Low T and heart attack risk is not something I heard before, that is interesting. If I understand things correctly (and I very well may not,) TRT can decrease the amount of testosterone your body naturally produces moving forward. Losing weight, gaining muscle mass, eating cleaner, correcting nutritional deficiencies (zinc, healthy fats, vitamin D) can all have positive effects.
Drinks like sodas, coffee, tea and alcohol can inhibit certain mineral absorption. Apparently mineral deficiencies are common in the first world. That's something I need to look more into.
Basically true and correct.
Your body was designed to run on/with Testosterone.
Your levels peak around 17, and plateau out for a decade or two then drop off, generally.
Issued lies obesity, sedentary lifestyle, TBI can effect your levels severely.
Joe Rogan had a former Navy SEAL on who when tested had the T level of an 11 year old girl, he had so much TBI/body trauma his body quit making it. He was on 11 meds, and once he got into the T program he was off everything within 6 months.
Heart attack can go both ways.
If your T level is too low over time, you will tend to lose muscle mass, gain fat, low energy, etc, and you are significantly more susceptible to cancers that mostly plague women, and are rare in men.
Also, you have increased risk of heart attack and stroke, etc, but that is partly due to lifestyle and weight gain, and the anti synergistic effects off all of these factors combined.
Once you are 40+ or younger with trauma/glandular issues, you body makes less naturally to stops entirely. That’s where you need to supplement with T. And once on, you body MOST likely will not reboot and start again-
You are a human biological machine not a car, T therapy is not a jump start.
T can lead to some issues-
It feels amazing, so a lot of guys “supplement” with extra T from the black market, which too much of a good thing can be bad-
You will build more lean muscle, but over doing it, will add more weight to your frame which is always a strain on the system. However 40 pounds of muscle is probably better than 40 pounds of fat.
T also thickens your blood, which means some more strain on your heart, and increased risk of stroke, particularly if you smoke or are sedentary.
A lot of guys get on T, and fall into the trap of “hey, I lost 20 pounds of fat, gained 20 pounds of muscle, I look/feel great, no need for cardio.”
DO NOT DO THAT
Maintain a MINIMUM of 20 minutes of cardio 3 times a week. MINIMUM.
Also a lot of guys jump on T, feel great, start exercising and then overdo it, and blow out a shoulder/knee/ whatever
YOU ARE NOT 20 ANYMORE.
You no longer have the body of a stunt man.
Your days of jumping off the roof, landing on your face, smoking a cigarette, drinking a beer, and then running a mile are over.
Find a decent cardio and strength training program and work at INCREMENTAL improvements over 6 months, then keep up with that.
Diet will also play a much more significant factor now that you cannot eat whatever you want like when you were a teenager.
I personally use Intermittent Fasting- only coffee in the morning, no eating until 6pm-10pm, and Ketogenic diet- High (healthy) fats from Avocado and Olive oils, quality protein from Grass Fed/Finished beef and Elk, low carbs, eliminating processed food especially sugar, and LOTS of water.
You may also want to talk to your doctor about Aspirin therapy, because it is a blood thinner and can help counteract the effect of T thickening your blood.
The creams can also transfer to other people if they are not fully absorbed by your skin, and can cause significant hair growth where they are put-
Look for older in shape guys at your gym who have an unusually hairy back left shoulder.
why? Because they are right handed and out the cream on their rear left shoulder.
I have had better results with the injections
I am not a doctor, but I do have A LOT of experience in this realm.
You are welcome to PM me and I will discuss with you further offline if hou
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