There was a thread about 6 weeks ago about low testosterone, but I could not find the thread. I was speaking to a nutritionist recently about this matter, and I trust his opinion greatly.

He says that an increase in insulin resistance causes reduced testosterone in men, and lower estrogen in women. As insulin levels are increased, due to the higher resistance, other hormones are affected.

In his opinion, an even greater cause of reduced testosterone is all the pesticides that we consume through food. Many of these mimic estrogen, causing the body to reduce testosterone output.

Stay away from soy products, too.

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Originally posted by c1steve:

In his opinion, an even greater cause of reduced testosterone is all the pesticides that we consume through food. Many of these mimic estrogen, causing the body to reduce testosterone output.

No doubt that’s the reason that human aging is such a recent phenomenon born out of modern agriculture.

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Originally posted by MNSIG:

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Originally posted by c1steve:

In his opinion, an even greater cause of reduced testosterone is all the pesticides that we consume through food. Many of these mimic estrogen, causing the body to reduce testosterone output.

No doubt that’s the reason that human aging is such a recent phenomenon born out of modern agriculture.

BOOM!

Well played. Well played.

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Originally posted by c1steve:
There was a thread about 6 weeks ago about low testosterone, but I could not find the thread. ..

What happened to that thread? I saved it to read at a later date and then it 'disappeared'. A search didn't turn it up for me.

I think I found the threads on low testosterone by employing the advanced search function and enclosing the words in double quotes. I didn’t want to link it here as I am not certain which of the several threads were the thread you remembered.

Insulin resistance and inflammation are probably responsible for the majority of metabolic disorders in our society today (jmho). The only thing I despise more than Big Pharma is Big Sugar.

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Originally posted by SigSentry:
The only thing I despise more than Big Pharma is Big Sugar.

Probably one and the same in the modern day world.

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Originally posted by SigSentry:
Insulin resistance and inflammation are probably responsible for the majority of metabolic disorders in our society today (jmho). The only thing I despise more than Big Pharma is Big Sugar.

I once read a most interesting article, titled something like "history of the western world after sugar was introduced". 90% (+) of the diseases that are now proliferative developed after sugar was imported into Europe. Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and dozens of other problems were rare centuries ago, but now are commonplace.

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Originally posted by c1steve:

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Originally posted by SigSentry:
Insulin resistance and inflammation are probably responsible for the majority of metabolic disorders in our society today (jmho). The only thing I despise more than Big Pharma is Big Sugar.

I once read a most interesting article, titled something like "history of the western world after sugar was introduced". 90% (+) of the diseases that are now proliferative developed after sugar was imported into Europe. Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and dozens of other problems were rare centuries ago, but now are commonplace.

If you haven't given up added sugars including high fructose corn syrup you should give it a try.

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Originally posted by c1steve:90% (+) of the diseases that are now proliferative developed after sugar was imported into Europe. Rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and dozens of other problems were rare centuries ago, but now are commonplace.

I'd bet that's more temporal correlation than causation. People often died of infectious diseases and (relatively) minor trauma by today's standards before many old age afflictions could occur.