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Something I was surprised to learn during the pandemic is that testosterone doesn't just change your brain to accept more risk; it changes your immune system's risk tolerance too. I was surprised to discover this via links to research in some comment section when it wasn't part of the mainstream news discussion I had seen about why men were dying more. But it was a bit mystifying at first: why would testosterone make your immune system suck? Until I came across the other side of this: long COVID: https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/13/why-are-women-more-prone-to-long-covid
If your immune system faces a trade-off between risk of death and risk of chronic illness, then it starts to make sense that men's and women's immune systems are tuned to make that trade-off differently, and it's not too surprising that testosterone is complicated as some sort of general signal to your body and brain on how much risk to take. Turns out "Seems like only women get long COVID, probably because it's all in their head" and "men are dying more because they just don't take care of themselves" are two sides of the same coin, both rooted in ignorance of how our bodies work differently. Might this also play a role in why women live longer than married men, who line longer than single men?
Thanks for this comment. Fascinating. I had not heard of this before. I know from research that lower testosterone increases men's life expectancy and some think even general health. But your comment goes a step farther. Appreciate this.
I turn 70 this month and have been injecting testosterone weekly under supervision by my Rejuvination Doctor. The idea that "lower testosterone increases men's life expectancy and some think even general health" sounds completely wrong to me. It has improved my mood and motivation level for sure. Not to strive for status, but to be productive according to my own judgement.
Regarding COVID and long COVID, the virus was never isolated. The entire hysteria was a psyop based on a computer model! No science was involved at all. Yet people were propagandaized to believe that the were "trusting the science." What a farce.
Regarding the idea that testosterone lowers our immune system also sounds completely wrong to me. Basically, it restores vitality and life force in men.
Finally, why would single men live shorter lives than married men or women? We do not have the stress of being in a relationship. Stress is a huge co-morbidity factor, so I would expect single men to live longer and happier lives than married people.
Hi Bill - It's a delicate question. All you say is correct, T helps with a sense of vitality etc. However, the research is clear, high testosterone limits immune function so it is not a simple equation. We know that married men live longer than single men. We also know that the high testosterone men are more likely to get the girl and once they are married they turn into lower testosterone men. I don't think they are sure at this point but the guesses are that lower T decreases risk taking and ceases to lower levels of fear and so accidents and a variety of causes of death get lowered. So its good if you are taking supplements of T that you have a good doc to check your levels and make sure you aren't going to high.
Here the links to the previous posts on the Understanding Men Series
Understanding Men #1 - The Testosterone Flood - It Starts Early
https://menaregood.substack.com/p/understanding-men-1
Understanding Men #2 - Testosterone: What does it do?
https://menaregood.substack.com/p/understanding-men-2-testosterone
Understanding Men #3 - Testosterone: What it does psychologically?
Something I was surprised to learn during the pandemic is that testosterone doesn't just change your brain to accept more risk; it changes your immune system's risk tolerance too. I was surprised to discover this via links to research in some comment section when it wasn't part of the mainstream news discussion I had seen about why men were dying more. But it was a bit mystifying at first: why would testosterone make your immune system suck? Until I came across the other side of this: long COVID: https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/13/why-are-women-more-prone-to-long-covid
If your immune system faces a trade-off between risk of death and risk of chronic illness, then it starts to make sense that men's and women's immune systems are tuned to make that trade-off differently, and it's not too surprising that testosterone is complicated as some sort of general signal to your body and brain on how much risk to take. Turns out "Seems like only women get long COVID, probably because it's all in their head" and "men are dying more because they just don't take care of themselves" are two sides of the same coin, both rooted in ignorance of how our bodies work differently. Might this also play a role in why women live longer than married men, who line longer than single men?
Thanks for this comment. Fascinating. I had not heard of this before. I know from research that lower testosterone increases men's life expectancy and some think even general health. But your comment goes a step farther. Appreciate this.
I turn 70 this month and have been injecting testosterone weekly under supervision by my Rejuvination Doctor. The idea that "lower testosterone increases men's life expectancy and some think even general health" sounds completely wrong to me. It has improved my mood and motivation level for sure. Not to strive for status, but to be productive according to my own judgement.
Regarding COVID and long COVID, the virus was never isolated. The entire hysteria was a psyop based on a computer model! No science was involved at all. Yet people were propagandaized to believe that the were "trusting the science." What a farce.
Regarding the idea that testosterone lowers our immune system also sounds completely wrong to me. Basically, it restores vitality and life force in men.
Finally, why would single men live shorter lives than married men or women? We do not have the stress of being in a relationship. Stress is a huge co-morbidity factor, so I would expect single men to live longer and happier lives than married people.
Oh, and agree that covid was basically a psy-op.
Hi Bill - It's a delicate question. All you say is correct, T helps with a sense of vitality etc. However, the research is clear, high testosterone limits immune function so it is not a simple equation. We know that married men live longer than single men. We also know that the high testosterone men are more likely to get the girl and once they are married they turn into lower testosterone men. I don't think they are sure at this point but the guesses are that lower T decreases risk taking and ceases to lower levels of fear and so accidents and a variety of causes of death get lowered. So its good if you are taking supplements of T that you have a good doc to check your levels and make sure you aren't going to high.