This is Dr. Lam from DrLam.com and today we’re going to talk about how to best increase testosterone
for long-term results.
Now let’s take a step back.
Testosterone, like HGH, as well as DHEA and pregnenolone are part of a family of what
we call anabolic hormones.
HGH by the way means growth hormone.
The HGH effect is very similar to testosterone effect in the sense that they all promote
the body to grow.
So protein increase, muscle stamina increase, the body’s endurance level increase are
all part of the HGH effect which is similar to testosterone effect.
Now HGH is a growth hormone that is special and is different from testosterone.
They have different actions at different points in the body.
The long-term best ability for the body to make testosterone is for the adrenal glands
to be in tiptop function and the reason is because when the body makes testosterone,
it has the ability to turn itself off either with its negative feedback loops or down regulation
loops through various compounds in order to regulate the amount that it really needs at
any point in time.
It’s like a thermostat.
If you want it to work properly, you must allow the system to work and turn on and turn
off by itself.
Now, when you put external testosterone into the body, this feedback loop can sometimes
be compromised, allowing the adrenals to make its own and that will automatically allow
the system to turn on and turn off.
With that, the body’s able to modulate what it needs now or when under stress or under
relaxed situations.
Having strong adrenals is the best way to have a body having long-term high testosterone.
Now you can also have strong adrenals by different ways including pushing the adrenals by stimulating
the adrenals with DHEA or pregnenolone or growth hormone or you can give the adrenal
glands the raw material for it to kick start on its own.
That is generally preferred because it is much more gentle.
It is much more long lasting and you don’t have the negative consequences of too high
testosterone, which can lead to and contribute to cancer.
Hormones are very interesting and intricate area of research in the male especially in
the situation of adrenal fatigue.
Many doctors tend to give testosterone because it gives a very short-term boost.
Clinical results of reviews of fatigue and increased energy can be seen.
However, usually this does not last long.
Over time, more and more testosterone may be required and withdrawal and dependency
problem may be experienced.
The best is probably to allow the body to make its own vitamin C, lysine, proline, vitamin
B, pantethine are all commonly available ingredients that one can use.
The problem with adrenal fatigue is that some of these components can be quite stimulating
by themselves as well in the late stage of adrenal fatigue.
Depending on what level and what stage of adrenal fatigue you are, some of these compounds
can actually cause adrenal fatigue crashes.
One does have to be very careful.
The best is to see a practitioner who really understands these intricacies and the relationships.
Then try different raw materials to help kick start the adrenals without causing the body
to go into any dependency situations, have a close follow up.
Lifestyle issues are important.
Removal of compounds that can potentially disrupt the testosterone pathways all are
conducive to a higher level of testosterone in the body naturally without using external
testosterone.