LifeExtension.com Review

Life Extension, the world’s leading anti-aging organization, is dedicated to helping individuals take charge of their health. With its extensive range of premium grade vitamins and supplements at great value pricing, the company offers life-enhancing products for almost any health concern. The wide variety of products can quickly be found though the easy-to-navigate web site with its vast selection of valuable information and products.

Life Extension is a global authority on health, wellness and nutrition as well as a provider of scientific information on anti-aging therapies. The company supplies only the highest quality nutritional supplements, including minerals, herbs, hormones and vitamins.

Testosterone. The hormonal stimulus for sex drive in both men and women is testosterone, which declines with advancing age in both sexes. Testosterone also plays an important role in maintaining muscle mass and strength and bone density. The hormone is often administered to aging men and women as a topical cream, but oral testosterone supplements and injectable forms are also available.

Estrogen and Progesterone. The “female” steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone play important roles in maintaining bone density and strength, sexual function, mental function and, in women, in countering the effects of the menopause. Recent studies indicate that estrogen may be an effective treatment for age-associated memory problems.* Both estrogen and progesterone are available in a variety of forms — natural or synthetic, oral or topical. There is considerable interest in the use of plant-derived phytoestrogens, which have weak (but safe) estrogenic activity as a possible replacement for drug forms of estrogen. One product, Natural Estrogen, has been specially designed for this purpose.

Melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland, which is located beneath the brain. Melatonin is a highly potent antioxidant, which has been described as the pacemaker of the aging clock in humans. It is released every night as part of our time-dependent biorhythms to help induce sleep and recuperation from fatigue. Published studies indicate the importance of maintaining youthful levels of melatonin to help protect against age-related degenerative diseases.

Pregnenolone. Pregnenolone is known as the “mother hormone” because it is the precursor of a number of hormones including DHEA, testosterone and estrogen. Studies have demonstrated that the neurosteroid Pregnenolone has a stimulatory effect on memory.

Last Reviewed: July 2008

Categories: Nutritional Supplements

Site Highlights: LifeExtension.com’s association with the Life Extension Foundation give the company loads of credibility and access to new information not generally available. This gives the company’s products a strong standing in the market.  Also, the site is absolutely loaded with good, well-organized information.

Rating: Tops, for excellent credibility, product range and site presentation

Weaknesses: None


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