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NickB79

(20,429 posts)
21. 90% of low testosterone issues come from poor personal health choices
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 06:38 PM
10 hrs ago

Eat healthy, with decent protein intake while watching your saturated fats, along with sufficient fiber and carbs.

Alcohol consumption, known to lower testosterone so limit yourself.

Exercise, a solid mix of cardio for heart health and weight lifting for lean muscle mass generation.

These all loop back to body fat control. Obesity greatly reduces testosterone production.

Sleep, get at least 6 uninterrupted hours a night.

And mental health, depression affects testosterone levels.

Defaulting to TRT without addressing these issues is just a bandaid solution.

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Can't wait till someone tells him about estrogen levels in men Lifeafter70 12 hrs ago #1
Especially when a guy takes in more testosterone than the body requires. LiberalArkie 11 hrs ago #9
Yeah that extra T could become an E Lifeafter70 11 hrs ago #10
And it does... LiberalArkie 9 hrs ago #29
Yes its a balancing act Lifeafter70 9 hrs ago #30
All Hegseth knows about Testosteroni is "more". maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #2
"Testosteroni". (cue music) It's made with macaroni! orthoclad 8 hrs ago #31
Hegseth wants ICE-like thugs in the military-- viva la 12 hrs ago #3
I don;t know why the US would want an army of low IQ belligerent thugs like ICE 31j20b3 11 hrs ago #4
You're assuming these are intelligent rational people making those decisions. ... littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #5
Not really, i might be assuming I am an intelligent rational person and 31j20b3 10 hrs ago #24
They need men AND women with those qualities. Nt spooky3 10 hrs ago #23
and stone cold killers. My Lai. orthoclad 8 hrs ago #32
My LAI was a crime, even those in the event recognized that 31j20b3 8 hrs ago #33
Wrong. Calley never spent a day in jail orthoclad 8 hrs ago #34
As I recall it, Calley was found guilty the sentence wasn;t what people wanted 31j20b3 8 hrs ago #36
When you are simple minded, it is easy to come up with simple, but meanigless solutions. flashman13 11 hrs ago #6
This message was self-deleted by its author ashredux 11 hrs ago #7
What's he going to do odins folly 11 hrs ago #8
probably fondle them Skittles 11 hrs ago #17
like most conservatives, Pete confuses being a bully with being a man Skittles 11 hrs ago #11
Insecurity will do that to a motherfucker. Iggo 11 hrs ago #15
absolutely correct Skittles 11 hrs ago #18
He wants an all-male military. valleyrogue 11 hrs ago #12
Who's gonna tell him? Iggo 11 hrs ago #14
I'm totally un-surprised that he-man-woman-haters don't understand testosterone. Iggo 11 hrs ago #13
Misread? Mz Pip 11 hrs ago #16
I started having problems in my 60s. BidenRocks 10 hrs ago #19
Damn! BurnDoubt 10 hrs ago #20
90% of low testosterone issues come from poor personal health choices NickB79 10 hrs ago #21
Nugenix Total-T Commercial (Frank Thomas, Doug Flutie) (12/2022) Jacson6 10 hrs ago #22
What an idiot. enigmania 10 hrs ago #25
I do think he's inadequately educated, and substitutes popular stereotypes 31j20b3 10 hrs ago #26
Hegseth misread the basic science of shit California Kid 10 hrs ago #27
I was thinking he got his medical "knowledge" from the brainworm guy. retread 10 hrs ago #28
Does Hegseth beat up on women before or after taking it? Norrrm 8 hrs ago #35
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