Simple explanation: we are not nearly as active as people were back in the day. Simple and to the point. That is all folks. Now, do a test on active fit natty guys. I'll bet they come back higher. A must for that test is that all of them must have 8 hours or more sleep per night. Back in the day when night came, people hit the sack...now we have social media...
Another factor is decreased sunlight exposure. Ever since I started getting more vitamin d3 I’ve grown more facial hair and body hair. I went from 421 to 575 on a testosterone blood test and I can feel the difference. Although I think the 421 wasn’t taken in the morning so that’s a factor on why it might’ve been lower but trust me the vitamin d3 changed my life and it’s definitely the reason for the higher testosterone.
@@tvhead7074 150 extra testosterone is not going to give you a drastic difference. Vitamin D deficiency on the other hand is going to give you a big change
@Chickenwingsinthedings yeah definitely helped when i went in the sun more often, my chest hair started growing (im 22 so puberty is well over). Stopped feeling so stressed too but some days it's too hot in the sun, so i might have to start supplements.
Testosterone also fluctuates throughout the day. If your doctor is having you test this, plan to do it in the morning (8AM) after a good nights sleep, when the level is at it's peak. And an endo will typically want to have at least 2 separate low tests to verify before considering exogenous hormone replacement. But even before that, losing the fat, as mentioned in the video, is a big first step that might even cure the issue.
How come microplastic wasn’t considered as a factor as there is a lot of studies tracking from the 70s to now that correlate to the decrease of fertility rates and men’s testosterone.
Probably a reason, I agree, but the degree of importance in the causation of the decline is basically up to interpretation. I personally think that endocrine disruptors are 50% of the problem, 25% is exersize,15% is cornography and 10% sleep related.
A book that changed my life in ways that I never could imagine is "Secret Testosterone Nexus of Evolution".Drop whatever you're doing right now and go find that book. Trust me after I implemented things from the book my testosterone levels went beast mode
@@Thephonkgod I've made a quick check about the so called book and turns out, there is no book but just a youtube channel with the book's name, a suspicious link to it and a group of people which im pretty sure are bots.
@@Thephonkgod Probably exercising, eating well, sleeping well. There's likely more but this should be the core of it. I wouldn't be surprised if i'm right.
It's nice to know that the simple things like diet, exercise, sleep, reducing stress, and going outside give you 80% of the results and that you won't actually go infertile if you accidentally touch a receipt.
@@jimdandy8996Do they refuse or have all the good paying factory jobs been sent overseas while all the construction work is gate kept and you have to blow a union member to get in
Over consumption of Ultra processed food and lack of exercise, which causes depression and anxiety, making it difficult to sleep and there you have 3 main reasons for low T.
Not to mention that processed foods have higher sugar content, various artificial sweeteners or aromas (which in best case scenario can act as xenoendocrines).
@@JoaoCosta-ly1sw nobody talks about it because that’s completely false, it’s a myth. You can research it all you want; masturbation does not cause long term effects on testosterone. After an orgasm it may temporary lower it but it’s just that, temporary. Stop trying to spread bs misinformation
Especially plastic, BPA is a well known endocrine disturber and it's literally everywhere now because of microplastics and the fact most plastics are polymers of BPA.
or maybe sitting and not exercising ? it is easier to blame on food and producst rather than on lifestyle habits which are terrible in most of men ( drinking,smoking,drugs,sedentary lifestyle,fast food with a lot of trans fat and sodium etc. )
TRT can be discontinued and your natural production will restart, though admittedly it will remain low and there will be side effects for a period unless a root cause can be identified/resolved. There are alternative fertility drugs (from what I understand) that can help supplement. Insurance will eventually cover it but not without resisting as they require long-term, persistent symptoms and diagnoses from specialists.
Another major factor especially here in the UK, is the fact that Estradiol; the hormone in womens birth control pills, gets leaked into our water supply and is 50 times more potent than natural estrogen. Studies have shown that 1 part per TRILLION is enough to feminize fish and cause males to turn into hermaphrodites. The worst part is there are only guidelines and not regulations as to the acceptable level of hormones in water. Only way to filter hormones from water is using a reverse osmosis filter; jug filters aren't good enough.
@@boneybone8123 RU-vid won't let me share the link, but rather than making assumptions and criticising, a simple google search will bring up more info than you could ever read on the subject. Not only that but it may save you embarrassment from actually being guilty of what your accusing me of; which is not doing my research. Just a thought 👍
I was diagnosed with low T late in life, in my 50s, I just now hit 70. I am convinced that this was present from Day 0. After diagnosis, i started on an external Rx medication, which has helped, but has not made up for lost time. So I think one of the factors omitted from your video is the genetic factor. One cannot make up for lost time. As a male ages, any type of hormone treatment must be balanced against the risk of prostrate cancer. Testosterone is the boogy man for this and friends that have had prostrate cancer know that getting T down to zero is paramount.
Finally someone with a brain that doesn’t just blame pfas and microplastics. Obesity, inactivity, stress and poor sleep are by FAR the biggest causes of low test. I am not saying that microplastics and pfas don’t slightly affect hormones. They are for sure a cause for concern for cancer and hormones, but they are nowhere near as much of a cause for concern as the obesity epidemic. If you are obese you could easily have 50% less test than when you are not obese. Microplastics on the other hand might lower it by a few percent.
we don't know what microplastics do exactly when its accumulated in human tissue. We certainly know it's not good in mouse testis, and we also know that once its in the body it's there for good
@@sdfggdfg5fgdfg Yeah we don't thats the point. Yet people in the comments are CERTAIN its microplastics. We KNOW obesity tanks testosterone HARD, and we THINK that microplastics MIGHT decrease test a little bit. Again not saying they don't have an effect or that we shouldn't be worried, but please stop doing mental gymnastics on how obesity is not the clear main factor in the drop in testosterone in men in the past few decades. Also mice studies also pretty much never translate to humans.
I went from 334 to 960 in around 3 months all natural no TRT. This book should be essential reading for all men. Written by a 50s guy with natural T levels higher than most 20s guys Complete guide to testosterone by james Francis
Pfoas, phthalates, FSAs,and NF are all fluorides. Fluorides are also added to water. Anesthesia, Antidepressants, psychiatric, fungicides, pesticides, rat poison, are made with fluoride. Beer has the highest levels of fluorides, then black tea, for drinks. Fluoride affects the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, stored in the bones leads to osteoporosis and causes multitudes of other health issues.
Speaking as someone with NOT reduced levels of testosterone; if you plan to protecting your testosterone levels going forward, then don't get too attached to that fabulous head of hair you're wearing.
A frequent question I'm asked: Oh, your hair is so short, are you military or ex-military. My usual response: Nope, just going bald and I've made my peace with it.
I already have the genetics for baldness so I don't care anyways. I am a Gen Z tho so having to combat internet use, processed foods, godawful amounts of microplastics and whatever other crap... it's getting worse and worse. Men and women are being affected reproductively and hormonally
Why are you asking youtube comment-repliers? My non-expert understanding is that number of sleep cycles per week is a better indicator than average time sleeping at night. Your afternoon nap does count.
PT here. I'm definitely not the know-all, be-all of sleep, but from what I've studied, any manner of sleep helps though the having a single, longer sleep is most beneficial for a variety of reasons- some of which mentioned here. In simple terms: longer, single instance sleep allows the body to do 'maintenance' it can't do otherwise.
Ideally you would get all the hours of sleep aside from napping because it allows you to stay in “deep sleep” for longer which is where the most development happens
My testosterone is 117 ng/dl consistently at 19 almost 20 years old, I train kickboxing, lift, healthy BMI and eat healthy. Probably still can’t get treatment cause age, but I wanna live my young life to the fullest
I just want to add, the added stress could also be caused be technology. EMFs are more widespread and do cause cellar stress and inhibit cellular healing
I read "Why we sleep" and so much of it made sense. Now that I'm primed to notice it, it's amazing how EVERY health concern is affected by the amount and quality of our sleep. It's so important, and so easy people to ignore. I am guilty myself.
@@MotivateMe_HFB Contstant overexertion is indeed a killer, hormonally, mentally and physically. Your body has literally no time to heal properly so it spends all it's energy towards that. Thus has no energy left for other things.
Yeah, he’s not talking about the gym here. He’s talking about life stress, if you let your job, kids, bills, etc all stress you out constantly. That’s what he’s talking about.
Good of you driving the distinction that people put of increase of fat caused by low testosterone against fat increase decreasing testosterone levels. Thank you for that. Keep on buzzing with facts. ❤
Very well put and a descriptive breakdown as well as some interesting studies delved upon to help further the suggestion of the issues at hand. However it all goes greatly to the change in lifestyle, culture, development of children, and more. Other factors attributed to the issue are also from food being given and made to the public as well as environmental exposures that weren’t relevant decades ago. Although has is a great big factor, other outside factors do cause harm to escalate the issue even more
Most primary care physicians know very little about nutrition and it's effects on human physiology as it is often a miniscule part of their education. Why should our host here be any different?
I would have a question, what happen to that 97/98 percent of testosterone once it gets bound to the SHBG ot Albumin? I presume that must have a function within our endocrine system...
@native405pride I'm not saying it has nutritional value, but if you do a little search you'll see that yeast is used both in beer processing and in vitamin B supplements, and if you've noticed that when you drink beer, you go to the toilet more often , this is not because of the alcohol, but because of the vitamin B2 present in the yeast, what is toxic there, it is the alcohol in a proportion of over 5%, I am not saying that it is healthy, not at all, but in fact it makes it there, and I mean only for yeast and that's it
@@MagTec13 I’m not sure if u know my intention. I don’t need to research anything I already know about that. I’m saying the amount they drank back then as today. And their levels were higher than today’s levels. So alcohol shouldn’t be a major issue with comparing the two generations
Interesting. So much of it comes down to lifestyle. Why is it so difficult for most people to modify their lifestyle if they know their current habits are negatively impacting their health?
I hate the bad rep Testosterone replacement has gotten. There are people out there who really need it to function correctly, for the people with low testosterone levels it’s as necessary as taking blood pressure medication.
As long as their T is low after they regularly exercise, eat healthy, get adequate sleep, and don’t drink like a fish. Sure. His point is most ppl are lazy fux who go straight for the quick fix. Quick fix for lazy fux 😂
@@CharlieArehart1 yeah not directed towards him, but I feel like as soon as Testosterone is mentioned there’s instantly negative connotations towards it
I had Low-T and we tried changing diet and including a lot of exercise and while it helped a little I couldn't get it to rise enough and I was suffering the effects that come along with low-T. After I started TRT it was like flipping a switch after 4 weeks on TRT. I chose to go the Andro-Gel rather than the injection because it's easier for me to apply and I don't like needles. I feel so much better and all of the side effects like poor mood, low libido, losing lots of hair every day, and man-boobs all reversed or got substantially better. I know can build muscle whereas before I had a really hard time doing this. Go get checked folks, and follow the advice in this video. It's spot on. The only thing I don't like is that the Testicles are shrinking in size internally in the sack. It feels weird. Appearance wise it's still the same but it does still bug me. Just thought I'd mention it. Talk to your Urologist about your possible Low-T.
@@jimdandy8996 I had a lot of hair loss before TRT therapy and receding hair-line and thinning. Then I started the TRT and within 4 weeks the hair loss slowed a lot and then stopped by the 8-12 week mark. The receded hair line and thinned out spots didn't regrow but I haven't had any further receding of my hairline or anymore thinning out. So it stopped it from getting worse but didn't reverse what I had lost. A nice weird side-effect is having been on this TRT now for 10 years it takes me forever to need to shave. Before I'd have 5:00 shadow and by the next day thick stubble. Now I can go a week before it gets to that. Hasn't changed the density of the beard if I grow it out, just takes it forever to grow which is great for maintenance because I hated shaving every morning or twice a day for my sales job.
@@jimdandy8996Hair loss is dependent upon your genetics. If your father is bald, T is likely to make you bald. If your father and grandfather aren’t bald, T isn’t gonna make you bald
Maybe you didn't try to diet and exercise long enough. If you've been avoiding it for years you need to do it for years to make up. I'd say at least 2 years to completely change your body composition. Man boobs is all to do with body fat percentage. Lose fat, lose man boobs.
@@EggEnjoyer It also depends on DHT concentrations in those susceptible populations; and transdermal T is known to convert more T into DHT in an equivalent dose comparison to IM dosing.
Thank for you for this video. You’re correct, we get natural testosterone from eating healthy, working out, staying healthy. I feel more energized when doing those things. If I eat junk food I get tired and if I stuff my face with food as well. Try it fellas.,, You gotta change your life style
TRT is grossly over prescribed and is just a low dose cycle for most people. Fix your diet, fix your sleep, manage your stress, and exercise hard at least 3 times per week and then tell me your T is low. It won’t be for 95% of men. Men are just weak these days, can’t put in the effort to straighten out their lives.
I believe that making everything easy and comfortable lowers the average test, taking the bus instead of running/walking/cycling, doing everything the easy way. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing but that it’s probably the cause. And yes I know they had busses back then, but to change the test in a community you need a few generations to see the difference.
I don't think so, the 80s is the boom of office jobs. They probably were the last to eat food of quality, that's why. Also we're probably better in testosterone than those in the 19th century
A great point you could've added is The effects of things like TRT when you use it when it's not needed.. I've heard it lowers your bodies natural production..not sure if that is true
@@newworld6422 he says it like its all males between the two groups. Not controlling for more people in one group deciding they want to be unhealthy, or are unhealthy by factors out of their control.
@@swaggery That's a very good question since I've heard micro plastics also play a role. Sadly even if the answer is not favourable there's little we can do since our world is plastic so I guess it's irrelevant
What about more people with lower testosterone getting tested and dragging down the average? And how would we know what testosterone was 100 years ago?
150 dollars for a testosterone test? Here in Brazil we pay 10 dollars for the same thing and we could also do that for free since we have an universal public health system...
My test is low and I work on a farm, weight train 5-6 days a week. Eat a very healthy and strict diet. Don’t drink or use drugs. And get 8 hours of sleep each night. Maybe I’m just unlucky but there seems to be a trend here. I’m 24 years old also
I’m 67 years old and over the last decade or so I have noticed a major decrease in muscle mass and sports performance. I windsurf, kite board and race SUP. We race in age categories and the other guys I race with have been leaving me in the dust (in their wake actually). I’ve been training hard all summer for a SUP race (5-6 times a week). The other guys are training 2-3 times a week and don’t go to the gym. We all mountain bike. My doctor won’t approve TRT or the test to see what my testosterone actually is. Medicare 😢. I was going to pay for my testing at the local lab. I’m wary of online, at home stuff. When I was 15 my right testes got torsed and I lost blood flow long enough that it died. Later after two children I got a vasectomy. That was 30 years ago. My remaining testicle has shrunk to about the size of a grape. It just seems that there is no way that little guy can produce enough testosterone to keep up with my activity! Am I ready to take the DIY plunge????🤷🏻♂️
What about it? Learn to live with it. I burn 5k calories a day resting. I can't gain weight and that's ok. I lift 38k pounds every gym session, out lifting guys twice my size and lasting twice as long. I'm 41 and 6'1", 162lbs. Just focus on getting stronger, not bigger. Being big unnaturally isn't healthy at all.
Please mention body fat percentages as well when you are talking about adipose tissue. I am struggling a lot to get below my 15-20% level my whole life (male, late 30's)
1. lift heavy and progressive overload 4 to 6 times a week 2. Healthy diet (cholesterol is good) 3.take Zinc , vit D and magnesium if you need (probably need) 4. Sleep 7-9 hours
Yeah, you need money or someone taking care of you if you want to do all 4. If you're not financially stable or good, doing 1, 2, 3 is possible but not with 4.
@@boneybone8123i work 45 hours, run an hour a day and i cook every day. You definitely can. You just need to set boundaries for yourself. I still find 4 hours a day to fufill my hobbies so idk why youd need someone doing anything for you? I make 40k so it aint the money either.
I had low T levels 3 years ago (250 ng/dL) at age 33, the only thing i changed was l started a consistent weight lifting program (3-6 times a week), and as of 2 weeks ago, my ng/dL is 995. balanced diet, no supplements. just an alpha mindset.
