401: 5 Big Benefits of The Powerhouse Hormone: Testosterone

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Dr. Mariza Snyder

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 974 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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You’re probably wondering: Why should we be worried about testosterone? Isn’t it a male hormone? Testosterone is actually one of the three important sex hormones in women, too… responsible for TONS of important functions, like staying slim and trim, focused, happy, and so much more! Today, I’m going to share FIVE major benefits of having healthy testosterone levels–and what you can do to balance them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	Hey, it's Dr. Marisa, women's hormone expert, author and the host of the Essentially You podcast.
0:37.8	And today I'm going to share the five major benefits of having healthy testosterone levels and why you should be giving some
0:44.5	extra love to this powerhouse hormone. Now you might be wondering why should I
0:49.5	even be worried about testosterone isn't it mainly a male hormone? Well, testosterone is one of the three important sex hormones that we produce, along with estrogen and progestrone.
0:59.0	Now testosterone is commonly associated with men, and although men have testosterone levels that are 10 to 20 times higher than women
1:06.5	It plays vital roles in both men and women's bodies
1:10.3	Now women produce testosterone in their ovaries, adrenal glands, and adipose cells, known as their
1:15.0	fat cells. It is also the most abundant biologically active hormone in women, surprisingly
1:21.2	enough, even more so than estrogen. Now testosterone is known as a
1:25.8	build-you-up hormone and we require adequate levels to fill lean, vital, strong,
1:31.7	and confident. Now naturally, testosterone levels drop as we age, and I'm talking
1:36.5	about pretty early in life, in our mid-20s it starts to precipitously drop, but we start to see
1:41.8	lower levels and for some fall way too low after our 30s, 40s, and
1:47.4	beyond. Now I cannot tell you how many labs I've looked out over the years where women
1:51.9	have had lower than normal testosterone levels.
1:55.0	It's one of the first hormones that I watch drop.
1:58.0	And some of the common signs and symptoms to be looking out for when it comes to low testosterone is hair loss, thinning and dry skin, trouble sleeping, especially
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