Testosterone is the male sex hormone and it contributes to the development of male genitals and a later life. It plays a role in your libido muscle, mass bone, density, blood sugar and metabolism. Testosterone is involved in many different processes, and therefore low testosterone can cause many different symptoms:
- Difficulty sleeping;
- Low energy;
- Loss of body hair;
- Growth of breast;
- Tissue;
- erectile dysfunction;
- A lowering libido;
- Reduced endurance when exercising;
- Mental health problems;
- Short-term memory loss.
When does testosterone peak?
Testosterone seems to peak in early adulthood and then slowly decreases over time. It”s part of your natural aging process, losing about one to two percent of your production each year, and this effect can become noticeable for men from their 50s and upwards. And while a lowering testosterone can be part of your natural aging process, it can also be caused by several underlying diseases or medical problems starting off by some dietary factors, among which eating too much soy soy food is in structure quite similar to estrogen, which is the female sex hormone, and high levels of estrogen is associated with low levels of testosterone. In addition, you should eat fat in moderation as your body actually needs fat to produce testosterone. So if you would consume too little, this can contribute to lower levels of testosterone.
Too much bisphenol a.
This is found in plastic like plastic bottles.
Overweight or even obese.
This is especially important, because your fat tissue can convert testosterone into estrogen to female sex hormone. And again, high levels of estrogen will cause a lower production of testosterone. In addition, being overweight can increase your risk on developing diabetes which is further associated with lower levels of testosterone.
Experiencing too much stress.
If your stress, your body releases all kinds of other hormones like cortisol, and high levels of cortisol can indirectly lead to decreased production of testosterone, and the same is true for sleeping too little as little sleep is also associated with high levels of cortisol again indirectly decreasing your testosterone.
Having too little sex.
However this is a bit of a downward spiral. Having too little sex can lead to a lower libido leading to lower levels of testosterone, further decreasing your desire for sexual contact. A shocking cause of low testosterone for those of you like to party is the consumption of alcohol. As you hopefully know, consuming too much alcohol is unhealthy for several reasons, but one of them is that it can increase your chances of becoming overweight, and it can more easily lead to several insufficiencies in your nutrients, both potentially leading to low levels of testosterone. Furthermore, for those of you, who especially drink beers, they contain hops, which are also estrogenic, further contributing to lower levels of testosterone. Then there are multiple medical conditions that can lead to lower levels of testosterone.
Among them are some:
- Chronic illnesses;
- Delayed puberty;
- Testicular damage;
- True trauma infections or testicular cancer;
- Some genetic diseases such as Kleinfeldtos syndrome.
Various medical treatments can contribute to low levels of testosterone.
Just to name a few:
- Chemotherapy radiation;
- Treatment for cancer hormone therapy;
- Corticoid steroid drugs.