Thank you so much for sharing this information! I am a medical Doctor Who runs a hormone optimization clinic for men and women in Colorado. I am absolutely blown away and petrified at how many teenagers and men in their 20s I am seeing with disastrously low total and free testosterone levels. I am 100% in agreement with the environmental toxin model you have put forward. I can confirm this through multiple publications as well. I think the biggest shock of all is that other physicians and politicians have no idea that this species ending event is occurring right underneath our noses!!
I just want to say thanks to doctors like you who run these clinics. I'm 34, was getting test levels in the 200-400 ng/dl range, and was told that it was "normal" by my PCP even a few years ago (despite it being in the normal range for someone elderly). I'm a month into TRT and it's literally been life changing- I have more drive in life, deal with stress better, anxiety is greatly reduced, and motivating myself to do nearly anything is just easier.
@@Arzosoth what most doctors won’t tell you, because many don’t know themselves, is that the “normal range” is constantly being changed because its based of random sampling. Normal AST/ALT level 30-40 years ago were dramatically lower than today’s “normal” levels. What changed? 40 years ago 80+% of the population didn’t suffer from metabolic syndrome & fatty liver. Dr Robert Lustig has some great lectures on this issue. Girls & boys are suffering from precocious puberty at alarming rates! Rather than asking why so many 6-8 yr old girls are menstruating they just lowered the age of “normal” onset of puberty. Problem solved! Nothing to see here, move along!!
@Plastic Reduces Testosterone they go hand in hand, eg if you win some type of competition against other guys your test will go up which makes you more confident, less depressed, stronger, etc so you have a better chance of winning next time, it's an upwards or downwards spiral depending which way you go.
I can’t find a healthcare provider to take seriously my low testosterone level… symptoms I suffer … provider wants to treat me for depression instead … by putting me on psych meds… really pisses me off. Thank you for addressing this. Happy Veterans Day in the 🇺🇸
if your sure you have low T, then do an equilibrium dialysis or equilibrium ultrafiltration hormone test for free T and T etc.. standard hospital tests are inaccurate
1. Get your daily steps in. Walk. Get 6000+ steps per day. 2. Focus on quality sleep. Shorter and/or lower quality sleep dramatically impacts T levels. 3. Stop watching porn/fapping all day. It doesn't help with anything in life. Trust me. 4. Balance your blood sugar. 5. Don't overdo endurance training/exercise. Favor HIIT/weight training. 6. Support DHEA levels. 7. Glandular extracts.
I love your podcasts. But your charts stop at 80 years old. I am 81 now and still active in every way. Good ketogenic diet, bikes, weights, Yoga. My youngest son was born when I was 71. My intention is not to live long but to live well. Thanks for all you have done to improve my health. If one takes care of thier body we can have good testosterone levels even at 80+.
I love the way you present in-depth reviews of serious scientific studies. Never epidemiological stuff, but randomized control studies. I'm 71 years old, 142 pounds, can benchpress 140% of my weight, I can do 100 pull-ups in four sets and 140 push-ups in five sets within an hour. I have been carnivore for three years. My testosterone has risen from the mid 200s to the mid 800s. My typical routine is: at the gym, one hour of weightlifting via the Charles Poliquin method alternating with the Doug McGuff method. Sauna for 20 minutes while breathing with the Wim Hof method. Warm shower (used to take a cold shower until I read James dinicolantonio's work). Play tennis or golf, return home for breakfast around 1 o'clock: eggs and bacon or steak or sausage--followed by a whey protein (Hlthcode) shake and some macadamia nuts. Dinner is usually hamburger patties or steak or sliced London broil or ham. Supplements: before workout I take pre-workout, BCAAs, creatine, collagen. Also desiccated beef organs, heart, testicles, and beef fat gel capsules. Also, nitric oxide tablets, burnt charcoal capsules, and boron. I try to be outside at sunrise, and spend half an hour outside at mid day.
After a year of intermittent fasting (16-18 hours typically) keto type diet and regular yoga/core exercises my testosterone went from 400 to 680. Ive been at 400 levels for decades. At age 53. I think thats pretty darn good. I was blown away with these most recent lab results.
I also removed everything that contains all benzo- containing chemicals. This is often found in plastics, liquid soaps and shower gels. Benzo- containing chemicals seems to have estrogenic properties.
Best thing is to avoid soft core material like Instagram, tik tok, etc. That will make you numb to seeing things that men have traditionally sought out in real life (not virtually)
It's harder than I thought to stop. I've stopped some serious addictions but this isbone of the last ones to kick. I will get there but it is such a subtle addiction. You don't feel like it has a massive impact on your life but it does make you feel terrible.
Carnivore..weights with HIIT…sprints…Bike/weights.. Taking Nitric Oxide and L Arginine..extra D3/K2..and 5g Creatine daily.. 43 years old and Feel amazing..fine tuning and thinking of starting low dose DHEA…Great video! Content always keeps me informed and researching! Thanks!
50 yo Female here : tried the recommendation for DHEA. Caused me to lose hair around my face (hairline) and increased shedding overall. I stopped and luckily the hair grew back.
Fucking morons never tell you that you should not use more than 20mg and especially not orally. The skin has alot of 5 alpha reductase meaning that DHEA becomes DHT etc when applied on skin. Women should probably take progesterone instead of DHEA although it's needed in both genders.
As a 19 y/o who got down to 55 ng/dl total T levels due to body dysmorphia from the fitness industry and recovered I will drop a few tips. Just my own 2 cents. 1-if you're already lean, stop excessive cardio, IF, low carb, veganism, etc. These are all stressor on the body. At a certain level of leanness your body does become more fragile to a certain extent. 2- If you're overweight take up one or two of these stressor along with resistance training. Your body is understressed and needs catalysts to boost your hormonal profile. Again just my .02 cents from a recovered orthorexic exercise addict.
Interesting. Thanks for the contribution. I'm a bit overweight, but IF has helped a lot. I did keto for a while and stopped because I did notice the hormonal problems and T levels. I'm doing HIIT (more like SIT which is lighter). No resistance training yet. I plan to increase fat consumption when I enter the resistance training, but SIT/HIIT are great to reduce weight and thus the strain on the joints (especially knees).
@@willyishere Yeah agreed, all those habits like good sleep and good nutrition build up, as explained in the video. Patience is priority #1 so the body can be monitored correctly.
@@josemonge4604 yes for sure man. Even if you don't see changes on the scale don't quit man. You're building lifelong habits. A lifestyle change. The results will come.
Thanks Mike, you consistently bring important information to the forefront and elucidate the implications clearly. And, most importantly you offer concrete solutions. High Intensity Health is a national treasure.
Disagree on the hiit > liss. I think the bigger issue is a lot of peoples “low intensity” training, is actually fairly high intensity (above their aerobic threshold)
I'm on Testosterone Replacement Therapy as of this August. It's made a huge impact on my mood, focus and energy levels. I'm also looking at raising levels naturally but the TRT has given me that jump start to return to the gym, focus on health and nutrition, and remove the brain fog I was suffering with.
@@bradbaker4679 waste of time. Big time waste of time. I spent 3 years of my life trying to do that. I tried everything. EVERYTHING. bloodwork reveals the facts. TRT intramuscular injection works. Just keep monitoring your hematocrit, BP, iron and ferritin , estrogen, etc. That's what your endocrinologist will do. At least until you are comfortable and knowledgeable to make decisions for yourself.
@rjthomasindyusa Some people seem to have issues but from what I could tell early on, many clinics over prescribe and start you on like 200mg a week which is very high imo. I wouldn't be stacking drugs on top personally, I'd be reducing dose. I'd also find a good clinic. I'll be trying Matrix hormones and I've heard good things about them.
You may consider the carnivore diet. It is helping a lot of people who suffer from seizures. Do a you tube search for: "Robin heals from epilepsy, seizures, and joint pain"
@@GemsOfGraceProbably a ketogenic diet. It is known for a very long time that it is the most effective treatment for seizure disorders. Even today, in case medicine cannot control the seizures, a ketogenic diet can be used effectively (if known by the physicians). The only problem is that it is a difficult treatment for kids for obvious reasons. Anyway, I thought I should respond, because nobody else did and your question may be forgotten.
Great to see this discussed, and also calling out how bad porn is! (Be careful, speaking against porn can get you called far-right and/or anti-Semitic). For your question at the end about what we're doing for testosterone, I recall an old analogy from the late Charles Poliquin. It's not so much about what we do for this, like trying to make an aerodynamic speedo or swimming cap for .01 extra results, and more about avoiding things that crash test, so not wearing weights/holding bricks while swimming. This would be like saying no to harmful chemicals in the food and environment, and to frame from the positive - choosing pure foods and staying strong! I see something that says "links to research", but can't see any links (it looks wonky, so not sure if it's my browser or something). I'd have to look at that 'step study', because that seems more like a correlating factor and proxy for saying active people vs being at a desk and most likely computer. For example, later you talked about doing HIT over aerobics, which I endorse and promote as well, but if it was really about steps, then doing those steps any which way would be good (and it's not).
Being called far-right or anti-Semitic for being anti-porn? Could possibly be labelled as conservative, very religious or old fashioned, from the far-right or even a prude. But being labelled as anti-Semitic sounds like a stretch. Someone though could correctly be labelled as anti-Semitic if they mostly blame Jews for the existence/promotion of pornography in society.
@@ssadelaidian3811 "But being labelled as anti-Semitic sounds like a stretch." Absolutely! All of the examples you referred to are happening in some way, but the highlighted quote/part is what I'm referring to. I think that has happened a few times, and in 2019 there was a case someone said something like they 'hate incest porn' or hate the trend in that (I'm the no porn at all camp, though at least that is a step in a better direction). And a PornHub exec said it's just an anti-sem conspiracy theory, and the original commenter replied saying 'what are you talking about', and that came out of nowhere and why can't he say incest is gross and on and on... So the whole thing spiraled from there and I later heard about it on a podcast. Hence all these memes about anything and everything being anti-sem, and beyond. Before I get labelled anything, my take on addictions goes back to the parable about letting 'he who has no sin (of that kind) cast the first stone), being about a town lynching a prostitute, but most of the guys bought her services! To bring back to the health channel, an example would be not blaming junk (food) producers, and more look at those buying things.
Great episode. Sleep, diet, weights is pretty much all i do for testosterone. As i am approaching 40 in a few years i have been thinking about getting my Test checked and then deciding if i need to get a bit more aggressive with other methods depending on the results.
Get tested! Diet and exercise are the best boosters but catch Andrew Huberman talking about 2 herbs that do boost test as well. I significantly raised mine and avoided TRT for life.
@@kylegrossi8175 Fadogia Agrestis and Tongkat Ali. Fadogia has some controversy around it, you don't want to take it all year but it is the real driver of luteinizing hormone which triggers the test boost. Tongkat boosts test a different way and like maybe 100pts at best. He actually names off the dosages and stuff too. They boosted me in 5 days by 700 points but I was super low from an illness. Results may vary especially if you are already at a healthy level. LH gets beyond normal and negative feedback loop kicks in controlling u down. It's good to get to normal but won't boost u beyond ur genetic limits.
Eat organic foods Bros, stay away from hormone disrupters and chemicals of all types be it vaccines or even BPAs in your bottled water. Exercise, stay away from feminist bs and you'll be good.
Great video. I have never had my T levels tested but looking back should have definitely. I now know that institutions and governments will always be about 25 to 50 years too late to the real game changers. Time to prioritize these T boosting tools for everyone!
I'm a 32 year old male and I just had my testosterone check recently and it was well within normal healthy levels. Some of the strategies I've used (scienced based) are: 1. Excersize / healthy life style, and weigh management is extremely important. For testosterone, specifically heavy lifting with the lower body is critical. There are studies that show a 1200% natural increase in testosterone in athletes that regularly completed their one rep max of deadlift (about 3 or 4 times per week using heavy weight). That is a temporary spike, but when done regularly it will result in an major overall increase in your baseline testosterone. 2. Get enough sleep and rest. This is when your body will have the best chance at producing testosterone. 3. Avoid exposure to plastics, especially in food and NEVER cook or microwave anything with plastics (dishes, cups, plates, ect.). People underestimate the effects of plastic and specifically the phalites in the plastics and how they mimic estrogen, causing a decress in testosterone. The drop in testosterone is directly correlated to the increase in plastic production and use. 4. Get enough vitamin d (supplement or get healthy sun exposure if you live somewhere where there is that option). About 70% of all people are vitamin d decificnt and vitamin d is a precursor to sex hormones. 5. Reduce stress (take walks, spend time outdoors, meditate, rest, reduce general stress stimuli, get support if needed). 6. This last one might be controversial, but... Get enough sex with a partner you love (if able) and if not able, masturbate. Why? Sexual activity does increase testosterone (even masturbation). Studies have shown this. They've even found an increase in testosterone just from thinking about sex. The reason this might be controversial is because it brings up the porn issue. You dont need porn to masturbate, but personally, i haven't seen evidence that porn used sparingly is going to destroy your testosterone levels anyway. What i have seen are young men (personal friends of mine) going on ridiculous strict no-fap & no porn strategies that eventually resulted in them losing ALL interest in sex and women. My estimation is that that is worse than masturbation and limited porn use
Just dont watch porn for 20 hours a week like i sometimes did. On the MPMD channel I saw a limited study with data to show that testosterone will go up on the 7th day of no fap but go back to base level after that. Maybe it could be ideal to have 1 fap session per week, who knows.
Andrew Huberman (neuroscientist) has some great data on that. Porn is mostly bad. Too much masturbation is bad. But partner sex is good. He talks about testosterone too.
Agreed w/ everything except for porn/ masturbation. That is extremely detrimental to normal brain function and testosterone levels. Ejaculating/depleting your body of those important nutrients/minerals is never good.
Normal healthy levels used to be 300 to 1050. Now Normal is 200 to 900. Yup. 300 is a sad existence for most. For me 600 to 700 is the sweet spot. That's a healthy level. A normal level.
To Jon: You were doing great until you said to masturbate. Masturbation is a big NO, leading to depression and emotional suicide, due to a lack of connection and love that can only occur, and restore overall health, when a husband loves his wife not himself. Masturbation is so disordered and unhealthy.
Me too. I think medications also impact gender dysphoria greatly. I struggled with this issue up until I got off my SSRI, anti-histamine, anti-psychotic, and my sleep prescriptions. It really messes with your head, despite the short term relief that it sometimes provide. But yes. Chemicals from food or other places affects everything
@Kathleen King YES! I’m a contractor since 1998 and last summer we had men ages 19-27yrs old working for us and ALL of them were addicted to porn. They HAD to have their porn during lunch break and on breaks. One guy demanded he go home everyday for 2 hours to watch porn and jack off before returning back to work. I discussed this porn addiction with all my employees and they told me EVERYONE does it and they couldn’t understand what the big deal was. This is our future generation. As a 49 year I officially feel old ! 😂😂😂😂
Thank you , thank you I’m going through some issues in my life and prayed about getting help getting info and about 45 minutes later, I started scrolling randomly and came across this video, found info I needed, God is so good , I’m looking forward to using your videos & knowledge to overcome issue and restore my health, again thank you 🙏 blessings and blessings
Another foundational nutrient that we rarely talk about, is helping consume more vitamin A. Whether it’s from glanular animals, cod, liver oil, and support it through retinol supplementation, we would look at the correlation between the drop in testosterone to the chronic lack of those foods we want to eat now missing from our diet.
I’m coming from 430 pounds to around the 250 mark (I haven’t weighed myself in three months) the time frame is from March 2020 to now. The biggest changes stemmed from diet and exercise but my vice was liquor, once I cut that (not the easiest at my level) the whole game changed. Weight loss multiplied, Testosterone skyrocketed, and physique (muscles/cuts) came out of fucking nowhere. I’ve never seen my body like this ever. And with virtually no cardio, all functional, compound movements. I don’t even really use the machines at the gym, I’m always on the field pushing sleds, flipping tires, tossing medicine balls etc. I went from the fat guy in the gym to the guy, the guys and ladies not only congratulate but come to for advice…wild. I make up my own workouts and movements just come. I’m not bragging it just sort of happened, now the trainers are eyeing some of my workouts….🙏🏿 idk 🤷🏿
You're right. Ethanol (and fructose) are very lipogenic. They're broken down almost exclusively by the liver and the excess energy that the liver cannot utilise for its own metabolism, it converts to fat through de-novo lipogenesis. That fat is stored in the liver and anywhere else it can go: around organs, in muscle etc. It then worsens insulin sensitivity, which makes the body produce more and more insulin, and high insulin levels inhibit fat breakdown, also known as lipolysis.
Good for you homie I'd highly suggest adding 3-5 grams of Taurine daily It makes fasting much easier by increasing the speed of substrate switching , heals the liver,Lowe's blood sugar,makes it easier to digest and burn fat , it Lowe's Neuro inflammation and anxiety,boosts bile production, increases insulin sensitivity and possibly pancreas size, it cleanses the gut by the breakdown into hydrogen sulfide gas ,among myriad other benefits Best of luck ,great to hear about your success, have a great weekend
Go Big Mike! Functional is the best. I try to get balance, cardio and resistance at the same time, and definitely feel a better hgh/ test surge if I keep workouts to twenty minutes and go almost as hard as I can. So much more invigorating than hour long weight sessions, easy to squeeze in at home. My push mower is the best new piece of exercise gear I own.Love your program , you should start a farm or ranch and have people pay you to be ranch hands.
Im 34 year old male . Father of 4 , decided to get my test done just for heck of it last time done so were 20s. My test levels are nearly 2x higher then were in my 20s . Thats not only crazy part. My stamina my endurance my strength etc all way higher then whwn i were 20s. .sometimes we age in reverse
It’s what I would call “dad strength”. I’m no doctor, not into fitness, and can not provide any supporting documentation. But as the old man on the block I see it in the men around me. Something boosts your body if you stay focused on your family. Keep it up.
As far is HIIT, I’ve been using weighted jump ropes and find it very efficient and effective for getting/staying in shape. But of course, diet/lifestyle will be the biggest factor.
Not gonna lie. For my 20s I didn’t know if I could get a woman pregnant. But I found out I can! My daughter will be born next month! I average about 10,000 a day. I don’t work at Amazon haha
I went carnivore which has helped my sleep, reduce anxiety, increase my energy and improved recovery. Also trying to reduce exposure to endocrine disrupters as much as possible from the soaps , deodorant, shampoos and plastics.
Careful! DHEA in countries like Denmark is considered an anabolic steroid and therefore is illegal. I found out the hard way after ordering DHEA online from the US (without knowing it was illegal). One day two Danish policemen showed up at my workplace and dragged me into my bosses office to interrogate me. Hadn't it been for my understanding boss and my explanations, I would have lost my (amazing) job. I "escaped" without arrest but a 300 dollar fine. So careful before you order still stuff and know the laws of your country!
Mike, I appreciate you and your work. Also, your hair is looking really cool these days. If I wanted that haircut, what would I need to tell my barber?
I'm 68 and at one point my T level was down to 250, I started taking an over the counter supplement with Tongkat Ali, tribulus, maca and horny goatweed and got it up to around 750, then they stopped making it so I switched to a different similar supplement and my last T-level was 810. I also lift weights 4-5 times a week and have sex regularly so I think that also contributes
That’s incredible bro, you had a huge change, but maca doesn’t affect testosterone levels. Which one of the supplements you are taking is affecting you the most
@@omarima8344 I was wrong, it wasn't maca, it was muira puama and ginseng. I believe it's the Tongkat Ali that has the greatest effect. on the T-level, the first supplement was LongJax MHT but it's no longer available, now I'm taking TestoJack 200
@@jbarkley4198 The LongJax MHT brought it up in the mid 700’s but they stopped making it so I switched to TestoJack 200 and I’m now at 810, I’m assuming that’s what’s doing it because I don’t take anything else other than creatine and protein. The Tongkat Ali is the ingredient they claim will raise your T-level
Every Spring in Stillwater, OK when local ranchers castrate their calves the local restaurants have organized a weekend testicle festival. Calf fries are on the menus all over town. It has become quite popular.
Was diagnosed with Sleep apnea earlier in the year. I asked to test my testosterone and it came back 240. My doctor was like “ meh, Let’s just monitor it”
@@unknowncommenter6698 😂 37. And yes, I changed my diet, cut carbs, increased veggies and fruits ,started exercising. I’m about 2 weeks in and realized that I was addicted to food . Wish me 🍀
Always great info. I'm looking into starting berberine and have watched your videos, could you give your thoughts on dihydroberberine vs berberine. Thanks so much!
I feel like my t-levels are normal but I still take around 61mg in zinc daily. I started running 3 months ago too. My 5k marathon time at the moment is 31 minutes. I’m a big fan of pull-ups too. I can only do 7-8 reps though and 9 reps for chin-ups. I also do the typical bicep curls and shoulder presses with dumbbells. As far as diet goes, I just eat what RUclipsr Chris Heria eats pretty much haha and pasteurized egg white protein shakes with high amounts of amino acids. Great advice on the 10k steps a day too I agree with that. That’s good for fat loss too!
@@qetoinfinity2086 Thank you for this info. I for some reason thought that I was taking a fair amount of zinc. I’m just relieved that I haven’t been taking that amount for a long time. Probably just a couple of weeks. The store didn’t have the 25mg zinc that I usually take but even that’s a little bit high considering I also take my multivitamin which has zinc and my diet likely has zinc too. My physical check up and blood work is soon but I’m happy to know about this asap. Thanks!
Another issue is "the pill" and medications ending up in drinking water. I remember reading a study that showed high levels of the contraceptive pill and prozac (if remember correctly) in the water of San Francisco Bay area.
@@rubensonorio8805 I had mine taken at lunchtime. That was in May. Since then I have been taking boron cyclically, to see whether I can further improve it.
I recently cut out alcohol and cannabis use to zero, along side I’ve start HIIT training yoga and meditation in a daily routine in the morning. I also have been doing my best to eat only during daylight hours and I’m shocked at the decrease in my sex drive. Is there an explanation for this?
go back to cannabis... it helps. A lot. I don't know if there's a difference between smoking it or doing edibles but I've had tremendous libido since I began eating cannabis a few years ago. True medicine.
Man last two months I upped my red meat intake dramatically (I was barely eating it for the previous 2-3 years) and cut out sugar plus anything processed, wasn't eating much of it but still, but have had pretty substantial benefits. No bloods but I have no doubt my test levels have risen. People talk about supplements enhancing results but I'm starting to believe red meat is better than all of them. But it's hard to ignore or not worry about all the stuff you've been told all your life concerning fat, so we'll see how far I go w it.
"Biotics Research" has some of the best organ extracts highly recommend. You do, however, have to be a practitioner of some kind to open an account with them. Also note with these extracts it's important to cycle on and off with these (eg. 2 months on, 1 month off) so that you are boosting your own system but not making it reliable. Some people need a few cycles on and off and their body gets the stimulation and help needed to kinda boost it into proper function. So much still to be learned with these extracts it's so exciting!!
Spent a lot of bucks taking things, testing, washing out. Things that don't help: tribulus, ashwaganda, tongat ali, magnesium, androstenedione (unless you want increased estrogen). Things that do help: DHEA & bovine kidney fat (suet). Probably any suet would do but I did the experiment using bovine. Your mileage may vary but at least I have da numbaz...not just some keyboard jockey commentating on RUclips. Thanks for that testosterone study. That's a great read.
We have tried to limit our exposure to all chemicals and pollutants as well as plastics and eating the cleanest foods we can get. Scary what this is doing to young men.
Thanks for the concise, direct approach to porn. I've heard some counsellors say the fastest road to impotence is porn. We need to skip the moral issues, and go straight to the medical issues concerning it.
Many studies on popmed shows increased t-levels with redlight therpy. Just a thougt on perhaps both sunlight/ uvb and infraredlight works due to we are missing out of this.
I took MONSTER-T for long time but found it gradually loses effect. I tried Adrenoplex - good for adrenal gland / kidney support. I injected Choriomon for some time. TA-65 didn't make me younger but drove my sex drive to insanity. L-Arginine is my little secret, it drives my sexual appetite up over night to a point of needing 4-5 times sex which is definitely too much for my advanced age, trust me I love my kidneys.😆 Thank you for all your tips. My doctor also gave me a book that explained increasing testosterone levels with high zink intake but it gave me much side effects. Testosterone is a great subject, also for women.
43 y/o. My test was 841 ng/dl this past year, which was my first time ever testing. My classmate friend who has a similar build was under 300. I think a lot has to do with the individual because our lifestyles are similar. He started TRT and is now around 1000, he said he feels like a teenager again. All men should have their levels checked.
Teenagers feel so good because they have no stress or worries. At 40, you have a mortgage, bills, wife, kids, lawn, full-time job, and miscellaneous adult stuff. Of course you're going to feel energized and happy as a teenager when your only stressor is just showing up to school and being accepted by your peers.
If teens are stressed from hormones then I would consider this a natural process that prepares them for future stressors brought on by supporting a family.
While your analysis of bad environmental and behavioral factors is correct, it is the thyroid function that is diminished, which subsequently weakens testosterone production. So, get your thyroid in order first! Testosterone follows automatically.
Great Stream. Thank you. Can you provide some information or direction on TongKat Ali, Ashwaganda, and Pine Pollen. Are these safe & effective supplements?
At 65 I've come tonthe realization that everything I was taught concerning diet and health were designed for my demise not my benefit.Ive been on a carnivore diet for several months now and have never felt better.6 years eating vegan was a mistake for me.I experienced debilitating depression and high blood pressure.Carnivore diet has lowered my BP to normal!I dont walk extensively but I surf regularly and i definitely do thousands of strokes per session.
I can relate to this. I'm 57 years old and began carnivore back in May. Always lifted weights and thought I was doing the right thing following a high carb , high protein diet with vegetables. Noticed our 20 years ago I lost the hair on my lower legs , put this down to my work boots. Started getting skin tags in 2015 then started suffering ED in 2017, always highly sexed, and that was the shocker. Found the carnivore lifestyle by chance. Now the hair is growing back on my legs wake up during the night with erections. Hopefully things will return to normal over time. Use the treadmil 30 mins a day 4 or 5 times a week and lift weights. Take multi vitamins as well as zinc, magnesium and L Argenine.
Thanks for sharing. Have you seen any protocols for mitigating work required circadian disruption? As an international long-haul airline pilot, I spend half of the month basically in a bi phasic sleep cycle to survive 3-12 hr circadian shifts every couple days.
Being a shift worker sucks. Whenever videos like this come out, first things that are always suggested is 'fix your sleep' RIP that option, I have no regular circadian rhythm and have not had one for any extened period of time for over 5 years. I employ weightlifting, rock climbing, and optimized diet to compensate, but man, nothing compares to a solid sleep schedule
Dont Work Like this For too Long. I Know at least 10 people that worked night shifts For 10-20+ years and all of them Had strokes or Heart attacks at age 40-55.
I do Bronze era style light dumbbell training. Whole body, 6 days a week. I eat whatever I want in moderation, I weigh 215 pounds and have 17" arms. I'm 52 years young and I'm as healthy as an ox. The only manly attribute I'm missing is the handlebar mustache.
I've never heard about the connection between endurance sports and testosterone... Given the fact that low testosterone can cause depression, it's probable not advisable to do endurance sports... I've been running for fifteen years, trying to outrun my asthma n stuff. Lately, I start to think that I might to have gotten in all backwards.. I've just looked it up.. They even use testosterone as experimental anti-inflammatory drug in female asthmatics..
I personally found squats and deadlifts make test skyrocket. Don't ask me how I know but let's just say it made a difference. Only thing about that is I also learned after all these years that there is a body type best suited for those exercises especially when you get heavy with the weights. I am not one of those people unfortunately, but I can get in a machine and kill my legs that way so it's all good. Working legs also gives you a boost and I'm sure any kind of weight lifting, whether strength or hypertrophy focused is much better than nothing. 👍
Before you give up on squats, try sitting in a full squat every day, build up to 5 mins. Try to spend about a quater of that time actively lifting your chest up, squeazing your glutes and tilting your hips forward to promote a little lumbar extension (or just reduce lumbar flexionion aka butt wink at first). The rest of the time you can work on pushing your one knee forward at a time while keeping the heel dow to stretch the calf. Do this and at least one set of high rep bodyweight squats each day. I do 25 while i cook my oats in the morning. You'd be amazed how much your mobility will improve. It's crazy how weak you can be in muscles of the hip while being able to squat heavy (ex powerlifter here). Most tightness around the hips is caused by weakness. I thought that my built made it impossible to squat deep without having am exagerated trunk lean and/or butt wink. Doing the above routine made my squat so much better.
@@teatowel11 I spent years teaching myself to squat properly and after my last back tweak on deadlifts I'm just tired of the whole thing. My legs have grown 1/4" just in the last couple of weeks using machines, I don't have to focus and concentrate near as much, and my back gets a break. I'm never going back.
going for a medical check next week. What do you suggest I ask my doctor for? I've been using the mouth tapes for sleeping for a while, sometimes I still get up a bit tired but I appreciate the air circulating thru my nose. Also I've been adding a bit more to my weights (28 lbs)
There is also the frightening issue of primary treated municipal sewage being used to fertilize pasture land. Such material is full of heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and anything that people flush down the toilet.
Can it be a mass boron deficiency? Incidence of arthritis increased in the post industrial age. Heavy metal toxicity goes up. Boron, which mediates the toxicity, is stripped or washed away. Its absence in a population directly correlates to the prevalance of arthritis. Arthritis corrlates to low test levels, heavy metal toxicity lowers test levels. Boron balances male and female hormones, accelerates healing, balances brain chemistry, supports NAD, puts magnesium and calcium in the bones. At the very least, boron deficiency must be a contributing factor.
I’m 24 years old and just had blood work done. I’m active in work and jiu jitsu. Do calisthenic work outs 3 times a week. My dhea was at 505. But my total testosterone was at 260… my free testosterone was 8.5. I am worried for when I get older. Can I naturally fix these numbers
I don't know what it is I must be a freak or something. I never really paid much attention in my younger life about what I ate because I probably ate whatever I felt like eating. But I have to my mother much credit for feeding me the right kind of food. I grew up on liver and onions, chicken and lots of vegetables. I really don't understand today's youth because I grew up riding bikes going on hikes with Friends just doing the normal things teenagers used to do. Yes I worked a full-time job driving a 18-wheeler for 32 years. I got away from the normal physical activities that I enjoyed when I was younger. But I always ate well because I cooked my own meals in my truck. I had a George Foreman grill, smokeless grill, microwave, refrigerator everything you needed.. Now that I am retired from driving I decided I was going to go back to doing the things that I love. Now I'm playing hockey two three times a week I do light weight training and light resistance training with calisthenics. Dog and I go for walks at least 5 miles three times four times a week. I'm probably in the best shape of my life a 64 years old. I don't even think about my testosterone level.
Im deeply saddened by this. I just can’t believe that they are getting away with this. It’s like the flouride situation and that probably adds to the load of exposure. I am 29 and just married my husband and I want kids but I have fertility issues, so I don’t know if it’s going to happen
Did a test at the beginning of this year and the results were 8.74 nmol/L / 252 ng/dL. I barely made the scale so I got deemed as healthy enough. 1) sleep - recently the quality has gone down but fortunately it's only a matter of discipline and getting into bed at the right time; 2) working out - 3x a week feels like I get enough necessary rest that I didn't get when following a 6 days/week split; 3) vitamin D - took 125mcg / 5000IU per day without supplementing with vitamin K2 so I stopped because of possible health risks (funky mild chest pains recently scared me); 4) libido - 80/20 game, rarely in the mood for sex. I don't feel like an actual man inside most of the times, so does anyone have any clue why this could be and what I should improve on? Thank you in advance!
I like to take some supplements (e.g. with Gingko, #Ashwagandha before I go to bed actually, #Shilajit with goat milk, etc.. and others) before working out and foods (e.g. watermelon, avocado)
I eat well. Train hard, weights 6 days, cardio 4 days, 10-25k steps a day. And sleep 7-9hrs a night. My test was 320. I'm 35, 5-'6, 200 lbs at 18% body fat. I'd consider myself low for someone who is hitting the majority of testosterone increasing targets.
Not to sound disrespectful but 200 lbs at 5'6 is alot of excess body fat. You said 18% body fat ? You are at 31 when it comes to BMI. You are carrying 35 lbs lbs too much in my opinion . If you can increase muscle and decrease bf. Your testosterone will go up
@@helios4425 no disrespect. Thank you and I agree. 20lbs is likely the amount I'd need to lose to get in that 12-13% area. I've had issues my whole life with stubborn fat. And yes - I've done 72 hr fasts (and every variation) calorie restricted, intermittent fasting, etc. I ate and tracked 1800 calories a day and lost nothing. I go below that and can't sleep well or train hard. I am at 2100-2300 now and gaining muscle and strength. 330bench, 465 squat, 500 deadlift. I run 8:30 miles. My genetics are wild. lmao
Lower your xenoestrogen load. Toxic chemicals in laundry soap, shampoo, hand soap, fragrance, skincare. Get a shower filter to remove estrone fluoride etc
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Thank you so much for sharing this information! I am a medical Doctor Who runs a hormone optimization clinic for men and women in Colorado. I am absolutely blown away and petrified at how many teenagers and men in their 20s I am seeing with disastrously low total and free testosterone levels. I am 100% in agreement with the environmental toxin model you have put forward. I can confirm this through multiple publications as well. I think the biggest shock of all is that other physicians and politicians have no idea that this species ending event is occurring right underneath our noses!!
I just want to say thanks to doctors like you who run these clinics. I'm 34, was getting test levels in the 200-400 ng/dl range, and was told that it was "normal" by my PCP even a few years ago (despite it being in the normal range for someone elderly). I'm a month into TRT and it's literally been life changing- I have more drive in life, deal with stress better, anxiety is greatly reduced, and motivating myself to do nearly anything is just easier.
@@Arzosoth what most doctors won’t tell you, because many don’t know themselves, is that the “normal range” is constantly being changed because its based of random sampling.
Normal AST/ALT level 30-40 years ago were dramatically lower than today’s “normal” levels. What changed? 40 years ago 80+% of the population didn’t suffer from metabolic syndrome & fatty liver. Dr Robert Lustig has some great lectures on this issue.
Girls & boys are suffering from precocious puberty at alarming rates! Rather than asking why so many 6-8 yr old girls are menstruating they just lowered the age of “normal” onset of puberty. Problem solved! Nothing to see here, move along!!
Wait so Alex Jones was correct about them making the frogs gay...
So pumping people full of exogenous hormones and increasing their risk of heart attack is the answer?
@@rajuncajun2818 Only if they identify as having exogenous hormones at super physiological levels...
Manliness is a skill that has to be built . Doing hard things , speaking truth and standing for what is right will increase your t levels .
You must be a Peterson follower 😉👍
Big facts get hands dirty get hurt and keep going
@Plastic Reduces Testosterone they go hand in hand, eg if you win some type of competition against other guys your test will go up which makes you more confident, less depressed, stronger, etc so you have a better chance of winning next time, it's an upwards or downwards spiral depending which way you go.
Yes, not being a man whore and just having self-control in general will too Everything the culture taught us about being a man is a lie.
I can’t find a healthcare provider to take seriously my low testosterone level… symptoms I suffer … provider wants to treat me for depression instead … by putting me on psych meds… really pisses me off.
Thank you for addressing this.
Happy Veterans Day in the 🇺🇸
Work with functional medicine facilities and facilities that specialize on hormones. Some holistic stuff and lifestyle stuff is great / needed as well
Eat beef and liver, no seed oils (only cook in beef tallow or duck fat) and consume a MINIMAL amount of plant foods. Problem solved.
@@miltonbates6425 I would add ghee to that list. Even lard and bacon fat can suffice
if your sure you have low T, then do an equilibrium dialysis or equilibrium ultrafiltration hormone test for free T and T etc.. standard hospital tests are inaccurate
jhews
they want to keep you dossile
1. Get your daily steps in. Walk. Get 6000+ steps per day.
2. Focus on quality sleep. Shorter and/or lower quality sleep dramatically impacts T levels.
3. Stop watching porn/fapping all day. It doesn't help with anything in life. Trust me.
4. Balance your blood sugar.
5. Don't overdo endurance training/exercise. Favor HIIT/weight training.
6. Support DHEA levels.
7. Glandular extracts.
Make sure to eat refine sugars
@@njkel.8714 Cheap processed vegan meat is better 🥺
"source: trust me bro" got me lol
replace HIIT with HIT and im okay with this list
8. Eat GIZZARDS.
I love your podcasts. But your charts stop at 80 years old. I am 81 now and still active in every way. Good ketogenic diet, bikes, weights, Yoga. My youngest son was born when I was 71. My intention is not to live long but to live well. Thanks for all you have done to improve my health. If one takes care of thier body we can have good testosterone levels even at 80+.
You just gave me hope to procreate. I am in my late 30s with no kids.
My man you gotta know that you are the envy of all us young men out here wondering if we'll make it to our 60s without breaking down 😂
son at 71!! My man, you are smashing it(literally)
I love the way you present in-depth reviews of serious scientific studies. Never epidemiological stuff, but randomized control studies. I'm 71 years old, 142 pounds, can benchpress 140% of my weight, I can do 100 pull-ups in four sets and 140 push-ups in five sets within an hour. I have been carnivore for three years. My testosterone has risen from the mid 200s to the mid 800s. My typical routine is: at the gym, one hour of weightlifting via the Charles Poliquin method alternating with the Doug McGuff method. Sauna for 20 minutes while breathing with the Wim Hof method. Warm shower (used to take a cold shower until I read James dinicolantonio's work). Play tennis or golf, return home for breakfast around 1 o'clock: eggs and bacon or steak or sausage--followed by a whey protein (Hlthcode) shake and some macadamia nuts. Dinner is usually hamburger patties or steak or sliced London broil or ham. Supplements: before workout I take pre-workout, BCAAs, creatine, collagen. Also desiccated beef organs, heart, testicles, and beef fat gel capsules. Also, nitric oxide tablets, burnt charcoal capsules, and boron.
I try to be outside at sunrise, and spend half an hour outside at mid day.
Pretty good for being clean, I plan on hitting some gear soon
Are you pure carnivore?
Role model!!!
Why does James Dinicolantonio discourage cold showers? Everything I find from him seems to be in favor of them.
Retirement sounds amazing
After a year of intermittent fasting (16-18 hours typically) keto type diet and regular yoga/core exercises my testosterone went from 400 to 680. Ive been at 400 levels for decades. At age 53. I think thats pretty darn good. I was blown away with these most recent lab results.
Higher fat diet increases cholesterol which increases testosterone !!!
@@pga972 high fat diet reduces tesotterone. Carbs are the precursor to making tesoterone whoever tells you otherwise is using roids
I also removed everything that contains all benzo- containing chemicals. This is often found in plastics, liquid soaps and shower gels. Benzo- containing chemicals seems to have estrogenic properties.
Pretty good at 53 considering i am at 342 at 31 years old and thats with a muscular athletic body. (97kg at 191cm tall with somewhat visible abs)
680 is better than probably 80% of guys in their 20s that are full time gym bros.
Best thing is to avoid soft core material like Instagram, tik tok, etc. That will make you numb to seeing things that men have traditionally sought out in real life (not virtually)
Porn = Evil! Been clean for more than two years, my anxiety levels are much lower now. Thank you Mike
Awesome! Did you have PIED? I’m 25 days clean, think I will need to go a long time to heal
Hero
It's harder than I thought to stop. I've stopped some serious addictions but this isbone of the last ones to kick. I will get there but it is such a subtle addiction. You don't feel like it has a massive impact on your life but it does make you feel terrible.
@@Tabktopless-z9b Exactly!
I made an effort to get 7-9 hours of sleep, cut back on longer cardio sessions, and do more HIIT style workouts (max 1 hour), this helped.
Carnivore..weights with HIIT…sprints…Bike/weights.. Taking Nitric Oxide and L Arginine..extra D3/K2..and 5g Creatine daily.. 43 years old and Feel amazing..fine tuning and thinking of starting low dose DHEA…Great video! Content always keeps me informed and researching! Thanks!
Do you take magnesium or zinc?
@@jose6183 No I haven’t been..
50 yo Female here : tried the recommendation for DHEA. Caused me to lose hair around my face (hairline) and increased shedding overall. I stopped and luckily the hair grew back.
Fucking morons never tell you that you should not use more than 20mg and especially not orally. The skin has alot of 5 alpha reductase meaning that DHEA becomes DHT etc when applied on skin. Women should probably take progesterone instead of DHEA although it's needed in both genders.
This happen to me too but makes me feel better when taking it
@@JoseRuiz-ed5sh yeah I liked it too but I’m
a female and NOT going to be a bald one 😜
@@JoseRuiz-ed5sh well you’re not a female. Losing hair is more common for men. But yes, I did see other benefits but I need my hair 😛
As a 19 y/o who got down to 55 ng/dl total T levels due to body dysmorphia from the fitness industry and recovered I will drop a few tips. Just my own 2 cents.
1-if you're already lean, stop excessive cardio, IF, low carb, veganism, etc. These are all stressor on the body. At a certain level of leanness your body does become more fragile to a certain extent.
2- If you're overweight take up one or two of these stressor along with resistance training. Your body is understressed and needs catalysts to boost your hormonal profile.
Again just my .02 cents from a recovered orthorexic exercise addict.
Interesting. Thanks for the contribution. I'm a bit overweight, but IF has helped a lot. I did keto for a while and stopped because I did notice the hormonal problems and T levels. I'm doing HIIT (more like SIT which is lighter). No resistance training yet. I plan to increase fat consumption when I enter the resistance training, but SIT/HIIT are great to reduce weight and thus the strain on the joints (especially knees).
@@josemonge4604 good for you man. As long as you're adequately resting you should be fine. As you said your body has some reserves to utilize.
@@willyishere Yeah agreed, all those habits like good sleep and good nutrition build up, as explained in the video. Patience is priority #1 so the body can be monitored correctly.
@@josemonge4604 yes for sure man. Even if you don't see changes on the scale don't quit man. You're building lifelong habits. A lifestyle change. The results will come.
did you recover your test after body dysmorphia
Thanks Mike, you consistently bring important information to the forefront and elucidate the implications clearly. And, most importantly you offer concrete solutions. High Intensity Health is a national treasure.
Disagree on the hiit > liss. I think the bigger issue is a lot of peoples “low intensity” training, is actually fairly high intensity (above their aerobic threshold)
I'm on Testosterone Replacement Therapy as of this August. It's made a huge impact on my mood, focus and energy levels. I'm also looking at raising levels naturally but the TRT has given me that jump start to return to the gym, focus on health and nutrition, and remove the brain fog I was suffering with.
You should have tried to raise them naturally FIRST! You got it backwards
@@bradbaker4679 waste of time. Big time waste of time. I spent 3 years of my life trying to do that. I tried everything. EVERYTHING. bloodwork reveals the facts. TRT intramuscular injection works. Just keep monitoring your hematocrit, BP, iron and ferritin , estrogen, etc. That's what your endocrinologist will do. At least until you are comfortable and knowledgeable to make decisions for yourself.
How is your libido ?
@@omarima8344 normal
@rjthomasindyusa Some people seem to have issues but from what I could tell early on, many clinics over prescribe and start you on like 200mg a week which is very high imo. I wouldn't be stacking drugs on top personally, I'd be reducing dose. I'd also find a good clinic. I'll be trying Matrix hormones and I've heard good things about them.
Huge respect to you. I have FINALLY gone more than a whole month without a single grand-mal seizure! Finally! Thank YOU!
I’m interested in what’s helped you? My step son (13)suffers from silent seizures, but had a grand mal one for the first time recently.
You may consider the carnivore diet. It is helping a lot of people who suffer from seizures.
Do a you tube search for:
"Robin heals from epilepsy, seizures, and joint pain"
@@jasonmacomber4020 thank you.
@@GemsOfGraceProbably a ketogenic diet. It is known for a very long time that it is the most effective treatment for seizure disorders. Even today, in case medicine cannot control the seizures, a ketogenic diet can be used effectively (if known by the physicians). The only problem is that it is a difficult treatment for kids for obvious reasons. Anyway, I thought I should respond, because nobody else did and your question may be forgotten.
Happy for you friend! I have found that no longer drinking beer was the biggest change for me and reduced seizure activity!
Great to see this discussed, and also calling out how bad porn is! (Be careful, speaking against porn can get you called far-right and/or anti-Semitic).
For your question at the end about what we're doing for testosterone, I recall an old analogy from the late Charles Poliquin. It's not so much about what we do for this, like trying to make an aerodynamic speedo or swimming cap for .01 extra results, and more about avoiding things that crash test, so not wearing weights/holding bricks while swimming. This would be like saying no to harmful chemicals in the food and environment, and to frame from the positive - choosing pure foods and staying strong!
I see something that says "links to research", but can't see any links (it looks wonky, so not sure if it's my browser or something).
I'd have to look at that 'step study', because that seems more like a correlating factor and proxy for saying active people vs being at a desk and most likely computer. For example, later you talked about doing HIT over aerobics, which I endorse and promote as well, but if it was really about steps, then doing those steps any which way would be good (and it's not).
Being called far-right or anti-Semitic for being anti-porn? Could possibly be labelled as conservative, very religious or old fashioned, from the far-right or even a prude. But being labelled as anti-Semitic sounds like a stretch. Someone though could correctly be labelled as anti-Semitic if they mostly blame Jews for the existence/promotion of pornography in society.
@@ssadelaidian3811 "But being labelled as anti-Semitic sounds like a stretch." Absolutely!
All of the examples you referred to are happening in some way, but the highlighted quote/part is what I'm referring to.
I think that has happened a few times, and in 2019 there was a case someone said something like they 'hate incest porn' or hate the trend in that (I'm the no porn at all camp, though at least that is a step in a better direction). And a PornHub exec said it's just an anti-sem conspiracy theory, and the original commenter replied saying 'what are you talking about', and that came out of nowhere and why can't he say incest is gross and on and on... So the whole thing spiraled from there and I later heard about it on a podcast.
Hence all these memes about anything and everything being anti-sem, and beyond.
Before I get labelled anything, my take on addictions goes back to the parable about letting 'he who has no sin (of that kind) cast the first stone), being about a town lynching a prostitute, but most of the guys bought her services!
To bring back to the health channel, an example would be not blaming junk (food) producers, and more look at those buying things.
Great episode.
Sleep, diet, weights is pretty much all i do for testosterone. As i am approaching 40 in a few years i have been thinking about getting my Test checked and then deciding if i need to get a bit more aggressive with other methods depending on the results.
Get tested! Diet and exercise are the best boosters but catch Andrew Huberman talking about 2 herbs that do boost test as well. I significantly raised mine and avoided TRT for life.
@@Antigone10 What are the two herbs he discussed?
I like Huberman but i haven't seen him discuss that yet.
@@kylegrossi8175 Fadogia Agrestis and Tongkat Ali. Fadogia has some controversy around it, you don't want to take it all year but it is the real driver of luteinizing hormone which triggers the test boost. Tongkat boosts test a different way and like maybe 100pts at best. He actually names off the dosages and stuff too. They boosted me in 5 days by 700 points but I was super low from an illness. Results may vary especially if you are already at a healthy level. LH gets beyond normal and negative feedback loop kicks in controlling u down. It's good to get to normal but won't boost u beyond ur genetic limits.
@@Antigone10 Thanks dude!! that was great. I'll look into it for sure.
Eat organic foods Bros, stay away from hormone disrupters and chemicals of all types be it vaccines or even BPAs in your bottled water. Exercise, stay away from feminist bs and you'll be good.
Great video. I have never had my T levels tested but looking back should have definitely. I now know that institutions and governments will always be about 25 to 50 years too late to the real game changers. Time to prioritize these T boosting tools for everyone!
When I was in medical school in the 1980’s the normal range for testosterone in men was 750-1150, now it’s 300-800.
I'm a 32 year old male and I just had my testosterone check recently and it was well within normal healthy levels. Some of the strategies I've used (scienced based) are:
1. Excersize / healthy life style, and weigh management is extremely important. For testosterone, specifically heavy lifting with the lower body is critical. There are studies that show a 1200% natural increase in testosterone in athletes that regularly completed their one rep max of deadlift (about 3 or 4 times per week using heavy weight). That is a temporary spike, but when done regularly it will result in an major overall increase in your baseline testosterone.
2. Get enough sleep and rest. This is when your body will have the best chance at producing testosterone.
3. Avoid exposure to plastics, especially in food and NEVER cook or microwave anything with plastics (dishes, cups, plates, ect.). People underestimate the effects of plastic and specifically the phalites in the plastics and how they mimic estrogen, causing a decress in testosterone. The drop in testosterone is directly correlated to the increase in plastic production and use.
4. Get enough vitamin d (supplement or get healthy sun exposure if you live somewhere where there is that option). About 70% of all people are vitamin d decificnt and vitamin d is a precursor to sex hormones.
5. Reduce stress (take walks, spend time outdoors, meditate, rest, reduce general stress stimuli, get support if needed).
6. This last one might be controversial, but... Get enough sex with a partner you love (if able) and if not able, masturbate. Why? Sexual activity does increase testosterone (even masturbation). Studies have shown this. They've even found an increase in testosterone just from thinking about sex.
The reason this might be controversial is because it brings up the porn issue. You dont need porn to masturbate, but personally, i haven't seen evidence that porn used sparingly is going to destroy your testosterone levels anyway. What i have seen are young men (personal friends of mine) going on ridiculous strict no-fap & no porn strategies that eventually resulted in them losing ALL interest in sex and women. My estimation is that that is worse than masturbation and limited porn use
Just dont watch porn for 20 hours a week like i sometimes did. On the MPMD channel I saw a limited study with data to show that testosterone will go up on the 7th day of no fap but go back to base level after that. Maybe it could be ideal to have 1 fap session per week, who knows.
Andrew Huberman (neuroscientist) has some great data on that. Porn is mostly bad. Too much masturbation is bad. But partner sex is good. He talks about testosterone too.
Agreed w/ everything except for porn/ masturbation. That is extremely detrimental to normal brain function and testosterone levels. Ejaculating/depleting your body of those important nutrients/minerals is never good.
Normal healthy levels used to be 300 to 1050. Now Normal is 200 to 900. Yup. 300 is a sad existence for most. For me 600 to 700 is the sweet spot. That's a healthy level. A normal level.
To Jon: You were doing great until you said to masturbate. Masturbation is a big NO, leading to depression and emotional suicide, due to a lack of connection and love that can only occur, and restore overall health, when a husband loves his wife not himself. Masturbation is so disordered and unhealthy.
I’m wondering if the gender confusion also has something to do with this
I have been wondering the same thing.
Me too. I think medications also impact gender dysphoria greatly. I struggled with this issue up until I got off my SSRI, anti-histamine, anti-psychotic, and my sleep prescriptions. It really messes with your head, despite the short term relief that it sometimes provide. But yes. Chemicals from food or other places affects everything
I'm wondering if PORN also has something to do with this🤔
The "act" makes you lose it.😬😩
@Kathleen King YES! I’m a contractor since 1998 and last summer we had men ages 19-27yrs old working for us and ALL of them were addicted to porn. They HAD to have their porn during lunch break and on breaks. One guy demanded he go home everyday for 2 hours to watch porn and jack off before returning back to work. I discussed this porn addiction with all my employees and they told me EVERYONE does it and they couldn’t understand what the big deal was. This is our future generation. As a 49 year I officially feel old ! 😂😂😂😂
Estrogeneration, by Dr. Jay, may be worth a read.
Thank you , thank you I’m going through some issues in my life and prayed about getting help getting info and about 45 minutes later, I started scrolling randomly and came across this video, found info I needed, God is so good , I’m looking forward to using your videos & knowledge to overcome issue and restore my health, again thank you 🙏 blessings and blessings
At 64 my testosterone is 689, I would contribute it to exercising and intermittent fasting everyday, no sugar or processed foods.
I'm now 204 days without caffeine. I've never slept so well.
Another foundational nutrient that we rarely talk about, is helping consume more vitamin A. Whether it’s from glanular animals, cod, liver oil, and support it through retinol supplementation, we would look at the correlation between the drop in testosterone to the chronic lack of those foods we want to eat now missing from our diet.
I’m coming from 430 pounds to around the 250 mark (I haven’t weighed myself in three months) the time frame is from March 2020 to now. The biggest changes stemmed from diet and exercise but my vice was liquor, once I cut that (not the easiest at my level) the whole game changed. Weight loss multiplied, Testosterone skyrocketed, and physique (muscles/cuts) came out of fucking nowhere. I’ve never seen my body like this ever. And with virtually no cardio, all functional, compound movements. I don’t even really use the machines at the gym, I’m always on the field pushing sleds, flipping tires, tossing medicine balls etc. I went from the fat guy in the gym to the guy, the guys and ladies not only congratulate but come to for advice…wild. I make up my own workouts and movements just come. I’m not bragging it just sort of happened, now the trainers are eyeing some of my workouts….🙏🏿 idk 🤷🏿
You're right. Ethanol (and fructose) are very lipogenic. They're broken down almost exclusively by the liver and the excess energy that the liver cannot utilise for its own metabolism, it converts to fat through de-novo lipogenesis. That fat is stored in the liver and anywhere else it can go: around organs, in muscle etc. It then worsens insulin sensitivity, which makes the body produce more and more insulin, and high insulin levels inhibit fat breakdown, also known as lipolysis.
Good for you homie
I'd highly suggest adding 3-5 grams of Taurine daily
It makes fasting much easier by increasing the speed of substrate switching , heals the liver,Lowe's blood sugar,makes it easier to digest and burn fat , it Lowe's Neuro inflammation and anxiety,boosts bile production, increases insulin sensitivity and possibly pancreas size, it cleanses the gut by the breakdown into hydrogen sulfide gas ,among myriad other benefits
Best of luck ,great to hear about your success, have a great weekend
Similar story, went keto carnivore. Been hovering at the same level now. I am ready for the gym now tho to take it to the next
Go Big Mike! Functional is the best. I try to get balance, cardio and resistance at the same time, and definitely feel a better hgh/ test surge if I keep workouts to twenty minutes and go almost as hard as I can. So much more invigorating than hour long weight sessions, easy to squeeze in at home. My push mower is the best new piece of exercise gear I own.Love your program , you should start a farm or ranch and have people pay you to be ranch hands.
Awesome 👍
Im 34 year old male . Father of 4 , decided to get my test done just for heck of it last time done so were 20s.
My test levels are nearly 2x higher then were in my 20s . Thats not only crazy part. My stamina my endurance my strength etc all way higher then whwn i were 20s. .sometimes we age in reverse
It’s what I would call “dad strength”. I’m no doctor, not into fitness, and can not provide any supporting documentation. But as the old man on the block I see it in the men around me. Something boosts your body if you stay focused on your family. Keep it up.
Bookworm here. Thank you for the books' recommendation.
Thank you so much Mike for being brave & saying the brutal honest truth… 👍👍👍
Hi could you do video on the importance of testosterone in women in perimenopause & menopause thanks 🙏
Thanks Mike for all you do sir.
As far is HIIT, I’ve been using weighted jump ropes and find it very efficient and effective for getting/staying in shape. But of course, diet/lifestyle will be the biggest factor.
Okay I ordered this combination & the collagen curcumin subscription. We'll see~
I always like this content very informative and things nobody’s talking about
Between your channel and Flavcity, I have learned so much! Thank you!
Not gonna lie. For my 20s I didn’t know if I could get a woman pregnant. But I found out I can! My daughter will be born next month!
I average about 10,000 a day. I don’t work at Amazon haha
Congrats buddy!
@@Hosebrain thank you!
I went carnivore which has helped my sleep, reduce anxiety, increase my energy and improved recovery. Also trying to reduce exposure to endocrine disrupters as much as possible from the soaps , deodorant, shampoos and plastics.
Careful! DHEA in countries like Denmark is considered an anabolic steroid and therefore is illegal. I found out the hard way after ordering DHEA online from the US (without knowing it was illegal). One day two Danish policemen showed up at my workplace and dragged me into my bosses office to interrogate me. Hadn't it been for my understanding boss and my explanations, I would have lost my (amazing) job. I "escaped" without arrest but a 300 dollar fine. So careful before you order still stuff and know the laws of your country!
It's illegal in a lot of major US sports organizations like MLS, MLB, NFL etc...
Sounds like Castro country north of the 49th
Jesus....how communistic europe is.
@@jose6183 Sounds like most of the West is getting so these days.
Pigs are the same everywhere (police) real criminals get away with it.
You have some of the best content! Thanks for all your advice!
Mike, I appreciate you and your work. Also, your hair is looking really cool these days. If I wanted that haircut, what would I need to tell my barber?
I'm 68 and at one point my T level was down to 250, I started taking an over the counter supplement with Tongkat Ali, tribulus, maca and horny goatweed and got it up to around 750, then they stopped making it so I switched to a different similar supplement and my last T-level was 810. I also lift weights 4-5 times a week and have sex regularly so I think that also contributes
That’s incredible bro, you had a huge change, but maca doesn’t affect testosterone levels. Which one of the supplements you are taking is affecting you the most
@@omarima8344 I was wrong, it wasn't maca, it was muira puama and ginseng. I believe it's the Tongkat Ali that has the greatest effect. on the T-level, the first supplement was LongJax MHT but it's no longer available, now I'm taking TestoJack 200
@@carterhayes4624 So the TestoJack is what got your T up to 810?
@@jbarkley4198 The LongJax MHT brought it up in the mid 700’s but they stopped making it so I switched to TestoJack 200 and I’m now at 810, I’m assuming that’s what’s doing it because I don’t take anything else other than creatine and protein. The Tongkat Ali is the ingredient they claim will raise your T-level
@@carterhayes4624 if you stop taking tongkat Ali do you think you testosterone will come down?
KSM 66 L Arginine D3/K2 61 years old seems to be working great.
Every Spring in Stillwater, OK when local ranchers castrate their calves the local restaurants have organized a weekend testicle festival. Calf fries are on the menus all over town. It has become quite popular.
Was diagnosed with Sleep apnea earlier in the year. I asked to test my testosterone and it came back 240. My doctor was like “ meh, Let’s just monitor it”
How old are you, 90? If you're not, go to gym or smth, maybe home exercises. And stop eating vegetable oils.
@@unknowncommenter6698 😂 37. And yes, I changed my diet, cut carbs, increased veggies and fruits ,started exercising. I’m about 2 weeks in and realized that I was addicted to food . Wish me 🍀
@@grahfkarate1799 No need for the veggies. Add more fatty beef.
Always great info. I'm looking into starting berberine and have watched your videos, could you give your thoughts on dihydroberberine vs berberine. Thanks so much!
I feel like my t-levels are normal but I still take around 61mg in zinc daily. I started running 3 months ago too. My 5k marathon time at the moment is 31 minutes. I’m a big fan of pull-ups too. I can only do 7-8 reps though and 9 reps for chin-ups. I also do the typical bicep curls and shoulder presses with dumbbells. As far as diet goes, I just eat what RUclipsr Chris Heria eats pretty much haha and pasteurized egg white protein shakes with high amounts of amino acids. Great advice on the 10k steps a day too I agree with that. That’s good for fat loss too!
Taking high-dose zinc daily can result in a zinc : copper imbalance which can cause issues. Just FYI, do some reading on zinc : copper imbalance.
@@qetoinfinity2086 Thank you for this info. I for some reason thought that I was taking a fair amount of zinc. I’m just relieved that I haven’t been taking that amount for a long time. Probably just a couple of weeks. The store didn’t have the 25mg zinc that I usually take but even that’s a little bit high considering I also take my multivitamin which has zinc and my diet likely has zinc too. My physical check up and blood work is soon but I’m happy to know about this asap. Thanks!
A 5k is 3.1 miles. A marathon is 26.1 miles. There’s no such thing as a 5k marathon lol
@@simpleguitar9138 you’re right. Half marathon and full marathon. I knew that already. I just forget that 5k and 10k aren’t actually marathons.
Another issue is "the pill" and medications ending up in drinking water. I remember reading a study that showed high levels of the contraceptive pill and prozac (if remember correctly) in the water of San Francisco Bay area.
Thank you. Very useful info.
I'm 66 and my testosterone is 728.32 ng/dL😇
that's great do you take any pro hormones or just all natural
That's a good level. I am 61 and mine is 681 ng/dL
@@dpstrial looks good too😇depending on the time you take the blood it flutuates quite a bit😅
@@thecrow4597 just natural💪
@@rubensonorio8805 I had mine taken at lunchtime. That was in May. Since then I have been taking boron cyclically, to see whether I can further improve it.
I recently cut out alcohol and cannabis use to zero, along side I’ve start HIIT training yoga and meditation in a daily routine in the morning. I also have been doing my best to eat only during daylight hours and I’m shocked at the decrease in my sex drive. Is there an explanation for this?
go back to cannabis... it helps. A lot. I don't know if there's a difference between smoking it or doing edibles but I've had tremendous libido since I began eating cannabis a few years ago. True medicine.
Man last two months I upped my red meat intake dramatically (I was barely eating it for the previous 2-3 years) and cut out sugar plus anything processed, wasn't eating much of it but still, but have had pretty substantial benefits. No bloods but I have no doubt my test levels have risen. People talk about supplements enhancing results but I'm starting to believe red meat is better than all of them. But it's hard to ignore or not worry about all the stuff you've been told all your life concerning fat, so we'll see how far I go w it.
Could have just been the cutting of sugars and processed foods
"Biotics Research" has some of the best organ extracts highly recommend. You do, however, have to be a practitioner of some kind to open an account with them. Also note with these extracts it's important to cycle on and off with these (eg. 2 months on, 1 month off) so that you are boosting your own system but not making it reliable. Some people need a few cycles on and off and their body gets the stimulation and help needed to kinda boost it into proper function. So much still to be learned with these extracts it's so exciting!!
Want to increase it .. TRT is by far the best I’ve seen / used ... 5 years now best thing I’ve done
Spent a lot of bucks taking things, testing, washing out. Things that don't help: tribulus, ashwaganda, tongat ali, magnesium, androstenedione (unless you want increased estrogen). Things that do help: DHEA & bovine kidney fat (suet). Probably any suet would do but I did the experiment using bovine. Your mileage may vary but at least I have da numbaz...not just some keyboard jockey commentating on RUclips. Thanks for that testosterone study. That's a great read.
My post-lift cardio is the stairstepper, I do a couple 1 minute intervals on it every day. Pretty good at getting the heart going,
Quality channel here folks
DHEA is banned in Canada, is there a way to boost DHEA naturally? Love your videos and appreciate your work.
A dude i know from my gym is only slightly older than me (I’m 29) and just got on TRT. Crazy that it’s becoming so much more commonplace to need it
This is very good to get out to the public.
thanks for the great info.
People in USA are screwed. The level of poison in your foods is insane!
We have tried to limit our exposure to all chemicals and pollutants as well as plastics and eating the cleanest foods we can get. Scary what this is doing to young men.
First video I've seen from you, just subbed. . . .
What about testosterones impact on women and their ability to conceptualize their capabilities and regulate their behaviour ?
Thanks for the concise, direct approach to porn. I've heard some counsellors say the fastest road to impotence is porn. We need to skip the moral issues, and go straight to the medical issues concerning it.
Many studies on popmed shows increased t-levels with redlight therpy. Just a thougt on perhaps both sunlight/ uvb and infraredlight works due to we are missing out of this.
Fantastic information.
This explains a lot.
I took MONSTER-T for long time but found it gradually loses effect. I tried Adrenoplex - good for adrenal gland / kidney support. I injected Choriomon for some time. TA-65 didn't make me younger but drove my sex drive to insanity. L-Arginine is my little secret, it drives my sexual appetite up over night to a point of needing 4-5 times sex which is definitely too much for my advanced age, trust me I love my kidneys.😆 Thank you for all your tips. My doctor also gave me a book that explained increasing testosterone levels with high zink intake but it gave me much side effects. Testosterone is a great subject, also for women.
I think it's down a whole lot more than 37%. Depends on when you're comparing it to, I think I saw some studies where it's down well over 100%.
43 y/o. My test was 841 ng/dl this past year, which was my first time ever testing. My classmate friend who has a similar build was under 300. I think a lot has to do with the individual because our lifestyles are similar. He started TRT and is now around 1000, he said he feels like a teenager again. All men should have their levels checked.
Teenagers feel so good because they have no stress or worries. At 40, you have a mortgage, bills, wife, kids, lawn, full-time job, and miscellaneous adult stuff. Of course you're going to feel energized and happy as a teenager when your only stressor is just showing up to school and being accepted by your peers.
@@Conservative_carnivore Teenagers are stressed out of their minds with their hormonal storms!
If teens are stressed from hormones then I would consider this a natural process that prepares them for future stressors brought on by supporting a family.
Was your buddy taking statins?
Thank you for this!
While your analysis of bad environmental and behavioral factors is correct, it is the thyroid function that is diminished, which subsequently weakens testosterone production. So, get your thyroid in order first! Testosterone follows automatically.
You are a super star! Nothing less!!!
Great Stream. Thank you.
Can you provide some information or direction on TongKat Ali, Ashwaganda, and Pine Pollen. Are these safe & effective supplements?
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At 65 I've come tonthe realization that everything I was taught concerning diet and health were designed for my demise not my benefit.Ive been on a carnivore diet for several months now and have never felt better.6 years eating vegan was a mistake for me.I experienced debilitating depression and high blood pressure.Carnivore diet has lowered my BP to normal!I dont walk extensively but I surf regularly and i definitely do thousands of strokes per session.
I can relate to this. I'm 57 years old and began carnivore back in May.
Always lifted weights and thought I was doing the right thing following a high carb , high protein diet with vegetables. Noticed our 20 years ago I lost the hair on my lower legs , put this down to my work boots. Started getting skin tags in 2015 then started suffering ED in 2017, always highly sexed, and that was the shocker. Found the carnivore lifestyle by chance. Now the hair is growing back on my legs wake up during the night with erections.
Hopefully things will return to normal over time. Use the treadmil 30 mins a day 4 or 5 times a week and lift weights. Take multi vitamins as well as zinc, magnesium and L Argenine.
Thanks for sharing. Have you seen any protocols for mitigating work required circadian disruption? As an international long-haul airline pilot, I spend half of the month basically in a bi phasic sleep cycle to survive 3-12 hr circadian shifts every couple days.
Genetically modified foods and man made frequencies have done this. Not to mention the mandatory vaccines given to the children .
Being a shift worker sucks. Whenever videos like this come out, first things that are always suggested is 'fix your sleep'
RIP that option, I have no regular circadian rhythm and have not had one for any extened period of time for over 5 years.
I employ weightlifting, rock climbing, and optimized diet to compensate, but man, nothing compares to a solid sleep schedule
Dont Work Like this For too Long. I Know at least 10 people that worked night shifts For 10-20+ years and all of them Had strokes or Heart attacks at age 40-55.
I'm taking DHEA and I'm doubling down on cardio , I wear a 40lb vest and sprint 3-6 miles at a time
I do Bronze era style light dumbbell training. Whole body, 6 days a week. I eat whatever I want in moderation, I weigh 215 pounds and have 17" arms. I'm 52 years young and I'm as healthy as an ox. The only manly attribute I'm missing is the handlebar mustache.
I've never heard about the connection between endurance sports and testosterone... Given the fact that low testosterone can cause depression, it's probable not advisable to do endurance sports... I've been running for fifteen years, trying to outrun my asthma n stuff. Lately, I start to think that I might to have gotten in all backwards.. I've just looked it up.. They even use testosterone as experimental anti-inflammatory drug in female asthmatics..
Is there a difference in t-levels between men in the manual trades and men in the office trades?
I personally found squats and deadlifts make test skyrocket. Don't ask me how I know but let's just say it made a difference. Only thing about that is I also learned after all these years that there is a body type best suited for those exercises especially when you get heavy with the weights. I am not one of those people unfortunately, but I can get in a machine and kill my legs that way so it's all good.
Working legs also gives you a boost and I'm sure any kind of weight lifting, whether strength or hypertrophy focused is much better than nothing. 👍
Before you give up on squats, try sitting in a full squat every day, build up to 5 mins. Try to spend about a quater of that time actively lifting your chest up, squeazing your glutes and tilting your hips forward to promote a little lumbar extension (or just reduce lumbar flexionion aka butt wink at first).
The rest of the time you can work on pushing your one knee forward at a time while keeping the heel dow to stretch the calf.
Do this and at least one set of high rep bodyweight squats each day. I do 25 while i cook my oats in the morning.
You'd be amazed how much your mobility will improve.
It's crazy how weak you can be in muscles of the hip while being able to squat heavy (ex powerlifter here).
Most tightness around the hips is caused by weakness.
I thought that my built made it impossible to squat deep without having am exagerated trunk lean and/or butt wink.
Doing the above routine made my squat so much better.
@@teatowel11 I spent years teaching myself to squat properly and after my last back tweak on deadlifts I'm just tired of the whole thing. My legs have grown 1/4" just in the last couple of weeks using machines, I don't have to focus and concentrate near as much, and my back gets a break. I'm never going back.
going for a medical check next week. What do you suggest I ask my doctor for?
I've been using the mouth tapes for sleeping for a while, sometimes I still get up a bit tired but I appreciate the air circulating thru my nose. Also I've been adding a bit more to my weights (28 lbs)
There is also the frightening issue of primary treated municipal sewage being used to fertilize pasture land. Such material is full of heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and anything that people flush down the toilet.
Where can I buy a good DHEA supplement? What brand is best?
Can it be a mass boron deficiency? Incidence of arthritis increased in the post industrial age. Heavy metal toxicity goes up. Boron, which mediates the toxicity, is stripped or washed away. Its absence in a population directly correlates to the prevalance of arthritis. Arthritis corrlates to low test levels, heavy metal toxicity lowers test levels. Boron balances male and female hormones, accelerates healing, balances brain chemistry, supports NAD, puts magnesium and calcium in the bones. At the very least, boron deficiency must be a contributing factor.
Yes, Boron is very important. I've heard that higher amounts of Boron in the soil correlates with a healthier population.
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Living like a physical man of the past is how men need to live.
Like Sandow?
I’m 24 years old and just had blood work done. I’m active in work and jiu jitsu. Do calisthenic work outs 3 times a week. My dhea was at 505. But my total testosterone was at 260… my free testosterone was 8.5. I am worried for when I get older. Can I naturally fix these numbers
I don't know what it is I must be a freak or something. I never really paid much attention in my younger life about what I ate because I probably ate whatever I felt like eating. But I have to my mother much credit for feeding me the right kind of food. I grew up on liver and onions, chicken and lots of vegetables.
I really don't understand today's youth because I grew up riding bikes going on hikes with Friends just doing the normal things teenagers used to do. Yes I worked a full-time job driving a 18-wheeler for 32 years. I got away from the normal physical activities that I enjoyed when I was younger. But I always ate well because I cooked my own meals in my truck. I had a George Foreman grill, smokeless grill, microwave, refrigerator everything you needed.. Now that I am retired from driving I decided I was going to go back to doing the things that I love.
Now I'm playing hockey two three times a week I do light weight training and light resistance training with calisthenics. Dog and I go for walks at least 5 miles three times four times a week. I'm probably in the best shape of my life a 64 years old. I don't even think about my testosterone level.
Im deeply saddened by this. I just can’t believe that they are getting away with this. It’s like the flouride situation and that probably adds to the load of exposure. I am 29 and just married my husband and I want kids but I have fertility issues, so I don’t know if it’s going to happen
Thank you
Hi Mike was wondering if you could possibly do a video on effect of high prolactin in men and how it can negatively effect testosterone and libido?
Did a test at the beginning of this year and the results were 8.74 nmol/L / 252 ng/dL. I barely made the scale so I got deemed as healthy enough.
1) sleep - recently the quality has gone down but fortunately it's only a matter of discipline and getting into bed at the right time;
2) working out - 3x a week feels like I get enough necessary rest that I didn't get when following a 6 days/week split;
3) vitamin D - took 125mcg / 5000IU per day without supplementing with vitamin K2 so I stopped because of possible health risks (funky mild chest pains recently scared me);
4) libido - 80/20 game, rarely in the mood for sex.
I don't feel like an actual man inside most of the times, so does anyone have any clue why this could be and what I should improve on?
Thank you in advance!
I like to take some supplements (e.g. with Gingko, #Ashwagandha before I go to bed actually, #Shilajit with goat milk, etc.. and others) before working out and foods (e.g. watermelon, avocado)
I eat well. Train hard, weights 6 days, cardio 4 days, 10-25k steps a day. And sleep 7-9hrs a night. My test was 320. I'm 35, 5-'6, 200 lbs at 18% body fat. I'd consider myself low for someone who is hitting the majority of testosterone increasing targets.
Not to sound disrespectful but 200 lbs at 5'6 is alot of excess body fat. You said 18% body fat ? You are at 31 when it comes to BMI. You are carrying 35 lbs lbs too much in my opinion . If you can increase muscle and decrease bf. Your testosterone will go up
@@helios4425 no disrespect. Thank you and I agree. 20lbs is likely the amount I'd need to lose to get in that 12-13% area. I've had issues my whole life with stubborn fat. And yes - I've done 72 hr fasts (and every variation) calorie restricted, intermittent fasting, etc. I ate and tracked 1800 calories a day and lost nothing. I go below that and can't sleep well or train hard. I am at 2100-2300 now and gaining muscle and strength. 330bench, 465 squat, 500 deadlift. I run 8:30 miles. My genetics are wild. lmao
Lower your xenoestrogen load. Toxic chemicals in laundry soap, shampoo, hand soap, fragrance, skincare. Get a shower filter to remove estrone fluoride etc
Wear cotton clothing. Keep your nuts away from drifit work out wear.
Weight train 3 days a week..6 is too much and cut down on cardio and get great sleep