10 Testosterone Killers | Habits And Foods That Decrease T Levels

the lot of men nowadays are complaining about their low testosterone levels and looking for ways to increase them sure that's not a wrong thing to do but the problem is most people totally neglect the real issue which is what's causing their testosterone levels to drop we live in a world conquered by stress and bad habits which is affecting not just out testosterone levels but our lives and health in general we should learn how to protect ourselves before having to seek out solutions what's better than learning about the actual causes of low testosterone so we can avoid them and change them before it's too late welcome to another video on our channel healthier than yesterday where it is all about health beauty and fitness in today's video we will be talking about testosterone and its role in the human body we will also talk about seven foods and three habits that decrease it testosterone is a hormone found in humans both male and female our focus today is on males testosterone is primarily produced by the testicles in men it is the primary male sex hormone the production of this hormone starts to increase during puberty and begins to dip as you age that is responsible for men's sexual health and characteristics such as genitalia sperm production increased bone and muscle mass the growth of body hair it is also associated with sex drive the way men store fat in the body red blood cell production and even a man's mental and psychological health and moods it also affects the brain size and function it plays a key role in the masculinization of the brain making it larger than that of a female it's also associated with memory and brain function testosterone is involved in health and well-being it's basically the most important hormone when it comes to a man's overall sexual mental and physical health maintaining healthy levels of testosterone is important for staying healthy not to mention low levels of T can be associated with some diseases such as obesity heart problems and

diabetes while many factors are involved in the regulation of testosterone a healthy lifestyle is a key to keeping levels in check and venting them from dropping too low let's start by talking about some habits that may cause a drop in your tea levels the most famous habit when it comes to the subject is stress you may say that stress is not a habit but actually it is there is an 80% chance that you're stressed now watching this video we as humans get stressed for no reason at all and that can have a bad impact on our health when it comes to testosterone stress is the number one enemy when you get stressed the brain releases a hormone called cortisol cortisol and testosterone have an inverse relationship which means when cortisol levels increase testosterone levels drop if cortisol levels increase too much that can lead to a drastic drop in testosterone levels at the end of the day there is nothing to be stressed about and stress doesn't help solve any issue at all the second habit is staying up too late at night sleep is crucial for good health of also includes healthy testosterone levels sleep doesn't only affect the amount of energy you'll have the next day but it also affects the regulation of the hormones of the body not getting enough sleep consistently causes a huge hormonal imbalance and that can contribute to your testosterone levels dropping drastically don't neglect the importance of the amount of sleep you get regularly try to slowly work on your sleep schedule and fix it to not only keep your testosterone levels balanced but also to improve your lifestyle and well-being the third habit is our diet and how bad it is the modern diet is just awful most people are busy and they can't manage their diet we end up eating fast food every day because there is just no other way for busy people this affects men's testosterone levels in a big way your diet should be your priority don't neglect it when it comes to testosterone foods that contain zinc vitamin D magnesium and amino acids may be key to keeping the levels healthy and balanced some foods including soy products dairy products alcohol and specific fats may lower testosterone levels a person can ensure that they are getting the right nutrients by following a balanced eye that's why we prepared a list of seven foods that are proven to decrease testosterone let's start with the first one which is soy based products soy

products like adam tofu soy milk and mais OU are proven to be associated with low T levels for example research and 35 men found that soy protein isolate for 54 days resulted in decreased testosterone levels according to the USA National Institutes of Health soy foods also contain phytoestrogens which are the plant-based substance that is similar to estrogen in humans consuming fat o sturgeon can lead to a decrease in T levels by altering hormone levels in reducing testosterone however other research suggests that soy based foods may not have as much of an impact as isolated soy components further research is needed to understand how soy products influence testosterone alcohol is also associated with decreased tea levels a study in nineteen healthy adults showed that consuming one to two standard alcoholic drinks daily decreased tea levels by 6.8% in three weeks another study reported that alcohol intoxication was associated with increased testosterone in women but decreased levels in men processed foods are also known for being terrible they are high in sodium and trans fats trans fats not only have direct causal relationships to heart diseases and diabetes but they are also proven to reduce testosterone levels for example one study in 209 men showed that those who consumed the highest amounts of trans fats had 15% lower levels of testosterone than those with the lowest intake we can't forget about fried foods fried foods are extremely high in unhealthy polyunsaturated fatty acids these acids are a nightmare for your body's production of testosterone fried foods are also very high in sodium sodium leads to hypertension and high blood pressure which are the leading causes of erectile dysfunction fifth on our list is sugar sugar is in almost everything it plays a massive role in screwing up your testosterone levels problem is sugar is in everything and the average person consumes about 19 teaspoons of sugar daily try to limit your intake of added sugar when you do you'll notice your testosterone coming back to a healthy level six vegetable oils refined vegetable cooking oils are bad they contain a lot of unhealthy polyunsaturated fatty acids and as we said before these fatty acids are a nightmare for testosterone production studies have found that increased total fat intake boosts testosterone and increased saturated fatty acids improved testosterone and more intake of monounsaturated fatty acids enhances testosterone levels however these unhealthy polyunsaturated fatty acids do the complete opposite of that the seventh and final one on our list today is poor quality meat hormones used to treat non-organic factory-farmed meats are suspected to possibly interfere with normal human hormone production instead choose grass-fed beef pastured poultry and wild fish which provide omega-3 fatty acids poor quality of

treated meat is never the right choice in conclusion testosterone is involved in health and well-being you should protect its levels and keep them healthy and balanced by avoiding stress getting good sleep and eating well health is wealth we hope you find this video helpful do you agree with some of the points made in the video or do you disagree let us know in the comments also feel free to share your thoughts with us or ask us anything in the comments below we read and answer all the comments here on our Channel very few people make it to the end of our videos if you did please like and share the video with someone that might find it helpful also don't forget to subscribe and activate the belt to receive a notification whenever we post a new video and remember keep it healthy and take care