{"id":3926,"date":"2022-06-15T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T19:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chirohealthwellness.com\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2022-06-15T14:53:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T19:53:58","slug":"what-is-low-t-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chirohealthwellness.com\/blog\/what-is-low-t-and-what-does-it-have-to-do-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"What is \u201cLow T\u201d and What Does It Have to Do With Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is \u201cLow T\u201d and What Does It Have to Do With Me?<\/h1>\n

By Dr. Tim Fargo, Chiropractor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Low T is shorthand for low Testosterone. Testosterone is a male sex hormone; women also produce some. It is produced by the testicles in men and the adrenal gland in women, and it is critical for normal male sexual development and function. Testosterone largely drives male sexual development, but also plays a critical role in maintenance of normal body composition and even impacts such things as brain chemistry.<\/p>\n

There are many reasons why a man might have lower testosterone levels. There are various significant medical conditions that result in low testosterone such as chemotherapy, disease of the pituitary gland, damage to the testicles, infection, and autoimmune disease. These are all medical conditions and require specific and often dramatic treatment such as hormone replacement therapy.<\/p>\n

What is less well understood, and far more common, is low testosterone related to aging, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and use of medications such as antidepressants and narcotic pain relievers. Low testosterone resulting from the above causes is extremely common. Think about it \u2013 how many men, as they age, suffer with obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, depression, and anxiety? The answer is, a lot.<\/p>\n

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fatigued male, low testosterone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The other thing that must be pointed out is that anything that raises stress levels will lower testosterone levels. Stress hormones and sex hormones use the same basic building blocks. Therefore, when stress is high, the body, for survival purposes, will shunt its resources toward the production of stress hormones at the expense of sex hormones such as testosterone. The same is true for women, by the way, in regard to estrogen and progesterone. Therefore, lack of sleep, stress associated with jobs and relationships, poor diet, and virtually anything that raises stress levels will lower testosterone production.<\/p>\n

Some of the symptoms of testosterone deficiency include the following:<\/p>\n