How STRESS decreases your TESTOSTERONE levels

hello everyone Dr seil D Internal Medicine physician welcome to another video low testosterone is an increasingly big problem in society for many many males particularly over the age of 35 and I have many different hypotheses on why this is the case why testosterone levels are dropping including our toxic modern environment no more so than the toxic food which people are consuming but there is one other big cause of testosterone suppression that we don't talk about anywhere nearly enough and that is chronic stress many men out there suffer with the consequences of chronic stress and low testosterone is one of them and we know that low testosterone causes a number of problems in males including physical and mental health issues now I am talking about chronic stress interestingly acute stress which would OCC in the short term now I'm not recommending that acute stress is a good thing but there is evidence that acute stress actually results in a temporary increase in testosterone levels and that makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint you think about it you have a male animal in nature that is facing a threat you want them to respond with aggression so testosterone levels can go up but that's only over the short term but chronically elevated stress hormones do suppress testosterone and I'm going to share with you in this video some mechanisms by which this happens and we do have a pandemic of chronic stress out there for many different reasons obviously varies by individual but this is really affecting a lot of men and I'm focusing in this video on men over the age of 35 number one a direct suppression of testosterone production chronic stress triggers the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis leading to the release of corticotropin releasing hormone from the hypothalamus this stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to produce adrenocorticotropic hormone act then promotes the adrenal glands to secrete cortisol elevated cortisol levels inhibit the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis hpg remember the hypothalamic and pituitary glands are in the brain this causes A disruption to the regulation of testosterone production and this suppression occurs through various mechanisms including decreased GNR secretion reduced LH that's lutenizing hormone release from the pituitary gland and impaired liing cell function in the testes ultimately resulting in diminished testosterone synthesis we're going into a lot of scientific terms there terminology but I wanted to share with you the exact mechanisms now let's move on to number two the disruption of hormonal homeostasis stress induced cortisol ol secretion can disrupt the delicate balance of hormones involved in testosterone regulation cortisol actually competes with testosterone for binding to the same carrier proteins such as sex hormone binding globulin as cortisol levels rise more binding globulin becomes occupied leading to a decrease in free bioavailable testosterone hope you're all following there moreover cortisol can directly inhibit the transcriptional activity of Androgen receptors impairing testosterone's ability to exert its physiological effects number three altered testosterone metabolism and sensitivity it's important to remember that Beyond its impact on testosterone production chronic stress can influence testosterone metabolism directly and receptor sensitivity stress induced changes in enzyme activity May alter the conversion of testosterone to its metabolites such as DHT and estradiol which have distinct biological activ activities additionally prolonged exposure to stress hormones can modulate the expression and function of Androgen receptors in Target tissues leading to reduced responsiveness to circulating testosterone this desensitization further diminishes the physiological efficacy of testosterone exacerbating its functional deficiency so in summary chronic stress unleashes a Cascade of neuroendocrine responses that directly work to decrease testosterone levels and sensitivity to testosterone and this is very bad news for men who are chronically stressed so if you are a man over the age of 35 that suffers with chronic stress whatever that stressor is obviously it's Unique to everyone whether it's your work life whether it's your family life whether it's something else it is really time to take a step back now I spend a fair map time when I'm talking to people when I'm coaching them on their metabolic Health also addressing chronic stress and the answers are very unique for any individual different things work for different people but the first step is to take a step back assess where your stresses are and then decide how you respond to that stress what can you do in your life to decrease those stress levels whether it's something to directly deal with the source of stress or something to take your mind away from the stress whether it's meditation whether it's your favorite hobby whether it's exercise or walk-in nature whatever it may be very important to manage that chronic stress in your life thanks everyone for watching feel free to comment down below let me know your thoughts I enjoy hearing from you check out my health program and my free newsletters those links are down below hit the like button if you like this video and the bell button for more similar videos in the future we will speak again very soon

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Length: 5min 53sec (353 seconds)

Published: Fri May 03 2024