I agree with Jan... Low cholesterol around 140 will have a negative impact on Testosterone levels.
Do not go on HRT if you don't have to... It's a bigger can than most people think. I've learned over the years, HRT is word that people throw around very very lightly.... big mistake!!!
I believe the correct way to approach declining hormones is to get the right tests that includes 24 urine test with your doctor, Rhien consulting lab, ADL lab, merridian, or Genova (blood only), are all good at doing the correct tests. next take the free wellness survey at
Ultimate Medical Research and print it out, we use a more complex wellness survey for our coaching clients see coaching under and study the full 3 hours of seminars now narrated listed as chicago blog, for the best way to understand the Delgado protocol and correct approach to natural hormone intervention, this of course can and should include food, herbs, weight training, lost of sex with your honey significant other, stem cells for damaged joints, watch for my newest book on Joint health coming in 120 days, and read books by Dr Rothenberg, Dr Hertoghe, and get my articles downloads for free at science journals at
Be aware that drugs to lower cholesterol can have side effects, such as muscle ache, or impotency, the better way is to correct via diet, we call the Delgado protocol, see below, and using blended drinks, as part of the protocol. Also for aches in joints, my newest book which is on lecture, tells of inflammation, associated with delayed food allergys, see
Delayed Food Allergy Testing, Food Allergies and Treatment of Chronic Disease and another site reference to ALCAT test and the prime test for Delayed food allergies, keep in mind that as a youth your immune system, may not react to foods but later after constant ingestion of wheat or diary foods, even whey protein your joints will be affected. When hundreds of peer review studies appeared showing wheat, dairy, or other offending foods, reactions occur in within 24 hours!
My diet for myself has been designed based on a center of rice, vegetables, fruit, and legumes, then see if you become free of pain and your energy goes up, then reintroduce the load, of dairy and wheat I suspect you are eating! and we know even without testing for allergies, save you the cost, and this detective work will pay off for you.
For more energy i would also try out a true nitrogenous base supplement, such as Power N Speed, or Activate Energy, and also be sure your adrenals are supported look at the wellness survey and if needed get isocort over the counter, read Safe Uses of Cortisol by W M Jeffries, and read the How to look Great and Feel Sexy cookbook by Nick Delgado PhD
Also, you are concerned of risk factors of lipids and this is of major importance, also, low thyroid and issues of heart disease:
After having worked with Nathan Pritikin, winner of Affinity award, and other researchers, for nearly 30 years, in this field, studying Lipids fractions, and my close work with Theirry Hertoghe, MD, author of Hormone solutions, where we do interventional endocrinology, there are clearly factors that affect thyroid and lipids.
Be sure to have a Thyroid Free T3 measurement, as most panels leave out this critical test, most doctors, thinking it enough to have TSH, and T4, rarely know to meaure the correct tests for thyroid, or even consider symptoms like cold hands, or weight gain, because T3, is the only active form of thyroid. A low level along with taking a questionaire at at the wellness survey, shows the key questions related to all hormones that may be low or deficient and deserve attention.
Also a blood test may not be enough, as we often do 24 urine tests for the sake to measure downstream metabolites, such as thyroid and testosterone and estrogen, since this will show how much hormone your body uses, and not just show a snap shot of your level for say testosterone at the moment, testosterone like most other hormones can vary and change every 15 minutes! so a single blood test is hardly accurate, whereas 24 collection of urine can show the total load of all key hormones.
cholesterol, contrary to popular belief, is a true marker for heart disease, stroke, and the levels we have found from the literature to be safe, are not what the American Heart Association publishes, and dont fall prey to the advice that you need alot of cholesterol to produce sex hormones, while Guyton Medical Physiology clearly showes the body produces all the cholesterol you need to create enough hormones, even at levels as low as free living populations where heart disease doesnt exist, like Tarahumara Indians of Mexico, or Bantu Natives of Africa, and my favorite the Okinawans of Japan, longest lived people, with naturally high testosterone and low cholesterol levels of under 160 !
Your total cholesterol should be 100 plus your age and not over 180 if you have a good HDL level of even 60 in will not be protective from an LDL that exceeds 90, the higher the LDL the higher the risk, VLDL makes up the other fraction and is often tied into the triglyceride level (fat circulating in the blood is transported by VLDL. So this level of VLDL ideal is under 40, and triglyceride even after fast under 100, and postporandial after eating should not really exceed 180. Otherwise it cloggs the RBC's and thickens the blood a dangerous co risk factor.
We do carotid artery ultrasound and those with cholesterol levels over 180 the higher they are, over 220 plus like the average american tends to have thickening in the arteries that has the highest correlation to impotency ED, clogged arteries in the penis, yes limp ****! and the heart attack, arteries to heart clogging, (which goes un detected by most standard tests such as EKG, stress treadmill, or echo, the closest good test would be a Stress Echo. and better is a combined CT scan, with high end MRI of arteries to heart. Look up new tests names. Remember the first symptom of heart disease starts with ED, 400,000 hospital visits this last year for ED! and then sudden heart attack over 500,000 deaths per year.
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