Just The Basics: Testosterone Optimization

James O'Hara discusses testosterone optimization.

00:00 Intro

02:17 microplastics are not the largest cause of declining testosterone—obesity is more impactful.

05:25 Dietary fat is crucial for testosterone; low-fat diets can substantially reduce levels.

09:55 The Impact sleep has on testosterone

12:31 Aerobic exercise effect of testosterone

15:20 Weightlifting and high-intensity training effect on testosterone

18:49 Tongkat Ali

21:44 Baseline testosterone can be fine yet might benefit from optimization through lifestyle and diet adjustments.

22:53 Outro

Studies/References:

► https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5477803/

► https://sci-hub.se/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6538617/

► https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4445839/

► https://sci-hub.se/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26030347/

► https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9763799/

► https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1096/fj.13-245480

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