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"Low estrogen and low testosterone that accompany aging are associated with inflammatory states. low testosterone makes men more likely to clot and develop atherosclerosis. The same goes for estrogen in women after menopause. These are independent risk factors. Moreover, we know that certain chemicalized hormones, such as progestins like Provera (a synthetic progesterone drug replacement for women), can be harmful to the heart. Progestins were introduced years ago to prevent the overgrowth of endometrial tissue and to lower the risk of uterine cancer that could occur from estrogen monotherapy." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"None of the men had previously been diagnosed with low testosterone levels. It was discovered that 33 percent of them had low levels of the hormone. Low levels of testosterone are associated with a number of adverse health conditions, including erectile dysfunction, loss of muscle tone, increased abdominal fat, low bone density, poor mood, and decreased cognitive function. We recommend that men with diabetes or prediabetes have their hormone levels checked, because of the relationship between low testosterone, abdominal obesity, and insulin resistance." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Other effects include small penis size and low testosterone levels in juvenile alligators from pesticide-contaminated lakes in Florida, and the ferninization of trout in the Great Lakes. Based on extensive evidence of hormonal effects in laboratory animals, males of all species have been found to be more sensitive than females. The abnormalities documented in male test animals include testicular atrophy; undescended, misplaced, or absent testes; benign tumors of the testes; infertility; and absent or malformed prostate and seminal vesicles." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"We recommend that men with diabetes or prediabetes have their hormone levels checked, because of the relationship between low testosterone, abdominal obesity, and insulin resistance. The overall evidence suggests that synthetic progestogens like medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) are inferior to natural progesterone. The risk of breast cancer associated with HRT in 54,548 postmenopausal women who had never taken any HRT was studied in the E3N-EPIC (National Education System-European Prospective Investigation into Cancer & Nutrition) study." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "A recent study published in the European Journal of Endocrinology (June 2006) showed that testosterone replacement therapy in men with low testosterone levels at baseline and type 2 diabetes reduces insulin resistance and improves glycemic control. A study published a few years ago by Swedish researchers showed that testosterone restoration in middle-aged obese men was associated with significant improvements in abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and reductions in diastolic blood pressure and cholesterol. The message? Get your testosterone levels checked." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"The biggest reason I see low testosterone in men is insulin resistance. High belly fat drives insulin up and testosterone down.That's why men start looking like women and lose hair on their bodies, grow breasts, and have round, soft skin. It is because they are actually producing less testosterone and more estrogen. At the point that their estrogen levels exceed their testosterone levels, they sort of become women! Correcting insulin problems by eating whole foods, cutting out sugar and white flour, and doing some exercise to build muscle may naturally raise testosterone levels." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Hypogonadism, i.e., low testosterone, in men is not unusual and there are herbs to improve that condition. Additional herbal and nutritional support is given for these issues according to the individualized needs of the client. CLIENT RESULTS You have read the theory, formulated out of thirty-five years of clinical experience. It is time to present the clinical data from the first eleven people on whom we have formally collected data. It is the author's intent to make a study that is significantly larger than this "pilot study" in the future." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Balancing Testosterone and Estrogen Because most women make testosterone from their adrenal hormone, DHEA, I usually restore DHEA levels first to see if that will take care of low testosterone symptoms. If that doesn't work, then I supplement with testosterone. If you use testosterone, you must use it with estrogen. Estrogen and testosterone balance is needed for testosterone to be effective and to avoid side effects. The testosterone receptors in your brain actually depend on estradiol, so if your estrogen is low, you probably won't feel any better on testosterone." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "Other causes of low testosterone are adrenal fatigue, pelvic surgery, traumatic childbirth, depression, excessively low-fat diets, and some medications, most notably lipid-lowering statin medications. Testosterone Side Effects Most women are frightened by the thought of using what is reputed to be an exclusively male hormone for fear of turning into an oversized, hairy, argumentative beast. But when used correctly, balanced with estrogen and progesterone, testosterone support can make you feel sexier and stronger than ever." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "Men do not form testosterone from DHEA, but women do, and I prescribe DHEA right away to women with a low sex drive and low testosterone levels. It is less expensive and has fewer side effects than testosterone. People with low DHEA complain that they no longer dream or sleep deeply or that they have a great tendency to catch colds and the flu. They tend to have aches and pains and are prone to bone loss. Weight gain is common with low DHEA, with a tendency to develop a flabby belly and cellulite. Because women make testosterone (and estrogen) from DHEA, it is vital for a healthy sex drive." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"One-third of men who have diabetes also have low testosterone levels. Men with diabetes should have their hormone levels checked and contemplate hormone restoration, if indicated. (See chapter 10 for a discussion of testosterone and erectile dysfunction.) THE BOTTOM LINE The take-home message is simple: you can prevent complications associated with diabetes, and you can greatly reduce their impact, if you minimize inflammation, oxidative stress, and glycation-induced damage from long-term blood sugar elevation and dietary glycotoxins." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"The absence of testosterone or low testosterone seem to be connected to insulin resistance, showing up as a diminished insulin sensitive glycogen synthetase enzyme activity.108,109 It's possible that in men, a low secretion of testosterone might be a primary event precipitating insulin resistance. Preliminary research shows that building testosterone to normal values reduces insulin resistance.110 When we add testosterone, it lowers SHBG; and that lowers insulin levels. Lower SHBG improves the testosterone and estrogen ratio. Testosterone also lowers insulin and decreases obesity." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"That increase indicates that men are becoming much more aggressive about wanting to have low testosterone treated, because they fear or are experiencing effects such as thinning bones (osteoporosis), infertility, reduction in facial and body hair, or a decrease in mood, energy, and sexual function and desire. Luckily, we can suggest who might be a candidate for testosterone replacement. While the majority of erectile-dysfunction cases are caused by vascular issues, about 20 percent are associated with low testosterone levels." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"Low adrenal function causes, a loss of stamina and low estrogen in women (people often get this disease a year or two after a hysterectomy or tubal ligation) and low testosterone in men." Often there is a history of respiratory infection. "Major respiratory infections are frequently unrelenting because the immune system is overactive and poorly functioning," says Dr. Teitelbaum. "Because of the change of blood flow to the nose, chronic nasal congestion is very common and so is sinusitis. People get antibiotics for these from their doctors and then they get yeast or Candida overgrowth." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"As this happens, symptoms can develop such as lack of energy and stamina, inability to concentrate, depression, loss of muscle mass and strength, increased fat especially around the mid-section and breasts, increased difficulty in reading fine print, decreased libido, and erectile difficulties, to name a few.23 low testosterone levels are also associated with heart problems24 and osteoporosis.25 Increased estrogen levels can be due to nutritional factors, stress, and chemicals in our foods and environment that act as synthetic estrogens in the human body." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"These "depressions" may be the result of a multitude of causes: folate, B6, or B]2 deficiency; low thyroid function; "brain allergies"* to foods; an autoimmune1 response to gluten that inflames the brain; mercury poisoning; abnormal proteins called gluteo- or caseomorphins from poorly digested food that alter brain chemistry; brain inflammation from a hidden infection; blood-sugar imbalances; low testosterone or other sex hormones; a deficiency of omega-3 fats; or adrenal-gland dysfunction from excessive stress among many other possible causes." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.) "After testing we found he had many, many things out of balance—his blood sugar, low testosterone levels, low levels of serotonin and dopamine, and dairy allergies. He hated fish and had very low omega-3 fats. But the most dramatic finding was severe B12, folate, and B6 deficiency. His methylation train was stuck. After cleaning up his diet, balancing his blood sugar and testosterone, giving him fish oil, and fixing his digestion, we gave him doses of folic acid, B6, and B,2 shots." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.) "It also causes sex hormone problems and can lead to infertility; hair growth where you don't want it (your face if you're a woman); hair loss where you don't want to lose it (your head); acne in women; low testosterone, loss of chest, leg, and arm hair, and breast growth in men; and more. What's the Research on Insulin and How It Damages Your Brain? Pioneering new work out of Harvard and Brown universities from Drs." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Her blood tests showed a high level of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), and her twenty-four-hour urine test, which measures free, unbound hormones, showed a low level of Cortisol, very low DHEA, and low testosterone. Blood tests also revealed that her DHEA level was very low, as was her estradiol level. I explained to her that taking an oral contraceptive had caused her liver to make extra SHBG which, in addition to binding her estradiol (so it wouldn't work) was binding other hormones, including Cortisol and testosterone." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"In addition, men who have several chronic conditions are also much more likely to have low testosterone levels. These conditions include type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance (prediabetes) and HIV/AIDS. If you have any of these conditions, it's important to get treatment for the underlying medical problem and a blood testosterone test to see if you might benefit from TRT as well." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "If you do have low testosterone, the latest form of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), in which the hormone is applied to the skin as a gel, is safe and effective and can begin to reverse all of the above symptoms almost immediately. WHY IS TESTOSTERONE IMPORTANT? Testosterone, the most powerful of a group of male hormones known as androgens, is largely responsible for men's growth of facial and pubic hair and deepening of the voice, as well as increased muscle and bone mass, sex drive and, to some extent, aggressiveness." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Among men who have low testosterone, what we typically see are levels in the 150 ng/dL range—approximately half of what is considered the minimum normal level. These men are prime candidates for TRT to bring blood levels into the normal range (higher than 300 ng/dL). In addition to ordering a blood test, your primary-care doctor can also prescribe TRT treatments. If he/she is unfamiliar or uncomfortable using TRT, however, you should consider seeing a urologist or endocrinologist for treatment." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"It is proven that first-degree relatives of individuals with diabetes are likely to have this problem of low testosterone and high leptin. Male children with parents or relatives who are leptin resistant or diabetic are more likely to experience low testosterone and become diabetic due to this problem.511 This type of hormone problem is not passed along this way to women, only to men. Furthermore, male hormone replacement prevents the problem from evolving, lowers leptin, prevents insulin resistance, and prevents diabetes.512 Andropause is not a pretty picture." - Byron J. Richards, CCN, Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition (Get the book.)

"However, an accumulating body of research indicates that low testosterone levels in males may be an important factor in the development of heart and blood-vessel disease. Osteoporosis in men may also be due in part to low levels of testosterone. Many physicians who prescribe testosterone for men have observed a positive effect on mood, attitude, muscle mass, and memory." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.) "Since the late 1930s, we have slowly accumulated research showing that men with low testosterone levels tend to have a higher incidence of angina, more atherosclerosis, higher blood glucose, higher serum cholesterol and triglycerides, higher blood pressure, higher levels of blood clotting factors, and lower levels of blood clotting inhibitors. Researchers have shown that all of these problems, including angina and atherosclerosis, can be reversed with testosterone administration." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"One reason doctors have been reluctant in the past to check the testosterone levels of male patients who are depressed, overweight or lacking in energy is that they had no good tools for treating low testosterone. One older treatment, injection therapy, requires frequent visits to the doctor for shots and produces uneven testosterone levels, which spike drastically after injection, and then decline steadily afterward. Testosterone pills carry a high risk of liver damage because of the strain put on the liver as it breaks down the testosterone." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"While the majority of erectile-dysfunction cases are caused by vascular issues, about 20 percent are associated with low testosterone levels. As part of a checkup to determine the root of erectile difficulties, your doc could measure your hormone levels. Though it's a simple blood test, it's unlike most others, because The area of the brain that senses the foot is right next to the area that feels the penis and the clitoris. It's the reason why a foot rub is one of the most effective forms of foreplay." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"After 19 months, none of the men had a detected rise in PSA and all experienced relief of non-prostatic symptoms associated with low testosterone levels. [Journal Urology 173: 533-36, 2005] Boston University researchers searched all the known reports involving testosterone published from 1966 to 2004. Of 417 studies, 19 met the criteria they were looking for - testosterone use for at least 90 days among men over age 45 where a testosterone or a placebo tablet was randomly distributed." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"While low testosterone affects two million to four million men, only 5 percent get treated for it, even considering the fact that we've recently seen a significant increase in prescriptions for testosterone (though some may be for women as well since it is an important sex hormone for them too)." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

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