Ep. #152 | Spilling the T on Testosterone
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Welcome back for another bite of Simplicity. My name is Jenn Pike, your host, registered holistic nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, the best-selling author of the Simplicity Project and the creator of the women’s revolutionary health program, The Hormone Project.
In this simplicity bite, we will be discussing testosterone, how to test for high and low testosterone levels and triggers to be aware of. We will delve into how to support yourself via sleep, stress reduction, lifestyle and environment, as well as nutrition and supplementation.
I do want to preface this episode by stating that we are talking in general terms today, that it is important for you to test first to understand what is going on with your testosterone levels. This episode will support you in taking some of these questions or info back to your practitioner that you are working with, or if you want to work with my team to help you understand, please reach out to us via the contact information shared in these show notes.
Here are the main topics of this simplicity bite:
- Testing Testosterone
- The high and low of testosterone
- This is a marathon, not a sprint
- Triggers to be aware of
- Prioritizing your sleep and your stress
- Lifestyle and environment
- Supporting your digestive system
- General education on intelligent supplementation
Hoping this episode supports you on the path of knowing, accepting, and loving who you truly are. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!
If you would like to understand what is going on with your testosterone, please do not hesitate to book in a call with one of our team via https://jennpike.com/thehormoneproject
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Quotes:
- “IMPORTANT – I want you to understand that we’re talking general terms today, but you want to take some of these questions or info back to your practitioner that you are working with, or you want to work with one of us on our team to help you so let’s understand what it is that’s going on”
- “This is not something that you can guess, you should most definitely test. And now there’s two ways to test your testosterone. You can do it through your blood work and discover what your serum testosterone is. And then you can also do the Dutch test, I actually recommend both.”
- “In the blood, we’re going to see the amount of testosterone freely circulating. Remember it is like a snapshot. It’s like a selfie of what’s going on in that moment with the amount of testosterone that you have available. But what the Dutch tells us is that plus how you actually metabolize, how you break this down or attempt to break it down and which pathway it gets moved in your body.”
- “Making sure you’re getting an optimal amount of nutrients into your system, specifically for testosterone – we’re looking at things like zinc, methylated B vitamins, magnesium, selenium, making sure your iodine is healthy enough (this is also really important for your thyroid), Iron, Vitamin C and getting enough protein, supporting your cholesterol as well.”
- “Prioritize your sleep and your stress.”
- “Disclaimer – The other thing is making sure that you are supplementing intelligently. Now again, I’m giving you general education. I don’t know you. So I’m going to talk to you about a couple of different supplements that can be used to increase, but you’re not going to do any of these unless you’ve done a test and you’re working with someone”
- “Whether we’re trying to increase or decrease our things like adaptogens, the adrenals need to be supported in order for your hormones to be supported, the liver needs to be supported.
Additional Information About Jenn:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium, and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.