What Are Your Levels?

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Table of Contents

• Must Read Article💡

• Parker’s Breakdown:Testosterone 🔑

• The Study 📖

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Must Read Article💡

What Is Testosterone?

Feel groggy? Low energy? Low libido? Depressed or moody?

Low testosterone may be the cause of all these problems and it’s something you should get checked!

In this article by Healthline.com, they discuss the importance of testosterone levels in men and women. Here are a couple of the main points! 👇👇

• Essential for sex drive, sperm production, bone and muscle mass, fat storage, red blood cell production and mood regulation.

• Symptoms of low testosterone include decreased sex drive, less energy, weight gain, depression, moodiness, low self-esteem, less body hair, thinner bones.

• Causes for low testosterone can include aging, injury to testicles, cancer treatments, chronic health conditions (AIDS, kidney disease, alcoholism, cirrhosis), stress.

Parker’s Breakdown:Testosterone 🔑

Testosterone is a crucial hormone produced primarily in the testicles for men and in smaller amounts in the ovaries for women. It plays a significant role in various physical and mental functions.

Why is Testosterone Important?:

• Sexual Function: Essential for libido and sperm production in men, and contributes to libido in women.

• Physical Development: Drives male puberty changes like muscle mass increase and body hair growth.

• Bone and Muscle Health: Maintains bone density and muscle mass.

• Fat Distribution: Influences how the body stores fat.

• Red Blood Cell Production: Stimulates red blood cell production.

• Mood Regulation: Affects mood, energy levels, and mental focus.

Symptoms of Low Testosterone:

• Decreased sex drive

• Fatigue and low energy

• Weight gain

• Depression and mood swings

• Low self-esteem

• Reduced body hair

• Thinner bones

My personal favorite ways to increase testosterone:

• Eat Whole Foods: Make your every day diet consist of one ingredient foods. Steak, chicken, potatoes, organic fruit, etc.

• Get Ample Sunlight: Aim for at least 2+ hours of sunlight every day.

• Get Enough Quality Sleep: Aim for 7-9 hours per night, but also make sure it is quality sleep. Minimal snoring and open airways, very few wake ups in the night, and ample time in each sleep stage.

• Lift Weights: Lift weights 4+ times a week, moving challenging weight.

• Maintain a Healthy Weight: For men, shoot for sub 15% body fat, for women, shoot for 20-25%.

• Limit Alcohol and Avoid Drugs: Both can lower testosterone levels.

Testosterone significantly impacts physical and mental health. Maintaining optimal levels through lifestyle choices improves mental and physical health and increases overall quality of life tenfold!

The Study 📖 

Sex, Energy, Well-Being and Low Testosterone: An Exploratory Survey of U.S. Men’s Experiences on Prescription Testosterone

The study involved an online self-report survey of U.S. men aged 21 and older who were currently taking prescription testosterone. The survey included open-ended questions about motivations for starting testosterone, perceived benefits and side effects, as well as close-ended questions about demographics, clinical characteristics, and relationship status. Responses to the open-ended questions were coded using an inductive and deductive approach drawing from clinical literature as well as theories from behavioral endocrinology and male life history theory. The coded responses were analyzed for frequency of themes and compared between younger (under 40) and older (40 and above) age groups.

Here’s what they found:

• The most frequently reported reasons for taking testosterone were low testosterone levels (37.1%), improving well-being (35.2%), increasing energy (28.7%), and improving libido (21.9%).

• Older men cited improving libido more often than younger men as a reason for taking testosterone.

• The most frequently reported benefits after taking testosterone were increased energy (52.3%), improved libido (41.9%), and increased muscle mass (28.5%).

• Men also reported improvements in social energy/motivation at work and in family life after taking testosterone.

• Most men did not report significant side effects, with the most common being elevated estrogen levels, acne, and disrupted hormonal levels.

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