With so many individuals battling depression, there’s a need for drastic action. Why do doctors favor anti-depressants over hormone therapy for treatment? Why is this approach flawed? On this episode, Dr. Mark Gordon and I go deep on interventional endocrinology, physician awareness and the significance of the growth hormone.   We think of testosterone as a reproductive hormone, but it also has a phenomenal effect on the inflammatory system. - Dr. Mark Gordon Three Takeaways If someone is on anti-depressants and they are still depressed, something else has to be off. Most doctors are trained in illness medicine but not in proactive, preemptive wellness medicine. The majority of physicians who are all about illness medicine have no pharmaceutical reps educating them about TRT. At the start of the episode, Dr. Gordon gave us a background of his career, and how he ended up taking an interest in interventional endocrinology. He also shared on the differences between wellness and illness medicine, and why so few doctors are trained in the former. He also went deep on using HRT to help people with depression, and why it’s so hard for men to get hormone therapy through health insurance. Towards the end of the show we talked about PTSD and the benefits of the growth hormone. We also shared on: The connection between the lack of doctor awareness and pharmaceutical companies The Warrior Angel Foundation and why the government isn’t doing enough to help veterans with PTSD and TBIs. Why we need more medical wellness doctors The relationship between homocysteine and the growth hormone Guest Bio Dr. Gordon is the Medical Director of Millennium Health Centers, Inc. - Medicine for the 21st century, in Encino, California. Dr. Gordon has been a consultant to the Medical Board of California in Endocrinology, Internal Medicine, and Alternative Medicine (1998 - present). Dr. Gordon's work has been featured by many major publications, including ESPN and Life Extension magazine. In early 2015, the Warrior Angels Foundation and Dr. Gordon teamed up to continue the fight against the status quo, and to disrupt and change the TBI patient care protocol for Veterans. Go to TBImedlegal.com for more information.