Hi, and welcome to another episode of the trans 101 series
today we are going to be talking about natural transition
in this series I have already talked about
medical transition and social transition and in the next episode you're going to
see me talk about legal transition
today, we're going to be focusing on natural transition
So what is that?
Basically it is when an individual decides to not go under
hormone replacement therapy or to medically transition
and instead decides to take supplements that are "organic" or "healthy" or
supplements, period.
in order to
make themselves appear more masculine
Um
like in the face and in the body so basically this person is trying to get the same effects as
Testosterone would give you but in a more "natural
-in the biggest biggest quotation marks in the entire world right now-
um, in a more natural way by taking supplements
now, why am I being SUPER dramatic with the biggest quotation in the entire world?
here is the thing there is absolutely nothing
natural about
naturally transitioning there is
Absolutely a thing with naturally transitioning where people decide and don't feel or don't want or can't access
um, medical transition, so they decide to
Naturally transition and by naturally transition, I mean basically socially transition and
Kind of go through life without going through medical transition that can definitely be seen as a natural transition
But a lot of people who talk about natural transition online and a lot of these Facebook groups
umm
Talk about taking supplements and eating foods that are very high in testosterone
And taking supplements that are made for non transgender men to boost their testosterone
so they're "testosterone boosters"
and then taking a whole bunch of different medications
now, as you can tell I am- I am passionate about this because I am
Not a fan of this method at all because there's literally nothing natural about this type of transition
And this is actually harmful. Which is why I am disclaimer in this video by letting you know that this is a warning for people
Some people do not know what medical - sorry -
some people don't know what natural transition is
or some people are interested in it, but don't know enough
please watch this video and understand that naturally transitioning is not healthy, and I want to say that yes
I absolutely have the privilege to be able to be on hormones and to be able to even talk about this and I know that
Some people cannot access hormones, so they decide to do this because it would be easier for them, but here's the thing
taking 6 or 7 supplements every single morning
And where these supplements are some of them are like vitamins like omega-3 or B12 or whatever which is fine
I take B12 , I take vitamin D also
Umm, but the testosterone boosters that are made for trans - for NON transgender men-
and all of these other supplements that you can get at like bodybuilding stores
These are very bad especially if you take them daily, especially if you take them for months at a time
Because your liver will not be able to handle this medication and by medication
I literally don't mean it's medication and here's the thing
m'kay
medication that we take -
testosterone,
antidepressants, anti-anxiety,
,insulin- all of these medications are FDA approved
Alright
supplements are not FDA approved
they can literally pack whatever they want into a supplement and call it a supplement
and you are ingesting that in your body
this is not a healthy way to be because you don't know what those things are going to do to you
now, other than supplements, some people say that eating high in testosterone foods
will help you have more testosterone in your body
because they naturally want to increase the level of testosterone
in order to be able to transition which I can understand, and I absolutely- that would be cool
if you would be able to do that to the not the people who can't access hormones
or don't want to go on hormones, would be able to naturally increase their hormones
But eating, I believe, bananas
12 bananas a day- if bananas were very high on testosterone is what I'm trying to say-
is not going to increase your testosterone levels
just like the argument where some people decide to not eat soy and not drink soy milk because there's
estrogen in soy milk
if you understood how much soy milk you actually need to ingest
for it to even remotely affect your estrogen levels or testosterone levels
you would literally have to be drinking soy milk
constantly, all day long, ever single-
-like- that's all that you do
because it goes through your system, and you have a bunch of organs that it has to go through
and filter through and before it even enters your system, it's all gone.
there's no estrogen that-
It's just not going to happen
so this is the same argument for high in testosterone foods
if you're going to eat high in testosterone foods if you're going to eat that meat [laughing]
And that stake- and which- is not very- I'm not- mmm, no-
Umm, and you're going to eat high in testosterone- high in testosterone fruits
like I think bananas have high in testosterone- don't quote me on that
it really doesn't matter at this point though I'm just giving you an example
It's going to go through your system and filter out and the testosterone
-the high testosterone- the "how to boost your testosterone with all these fruits"
it's not going to work
And I know that this is not something that some people would like to hear and I'm so sorry to break it to you
but I- I have a responsibility -I feel-
as a person who has a lot of subscribers on YouTube and who makes a lot of videos and has a lot of information
to warn people who are interested in this type of transition and let them know that this is not healthy, especially
Taking supplements because these supplements are
"Testosterone boosters", but they're boost the testosterone of cisgender men
So they are not meant to boost the testosterone that- that-that-
trans men have because we are getting two stops on through different places
So if one medication for cis men was men boost your testosterone
um, in one specific aspect of your body
Trans men don't have that aspect
So if it's a boost for like your testes or anything in that area
to start building up more testosterone, we don't have those parts
It's not going to do anything to you
and yes there are people online who say that it works great for them and they notice that they take this type of medication and
uh, it helps them grow a little bit of facial hair, but again
It is a supplement some people say it's organic and it's healthy
[sigh]
But taking medication that -sorry- taking supplements every day that isn't
medication ,isn't FDA approved ,is just very very dangerous for your body
and I'm just looking out for your liver because I
I am vegan, I try to eat as healthy as I can,
if I could naturally boost my testosterone
I would be the first in line honestly
I would love to do that, but I'm aware of the risks and I'm not willing to risk my liver and having liver damage and
Having issues with some other organs because I'm taking all of these supplements for months
I'm not willing to risk that in
order to boost testosterone that might not even work
there have been some people online who have said that natural transition has worked for them and they had
like, facial hair, and they really - they helped boost their testosterone levels
if you're going to do this, please go get your levels checked
Please go get your liver checked, please go get blood tests done by a doctor to make sure that you are okay
Okay, there was this one person online a very long time ago
Who is naturally transitioning and had- had some nice facial hair
and then he had top surgery and then later on told people
that he was actually on testosterone where he was injecting testosterone
he wasn't actually naturally transitioning- he had started to naturally transition,
but then eventually went on testosterone
I am hating myself here -I swear to God this is like almost nine years ago
this person is no longer on YouTube so don't bother looking them up- but
I'm just letting you know okay?
And I know that all of these videos- most of them trans 101 is mostly for
allies and people who are wondering about trans things,
but I wanted to make sure, because I know a lot of trans people are going to be watching this video
So natural transition is when somebody is trying to naturally boost their testosterone levels in their body in order to produce testosterone
naturally
and
have the appearance- a masculine appearance that you would get if you go into testerone
umm
which is FDA approved
now the big problem ,like I said , supplements are not FDA regulated
they are very dangerous
You don't know what in those , you don't know what it can do to your body
And you don't know what it can do to your liver
the promises of "boosting testosterone" will not work on a body that is
transgender because you [sigh] -"on body that's trans"- on a body that doesn't have the parts
for the testosterone boosting abilities are supposed to boost
alright, that's it. I'm so sorry if I got a little bit heated there. I'm just - I feel like-
responsible, and I feel like I need to -to warn people of some of the dangers of natural transition
[sharp inhale]
Anyways, if you have any questions, please let me know in the comments below
I know some people will disagree with me, some people will say a natural transition works for them
or has worked for other people and that's fine.
We can have an open conversation without getting angry at each other
umm, but
My conclusion is natural transition with supplements is very dangerous for you, please don't do it.
anyways have a great day
I'll see you for the next episode. Bye!