Dr. Dimitar Marinov is working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology at the Medical University of Varna, Bulgaria. As a physician and a scientist, his passion is in creating helpful and medically accurate content.
Dr. Dimitar Marinov has years of experience in scientific research, preventive and clinical medicine. His publications are focused on preventive medicine, nutrition, physical activity, musculoskeletal disorders amongst adolescents, etc.
Also, on his personal website, Dr. Marinov shares his knowledge about health and provides consultations.
Aging is an inevitable part of human life. Yet, most of us would do anything to slow down the process as much as possible with the hope to preserve both good health and youthful appearance. Unfortunately, many manufacturers of beauty products and anti-aging supplements exploit this desire by promising unrealistic benefits. One of the most famous of these is the…
There is a complex relationship between your endocrine system and the health of your joints. For example, estrogen in women, as well as testosterone in men, both have anti-inflammatory effects which help reduce joint pain and symptoms of arthritis. Another interesting endocrine factor with an impact on your joints is the human growth hormone (HGH). HGH plays a key role…
If you have ever tested your testosterone levels, then you may already know that being in a fasted state is one of the requirements for getting accurate results. That’s because researchers have found that eating a meal can influence your T levels and suppress its natural peak which normally occurs in the morning, although the exact mechanism is still unclear.…
If you’ve been looking for natural ways to boost your growth hormone (HGH) levels, then you’ve likely heard by now that fasting may help. In fact, some studies have shown that 5 days of continuous fasting may increase HGH levels up to 10-fold. To put it simply, HGH increases during fasting because of its role as a stress hormone. The…
Human growth hormone (HGH) treatment is a form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and just like any other hormonal medication, it is not available for purchase without a prescription. What is more, purchasing and possessing HGH without a prescription is illegal due to its high potential for abuse. Healthy adults who do not have the medical indications may consider abusing…
If you are exploring options to improve various health problems or your overall well-being, you may have stumbled upon medications called Growth Hormone Secretagogues (GHSs) or “peptides.” GHSs are a group of compounds including peptides and other non-peptide molecules which can effectively stimulate your natural human growth hormone (HGH) synthesis. HGH is a quite popular hormone amongst bodybuilders thanks to…
Vitamin B3 (niacin) is a common ingredient in many supplements for men, mainly due to its vasodilating and cholesterol-lowering effects. Preliminary studies have shown that niacin can improve sexual wellness and erectile function in some males. How does niacin affect erection? Currently, only one clinical study has investigated the effect of niacin on erectile function. It included 160 men with…
Are you troubled by symptoms of low testosterone (T) such as weight gain, chronic fatigue, lack of libido and muscle loss? If you are then you have probably heard of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and its effectiveness, so you visited a medical doctor for diagnosis and prescription. Unfortunately, many physicians won’t prescribe testosterone therapy if your T levels fluctuate near…
Taking exogenous growth hormone is the only effective way to manage the debilitating symptoms of growth hormone deficiency (GHD). The serum GH levels will rise as soon as the first injection, but it will take at least a month until you start noticing the benefits of the therapy. One of the first results you will experience is a reduction in…
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is currently the most effective treatment for managing the symptoms of low T in men. Testosterone is also the drug of choice for masculinizing hormone therapy in female-to-male (FTM) transgender patients. TRT is available in many forms, but testosterone injections stand out as the widely preferred method by patients and clinicians alike. Due to the risk…