In one of my popular videos, entitled “Top 10 Clinically Proven Testosterone Killers”,
someone recently asked in the comments section, “does Stevia lower testosterone?”
First, yes - I do read almost all the comments and reply back to as many as possible. Which
has turned into a part-time job.
However, I’ve made a promise to help my viewers and thus, keep posting your positive
comments and questions because I do reply back and make future videos from them.
Which brings up today’s topic, if the non-calorie, herbal sweetener, Stevia, lowers testosterone
levels?...
My first thought was, “no… why would it do that?”
But, at this point in my life, one thing is for certain - the older I get, the less I
know.
And so, I decided to do some research and go through various clinical studies, read
forum posts and so forth.
And the verdict is that, YES - using Stevia is linked to lower testosterone levels.
At which point, I thought “crap… I use it daily. But, I also have super high testosterone
levels…” Which I’ll discuss in a minute, how I keep my testosterone so high … So
keep listening
Needless to say, I decided to dig deeper
So in one clinical study, it showed there was a decrease in testosterone levels when
used daily after 2 months of use. It also lowered fertility. But, this was done on rats
and if you read the entire clinical study in detail, the dosage was crazy high.
So, this doesn’t pertain to you or me.
In another clinical study, it showed a decrease in ejaculation and how often sexual behavior
is initiated. Thus, a lowered sex drive. However, when digging deeper in the study, there was
no significant decrease in testosterone levels.
Again, this study was done on rats, at a very high dose and it was also done on diabetic
rats.
Either way, this doesn’t pertain to you or me.
I also found other blog articles saying that stevia lowered testosterone. But it was written
by “less educated people” who don’t fully understand how the endocrine system
works and made idiotic assumptions.
Thus, “bro science”
BUT, the story doesn’t end here. So keep listening
Since I’m naturally curious, I keeped researching any potential “Endocrine Disruptors” associated
with Stevia.
Thus, anything that can cause hormonal imbalancing.
And well, I found that certain isolated forms of steviol, one of the compounds in stevia,
can increase progesterone levels. This being a female hormone, can indirectly lower testosterone
levels.
However, again… the dose needs to be fairly high. And, it was just one study.
BOTTOM LINE
So, after all is said and done - what’s the bottom line?
Taking stevia can potentially lower testosterone levels and act as an endocrine “hormone”
disruptor. However, the dosage needs to be fairly high
… around 40-50 packets a day or more
Stevia does have other issues that I didn’t mention today.
However, my advice is go ahead and get organic stevia, enjoy it, but like everything, limit
it to small amounts. Like 5 packets or less a day - which is a lot anyway.
If you need more than that, then you’ve got a big-time sweet tooth that needs to be
addressed… which I will do in a future video - how to reduce and eliminate sugar cravings.
Let me know if this topic interests you by posting below in the comments section.
However, even if stevia doesn’t lower your testosterone levels, there are dozens of things
that do - aging being a big factor.
So below in the description area, I’ve listed my favorite, natural solution for improving
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