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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Wonder Foods for Testosterone

Calling them wonder foods might be a bit of a stretch but the truth is they help maintain healthy testosterone levels. Millions of men in America do not know that they are suffering with low testosterone levels. They usually just think they are getting old.

Even though it only takes a simple blood test to know if you have low testosterone, many men are too embarrassed to consult a doctor about their symptoms. Common symptoms of low testosterone are tiredness, lack of sexual desire, loss of muscle mass, irritability and in some cases inability to sleep through the night. If you’re experiencing any some of these symptoms, do not delay in getting professional help because in the long run low testosterone can make you more susceptible to other health conditions like diabetes, obesity and osteoporosis.

All men experience a gradual decrease in testosterone levels as they grow older. If your testosterone levels are not too low yet tweaking your diet to include the following foods might be a great help.

1.    Pumpkin Seeds: Pumpkin seeds contain zinc which is helpful in producing testosterone in the body. These days it’s not difficult to find salted roasted pumpkin seeds and if you don’t, you can always make your own from a real pumpkin.
2.    Garlic: Garlic can be easily added to almost all your savory food recipes. It’s delicious and can help your body produce more testosterone. Who knew that eating for testosterone was so easy!
3.    Red meat: It’s best to eat lean beef and avoid the fat that makes it twice as nice. Lean beef can be cooked to perfection just as well. The fat in it is useful in testosterone production just like the fats in avocados and olive oil. Eat lean beef two or three times a week and hopefully you’ll begin to notice a difference.
4.    Eat your Broccoli: Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and others in the same vegetable family all contain indole-3 carbinol that helps reduce estrogen and thereby allows testosterone to take prominence. These veggies also contain fiber which is always a bonus. Eat as much of these vegetables as you can and the fresher the better.
5.    Eggs: The male body needs cholesterol to make testosterone. That means eating the whole egg, not just egg whites. If you have a heart condition, talk to your physician before altering your diet. The great thing about eggs is that there are a million different ways to cook and flavor them. Eat away!
6.    Nuts: Most nuts are high in essential fatty acids. Almonds in particular contain zinc which like we have already said is good for testosterone boosting.

All these foods are easy to add to your diet and there are a few more. But if it seems difficult to eat these regularly, testosterone supplements like Ageless Male provide all you need to boost your testosterone in the form of Testofen which is an extract of fenugreek herb that has been shown to boost testosterone. Countless Ageless Male testimonials and the products long reputation add credibility to their claims but consult a physician and find out what he or she recommends. All the best on your journey to better testosterone levels!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

10 Foods That Can Help Boost Your Testosterone Levels


If you’re trying to increase your testosterone levels, here are 10 foods that will help you.

 

1.   Beans

The mineral zinc that beans contain has been known to increase testosterone levels and the lack of zinc has been shown to reduce testosterone levels in men. Beans are an overall healthy food and that’s why they’re a part of almost every country’s staple foods.

2.   Egg Whites

Egg whites contain D-aspartic acid which has been should to boost the hormone (luteinizing hormone) that tells the body to up the production of testosterone. So eating more egg whites is great for testosterone but also good for weight loss and cholesterol control.

3.   Meat

Men crave meat for a reason. Red meat especially is high in fat and low in fiber. If you want your body to produce more testosterone, eating a diet rich in red meat is actually better than eating a fiber high diet. Additionally research shows that eating chicken (or a bucket of KFC) after a vigorous work out might be the best thing for your testosterone levels. Since you eating high fat foods are good for testosterone production, make sure you get to do vigorous exercise for at least 20 minutes, 4 times a week.

4.   Broccoli and family

Since research conducted in 1997, we know that all the vegetables in the broccoli family, like cabbage and cauliflower are good for you especially when you’re trying to increase testosterone levels. These humble vegetables help take up the excess estrogen in your body and allow more testosterone to be produced.

 

5.   Garlic

Just like egg whites garlic contains diallyl disulphide which is a compound found in garlic that ups the release of luteinizing hormone which then increases the production of testosterone. The study was performed on rats in 2001 so garlic might have a testosterone boosting effect on humans too.

6.   Fenugreek: You might not have heard of it but Fenugreek is an herb. Ageless Male supplement contains the extract of Fenugreek herb called Testofen that promotes healthy testosterone levels in men. Read more reviews of Ageless Male for other benefits of this supplement.

7.   Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes, carrots and pumpkins are great sources of vitamin A. Although the relationship between testosterone and Vitamin A is not fully understood, some research has indicated that increasing the intake of vitamin A also significantly raises testosterone levels.

8.   Mushrooms

Mushrooms like milk contain Vitamin D. It has been suggested that Vitamin D helps improve testosterone levels in men. According to a study conducted in 2010, found that Vitamin D deficient men also had lower testosterone levels than men with normal levels of Vitamin D.

9.   Fish
Fish not only contain those great omega 3 fatty acids but also prevents sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) from binding to testosterone. It makes testosterone available to be used.

 

Many of the foods listed here are and should be part of any balanced diet and we hope that you can incorporate them into your diet for a healthy future.