The Lifestyle that Reduces your Testosterone Levels

By Conqueror Team

The primary male sex hormone that affects fertility, the muscular mass, fat distribution, and red blood cell synthesis is testosterone. When testosterone levels fall below healthy levels, it can result in disorders such as hypogonadism or infertility.

Maintaining appropriate testosterone levels is essential for building muscle mass, enhancing sexual function, and increasing strength. Not to mention that changes in testosterone levels have been linked to a variety of health issues such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiac difficulties. While numerous variables influence testosterone management, a balanced diet is critical to maintaining testosterone levels and preventing them from going too low.

Despite being a male sex hormone, testosterone helps women with sexual desire, bone density, and muscle strength. An overload of testosterone, on the other hand, can produce male pattern baldness and infertility in women. The pituitary gland and the brain regulate testosterone levels. The hormone is created and then circulates through the blood to carry out its several critical tasks.

Here are some habits that will reduce your testosterone levels:

Lack of Good Sleep

A lack of sleep has adverse effects on the mind and body, one of which is a drop in testosterone. Multiple studies have found that limiting rest dramatically decreases testosterone levels in even healthy young men. According to one research published in the ‘Asian Journal of Andrology,’ after eight days of 5.5 hours of sleep or less per night, subjects exhibited a 10-15% drop in testosterone production on average. So start going to bed at a particular time and don’t get out until your body is properly rested.

Inactivity

Physical inactivity or minimal physical exercise harms both the exterior and interior of a man’s body. This problem, on the other hand, is easily managed by just exercising for 40-60 minutes four or five times each week.

Soy

Regular use of soy products, especially soy protein for workouts and exercise, has been shown to have a negative impact on testosterone levels. Soy meals include a high concentration of phytoestrogens, which are plant-based compounds that mimic the actions of Estrogen (a female sex hormone) in your body by modifying hormone levels and potentially lowering testosterone.

Note

For men who wish to keep their fertility, testosterone replacement treatment may not be the best option. When testosterone is injected into the circulation through a gel, patch, or injection, the brain interprets the rise as proof that the body has enough testosterone. The brain will cease sending signals to the testes in order to create testosterone, thereby shutting off the body’s normal synthesis of this sex hormone. Sperm production decreases when the testes quit producing testosterone. Testosterone treatment is so successful at preventing natural testosterone production that it’s been used as a male contraceptive – the last thing any guy wants when trying to conceive.