18/05/2026
Male burnout and declining testosterone is a subject I’ve been talking about for years and something I’m quite happy to put my hand up to raise, albeit a lot more “under the rug” than the current conversation around women’s menopause.
Actually, they’re both highly relevant.
Andropause - or the downward shift in male hormones - is actually an epidemic that needs its own level of attention.
Rates of male hormonal decline are increasing exponentially with men as early as their mid-20’s entering andropause and the US healthcare system even lowering the acceptable ranges for Free Testosterone on a blood test due to failing numbers. (Let’s hope Australia doesn’t follow suit).
There are 3 primary drivers for low T in men:
1. Insulin resistance.
A diet high in refined carbohydrate, high carb alcohol and sugar.
2. Inflammation.
Unresolved injuries, health and gut imbalances, chronic pain and undiagnosed conditions.
3. Stress.
Chronically high cortisol levels, disrupted sleep patterns and unseen mental loads in our men can cause a shut down in the production of essential hormones.
When I look at these drivers, and simultaneously the picture of our male working population who are often undernourished, over-stressed and inattentive to their own mental health, health and injury needs because they prioritise service to everyone else first, it calls me to help.
We can say that change starts with you do at home.
But I’d say that change starts by having these conversations.
Thoughts? 💯
