Greetings to all! In this video, we talk about seven reasons why a person may have low testosterone. So, we are going to talk about seven causes of low testosterone levels, and we will also talk about ways to increase testosterone levels.
So one of the biggest contributors to low testosterone is the chemical bisphenol-A. Now bisphenol A is found in polycarbonate plastics, for example, plastic water bottles.
So studies have shown that bisphenol A or BPA lowers testosterone levels in men and also lowers levels of another androgen, known as androstenedione. And it has also been shown that in men who attend fertility clinics, almost 90% have bisphenol A or BPA in their urine.
Therefore, bisphenol A is considered one of the main contributors to low testosterone levels in men. So the second reason for low testosterone levels is being overweight or obese, and the reason is that if a person has more adipose tissue or more fat, the adipose tissue contains an enzyme known as aromatase, and aromatase is actually an enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen.
So we actually lower our testosterone levels by having more of this enzyme around. Now there is also the problem of diabetes. Now, if we are overweight or obese, it increases our risk of diabetes, and diabetes has also been shown to lower testosterone levels.
The third reason for low testosterone levels is reduced sleep. Therefore, reduced sleep leads to increased levels of cortisol (or another stress hormone, cortisone) and also reduces morning testosterone levels.
And, in particular, studies have shown that by reducing sleep in the second half of the night (that is, if we wake up earlier than normal) our testosterone levels are lower than if we had to sacrifice our sleep at night. the night or when we go to bed for the first time.
If we were to stay up later it’s not actually as bad as if we had to get up early, so that’s another reason we might have low testosterone. Now the fourth reason for low testosterone levels lies in dietary factors. Certain things in our diet can lower testosterone levels, and there are certain things that we need to obtain from our diet, such as the vitamins and minerals necessary for the production of testosterone.
Now, one thing that anyone can eat that can actually lower testosterone levels is soy protein or foods made from soy. Soy has now been shown to have a similar structure to estrogen and this can lead to suppressed levels of testosterone, and as I mentioned earlier other elements are needed in our diets to produce testosterone, if we have a very low-fat diet it can lead to a reduction in testosterone levels, a deficiency of the mineral zinc also lowers testosterone levels, and this is because zinc is important in the production of testosterone, therefore if we have a zinc deficiency, we will have higher levels low testosterone.
Additionally, any deficiency in vitamins E and C can also lower testosterone levels, and that’s because vitamins E and C really help maintain zinc levels. The fifth reason for low testosterone levels is stress, and again this is due to increased cortisol levels.
Again, as we mentioned earlier, cortisol is a stress hormone, and, in fact, increased levels of cortisol act in the brain to increase the levels of the gonadotropin-inhibiting hormone; This leads to reduced levels of testosterone; This reduces testosterone production, so stress lowers testosterone levels.
The sixth reason for low testosterone levels is alcohol consumption, and this is especially important with beer consumption; now the hops in beer are estrogenic so again if we have anything estrogenic this will lead to a reduction in testosterone levels.
And the seventh reason for low testosterone is asexuality. Now low testosterone levels can lead to decreased sex drive or low libido, and low libido can actually lead to low testosterone, so it’s a vicious cycle of this.
