How Older Men Stay Sexy
There’s no reason older guys can’t still enjoy sex, but in order to perform, they need to be sure to get plenty of sleep! This may sound like a contradiction, but it’s true: lack of sleep causes testosterone levels to drop in ALL men.
In LiveScience.com, Robin Lloyd reports on sleep research that measured the testosterone levels in 12 healthy men, aged 64 to 74, after a night in a sleep lab, and found that those who were kept awake (or awakened intermittently) had lower testosterone levels. It’s known that testosterone peaks in the morning, usually around 4 a.m., and sleep deprivation can even affect the sex drives of much younger men. Men’s testosterone levels drop by 1 to 2% a year starting in their 20s or 30s.
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