The Low Testosterone, High Kidney Stone Connection - AI Podcast
Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health
Briana Mercola
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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- Low testosterone levels below 3.33 ng/mL increase kidney stone risk by 65%, regardless of other health factors like age, weight, or blood pressure
- Men aged 34 to 44 years old with low testosterone face a 29% higher risk of developing their first kidney stone compared to those with normal levels
- Maintaining testosterone above 360 ng/dL significantly reduces kidney stone risk, with protective benefits most pronounced in men over 40 years old
- Testosterone influences kidney stone formation possibly by affecting glycolate oxidase production, which catalyzes metabolites involved in stone development
- Natural ways to boost testosterone include reducing exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, KAATSU training, optimizing diet, sunlight exposure, and balancing hormones with progesterone
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. Stay informed with quick, easy-to-listen |
| 0:06.1 | summaries of our latest articles, perfect for when you're on the go. No reading required. Subscribe |
| 0:11.2 | for free at Mercola.com for the latest health insights. Did you know that letting your testosterone |
| 0:17.2 | slip below just 3.33 nanograms per milliliter can raise your chances of a kidney |
| 0:22.9 | stone by roughly 65%. Hello, and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom. Today we're diving |
| 0:30.0 | into the emerging evidence that your hormone balance is a decisive player in kidney stone |
| 0:34.6 | formation, even if your blood pressure, cholesterol, and weight all look normal. |
| 0:40.0 | That's right. In a decade-long review of more than 3,000 men, researchers found that once your |
| 0:45.6 | testosterone dipped under that threshold, the stone risk spiked regardless of any other marker. |
| 0:51.3 | Our goal today is to unpack why that happens. Identify the safe range, |
| 0:56.2 | about 360 to 422 nanograms per deciliter, and outline straightforward steps you can use to stay |
| 1:03.0 | inside that protective zone. I'm Ethan Foster. Joining me is Alara Sky, who brings a sharp focus |
| 1:09.9 | on practical, natural health strategies. |
| 1:12.6 | Across the next 10 minutes, we'll trace the research, interpret the numbers, |
| 1:16.6 | and present six evidence-based actions you can start today, |
| 1:20.6 | all grounded precisely in Dr. Murkola's latest article. |
| 1:23.6 | Let's begin with the 10-year Korean screening study. Investigators followed 3,234 healthy men |
| 1:31.1 | and measured both testosterone and kidney stone scans. They discovered a clear tipping point. When |
| 1:37.4 | your serum testosterone drops below 3.33 nanograms per milliliter, the likelihood of forming a stone |
| 1:43.9 | jumps by about two-thirds. |
| 1:46.1 | Crucially, that jump persisted even after accounting for age, body mass index, cholesterol, |
| 1:52.0 | and blood pressure. |
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