What is the content of male hormone health guidance?

The essence is a full-cycle health guideline centered on the male endocrine system with testosterone as the core, and implemented from three levels: self-identification, daily adjustment, and medical intervention. It is by no means a one-sided rumor like "testosterone supplement = impotence" uploaded on the Internet.

A while ago, I helped a friend deal with a 32-year-old Internet programmer. He only slept 4 hours a day for 3 months in a row while working on a project. Later, he always felt heavy all over. After half a year of working out, his muscles did not increase but he lost 2 pounds. He also kept getting angry with his girlfriend for no reason. He posted a short video and said it was because of low testosterone. I bought it. After taking hundreds of dollars worth of imported testosterone supplements for two months, he broke out in acne and became even more irritable. When he went to the hospital for a hormone check, he found out that his testosterone was only slightly lower than the normal threshold, but the cortisol caused by stress was twice as high as the normal value. Indiscriminate testosterone supplementation disrupted the original endocrine balance.

Many people have a too narrow understanding of male hormones, thinking that they are only responsible for sexual function. In fact, they are like the "power dispatcher" of the male body. Everything from body hair growth and fat distribution to muscle synthesis, bone density, and emotional stability are all dependent on it to maintain normal rhythm.

The most controversial topic on the Internet about hormone regulation right now is "whether testosterone supplements should be routinely supplemented after the age of 30." One group of people believes that testosterone drops at a rate of 1%-2% per year after the age of 30 for men. Regular supplementation can resist aging and maintain energy. The other group is firmly opposed and believes that as long as the hormone level is within the normal reference range, there are no clear symptoms of discomfort. In addition, On the contrary, supplementation will inhibit your own testosterone secretion function, and long-term supplementation may also increase the risk of prostate disease. Most of the endocrinologists I contacted believe in the latter. After all, hormone regulation is a matter that affects the whole body, just like adjusting the heating temperature at home. Originally, 18 to 26 degrees is comfortable. If you insist on setting it to 30 degrees, you will easily get angry and waste electricity.

In fact, the core part of health guidance is the daily adjustments that cost the least money. Don't stay up until two or three o'clock every day. Testosterone is mainly synthesized during the deep sleep stage. Even the deep sleep time is squeezed out. How can the body have time to produce this thing? Don't sit still for more than ten hours. I once had a man who drove a long-distance car for 8 years. During the physical examination, his testosterone level was nearly 30% lower than that of healthy men of the same age. This was because he had been sitting for a long time, the temperature of his private parts was high, and he couldn't find time to exercise, which would naturally affect hormone synthesis.

There’s no need to worry blindly. If you hadn’t been inexplicably exhausted for two or three months in a row, couldn’t recover even after sleeping enough, had no interest in anything, and had a significant decline in fitness, there would be no need to go to the hospital to check for hormones, let alone blindly buy supplements. If you really have the above-mentioned discomforts, check the six hormone items first. If it is diagnosed as pathological testosterone deficiency, such as primary hypogonadism, then follow the doctor's instructions and take the medicine. Don't force yourself, and don't expect those Internet celebrity supplements to replace medicines. Most of those supplements contain ingredients such as zinc, magnesium, and vitamin D. Taking them can help when you are deficient. If you are not deficient, it will be useless to take more. It may also increase the burden on the liver and kidneys.