Testosterone and Health are linked in multiple ways and there are several benefits to having healthy testosterone levels for both men & women. In this article we are going to be exploring what those health benefits are, another article worth reviewing to get an idea of the other end of the spectrum and what happens when you have low T/ are estrogen dominant is this Testosterone & Health – The Negative Health Impact Of Low T article.
Do Men & Women Need To Produce Testosterone
Both men & women need to have healthy testosterone levels, this does mean slightly different things for both sexes. Both males & females need to have a balance between testosterone & estrogen. Men need to have more testosterone compared with estrogen & women are supposed to have more estrogen compared to testosterone.
The most important thing to note is that both men & women need to produce testosterone and having too little can bring on the negatives side effects listed in the article above. Whereas having healthy levels (as covered they differ for men & women) bring multiple health benefits for both males & females which we will be going through in this article.
What Are Healthy Testosterone Levels?
Testosterone levels in men tend to peak around the age of 20 & will lower slightly as you age, this decrease tends to ramp up slightly at around the age of 30+ (men can experience as much as 1% drop per year). As a general rule for men these are what are considered low normal & high levels:
Low testosterone: 450 ng/dl & below
Average testosterone: 600 – 950 ng/dl
High/ Optimized Testosterone: 1000 + ng/dl
Women produce far lower testosterone than men, for women there aren’t generally accepted low levels of testosterone but normal levels are considered to be between 15 – 70 ng/dL. So this should give you a good idea of what healthy & low T levels for women look like.
How To Know If You Have Low T Levels
There are multiple common symptoms of low T such as erectile dysfunction, depression and a loss of muscle mass. You can find out more about the symptoms of low testosterone and how low T effects health in these Testosterone And Health Articles
If you want to definitively find out if you have low testosterone levels, I advise you opt for home testing. This is far quicker than going through your doctors which can be a painstaking procedure. I wrote an article about how home test services work and my recommend UK service, which you can check out here: Home Testosterone Test – My Recommended UK Service
The Benefits Of Healthy Testosterone
So we’ve spoken about how both men and women need to produce testosterone and what are considered low, average and higher testosterone levels, so let’s now look at how testosterone and health go and in hand & specifically what benefits you gain from having healthy testosterone levels. Below are the benefits you can see from having naturally optimized testosterone levels.
- Increased muscle mass
- Lower body fat
- Stronger Bones
- Reduced facial fat
- Increased basal metabolic rate/ calorie burn at rest
- Reduced risk of stroke
- Improved blood circulation
- Reduced risk of vascular/ heart problems
- Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes
- Stronger erections
- Increased libido
- Better fertility
- Healthy looking skin
- Improved Memory
- Reduced risk of developing Alzheimers/ dementia
- Improved Response times
- Increased energy levels
- Improved Motivation
- Improved Focus
- Improved Confidence/ Assertiveness
- Reduced risk of suffering from depression
- Higher Immune system
- Longer Life
The Difference Between Naturally Healthy T Levels & Going Through Therapy
If you achieve healthy testosterone levels through medical procedures/ TRT therapy the benefits aren’t necessarily the same as when you achieve this naturally. The benefits listed can all come from naturally increasing levels, while a number of the benefits can be gained through therapy there are some side effects as well, which you can see here: TRT Therapy Side Effects
Ways To Increase T
There are multiple ways to boost testosterone production, as we’ve covered above it is possible to achieve this through medical procedures or “steroid abuse”. As the first port of call, I personally recommend lifestyle change as the best way to boost testosterone production. So lifestyle change means looking at things like your diet, whether/ how you exercise, your exposure to plastics & chemicals amongst other things.
In regard to your diet I advise to check out my articles on Foods That Lower Testosterone & Foods That Boost Testosterone Production to get an idea of what to include in your diet and what to avoid. There are also a number of plastic based products & ones that are made from chemicals which lower testosterone. These are products most of us use on a daily basis.
The good news is, for most of them there are alternatives available that won’t lower T. I advise to check out these two articles on Things That Lower Testosterone – & Alternatives That Won’t and Things That Lower Testosterone – Alternatives To Plastic Products – These two articles will help you work out what you need to avoid & safe alternatives as far as testosterone production is concerned.
The final article I recommend to check out is Things That Lower Testosterone – What To Avoid to give you a broad overview of the threats to testosterone production. I’ll also be creating more articles in the future on the different ways to increase testosterone so keep an eye out for them!
Final Thoughts & Future Articles
Hopefully this has given you a good idea of the health benefits that can be gained from naturally having healthy testosterone levels, these benefits are for both men & women alike. In the near future I’ll be putting together an article looking at the benefits you gain in greater detail and why increased T leads to these benefits. If you have any questions with regard to this article, testosterone and health or how to boost testosterone as a whole, just drop me a comment below and I’ll get back to you.
