now for people that aren't getting prescribed trt but want the increase in testosterone
there are these plant compounds like tonga ali and another one which is very interesting it's
a nigerian shrub called phadoggia agrestus and it mimics luteinizing hormone which is
the hormone that comes out of the hypothalamus that stimulates the
testes if you got those in your ovaries if you've got those to make more testosterone or estrogen
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after my last steroid cycle about nine years ago i got something that'll get them going
well if there's anyone i can trust it's a stranger at the gym holding a dirty needle
after deciding to not go on to trt one of the first things that i set out to do was
to essentially just find all of the most potent natural compounds i have the power
that can be used to naturally stimulate the production of testosterone
in the male body by directly stimulating the hpg axis and one of the compounds that i ran across
several times over the past several years is what used to be a little-known herb
known as fedoja agustus now andrew huberman mentioned this compound when he was on the
joe rogan podcast a few months ago and since then it has been exploding in popularity and
so because of this i finally felt it necessary to uh make a video on it so
here we go now fedoja agrestus is a nigerian shrub native to parts of eastern africa that
has been used in traditional medicine for over a thousand years as an erectogenic aid however
it wasn't until 2005 that fadoja aggressive captured attention for its possible effects
on hormones when it was discovered to increase testosterone by up to 600 percent in male rats
this obviously sparked some extreme interest in the herb for a few years that eventually led
a group of researchers to assess whether or not fadoja had any signs of toxicity in 2008
and unfortunately the results were pretty alarming now in this study in particular the researchers
concluded that and i quote the alterations brought about by the aqueous extract of fedoja aggressis
are indications of adverse effects on the male rat testicular function and this may adversely
affect the functional capacity of the testes and a follow-up study in the following year found
similar results as the researchers concluded that and i quote the other evidence in this
study suggests disruption of the ordered lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane of the hepatocytes
and nephrons this might have resulted from the peroxidation of the polyunsaturated fatty acids
on the membranes of the hepatocytes and nephrons made possible by the functional groups or the
product of metabolism of the extract this may be responsible for the compromise of the integrity
of the plasma membranes of the hepatocytes and nephrons so not only does it appear that fadoja
aggressis is causing damage to testicular function but it also seems to be damaging the liver and
kidneys as well this is not good and i cannot more highly recommend against the consumption
of fedoja agrestus there are much more proven and safe options available now does fadoja aggressis
increase testosterone in rats absolutely and remarkably so actually however it is worth
noting that this doesn't necessarily mean that it also does the same thing in humans
the literature on compounds like this is replete with examples of compounds that
increase testosterone and rodents but don't even touch testosterone levels in humans and so even
though fadoja aggresses seems to be extremely promising as a natural testosterone inducer
it also appears to be extremely toxic to not only testicular function but also to just pretty much
every cell in the human body which is just not good now i do have a complete 20 page guide on
um natural supplements that have been proven to be safe and effective at increasing testosterone
in men but just for the sake of time i do want to go ahead and touch on kind of like my just my
three primary options when it comes to natural compounds and supplements that have been shown
to improve and increase testosterone production in men and my first one is ashwagandha hands down
the number one research compound that has been shown to improve testicular function
in men followed up by tongkat ali and shilajit all of which have proven toxicological data to support
their safety as well as data to support their use in healthy men which is an extreme rarity
in the literature with the amount of research that we have nowadays on safe and natural compounds
that can be used to improve hormone function going to something like fadoja aggressive just isn't
necessary anymore now before we close out this video i do want to use this as an opportunity to
communicate a broader point that is becoming increasingly more important and that is that
really smart people can say really wrong things sometimes now to be clear i love andrew huberman
i think he is a fantastic thought leader in the realm of men's health and fitness however he does
tend to think on a much more academic level as opposed to a clinical level which are two
major different ways of looking at the scientific literature his thought process is much more geared
to the discovery of new information and a new knowledge as opposed to the implementation
of current knowledge and because of this guys like him are much more inclined to implement much more
experimental and possibly even unsafe options into their diet and supplementation regimen but just
because guys like him are willing to experiment with things like this doesn't necessarily mean
that you should as well now to be absolutely clear we need guys like him that are on the forefront of
just the discovery of knowledge in the nutritional and health space but just be careful when you
try to implement things like this into your own personal life just because something is natural
doesn't necessarily mean that it's safe now if you guys are interested in any of the free supplement
guides that i have on my website there is a link down in the description to all of those download
all of them if you want that's what they're there for and if you are new to this conversation
of natural hormone optimization or you haven't got your testosterone tested yet i would highly
recommend it it's a great starting point for most guys to just simply get quantitative data
into their hands on where their hormones are at so they can implement a proper strategy to
optimize their personal hormone profile and so if you guys are interested in this there is a link
down in the description for a at-home blood test that you guys can use to test your hormones so um
but that's it for this video guys if you have any questions leave a comment as always i'll try to
get back to as many of you guys as possible but other than that i will see you guys next time