You Must Evaluate your Male Estrogen Levels

Male estrogens (estradiol) are a testosterone by-product that are produced naturally in the body. In small amounts, they help regulate testosterone production and serve to balance testosterone and promote bone, brain and sexual health. But when elevated, male estrogens can suppress testosterone levels as well as directly reduce sex drive, promote fat gain and muscle loss, enlarge the prostate and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Unfortunately, this is exactly the set of problems that we are currently facing. A combina­tion of our lifestyle and dietary choices, stress, use of medications and alcohol coupled with the pervasive amounts of estrogenic pollutants found in plastics and our water supply are the reasons why estradiol levels are climbing in men. In fact, we now see men with estrogen levels higher than that of many women.  As estrogen rises in men, testosterone drop and mammary gland tissue begins to grow (creating male breasts). This problem is so common that male breast reduction is now the fastest growing surgery in America!

Drinking soda and other sugary beverages may make you a bedroom flop.

Canadian scientists found that maintaining a diet high in sugar can temporarily lower your testosterone levels, which in turn can undermine your erections and sap your sex drive. That's because a constant surfeit of sugar creates a domino effect: your triglycerides go up, your sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) goes down, and then your testosterone goes into hibernation. "When you're deficient in SHBG, it signals your body to stop making testosterone altogether," says study author Geoffrey Hammond, Ph.D. If you're consuming a high-sugar diet, this chain reaction can happen in 4 months. 

Too many carbohydrates, especially from simple sugars, are the most common culprit in reducing testosterone to estradiol ratios. Swear off sweets, and your testosterone should come roaring back.