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The key to achieving optimal health is “hormonal balance”. Both men and women experience a dramatic change in their hormones. For women, they enter “peri-menopause” approximately 10-15 prior to the onset of menopause and their hormones slowly decline over this time. For men, the hormones slowly decline and around the age of 40, they have declined by 50%.
Testosterone is the male sex hormone and is the main hormone produced in the testicles and secreted by the testes. The effects of low testosterone levels include decreased muscle mass and bone density, insulin resistance, decreased sex drive, less energy, irritability and feelings of depression.
The major effects of having the correct levels of testosterone are:
If your total score is less than 6 points, it is not likely that you have low testosterone. Scoring between 7-20 points indicates low testosterone as a possibility. A score above 20 points would suggest that low testosterone is very likely.
Total Score:
Do you have fatigue?
Do you have a lack of drive?
Do you lack initiative?
Are you less assertive?
Do you have a decline in your sense of well being?
Do you have depressed moods?
Are you frequently irritable?
Has your self-confidence declined?
Do you find it difficult to set goals?
Do you have a difficult time making decisions?
Have you had a decline in your mental sharpness?
Has your stamina and endurance lessened?
Have you lost muscle mass, strength or tone?
Have you gained body fat around your waist?
Do you have elevated cholesterol?
Has your libido decreased?
Has your sexual ability declined?
Is it difficult to obtain or maintain an erection?
Do you have sleep apnea?