No one should have to put up with low energy levels, especially men. There are things that need to be done, and the lower your energy levels are, the more challenging it is to accomplish them.

Low energy levels also affect your choices in sleep habits, exercise, and diet. They can also affect your relationships, with significant others concluding that you simply aren’t interested in them anymore. And that doesn’t lead to anywhere good!

The most common causes of low energy in men are low levels of testosterone and sleep apnea. These are the top conditions your doctor will look for if you tell him that you simply don’t have any energy.

Low Testosterone Levels in Men

Low levels of testosterone cause specific symptoms such as:
• erectile dysfunction
• irritability
• fatigue
• loss of libido
• depression
• lack of motivation
• enlarged breasts
• decreases in muscle mass
• difficulty concentrating
• decrease in the growth of beard and body hair growth
• low bone density or osteoporosis

Your doctor can do a simple blood test for testosterone to confirm if low testosterone is causing your low energy levels.

Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a condition where you may stop breathing for short periods of time during the night. Although it’s more common in those who are overweight, it still is found in those who have no weight problems.

The symptoms of sleep apnea are:
• loud snoring during the night with silent periods followed by gasps
• restless sleep
• headaches in the morning
• trouble concentrating during the day
• anxiety or depression
• forgetfulness
• falling asleep during the day
• irritability
• moodiness or behavior changes

Other Reasons for Low Energy Levels

Another common reason for fatigue and low energy levels in men is diabetes or heart disease.

But what are some surprising causes of dwindling levels of energy?

Here’s a list of six of them that you may not have considered:

1. Heavy Metal Accumulation in Your Body
Heavy metals like lead, platinum, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, nickel, tin, and uranium accumulate in the body, especially when there are vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Elements such as selenium antagonize mercury, silica antagonizes aluminum, for example. When heavy metals accumulate in the cells, they disrupt the cell’s internal activities, and this often leads to fatigue. A hair analysis test can help you determine what heavy metals your body is accumulating.

2. Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
Every study on vitamin and mineral deficiencies has found that a proportion of the population has each one of them. This means that the chances that you have at least a few of them are pretty high. The most common deficiencies are vitamin D, magnesium, and manganese. Each of these cause fatigue when levels are low.

3. Food Sensitivities
Food sensitivities cause inflammation in the body as well as different reactions in different organs. Having them is a good way to zap your energy levels.

4. Eating Too Many Processed Foods
Eating too many processed foods zaps your energy levels for a few different reasons. First of all, processed foods don’t contain enough vitamins and minerals to metabolize them. This means that they use up your body’s stores of zinc, magnesium, iron, and B vitamins. Secondly, they have a high glycemic index, which results in low levels of blood sugar that produce food cravings within an hour and a half of eating them. Low blood sugar levels also zap your energy levels.

5. Long COVID
You may have residual effects from a COVID-19 infection or even from the vaccinations. Fatigue goes with all the other symptoms that remain from your initial exposure.

6. Dehydrated
Being dehydrated is a big cause of lack of energy. Water is needed as part of your body’s critical fluids to run everything. Try upping your water by a quart a day and see what it does to your energy levels. You may be surprised at the rapid change.

Consider all the reasons for why men have low energy levels. It’s possible that you may have one or more of them simultaneously. Working through each of them, you can restore your energy levels.