would be dead by now, or close to it, had I not taken the chance. It was the best decision I ever made.

Although in the beginning I only took the human growth hormone and vitamins, as I became more knowledgeable I began to add DHEA, melatonin and mineral supplements. (Anyone over the age of 40 could benefit greatly from this program, if he or she sincerely wants to increase their chances of living a much longer, better quality life).

Dr Keithly and I opened the El Dorado Clinic in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico in February 1993. I operated it for a year and half. (Dr Keithly died in an accident 3 months after we opened). When I found out that it was legal for doctor in the U.S to prescribe and administer the hormone for off label usage (for treatment of other medical conditions besides dwarfism in children) I closed the Mexican clinic and began to enlist doctors and clinics to care for our patients in the U.S.

At El Dorado we made a mistake in that we encouraged patients to try growth hormone for 3 months, hoping they would see some benefits and continue. This was wrong as the benefits are gradual at first and do not become apparent that quickly. (I resigned as Chairman and retired in the last month of 1995, because I felt so strongly about this).

Anyone who takes this step should do so with his or her eyes wide open. It took me 59 years to get in the shape I was in when I started taking human growth treatments. After a year I was much better, in 2 years I was better yet and now, after 5 years, I am a new much younger man in every way that I would ever have thought possible. All this to say if you elect to take this path, do it with dedication and understanding that it is your life you're talking about. Realise that it is going to take a while for the gradual results to build up into the major health improvement of your youth. But those who began with a positive attitude and patience will tell you that the rewards were worth the wait. If you begin taking this medication with faith and dedication, and are willing to allow mother nature and your body enough time to heal itself, then like me, you will never want to go back to where you are now.

I know that by telling you this, not as many of you will take this first step. It's a big one, but if you are not going to stay with it, you shouldn't begin. Many of those who started with El Dorado are still on the program, and seeing the same results I have experienced, but many more quit, because they didn't get the instant gratification they expected. Unfortunately you will never hear about many of those who are still benefiting: the movie and television personalities, the politicians, etc. It's not in their best interests to let people know that they had a resort to a series of drugs to keep themselves looking good, but there are a lot of them.

The Rejuvenation and Longevity Foundation's goal is to reduce the cost and make this treatment available to as many people as possible. That's why I want to help. I wish every person in the world over 45 could benefit as I have, but some argue that would cause a lot of new problems. "Too many longer lived people would bankrupt the Social Security and Medicare systems", I've been told. But that is short sighted; a flawed argument. If people are healthier, contributing to the economy (some delaying retirement, still active) instead of lying in a foetal position in some health care facility, we would be very much ahead of the game.

To those of you who do decide to take this path, welcome. I feel sure that we will see a great deal more of the twenty-first century, and the wonderful advances yet to come than we would have if we had simply accepted out age-related infirmities without seeking solutions such as these to restore us to more youthful health.

May you never thirst,

Howard Turney