Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) optimization is a controversially controversial topic among men. Some say that it’s a “bad hormone” that causes hair loss and prostate enlargement, while others praise it for being the ultimate male hormone, since it’s significantly more potent than its little brother; testosterone.
 
In fact, DHT has 2-3 times higher affinity to the androgen receptors and it’s known to be bound and active in the receptor sites for five times longer than testosterone. Dihydrotestosterone also has much higher androgenic activity than testosterone, whereas testosterone on the other hand has significantly higher anabolic (muscle building) activity than that of DHT.
 
While it’s known that overly high DHT levels – in combination with too high estrogen and the male-pattern baldness gene – are associated with scalp hair loss, it’s also known that in men with no MPB-gene, DHT levels at the top of the reference ranges are not associated with any rate of increased hair-loss (this study of 316 men actually showed that high DHT was associated with 35% LOWER risk of developing baldness).
 
Another claimed side-effect of high DHT is prostate enlargement (BPH), and while some studies have linked high dihydrotestosterone levels to that condition, it must also be noted that many have not found any correlation between DHT and prostate enlargement markers (even 10-fold increases in DHT were noted to have no significant effect on prostate size in this study).
 
Bottom line on side-effects: If you are having prostate issues and are going bald, its likely that you possess the genotype for those conditions, and that overly high DHT levels can in some (but not all) cases aggravate them. The gene explanation also makes sense, if you look at the studies which often show extreme variances between the effects of androgens on hair loss and prostate enlargement. Take this study for example where DHT was identified as a compound that had an important role in the development and progression of prostate enlargement, and compare it to this one where men rubbing 70mg/day of DHT-gel to their scrotum for 3 months showed no signs of prostate enlargement (no increases in prostate volume or PSA levels).
 

One factor that has always confused me about these claimed side-effects is that hair-loss and prostate problems become increasingly more common as men get older, whereas androgens are known to go down as men age. If DHT is the only culprit, why don’t all men in their 20’s have prostate problems?

 
If those side-effects above are possible, why would anyone purposefully want to increase DHT?;

• Dihydrotestosterone is necessary for the growth of body hair and linear beard growth
• Unlike testosterone, DHT cannot be converted into estrogen by the aromatase enzyme
• Exogenous DHT administration is known for its mood, energy, and confidence boosting effects in men
• By increasing cAMP levels in tissue, dihydrotestosterone stimulates lipolysis (fat burn) and thyroid function
• Although DHT is not highly anabolic it still promotes muscle gains by increasing nervous system and muscle strength
• Dihydrotestosterone and testosterone are responsible of ALL masculine body and facial characteristics (wide jaw, broad shoulders…)
• Increased DHT levels are strongly linked to higher brain GABA-levels, promoting that calm “alpha male” relaxation in any situation
• DHT (being the main androgen in male sexual organs) is even more potent than testosterone at promoting libido and erection quality

Condensed version? DHT makes you look, act, and feel like a damn man, even more so than testosterone.

 
Before we get in to ways to boost dihydrotestosterone levels, here’s how the hormone is made:

1. Your body produces three different types of an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase (type I, II, and III).
2. Those enzymes then convert – varying on the type – testosterone into DHT inside the penis, testicles, skin, nervous system, and many organs such as liver, kidneys, and brain (this conversion normally occurs to 5% of the testosterone produced).
3. One weaker adrenal androgen – androstenedione – can also be directly converted to DHT by 5-a enzymes, this conversion however is more notable in women than men (yes women have some low amounts of DHT too).

 
Now that the rambles have been done, here’s finally your 20 ways to boost DHT levels naturally;
 
 
 

Since ~5% of the testosterone you produce converts to DHT by the actions of 5-a enzyme, it would make sense to get to around 8-14% fat percentage in order to maximize that T production, which would also lead to higher turnover to DHT, since you would simply have more to convert from.

 
But it doesn’t end there. Increased body fatness will also break DHT down to a weaker metabolite; 3α-diol, which is again, why you don’t want to be fat. Fatness suppresses T and DHT, and promotes estrogen production, and that’s a no-no for men.
 
Bottom line: Get to the “sweet spot” of 8-14% body fat, which maximizes testosterone production, reduces testosterone turnover to estrogen, and reduces DHT turnover to 3α-diol. Mind you I didn’t even have to mention the plethora of other benefits that come when you’re lean, such as: better looking body, improved insulin sensitivity, better cardiovascular health…
 
 
 

Simply provide your body more of the “raw material” – which in this case is testosterone – and the 5-a enzymes will do the rest to convert a chunk of that to dihydrotestosterone. Simple. Effective.

 
This works with natural testosterone optimization, as well as synthetic alternatives (TRT). For the latter, a novel way to increase the turnover rate would be using the testosterone gel to the area of the scrotum (a method that’s proven to increase the turn over %).
 
NOTE: This blog is absolutely chock-full of ways to naturally increase your testosterone levels, you could start from this list of 52 evidence-based ways to boost testosterone naturally.
 
 
 

All this while you’re getting stronger, more ripped, and healthier. Therefore resistance training is a no-brainer and every man interested in their hormonal health should practice some regularly.

 
 NOTE : My great friend Chris Walker recently released his new book, THOR, which is a training protocol specifically designed to maximize the testosterone and DHT response and long-term hormonal adaptations of training, this goes for maximizing testosterone, DHT, and androgen receptor activity.
 
 
 

This effect is even more pronounced in athletes, who will see major drops in their T-levels after lowering carb intake (study, study)

 
One previously done study from Anderson et al. examined the effects of carbohydrate on DHT, and found out that on a high-carb diet 5-a activity and dihydrotestosterone levels will be significantly higher than those seen on diets with lower amounts of carbs.
 
Bottom line: A scientifically sound amount of carbs for optimal T, C, and DHT production would be to eat 2 times as much carbs as you eat protein. So 2:1 ratio, which is why you can always see me recommending ~40% calories from carbs, ~20% from protein, and ~40% from dietary fat.
 
 
 

So like said above, try to aim for carb to protein ratio of 2:1 for optimal DHT production

 
NOTE: It’s worth noting that soy isolate has been found to lower dihydrotestosterone production (study, study), so if you’re not a vegan/vegetarian, consider getting the bulk of your protein from animal sources, preferably red meat.
 
 
 

So I should just pound all kinds of fats to naturally boost DHT then, right?

 
Not exactly. The types of fats that are most commonly associated with higher testosterone and dihydrotestosterone levels are the saturated fatty-acids (SFA) and monounsaturated fatty-acids (MUFA). When it comes to polyunsaturated fatty-acids (PUFA) the effect is often the complete opposite, a reduction of androgens.
 
When it comes to DHT, there are some in-vitro studies available on the effect of different types of fats, allow me to quote my older article;
 

One possible mechanism behind caffeine’s ability to boost T, DHT and 5-a enzyme activity is its stimulatory effect on cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which theoretically should result in improved messaging between cells and hormones, but it could also be something else, all I know is that I’ll be sure to drink my coffee

Several pesticides have been found to disrupt testosterone synthesis, DHT conversion, and 5-a reductase enzyme activity in the body (study, study, study).

 
Bottom line: I’m not going to be the woo’ster who fear-mongers everyone into neurotic avoidance of everything conventional, but it’s a fact that many man-made chemicals used to preserve and protect foods are also endocrine disruptors.
 
 
 

Below I will list you some foods, herbs, and prescription drugs that are known for their DHT blocking effect. Now I don’t want you to become neurotic with avoiding all that stuff because so many natural compounds can slightly inhibit 5-α, but if your goal is to boost DHT naturally, then it may be wise not to swim in the stuff below.

When it comes to dihydrotestosterone levels, a study of 20 college-aged rugby players showed that a 7-day loading phase – followed by a 14-day maintenance supplementation – led to 56% higher DHT levels during the first seven days, and 40% elevation for the following fourteen days.

 
NOTE: When buying creatine, do remember that the plain and cheap basic monohydrate has been found to be just as effective as the more expensive forms of the compound.
 
 
 

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Testosterone Boosters are all the rage right now, and have been for the past few years. Changes are that your local GNC shelves are filled with these flashy bottles that promise to double or triple your testosterone levels, giving you more strength, sexual powers, and confidence. Though the real question is, have you been lied to?
 
These testosterone supplements often range from amino acids to herbs to micronutrients and all the way to mushrooms and even to barely legal pro-hormone blends.
 

While some compounds have been scientifically proven to work, the industry is still filled with wacky claims and more ineffective than effective supplements.

Later on another study showed how DAA actually LOWERED testosterone levels…

 
How could this happen. The first study showed 148% increase in testosterone levels, then suddenly it doesn’t work and even worse, works in a backwards fashion?
 
Simple, the first study was either industry sponsored and somehow cleverly fabricated or the increase was simply caused by some other factor than the supplementation (ie. some supplements have antioxidant effects and they work only for infertile guys). Whatever the case might be it gave the supplement companies a very good claim to market the living shit out of DAA supplements with some really convincing “scientifically proven” percentages. Without a doubt – they were able to sell for millions – before the later peer-reviewed studies were published.
 

In fact, DAA still flies off the shelves, because the hype surrounding its release was so powerful that it still circles the internet, whereas the two latter studies get no press.

 
The above is just one of many examples on how the supplement industry works (Tribulus Terrestris and Maca hype are some other examples)…
 
…Sometimes the industry doesn’t even need to fabricate or “misread” studies, they can just have some famous steroid using bodybuilder recommending some over-the-counter nutraceutical as a key to his (or her) gains, which in reality were attained with something not legally obtainable
 
 
 
 

So yes, to answer the headline of this article, SOME compounds do increase testosterone levels, but definitely not all the ones that are claimed to do so.

 
Few examples of working supplements would be;
 

• Certain Micronutrients – like vitamin A and D, zinc, magnesium, vitamin K2, calcium, and boron. All of these show good amount of evidence in their effect of increasing testosterone levels, but this is only until your body has “enough” of them in circulation or stored. In other words, many vitamins and minerals increase testosterone levels if you’re deficient in them, but once your levels are saturated, then megadosing any further will not yield any hormonal benefits.
• Some Herbs – like Ashwagandha, Forskolin, Mucuna Pruriens, and Tongkat Ali have shown to be effective at increasing testosterone levels and sperm parameters in human, animal, and cell-culture studies. However the effects are not steroid-like as many supplement companies like to claim and make you believe. In reality the increases are often around the magnitude of 10-50%.
• Other Compounds – like the amino acids taurine, carnitine, and creatine as well as phosphatidylserine, probiotics, and bromelain have been found to either preserve or increase testosterone levels during exercise, and/or upregulate the androgen receptors in muscle tissue, leading to increased testosterone and DHT utilization in the receptor sites. However do keep in mind that these effects ARE NOT steroid-like, they’re supplements with minor benefits, not magic pills.

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This is a recipe I came up with after I stumbled upon some studies about glycine, fructose, and carnitine. According to a bunch of scientific literature, combining those three into something ridiculously delicious (read: jelly) should yield some impressive hormonal returns, especially after training (seriously).
 

• 1 cup water
• 2 packets (14g) gelatin
• 4 grams L-Carnitine L-Tartrate powder
• 1 cup pure squeezed orange juice

 
Those 4 ingredients above and some time are all you need to prepare this anabolic post-workout jello. You simply boil water, dissolve the gelatin in it, add the mixture into a small bowl and stir in the OJ with 4 grams of carnitine powder. Then you let the creation sit in your fridge for few hours and what you have as a result is an awesome gelatin jello desert that fits your post-workout meal like a nose to the head.
 
Why the @#!% would this dessert have any hormonal effect you ask?
 

• Gelatin, aka. the connective tissue protein often derived from the skin, bones, or brain of animals, is loaded with glycine (amino acid/neurotransmitter we get too little from our diets due to only consuming muscle-meats). Consumption of glycine has been noted to effectively improve sleep quality as well as joint health. However, the reason why its included in the recipe is its ability to increase the enzyme 5a reductase activity, resulting in higher DHT conversion.
• Carnitine is included in the mixture because it works by boosting androgen receptor density and activity, the mechanism being that carnitine improves the transportation of lipid molecules (fats) into the mitochondria of cells, wherein the fat is used as a “fuel” to “feed” – among other things – androgen receptors. There are human studies showing that L-carnitine can significantly increase AR density and activity in muscle tissues at rest and even more effectively post-workout (mind you this has been shown even with actual muscle biopsies).
• Orange juice is in the recipe because of two reasons: firstly because of the taste and secondly because of the effect that fructose has on SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin). Since fructose is one of the most potent naturally occurring compounds that can reduce Sex Hormone Binding Globulin levels, and SHBG is a hormone-binding protein that binds into free-testosterone making it unavailable for the receptors. The idea is simply to have some OJ reducing SHBG post-workout so more testosterone and DHT can remain bioavailable and enter the receptor sites already upregulated by the carnitine and exercise.

 
We want to strategically use gelatin and carnitine to promote DHT conversion and bodily uptake of all androgens, while throwing some orange juice into the mix helps to reduce SHBG, leaving more bioavalaible androgens to the blood for the body to use. Simple. Scientifically sound. Low in calories. And most importantly; ridiculously delicious and good for your hormonal health.

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Everyone knows deep down inside that processed fast food isn’t a healthy choice. But still from time to time we can find ourselves at McDonalds drive thru window 4am wondering whether 2 Big Mac’s and a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese will satisfy the wildest junk food cravings known to man.
 
Even though its universally known that the extra order of fries and a large soda with that savory burger might just not be the best choices when it comes to food, we often also don’t really know why exactly would they be deemed unhealthy. It’s just that it kind of is, unhealthy and stuff. You’ll hear explanations such as “high amount of calories”, “artery clogging fat load”, and “processed to death” thrown around.
 
More importantly – and as this is a Men’s health website – what does fast food do to our hormonal health? What exactly do these “junk foods” do to our testosterone levels?
 
 
 

Easy, tasty, and affordable, hence the popularity

 
The big problem most people have with fast foods is their high calorie content and the weird perception that fast food makes you fat or could “stick” into different parts of the body more effectively than say, a good home-cooked meal would. While it’s true that many fast food chains sell meals that are extremely high in calories – and consuming more calories than you burn will make you gain weight – one can’t assume that a Big Mac would be more fattening than something home-cooked with the same amount of calories in it.
 
It’s also absurd to think that the body would store junk food calories in any other way that it stores calories from salad or Grandma’s good ol’ meat loaf. Simply put, your body stores overeaten calories as fat on different parts of the body based on your gender, genetics, and hormonal profile, NOT giving a single thought about WHERE those calories actually came from. With this in mind, yes it’s easy to overeat on high-calorie junk foods, but if you eat them and are still on a caloric maintenance or deficit, you ain’t going to store any of it as fat.
 

Your body stores junk food calories exactly the same way as it would do to “clean food” calories. As long as the caloric intake is kept the same, clean foods are just as fattening as fast foods.

 
High amounts of low-quality frying oils are another reason that you could say make fast foods unhealthy. While it’s generally known by now that diets high in fat are not as unhealthy as once though – and heck – high-fat diets are actually known to raise testosterone levels. One must still remember that the TYPE of dietary fat you consume makes all the difference in the World. The types that have been scientifically proven to increase testosterone levels are saturated fats (SFA) and monounsaturated fats (MUFA), whereas polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) and trans fats have been identified as testosterone reducing fats.
 
Guess what type of fats does the fast food industry prefer? That’s right, the cheapest possible vegetable oils, the ones that are high in PUFA and are prone to converting into trans fatty-acids, also high in inflammatory omega-6 with little to no anti-inflammatory omega-3’s. These include soybean oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower seed oil, rapeseed oil, and the like. Why? McDonald’s sells over 6 million burgers every day, they WILL use the cheapest possible oil they can get away with. And unfortunately the cheapest oils are the processed vegetable oils, the high PUFA kind.
 

Unfortunately the type of fat generally used in fast food restaurants is the worst possible type for testosterone production and your overall health.

 
Speaking of testosterone levels, the worst offender to your hormonal health in junk foods might not be the low quality frying oils. Recent study found that the people who eat high amounts of fast food, have significantly higher levels of man-made phthlates DEHP and DiNP (chemicals used to make plastics flexible) in their blood. After combining and adjusting the data from 8877 participants, the researchers found that on average a person who consumes over ~30% of his daily calories from fast food, will have 23% higher levels of DiNP and 39% higher levels of DEHP in circulation.
 
According to the data collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examine Survey between 2011-2012, increased urinary phthlates come with an average reduction of 20% in serum testosterone for men, and up to 29% reduction in boys aged 6-12 years old. A group of Taiwanese researchers found similar correlation with multiple phthlates after collecting and adjusting the data gathered from 176 men. Previous rodent research has also identified phthlates as antiandrogen compounds with direct testosterone suppressing mechanism of action inside testicular leydig cells.
 

The heavy processing of cheap fast food ingredients leads to accumulation of testosterone reducing chemicals in the end-product.

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There’s one very very important topic that gets way too little attention in the natural hormone optimization circles. And that is…
 
*drum roll*
 
Preventing and eliminating varicoceles, aka. blocked/half blocked veins and/or venous insufficiency (poorly operating vein valves) in testicles.
 
What? Were you expecting some breakthrough new supplement? No this is actually super-important topic. It’s known that 20% of men develop this condition during their lifetime, and varicoceles are known for significantly reducing testosterone levels – which if you ask me is not a big surprise – after all 95% of the good stuff is produced in the testicles.
 
Varicoceles can occur from injuries, sitting too much, poor vascular function, or just by some unknown factors, though whatever the reason might be, every fifth guy has them.
 
It’s more common to get a varicocele to the left nut, since the veins run in a loop like fashion over the penis on the left-side, but not on the right.
 
You can suspect a varicocele if the following happens;
 

• Visible or enlarged vein in scrotum
• Dragging-like dull ache within scrotum
• Feeling of heaviness in the testicle(s)
• Shrinking of the testicle(s)
• Significant one-sideness of the sack

 
How to prevent and fix varicoceles naturally then?
 
a) The most common option referred to men diagnosed with varicoceles is a corrective surgery (varicocelectomy). This option is quite low-risk in comparision to many other surgeries and is linked to significant improvements in testosterone levels post-treatment (study, study)
 
b) One really good natural supplement for eventually fixing (perhaps not in the extreme cases) but mainly preventing varicoceles is called horse chest nut extract. It contains a compound called escin, which has been found to overtime restore normal function of the vascular valves and eventually help remove or at least partly relieve varicose veins all around the body (study, study, study). One study in particular looked at the herbs effect on varicoceles and found that it was associated with significantly improved sperm quality and reduced rate of varicoceles. Similar effect has been noted in another study where male rodents were experimentally varicocele’d.
 
c) If you check the comment section of this article at AnabolicMen.com you will find one guy commenting how he cured varicocele without surgery using a combination of rutins and horse chest nut extract. The protocol explained might be worth trying before opting for a ball surgery in case you have a varicocele (even though the surgery is considered relatively safe).
 
Be safe out there brothers!

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Few weeks ago, I realized one of my biggest dreams of visiting the United States. Within the states I realized another dream of mine, which was eating at Chipotle.
 
I had heard great things of Chipotle before my trip, and since we don’t have one in Finland, the only way to get some was to go abroad. Luckily I had already planned a trip to Los Angeles for some business meetings and to finally meet Chris Walker (the author of THOR and TestShock) in person after working with him for over a year.
 
Literally the first thing I did – even before checking into a hotel – was eating at Chipotle. Otherwise known as the greatest testosterone boosting restaurant known to man.
 
 
 

Chipotle makes that easy, since their website has a neat calculator for macros, so you know how much you eat and at what ratios are your macros in.

 
Although Chipotle could be labeled as “fast-food” due to the fact that it takes about 2 minutes to get food from there, it most definitely won’t fall into the same category as McDonald’s, Burger King, or Taco Bell would, this is because those places have incredibly heavily-processed menu’s whereas Chipotle is pretty much made from non-processed whole foods. This is good to know since a recent study showed how the people consuming lots of processed fast-foods had higher levels of testosterone lowering phthlates in their bodies.
 
So non-processed and macro-friendly? What else?
 
Well, the price, its pretty low considering that you’re essentially getting real food in just a matter of minutes for under $10. Then there’s the taste which – although can’t be debated since we’re all different – is still heavenly. Not to mention the ability to customize your meal in similar manner as you could in Subway.
 
But most importantly, look at the whopping amount of testosterone boosting foods they can pile into your bowl or burrito at Chipotle. I have already gathered a list of 30 T-boosting foods here, and if you read through it…
 
…You can quickly spot that Chipotle builds their masterpieces with quite many of those ingredients;
 

• Meat, lettuce, salsa, fajita veggies, sour cream, guac, and cheese with no processing gives you plenty of micronutrients
• The types of fat in a Chipotle meal are mostly pro-testosterone (high in MUFAs and SFAs)
• You can choose some quality T-boosting animal protein, such as beef or barbacoa
• You’ll get the simple T-boosting starchy carbs from white rice

 
So if you’re looking for some fast food, and would like something delicious and testosterone-friendly, go ahead and get a Chipotle bowl with barbacoa, steak, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, salsa, white rice, and of course, double guac.

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In today’s post on Anabolic Men, we want to cover 10 simple natural erectile dysfunction cures. I remember having ED issues (as a teenager, nonetheless) when I had problems with low T. This was well before I had ever done any research on testosterone – let alone was even aware of how important it was […]

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In this muscle up tutorial I would like to break down the correct technique, power development, and progressions for getting your first muscle up quickly. It’s an update to a post I wrote on Kinobody.com years ago, about how I learned to muscle up in two weeks. But in this round, I’m going to do […]

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By now, you’ve heard so many things about all types of supplements and their testosterone-boosting, and anti estrogen properties. Creatine, zinc, pine pollen, ashwagandha, phosphatidylserine, forskolin… the list is varied and expansive. But how do you know whether what you’ve heard is true? How can you tell which supplements actually work and which don’t without […]

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Zinc is one of the 24 essential minerals needed for human survival. The human body can’t synthesize its own – nor does it have a storage system for it – so you must get adequate amounts of zinc through foods or dietary supplementation daily. It’s involved in numerous actions of the cellular metabolism, upregulates more […]

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The mental toll of having low testosterone can be difficult on a man. On top of having your inherent masculinity stripped from you before your eyes (with other issues like Erectile Dysfunction), the depression and anxious mentality inherent with low T is like adding salt to a wound. Depression and testosterone are inextricably linked to […]

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Erection problems are one of those “silent health hazards” that are rapidly increasing all around the globe, especially in countries where obesity, poor nutrition quality, and lack of exercise are key “attributes” of the population. Changes are that if you have problems with erection strength all the time or occasionally, and you go to a doctor for help, […]

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In this article I am going to tell you about five of the most outstanding supplements to help reduce Cortisol and balance the endocrine system. If you do not have your basic lifestyle modifications down that I talk about in the TestShock Program you should focus on those aspects of testosterone enhancement first.  You need to […]

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Shilajit is a dark tar like rocky substance collected from the deep rocks of Himalaya. It’s considered to be one of the cornerstones of Ayurveda (Indian medicine) and its use dates back thousands of years. Even in the western medicine (where Shilajit is rather new thing) it’s considered to be a supreme healing substance, mainly due […]

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Mucuna Pruriens (velvet bean) is an indian bean like climbing herb that can reach 15 meters in lenght. Mucuna is widely used in Ayurveda (Indian herbal medicine) and its usage as a parkinsons relief and sexual tonic dates back thousands of years. It has also quite a reputation for its effects on increasing testicle size. Recently […]

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I was prompted to write this post after my own experience with my last hair analysis micronutrient profile with the outstanding micronutrient testing service Reset Yourself. My limited micronutrient deficiencies came back in a pattern indicating what is known as Sympathetic Dominance. In this article I want to outline what Sympathetic Dominance is, along with […]

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Before androgens (testosterone or DHT) can make any changes in your body, they have to enter DNA. In order for them to actually get to the DNA, they have to be bound from blood circulation by androgen receptors in cells. This happens naturally all day long around your body, but did you know that you can actually […]

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Grapes are one of the most beneficial foods for men’s health. That’s because they’re rich in antioxidants and polyphenols, such as the testosterone boosting and estrogen blocking resveratrol. This post is about grape seed extract and testosterone. Not to mention that the skin is filled with Calcium-D-Glucarate, a fiber that binds into estrogen molecules making […]

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Magnesium is the 11th most-abundant mineral in the human body, and it controls more than 300 bodily functions, along with hundreds of enzyme functions. Most people associate the mineral only with bone and heart health, but it’s so much more than just for the heart and bones… …You see magnesium is also the primary electrolyte […]

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As many of you who follow the Testosterone Podcast know, I recently got my micronutrient levels tested via a hair analysis (micronutrient testing) service called Reset Yourself. The test returned some revealing results, that I shared here on this podcast episode:   Long story short, I wholeheartedly believe you need to get your micronutrients analyzed […]

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