Endocrine Disrupters are KILLING your testosterone. Here's how to mitigate them.

[Brutal4Melo]

Spoiler: Thread OST

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Spoiler: Endocrine Disruptors Overview

Endocrine disruptors are one of the most pervasive environmental factors behind declining testosterone levels across populations. These compounds hijack/block normal hormonal signaling, particularly in the 'hypothalamic pituitary gonadal' (HPG) axis, leading to measurable drops in circulating testosterone. The result isn’t just reproductive dysfunction it translates into reduced muscle retention, higher fat mass, diminished motivation, worse sleep, and an overall looksmin.

Here's a list of 10 most prevalent endocrine disruptors, how to avoid them, and how worried you should be about them.​

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1. Bisphenol A (BPA)​

Found in plastics, soda can linings (you shouldn't be drinking soda anyway jfl), can linings and receipts
Mimics estrogen and disrupts reproductive health.
Avoidance tips: Choose BPA free containers, and don't touch receipts (jfl).
Overall Concern: 8/10

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2. Phthalates​

Common in soft plastics and many personal care products, especially products with fragrances.
Linked to testosterone disruption and reproductive development issues.
Avoidance tips: Look for “phthalate free” or “fragrance free” on labels, and avoid microwaving food in plastic (literally nuking and infusing your food with plastic)
Overall Concern: 9/10

3. PFAS (“Forever Chemicals”)​

Found in nonstick cookware, water resistant fabrics, and fast food wrappers.
Hard to remove from body once entered (forever chemical), potentially impacting thyroid and liver function.
Avoidance tips: Use stainless steel or cast iron cookware, and limit fast food (you should be anyway)
Overall Concern: 10/10 (They quite literally don't leave your body)

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4. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)​

Despite being banned banned, they remain in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.
Disrupt thyroid hormones and immune function.
Avoidance tips: Chose high quality meats (grass fed, etc)
Overall Concern: 6/10

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5. Dioxins​

Industrial byproducts, from combustion and waste incineration.
Harm multiple hormonal systems and can affect reproduction and immunity.
Avoidance tips: Don't eat a diet thats extremely high in animal fats.
Overall Concern: 8/10

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6. Organophosphate and Organochlorine Pesticides​

Widely used in agriculture.
Linked to neurodevelopmental and endocrine problems.
Avoidance tips: Wash produce thoroughly, choose organic foods, try to get foods from local farms/markets (should be doing this anyway)
Overall Concern: 8/10

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7. Atrazine​

A common herbicide in the U.S.
Associated with hormone disruption, particularly reproductive hormones.
Avoidance tips: Filter water and try to get foods from local farms/markets (should be doing this anyway)
Overall Concern: 8/10

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8. Glycol Ethers​

Found in cleaning products, paints, and cosmetics.
Linked to reduced fertility and developmental effects.
Avoidance tips: Use a mask/avoid harsh cleaning products altogether
Overall Concern: 5/10
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9. Perchlorate​

A contaminant often found in drinking water and some foods.
Disrupts thyroid function by interfering with iodine uptake.
Avoidance tips: Filter water (you should be doing this), consider buying a double osmosis filter
Overall Concern: 5/10​

10. Flame Retardants (PBDEs)​

Found in furniture, electronics, and even dust.
Can impair brain development and thyroid function.
Avoidance tips: Vacuum regularly with good filters, wash hands regularly.
Overall Concern: 7/10

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Spoiler: Overall Takeway

Endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, food packaging, personal care products, cleaning supplies, and even dust.
Completely avoiding them isn’t realistic, but reducing exposure wherever possible can make a difference.
Key strategies: eat whole, unprocessed foods, avoid unnecessary plastic, filter drinking water, and choose safer household products.
Thanks for reading my first thread, hopefully I can make more informative content

 

[KeepCopingLads]

a lil off topic but anyone know any glass bottles with no plastic lining (yh apparantly they have )

 

[Bitchwhipper2]

Stfu and inject retard

 

[chadisbeingmade]

Stfu and inject retard

People would rather avoid receipts, food in plastic, fragrance, fast food wrappers, certain meats, animal fat, start putting their produce in the dishwasher to make sure it’s clean, filter their water and wear a mask while washing than inject Test and get supraphysiological levels if they wish.

 

[HtnGymcel]

Spoiler: Thread OST

(its over)

Spoiler: Endocrine Disruptors Overview

Endocrine disruptors are one of the most pervasive environmental factors behind declining testosterone levels across populations. These compounds hijack/block normal hormonal signaling, particularly in the 'hypothalamic pituitary gonadal' (HPG) axis, leading to measurable drops in circulating testosterone. The result isn’t just reproductive dysfunction it translates into reduced muscle retention, higher fat mass, diminished motivation, worse sleep, and an overall looksmin.

Here's a list of 10 most prevalent endocrine disruptors, how to avoid them, and how worried you should be about them.​

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1. Bisphenol A (BPA)​

Found in plastics, soda can linings (you shouldn't be drinking soda anyway jfl), can linings and receipts
Mimics estrogen and disrupts reproductive health.
Avoidance tips: Choose BPA free containers, and don't touch receipts (jfl).
Overall Concern: 8/10
View attachment 4165170​

2. Phthalates​

Common in soft plastics and many personal care products, especially products with fragrances.
Linked to testosterone disruption and reproductive development issues.
Avoidance tips: Look for “phthalate free” or “fragrance free” on labels, and avoid microwaving food in plastic (literally nuking and infusing your food with plastic)
Overall Concern: 9/10
View attachment 4165175​

3. PFAS (“Forever Chemicals”)​

Found in nonstick cookware, water resistant fabrics, and fast food wrappers.
Hard to remove from body once entered (forever chemical), potentially impacting thyroid and liver function.
Avoidance tips: Use stainless steel or cast iron cookware, and limit fast food (you should be anyway)
Overall Concern: 10/10 (They quite literally don't leave your body)
View attachment 4165179​

4. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)​

Despite being banned banned, they remain in the environment and accumulate in the food chain.
Disrupt thyroid hormones and immune function.
Avoidance tips: Chose high quality meats (grass fed, etc)
Overall Concern: 6/10
View attachment 4165181​

5. Dioxins​

Industrial byproducts, from combustion and waste incineration.
Harm multiple hormonal systems and can affect reproduction and immunity.
Avoidance tips: Don't eat a diet thats extremely high in animal fats.
Overall Concern: 8/10
View attachment 4165183​

6. Organophosphate and Organochlorine Pesticides​

Widely used in agriculture.
Linked to neurodevelopmental and endocrine problems.
Avoidance tips: Wash produce thoroughly, choose organic foods, try to get foods from local farms/markets (should be doing this anyway)
Overall Concern: 8/10
View attachment 4165187​

7. Atrazine​

A common herbicide in the U.S.
Associated with hormone disruption, particularly reproductive hormones.
Avoidance tips: Filter water and try to get foods from local farms/markets (should be doing this anyway)
Overall Concern: 8/10
View attachment 4165192​

8. Glycol Ethers​

Found in cleaning products, paints, and cosmetics.
Linked to reduced fertility and developmental effects.
Avoidance tips: Use a mask/avoid harsh cleaning products altogether
Overall Concern: 5/10
​

9. Perchlorate​

A contaminant often found in drinking water and some foods.
Disrupts thyroid function by interfering with iodine uptake.
Avoidance tips: Filter water (you should be doing this), consider buying a double osmosis filter
Overall Concern: 5/10​

10. Flame Retardants (PBDEs)​

Found in furniture, electronics, and even dust.
Can impair brain development and thyroid function.
Avoidance tips: Vacuum regularly with good filters, wash hands regularly.
Overall Concern: 7/10
View attachment 4165184​

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Spoiler: Overall Takeway

Endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, food packaging, personal care products, cleaning supplies, and even dust.
Completely avoiding them isn’t realistic, but reducing exposure wherever possible can make a difference.
Key strategies: eat whole, unprocessed foods, avoid unnecessary plastic, filter drinking water, and choose safer household products.
Thanks for reading my first thread, hopefully I can make more informative content

Might be BOTB worthy

 

[Bitchwhipper2]

People would rather avoid receipts, food in plastic, fragrance, fast food wrappers, certain meats, animal fat, start putting their produce in the dishwasher to make sure it’s clean, filter their water and wear a mask while washing than inject Test and get supraphysiological levels if they wish.

The horror on my moms face seeing me lick the receipt after her saying its an endocrine disruptor

 

[chadisbeingmade]

The horror on my moms face seeing me lick the receipt after her saying its an endocrine disruptor

“Don’t worry, i’m on deca mum”

 

[Brutal4Melo]

People would rather avoid receipts, food in plastic, fragrance, fast food wrappers, certain meats, animal fat, start putting their produce in the dishwasher to make sure it’s clean, filter their water and wear a mask while washing than inject Test and get supraphysiological levels if they wish.

Reduced test im talking about is the result of things effecting your endocrine and hormonal systems negatively. Taking exogenous test or not you want your endocrine and hormonal systems to be firing on all cylinders

 

[Bitchwhipper2]

“Don’t worry, i’m on deca mum”

Im actually quite close to telling her im on deca tbh.

Keeping secrets is so hard ngl

 

[chadisbeingmade]

Reduced test im talking about is the result of things effecting your endocrine and hormonal systems negatively. Taking exogenous test or not you want your endocrine and hormonal systems to be firing on all cylinders

Brother, that’s the point of exogenous use. So we don’t have to rely on our endocrine system and avoid endocrine disrupters. There’s nothing to disrupt.

 

[jonkler]

chad doesnt avoid any of these and has 1000ng/dl naturally

 

[Aryan Incel]

It’s cope

 

[xX_ovrb4itstrtd_Xx]

Brother, that’s the point of exogenous use. So we don’t have to rely on our endocrine system and avoid endocrine disrupters. There’s nothing to disrupt.

your test levels are exceeding supraphysiological levels year-round? rockefellerisbeingmade jfl surely you can admit that for poorcels that dont want to spend a sizeable chunk of their income on test vials and aromatase inhibitors that this is a pretty decent post for boosting your natural ng/dl testosterone levels a measureable amount. even if you were to apply all the recommendations op gives its honestly not that much of a lifestyle change if youre already living a healthy lifestyle, most problematic one would be switching where you get your meats from but once you find that source youre golden.

 

[chadisbeingmade]

sizeable chunk of their income on test vials

Test costs less than a haircut a month. Hardly breaking the bank for optimal T levels.

aromatase inhibitors

Not needed. You aren’t blasting year round. I don’t even need AI on a gram of gear anyway.

boosting your natural ng/dl testosterone levels a measureable amount.

Which gives no benefits at all. Going from 400ng/dl to 700ng/dl will not have any positive affect on your life.

its honestly not that much of a lifestyle change if youre already living a healthy lifestyle

Neither is a 30 second injection. Far far easier than trying to apply even half of what was mentioned.

 

[xX_ovrb4itstrtd_Xx]

Test costs less than a haircut a month. Hardly breaking the bank for optimal T levels.

fair, didnt mean to single out test as the main cost but instead all the products that go into minimizing harm on a cycle. i actually had your why not roid post in mind when i wrote that, its not just the test but the dutasteride, reta, fuckin bloodwork and what not, it all adds up to being a noticeable spending amount at the end of the year. not "breaking the bank" but still a fair amount for someone that isnt full-time employed, i guess thats subjective though depending on how much you care about high test levels.

You aren’t blasting year round.

im assuming youre on trt when youre not blasting then, right?

Which gives no benefits at all. Going from 400ng/dl to 700ng/dl will not have any positive affect on your life.

for you? yea. 400->700 means literal jack shit if youre open to steroid cycles that are gonna have your ng/dl at quadruple that, im talking in natty lifter terms. you can argue that theres no point in being natty since steroids are infinitely better, but assuming you ARE natty and will stay like that, that difference is worth it. its still not all that much cause both numbers are well within average baseline test scores, but there is a muscle building difference over half a decade of natty lifting.

Neither is a 30 second injection. Far far easier than trying to apply even half of what was mentioned.

if op hadnt titled his post using the words "killing your testosterone" id be more keen to defend him, but at the same time these chemicals are just harmful to the body in general. its not like these things directly lower your test, they mess with your other vitals and the decreased test is a side effect of it. if you can work around exposing these chemicals to yourself i think its hard to argue why you shouldnt.

 

[chadisbeingmade]

fair, didnt mean to single out test as the main cost but instead all the products that go into minimizing harm on a cycle. i actually had your why not roid post in mind when i wrote that, its not just the test but the dutasteride, reta, fuckin bloodwork and what not, it all adds up to being a noticeable spending amount at the end of the year. not "breaking the bank" but still a fair amount for someone that isnt full-time employed, i guess thats subjective though depending on how much you care about high test levels.

That is also fair. That thread is towards blasting and actually doing steroids, instead of therapeutic use. Keeping your health in check while you blast and managing the different aspects/sides is important. In this thread, I did mention the fact you have the choice to use supraphysiological levels if you inject, but you don't necessarily have to do that. TRT is extremely valid if you want to be at the upper natty limit of Testoserone without constant environmental factors having an influence. The cost is much less than steroids with all the precautions. Cheaper than avoiding certain things? No. More optimal and yields better results? Yes.

im assuming youre on trt when youre not blasting then, right?

Yes.

if op hadnt titled his post using the words "killing your testosterone" id be more keen to defend him, but at the same time these chemicals are just harmful to the body in general. its not like these things directly lower your test, they mess with your other vitals and the decreased test is a side effect of it. if you can work around exposing these chemicals to yourself i think its hard to argue why you shouldnt.

My post was simply in relation to the Test aspect. Is being exposed to these things ideal? Probably not. Is there much we can do about it in the modern day without becoming a certified autist? Not really. I mean really, we binning our phones and sitting on the floor now?

Found in furniture, electronics, and even dust.

im talking in natty lifter terms

but there is a muscle building difference over half a decade of natty lifting.

And yeah, unfortunately it isn't going to make a tangible difference to the gains you make. Those levels aren't going to be constant either throughout that half a decade, or even throughout the week.