Why the same hormone that enlarges the prostate may also calm its inflammation — and what that means for how we treat men By Kelly Schwemmer, MD Most men with an enlarging prostate are told a simple story: the prostate grows with age because of testosterone, so treatment means lowering the hormone that feeds it. That story is not wrong. However, it is incomplete — and the part it leaves out has become one of the more interesting unresolved questions in men's health. Over the

Methylene blue (tetramethylthionine chloride) is an electron carrier that supports mitochondrial respiration by recycling electrons within the electron transport chain. I have written a book on this compound and I use it in clinical practice. So I want to lead with the thing most people selling it will not tell you. Who should not take methylene blue? Methylene blue is a reversible MAO-A inhibitor. That single fact defines its safety profile, and it is the first thing you nee

High-dose melatonin is the clinical use of melatonin at doses substantially above the 0.5 to 5 mg range typically used for sleep, commonly 20 mg to 200 mg or more, administered for melatonin's antioxidant and mitochondrial effects rather than for sedation. Ask most people what melatonin does and they will tell you it helps you sleep. That is true, and it is the least interesting thing about the molecule. This page covers what high-dose melatonin actually is, what doses have b

Dr. John Lieurance is a chiropractic neurologist and naturopathic physician in Sarasota, Florida, with over 30 years of clinical experience and more than 25 years in regenerative medicine. He is the originator of Functional Cranial Release (FCR), an endonasal cranial therapy; the founder of the Advanced Rejuvenation clinic; the founder of the supplement company MitoZen; and the author of five books. This page is the canonical reference for Dr. Lieurance's identity, expertise,