Raj Singh MD FACP FASN

Energy drinks are full of caffeine and sugar and are very unhealthy. Other ingredients include guarana, ephedrine, vitamin B, carnitine and taurine. Long term consumption leads to depression, fatigue. anxiety and increased risk of diabetes and obesity.

Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for our health. Live cultures from yogurt generally don't survive the harsh stomach environment. There is no benefit of putting yogurt in the vagina to help with yeast infection. Probiotics are beneficial for certain GI diseases such as IBS, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease.

Energy drinks are full of caffeine and sugar and are very unhealthy. Other ingredients include guarana, ephedrine, vitamin B, carnitine and taurine. Long term consumption leads to depression, fatigue. anxiety and increased risk of diabetes and obesity.

Today, we are discussing the topic of testosterone. Testosterone in men gets produced in adrenal glands and of course the testes and ovaries and adrenal women. Men with low T get exhausted easily, have central obesity (lot of fat get stored around the belly area), osteoporosis rate goes up, and a very low levels of testosterone of course is linked to increased risk of cancers, because testosterone is good for our immunity.

Cannabis aka marijuana and its adverse effects on hormones are not widely known. THC is the active compound that gives its user the "high" effect. THC blocks TSH and causes hypothyroidism. THC also suppresses Testosterone levels, decrease sperm count, causes irregular periods and more.