How Science Can Help Fix America’s Testosterone Crisis
If you’re a man you already know that your testosterone levels are pretty important. So it might be a little scary to learn that testosterone levels are going down at a fast pace for American men.
According to the “Massachusetts Male Aging Study” between the year 1987 and 2004 testosterone levels have dropped by about 17 percent, and they’re dropping by about 1.2 percent per year. The observations in this study are also consistent with other long term trends including a decrease in overall sperm quality.
Now testosterone and estrogen are supposed to be maintained in the correct balance. But when estrogen levels rise, testosterone levels tend to drop, and same thing vice versa. Having lower testosterone and higher estrogen can lead to a loss of muscle mass, increased body fat especially around your belly and your chest, and it can also lead to hair loss, depression, and even sexual dysfunction.
Watch the video for the full story:
So since these are things that most men want to avoid I want to go over the 5 really bad habits that cause estrogen levels to rise and testosterone levels to drop in men. If you want to increase your testosterone levels naturally you’re definitely going to want to follow along because towards the end I’ll explain how eating what you might think is a healthy diet can actually be lowering your testosterone levels even if your diet is high in healthy fats.
The good news is that these 5 habits that I want to go over today are all within your control. Meaning you can change them starting today just by making the decision to do so. So I hope this video inspires you to take action because there are very effective ways to help balance out your hormones naturally.
Let’s start with the obvious by identifying one of the worst habits that leads to higher estrogen levels in men and that’s inactivity. So many American men live sedentary lives in which they have jobs that don’t require much physical labor and then when they’re done with work their lack of activity continues at home.
Some pretty large and conclusive studies show that people who exercise regularly have higher testosterone levels. Not only does exercise itself help you maintain a better balance between estrogen and testosterone, but it also helps you stay leaner. Fat tissue contains an enzyme known as aromatase and it converts testosterone to estrogen.
So having a lower body fat percentage helps prevent higher estrogen levels. This is one of the reasons why obese people tend to have higher estrogen levels while people with more muscle mass and lower body fat percentages… Research: Massachusetts Male Aging Study – Impotence and its medical and psychosocial correlates:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8… A population-level decline in serum testosterone levels in American men https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1… Secular decline in male reproductive function: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1… Men That Exercise Have Higher Testosterone Levels: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2… Exercise May Have More Impact on T-Levels Than Diet https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2… Weight Training Is One Of The Best Natural Ways to Increase T-Levels: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1… Intense Interval Training Better for Test than Steady State Cardio: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2… Maximal Effort More Beneficial For Testosterone Levels: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1… 1 Week Of Sleep Deprivation Can Decrease Test By 10 to 15% https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti… Just 1 Night Of Sleep Deprivation Increases Ghrelin Levels https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1… Lack of Sleep and Insulin: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2… Alcohol’s Effect On Testosterone Levels In Men: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9… Dietary Fat Is Important For Testosterone Production: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6… High Dietary Fat Intake vs Moderate dietary fat intake: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8… Lower carb diets can reduce testosterone levels by increasing cortisol levels https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2… https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9… Glucose and the Regulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing hormone https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2… Acute suppression of circulating testosterone levels by cortisol in men https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6…
Get the full story at www.youtube.com
Trackback from your site.