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What Does Testosterone Do?
Testosterone is the main androgen. It stimulates the development of male characteristics and is essential for sperm production (spermatogenesis). Levels of testosterone are naturally much higher in men than women.
In men, testosterone helps maintain and develop:
●Sex organs and genitalia.
●Muscle mass.
●Adequate levels of red blood cells.
●Bone density.
●Sense of well-being.
●Sexual and reproductive function.
Your body usually tightly controls the levels of testosterone in your blood. Levels are typically highest in the morning and decline through the day.
Your hypothalamus and pituitary gland normally control the amount of testosterone your testicles produce and release.
Your hypothalamus releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which triggers your pituitary gland to release luteinizing hormone (LH). LH then travels to your gonads (testicles or ovaries) and stimulates the production and release of testosterone. Your pituitary also releases follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to cause sperm production.
Any issue with your testicles, hypothalamus or pituitary gland can cause low testosterone (male hypogonadism).
How Common is Low Testosterone
It’s difficult for researchers to estimate how common low testosterone is since different studies have different definitions for low testosterone.
Data suggest that about 2% of men may have low testosterone. And other studies have estimated that more than 8% of men aged 50 to 79 years have low testosterone
Things Destroying Your Testosterone Without you Knowing
1. Being overweight. “Waist size has a much bigger impact on testosterone than aging," says endocrinologist Frances Hayes, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "We can’t slow aging, but we can prevent weight gain." Excess weight can keep testosterone levels low, according to the Society for Endocrinology. Obese and overweight men see the greatest improvement in their testosterone levels if they lose weight with a combination of exercise and a restricted-calorie diet, according to research in the July 2014 Journal of Diabetes and Obesity.
2. Sitting around. Being physically inactive could also lower your testosterone. When researchers had 30 sedentary young men participate in a 12-week exercise program, they found that the participants' testosterone levels increased, according to a study in the April-June 2014 Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology.
3. Using narcotic pain medications. “Continuous use of narcotic painkillers can cause low testosterone,” says Dr. Saadeh. A review article in the May-June 2015 Journal of Opioid Management found a strong link between long-term use of narcotic pain medications and hypogonadism, but cautioned that researchers do not yet know whether there's a link between chronic pain management and low testosterone.
Things to take for Boosting Testosterone Naturally
Zinc (if levels are low): 25-50 micrograms daily.
Quercetin: 400 micrograms daily.
Grape seed extract: 100-300 micrograms daily. You can get all these nutrients by eating nuts, fruits (grapes and citrus) and vegetables.
DHEA: 25-50 micrograms daily. It is an OTC supplement that is a precursor to testosterone found in the adrenal gland. It goes down when stress (cortisol) goes up. The best way to raise DHEA is to learn to see life in a less stressful way.
vitamin d3 (during the winter) - also recommended to men who spend vast periods of time indoors.
magnesium bisglycinate (glycinate) - in doses of 1-2g, 4 times a day.
fenugreek - one capsule per day (most effective taken with magnesium and zinc)
eggs - 2-4 daily. Testosterone is a 19-carbon steroid hormone made from cholesterol. Read this, this and this for more info.
ginger - found to increase testosterone in infertile men by up to 17.5%
foods high in iodine - seaweed, oysters, wild cod, potatoes, cranberries - all of which will benefit the thyroid and help balance your metabolism.
ashwaganda - it mostly works by reducing cortisol therefore not impairing testosterone production.
thanks for reading.
rep pls
Testosterone is the main androgen. It stimulates the development of male characteristics and is essential for sperm production (spermatogenesis). Levels of testosterone are naturally much higher in men than women.
In men, testosterone helps maintain and develop:
●Sex organs and genitalia.
●Muscle mass.
●Adequate levels of red blood cells.
●Bone density.
●Sense of well-being.
●Sexual and reproductive function.
Your body usually tightly controls the levels of testosterone in your blood. Levels are typically highest in the morning and decline through the day.
Your hypothalamus and pituitary gland normally control the amount of testosterone your testicles produce and release.
Your hypothalamus releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which triggers your pituitary gland to release luteinizing hormone (LH). LH then travels to your gonads (testicles or ovaries) and stimulates the production and release of testosterone. Your pituitary also releases follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to cause sperm production.
Any issue with your testicles, hypothalamus or pituitary gland can cause low testosterone (male hypogonadism).
How Common is Low Testosterone
It’s difficult for researchers to estimate how common low testosterone is since different studies have different definitions for low testosterone.
Data suggest that about 2% of men may have low testosterone. And other studies have estimated that more than 8% of men aged 50 to 79 years have low testosterone
Things Destroying Your Testosterone Without you Knowing
1. Being overweight. “Waist size has a much bigger impact on testosterone than aging," says endocrinologist Frances Hayes, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "We can’t slow aging, but we can prevent weight gain." Excess weight can keep testosterone levels low, according to the Society for Endocrinology. Obese and overweight men see the greatest improvement in their testosterone levels if they lose weight with a combination of exercise and a restricted-calorie diet, according to research in the July 2014 Journal of Diabetes and Obesity.
2. Sitting around. Being physically inactive could also lower your testosterone. When researchers had 30 sedentary young men participate in a 12-week exercise program, they found that the participants' testosterone levels increased, according to a study in the April-June 2014 Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology.
3. Using narcotic pain medications. “Continuous use of narcotic painkillers can cause low testosterone,” says Dr. Saadeh. A review article in the May-June 2015 Journal of Opioid Management found a strong link between long-term use of narcotic pain medications and hypogonadism, but cautioned that researchers do not yet know whether there's a link between chronic pain management and low testosterone.
Things to take for Boosting Testosterone Naturally
Zinc (if levels are low): 25-50 micrograms daily.
Quercetin: 400 micrograms daily.
Grape seed extract: 100-300 micrograms daily. You can get all these nutrients by eating nuts, fruits (grapes and citrus) and vegetables.
DHEA: 25-50 micrograms daily. It is an OTC supplement that is a precursor to testosterone found in the adrenal gland. It goes down when stress (cortisol) goes up. The best way to raise DHEA is to learn to see life in a less stressful way.
vitamin d3 (during the winter) - also recommended to men who spend vast periods of time indoors.
magnesium bisglycinate (glycinate) - in doses of 1-2g, 4 times a day.
fenugreek - one capsule per day (most effective taken with magnesium and zinc)
eggs - 2-4 daily. Testosterone is a 19-carbon steroid hormone made from cholesterol. Read this, this and this for more info.
ginger - found to increase testosterone in infertile men by up to 17.5%
foods high in iodine - seaweed, oysters, wild cod, potatoes, cranberries - all of which will benefit the thyroid and help balance your metabolism.
ashwaganda - it mostly works by reducing cortisol therefore not impairing testosterone production.
thanks for reading.
rep pls
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