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Is It the process of aging or Just a Mid Life Crisis?
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How often have you heard someone say "It's just a mid life crisis"?
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Nowadays, the terms mid life crisis and male menopause seem to be
popular explanations for odd behaviors exhibited by the men over 40.
Are they the same thing? And what in the world is andropause?
Admittedly, there does seem to be a number of men who begin to act
strangely in their 40s and 50s. Many a Hollywood movie has been based
on this theme for sure.
I experienced this with my previous partner of many years. It started
insidiously. Sometime after he turned 40, I started noticing some
attitude and behavior changes.
First, he started questioning whether to change a job which he always
had enjoyed before. Over the next few years he began to exercise MUCH
more, seemed preoccupied, irritable and more competitive. Then, it
accelerated with strange manners of dress, excessive drinking, bar
hopping, infidelity and finally leaving the family.
Was it just marital unhappiness, general midlife funk, depression
and/or hormonal changes that caused this? Could it really be hormonal?
What Are the Scientists Saying?
More and more the medical community and men themselves are
acknowledging that something is going on. Research shows us that men do
experience hormonal changes starting in midlife which include gradual
loss of testosterone, DHEA, HGH
and adrenal hormones, an increase in
the proteins that bind to testosterone (making it unavailable) and
aromatase which converts testosterone to estrogen. Unlike women, where
menopausal changes are pretty abrupt, men's changes happen over a
period of years generally between the ages of 40 and 55. The effects
and symptoms are hard to quantify because they are psychological in
addition to physiological. Often evidence is anecdotal: men report
feeling different.
There is a wide variation in the changes in healthy men so the symptoms
will range from very little to extreme enough to use hormone
replacement therapy. Some of the typically reported conditions related
to reductions in androgens (male hormones) are:
Low sex drive
Emotional, psychological and behavioral changes
Decreased muscle mass
Loss of muscle strength
Increased upper and central body fat
Osteoporosis or weak bones and back pain
Cardiovascular risk
Now, earlier I discussed that as a man ages his body begins to convert
more testosterone into estradiol (estrogen). Too much estrogen in a
man's body is not a good thing because estrogen negates testosterone.
So, some men with normal levels of testosterone will still have
symptoms of andropause because the testosterone:estrogen ratios in the
body are whacky.
What Can You Do About It?
1) Stay Strong and Lean
So how to keep testosterone high and estrogen low? Keep yourself strong
and lean. Why? Fat cells contain aromatase : the guys that convert
testosterone to estrogen. More fat cells = more estrogen. This is true
for women too!
Building and maintaining muscle mass requires free testosterone, so
building and maintaining muscle mass trains the body to use
testosterone efficiently.
So, the idea behind slowing down the effects of diminishing
testosterone would be to increase or at least maintain muscle mass and
bone density while keeping the heart strong and fat away.
Hmmm, this looks like the goal of any good fitness and nutrition
program. That's good news!
2) Watch What Goes Into Your Body
Zinc, Alcohol and some Prescription Drugs. Zinc inhibits the actions of
aromatase in the body. Getting adequate levels of zinc from the diet is
important to keep estrogen levels down. Zinc is also important for the
manufacture of testosterone by the body. Foods rich in zinc include
meat, poultry, dairy, nuts, beans and whole grain foods.
Alcohol drives estrogen levels up. Since the liver helps excrete
hormones and chemicals from the body anything that diminishes liver
function results in higher estrogen levels.
Some prescription drugs can mess with hormone levels. It's a good idea
to check this out with your doctor if you feel you are having some
symptoms related to lowered testosterone.
3) Listen to Other People
Men, if you are over 40, and a family member or friend says that you
are acting out of character, talk to your doctor about it. It might not
be "her hormones"? It might be YOURS!!
Sources:
http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/andropause.html
http://www.andropause.com http://www.midlife-passages.com/hormone.htm
http://www.andropausecanada.com/when.php
About the Author:
Ainsley Laing, MSc. has been a Fitness Trainer for 25 years and writes
exclusively Body for Mind eZine. She holds certifications in Group
Exercise, Sports Nutrition and Person Fitness Training