Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Quit These Habits to Save Your Testosterone #LowT #HealthTips

11 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this segment of her health‑advice video, Dr. Anne Truong explains that testosterone levels naturally decline with age, but lifestyle habits can accelerate the drop. She identifies three primary, modifiable factors: insufficient sleep (less than 7 continuous hours), chronic stress, and excessive alcohol consumption. Stress raises cortisol, a hormone that counteracts testosterone, while regular intake of more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week directly suppresses testosterone production. By highlighting the physiological mechanisms (cortisol antagonism) and providing concrete thresholds, she urges viewers to prioritize adequate sleep, stress management, and moderate drinking to preserve testosterone levels.

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I also know that your testosterone level will also dip as well. It will dip when you are stressed and when you don't sleep well. It will also dip when you drink alcohol. One of the primary cause of low testosterone is alcohol and stress and sleep. So if you're not sleeping 7 hours straight, your body's not going to be able to make testosterone. And if you are stressed, Either work, family, stress. What happened with stress is that it increased cortisol, which is a stress hormone. And then cortisol is the opposite of testosterone. Cortisol will lower testosterone. And also alcohol will also lower testosterone as well. Now, daily consumption of alcohol, more than 14 drinks a week, will do that. And I stress daily consumption. So those are the common things that will decrease your testosterone level on top of aging.