Here's how to increase your testosterone naturally (seven different ways)
number one by lifting heavy
weights
this is the most common advice given to
men who are seeking higher levels of
testosterone this is because there are
numerous studies backing up this claim
one study found that lifting heavy
weights for just three months can
improve your overall levels by up to
eight percent the next tip may sound a
bit weird by number to keeping your
balls cool has been proven to increase
your overall testosterone production so
how would we go about keeping our balls
cool though
experts suggest sleeping naked as well
as cold showers which has its own
plethora of benefits number three is to
sleep well there are many studies show
that the more high quality sleep you
have the higher your testosterone levels
will be this is mainly because while
we're sleeping
our bodies are producing testosterone in
order to have the best possible sleep
you can you want to keep your room pitch
dark so that means cartoons instead of
lines and all electronics off other tips
to keep in mind are sleeping in a cooler
room which will lead to better sleep
avoid using stimulants afternoon as they
will keep you up
we also want to avoid too much blue
light which is a type of light that will
throw off your circadian rhythm
essentially your sleep schedule use apps
like flux which will filter out those
lights on your computer and your phone
number four is changing your diet now
there are numerous changes and
adjustments you can make to your diet
that will give you a boost in overall
testosterone levels fasting for 16 hours
has been shown to increase testosterone
levels by up two hundred eighty percent
there are also a bunch of other health
benefits that come with fasting
cholesterol cholesterol is a building
block for all hormones including
testosterone and studies have shown a
direct correlation between the two the
more cholesterol you consume the more
testosterone and produce and contrary to
popular belief eating cholesterol does
not lead to an increase in overall
cholesterol levels in the body sardines
oysters and eggs are all good sources of
cholesterol can also contain vital
amounts of zinc and
the three that brings us into essential
vitamins supplements and vitamins and
minerals are crucial to testosterone
production and are an easy way to razor
testosterone levels of zinc strongly
correlates with higher levels of
testosterone magnesium is also great for
sleep and also correlates with high
testosterone vitamin D is becoming a
common deficiency due to an increase in
office jobs as well as an indoor culture
experts found that just supplementing
3000 iu per day in men with sufficient
amounts of vitamin D has been shown to
improve testosterone levels
significantly however it's important to
keep in mind that you can die from
vitamin D overdose so it's important not
to supplement too much
another thing you want to take note of
is to make sure you get the d3 form as
the d2 form can be harmful to your body
number five is the decreased levels of
estrogen the increasing estrogen is
extremely important when it comes down
to increasing your levels of
testosterone as well as increasing the
effect of your testosterone estrogen
combines androgen receptors in your body
only has so much of them
this prevents testosterone from binding
to those receptors lead to a less
overall effectiveness from testosterone
in order to decrease the estrogen you
want to lose weight fat cells contain an
enzyme which converts testosterone into
estrogen estrogen then increases your
body fat this cycle goes on and on
making you fatter and making your
testosterone less and less effective
over time the only way to get out this
vicious cycle is to lose weight the
natural way by working out and dieting
you want to limit exposure to BPA EPA's
mimic estrogen and they are commonly
found in plastic bottles and the lining
of canned foods we also want to avoid
storing fatty foods in plastic
containers number six is to reduce your
stress studies have shown that there is
an inverse correlation between cortisol
which is the stress hormone and
testosterone lowering levels of cortisol
will increase your levels of the star
strong to reduce levels of cortisol you
want to do power poses which is when you
mimic the body language of confidence
and dom
it's simply mimicking the body language
of a certain emotion will create
physiological effects within your body
hold poses like the Superman pose where
you stand with your feet wide apart and
with your hands in the air
meditation is considered to be one of
the greatest ways you can reduce levels
of cortisol simply meditated for just 10
minutes a day has been shown to have a
massive effect on your overall cortisol
levels chewing gum also decreases
cortisol and anxiety but only slightly
number seven is to increase androgen
receptors you need to increase the
amount of energy receptors in order to
have your testosterone have a bigger
effect on your body a great way to do
this is by supplementing l-carnitine and
L tartrate which upregulates androgen
receptors making more of them throughout
your body but a more effective way to
increase your androgen receptors is by
avoiding overstimulation especially from
drugs and porn because scientists have
observed a correlation between
overstimulation and a drop in overall
androgen receptors and there you have it
these are the seven different ways you
can increase your levels of testosterone
naturally