Testosterone And Your Health
The word testosterone has become synonymous with sex drive and masculinity. Testosterone, however, is a human hormone that plays a significant role in many essential bodily functions of both men and women.
Depletion of a man's testosterone level with aging can affect muscle strength and repair, bone strength and repair, favorable body composition, belly fat, mental and emotional well-being, cognitive function and memory, overall mood, and cardiovascular health. Monitoring your testosterone levels and adjusting them with natural testosterone supplements such as testosterone creams or injections can help optimize your body function and overall health.
Men have peak testosterone levels around 18 years of age and have a progressive decrease of 1% per year beginning in the mid 20’s. Testosterone is both free and bound in the blood. When testosterone is bound, it is inactive. Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is a protein that binds testosterone that increases with age. SHBG can increase from 1-2% per year in an aging male. What this means is less testosterone produced as well as less ‘free’ testosterone which creates a total loss of 2-3% per year.
Recovery from physical activity takes much longer, aches and pains begin to appear, the body becomes ‘softer’ or fatter, overall body-fat begins to climb, waistline typically increases in girth, and libido may begin to decline noticeably. Uncorrected, the male will eventually be left with a growing belly, an overall decrease in lean muscle, a significant loss of libido, progressive aches and pains, and overall drop in quality of life. With a proper testosterone replacement regimen, many if not all of the above symptoms can be successfully reversed as health and quality of life are restored.
All of these benefits combine to greatly enhance overall health as well as quality of life issues such as mood, energy, libido, improved appearance, and less overall age-related aches and pains.
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