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Today’s world: What are men’s health difficulties?

Ray Banks | April 29, 2025 | 7:48 am | No Comments
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Men’s Health Difficulties and Their Causes

Low Testosterone Levels

Aging

When men reach the age of 40, their testosterone levels begin to go down. Testosterone levels decrease by 1% to 2% annually.

Stress

Chronic stress causes the body to release excessive amounts of the stress hormone, cortisol. Testosterone levels decrease as cortisol levels increase. This is because cortisol suppresses the testes’ ability to produce testosterone and interferes with signals that let the body know it is time to produce more testosterone.

Poor Diet

Consuming excessive amounts of sugar leads to insulin spikes, which can prevent your body from producing testosterone.

Lack of Exercise

All types of exercise contribute to testosterone production, including strength training and cardiovascular exercise.

Cardiovascular Issues: Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure

Sedentary Lifestyle

Physical inactivity or a sedentary lifestyle is associated with exacerbating several medical conditions. These include hypertension, stroke, congestive heart failure, and cardiovascular disease.

Poor Nutrition

A diet high in salt has been linked to hypertension. This increases your risk of stroke and heart disease.

High Stress

Chronic high stress causes the body to produce increasing levels of adrenaline, which raises blood pressure and causes the heart to beat faster. However, the increased adrenaline damages the heart. When cortisol levels increase, this also causes your triglycerides, cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar to increase as well. This can lead to an increased risk of heart attack or stroke.

Metabolic Disorders: Obesity, Diabetes, and Insulin Resistance

Poor Diet

A poor diet that leads to metabolic disorders includes one filled with refined carbohydrates, such as sugar-sweetened drinks, sugary snacks, and white flour. Saturated fats cause the “bad cholesterol” to increase, and they include baked goods, whole-milk dairy products, and red meat. Cured meats are high in sodium, and they include hot dogs and deli meats. Fast food and packaged foods contain large amounts of saturated fats, salt, and sugar.

Lack of Activity

Muscles store glucose, and they use it to function. When you are active, your body becomes more sensitive to insulin, which causes your muscles to grow and hold more glucose. The lack of physical activity leads to insulin resistance, which has the opposite effects described above.

Hormonal Imbalances

The medical community discovered that lower levels of estrogen during menopause increase women’s risk of developing insulin resistance. They also learned that lower levels of testosterone may do the same thing in men.

Mental Health Struggles:  Depression, Anxiety, and High Stress Levels

Societal Pressures

Some people feel pressured to conform to society’s expectations, and this leads to anxiety, depression, and increased stress.

Work-Related Stress

Work can lead to chronic levels of stress when people feel as if they cannot meet the demands and expectations of their jobs. It may cause several symptoms, including depression, anxiety, headaches, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms, and diminished creativity.

Hormonal Fluctuations

The body works to maintain homeostasis, or a balance between hormones. When it has difficulties doing this, you experience mental health symptoms.

Erectile Dysfunction

Low Testosterone

Low levels of testosterone may be lower than normal, and this causes men to experience several symptoms. One of those is erectile dysfunction.

Poor Circulation

In most cases, men experience erectile dysfunction because of issues with their blood vessels. Blood fails to flow as freely, and this causes his reproductive organs to fail to work during sexual encounters.

Stress

An erection begins in the brain, but stress can prevent this from occurring. That is because stress keeps a man from becoming excited sexually, and this is necessary for the process of developing an erection to begin.

Underlying Health Conditions

Several underlying health conditions contribute to erectile dysfunction, such as mental health issues, hormonal imbalances, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Prostate Health Concerns

Age

In their 20s, men’s prostate glands are the size of a walnut. They grow as they age, and by the time they reach the age of 60, the prostate is the size of a lemon. The risk of prostate cancer and BPH also increases.

Genetic Predisposition

Some genes increase the risk of prostate cancer. A family history of the disease also increases a man’s risk.

Chronic Fatigue

Hormonal Imbalances

Chronic fatigue and imbalances of estrogen and testosterone, thyroid hormones, and cortisol are linked. Cortisol is responsible for maintaining your energy levels and managing stress, so when cortisol levels decrease, there is not enough of it to keep you feeling energetic.

Poor Sleep

Poor sleep is known as “unrefreshing sleep,” and it leaves you feeling as if you have not gotten a good night’s sleep after being in bed for at least eight hours. Therefore, it does not relieve the fatigue you experience.

Nutritional Deficiencies

Even if you are getting enough sleep, you can experience chronic fatigue if you have the following nutritional deficiencies:

  • Magnesium
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamin B9
  • Vitamin B5
  • Vitamin B6
  • Vitamin B3
  • Vitamin B2
  • Iron

Bone and Joint Health Deterioration

Low testosterone and low physical activity

Low testosterone and low physical activity are detrimental to men’s bone and joint health. Both low testosterone and low physical activity increase a man’s risk of developing osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

Sleep Disorders

Testosterone keeps your circadian rhythm on its schedule. When testosterone is low, it negatively affects your circadian rhythm, and you cannot sleep as well as a result.

Addressing Men’s Health Difficulties

You can address your health difficulties by engaging in the following:

  • Optimizing Hormonal Levels
  • Regular Physical Activity
  • Proper Nutrition
  • Managing Stress and Mental Health
  • Medical and Hormonal Therapies

You may be able to take advantage of testosterone replacement therapy, or TRT, as a way of optimizing your hormonal levels from Nexel Medical.

Learning more about testosterone cypionate brands can be a viable option for restoring optimal levels and improving overall health for people with significant testosterone decline.