Male hormone health guidance content

The core logic of male hormone health is not to blindly increase testosterone values, but to "protect the normal rhythm of endogenous secretion, avoid daily ketone-damaging behaviors, investigate the cause of abnormal indicators before intervening, and refuse the unindicated use of exogenous testosterone products." This is the core conclusion that I have drawn from 6 years of men's health management based on clinical guidelines and thousands of cases.

To be honest, I have seen too many people who just feel a little tired, have lost muscles from exercise, or are not as good as before, and they come up and ask, "Do you have any reliable testosterone supplement recommendations?" without knowing the answer at all. I just received a 28-year-old Internet programmer last month. He sits for 12 hours a day, plays games on the sofa after get off work, and drinks at least two cups of iced milk tea a day. In the past three months, he has not even had the energy to work out. He has lost 4 pounds of muscle. He secretly bought testosterone imported from an internet celebrity and took it for half a month. I am getting more and more deficient. I checked the six hormone items. Total testosterone has just reached the edge of the qualified line of 9.8nmol/L, and luteinizing hormone is nearly half lower than the normal value. This is the result of blind supplementation. When exogenous testosterone comes in, the body defaults that it has secreted enough, and directly reduces the production of the endogenous factory. On the contrary, the more supplementation, the worse it gets.

In fact, there has always been controversy about testosterone supplementation. Many people in the fitness circle advocate the "short-cycle low-dose supplement + anti-estrogen" plan, which can indeed quickly improve muscle synthesis efficiency. Many people use it during the preparation period. However, the consensus of clinical endocrinology is that unless total testosterone continues to be lower than 8nmol/L, and is accompanied by infertility, breast development, severe loss of desire and other pathologies Otherwise, it is absolutely not recommended to use exogenous testosterone easily. The worst result of long-term unindicated use is atrophy of testicular function. I once met a 22-year-old fitness enthusiast who secretly used black market anabolic steroids for 3 months and gained 8 pounds of muscle. After stopping the drug, the testosterone dropped to 2.1nmol/L. It took a full year of conditioning to return to normal levels.

Don’t believe it, many people are not born with low testosterone at all, but are caused by their daily habits. Do you like to put iced coke and laptop on your lap in summer? The testicles need to be 2°C lower than the body temperature in order to secrete testosterone normally. Covering the testicles for 3 hours a day for two consecutive months can reduce testosterone secretion by 15%. This is the conclusion of a controlled experiment done in foreign reproductive medicine journals. And drink more than 3 cups of full-sugar milk tea a week? Last year, Shanghai CDC conducted a small sample survey. Among men aged 20-35, the average total testosterone of those who often drank sugary milk tea was 21nmol/L lower than those who did not. Trans fatty acids and added sugar can directly suppress the secretion function of the gonads. Oh, and there is stress. Last year, a 35-year-old business executive came to me. He doesn’t smoke or drink. He works out three times a week. His testosterone is only 10nmol/L. After chatting for a long time, I found out that he stayed up until 12 o’clock every day for half a year to focus on KPIs. His cortical His alcohol level has been so high all year round that it directly overwhelms the testosterone secretion pathway. Later, he adjusted the plan. He meditated for 10 minutes every day and spent half a day hiking on weekends. He did not need to take any supplements. After two months of review, his testosterone rose to 19.2nmol/L.

There are also different opinions on "Abstinence increases testosterone" posted on the Internet. Some studies show that when abstinent for 3-7 days, testosterone will increase slightly by 10%-15%, but after 7 days, it will gradually fall back, even lower than the baseline level.； There is also another group of tracking data that shows that regular ejaculation 1-2 times a week can maintain hormone levels in a more stable state. There is actually no standard answer to this. Just feel comfortable and in good condition. There is no need to impose an abstinence cycle.

In fact, there is no need to worry about looking at the numerical values ​​every day. As long as you are alert and alert, your muscles will not shrink for no apparent reason, your sleep is normal, and there is no obvious functional decline, there is no need to adjust it at all even if the numerical value is just above the qualified line. I really feel that my condition is not right, so I should first check six hormones, preferably on an empty stomach between 8 and 10 o'clock in the morning. Testosterone secretion is at its peak at this time, and the results are most accurate. Also, be careful not to just look at total testosterone, free testosterone is the truly active part. If total testosterone is normal but sex hormone binding globulin is too high and free testosterone is not enough, symptoms of low testosterone will also appear.

After all, hormones are like the tap water at home. Just enough is enough. It’s not that the bigger the better, you have to forcefully pressurize the pipes. In the end, you will be the one to burst the pipes. Doing less things that hurt your body is better than taking any supplements. If you really have a problem, go to a professional doctor. Don't just follow the trend and buy three-no products online. After all, your body is your own, and stability is always more important than "violence".