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The Age-Related Hormone Decline
After 30, everything changes
Growth hormone drops 14% per decade. Testosterone falls 1-2% yearly. DHEA halves by age 40. These shifts drive muscle loss, fat gain, and cognitive decline.
14%
GH decline per decade
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Timeline of hormone decline
See how your hormones change across decades.
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Fact
Menopause is a cliff. Andropause is a slope.
Women lose 60-80% of estrogen in 1-2 years at menopause - a sudden cliff that triggers rapid bone, vascular, and cognitive change. Men's testosterone declines 1-2% per year for decades - a long slope. The interventions are different for each pattern.
60-80%
estrogen drop at menopause
True or false
True or False
Hormone replacement therapy is the only way to slow hormonal decline.
Only hormone replacement therapy can slow age-related hormone decline
Resistance training boosts GH and testosterone. Quality sleep preserves GH. Stress management lowers cortisol. Lifestyle is the first-line treatment.
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What slows the decline?
Sort the interventions by effect size on hormone preservation.
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Takeaway
Key Takeaway
Hormonal decline is inevitable but accelerated by poor sleep, stress, and inactivity. Lifestyle interventions can slow the decline by decades.
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