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Afib Caused by Imbalanced Testosterone!
I spoke earlier about the Afib link to Hiatal Hernia your Cardiologist may not know about.
In this video I discuss another link to Afib for men, who are more affected with this ailment than women.
Testosterone converts to DHT, the most potent type of testosterone. About 10% converts and this happens in the prostate and liver.
Both elevated and very insufficient levels of DHT have been linked to Afib. So there is a nice normal range we are shooting for in your blood work.
The mechanism of how elevated and very insufficient DHT can cause Afib is not completely understood, but what we understand…
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