16 Foods To Boost Testosterone And 15 Things To Avoid

16 Foods To Boost Testosterone And 15 Things To Avoid. Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com. Img sources – see foot of article

Testosterone levels have dropped considerably in the male population in recent decades. There seem to be a variety of causes which together have created a cumulative effect. Reduced testosterone has been linked to less physical strength, determination and motivation, lower sex drive and premature aging.

There is much action that you can take.

16 Foods To Boost Testosterone:

1. Eggs
2. Coconut oil
3. Olive Oil – high fat diet in general but must be good fats
4. Salmon
5. Walnuts
6. Ginger – increases luteinizing hormone, reduces oxidative stress, increase blood flow to your P
7. shellfish esp. oysters – increases ZINC
8. Vitamin D – important!
9. Magnesium
10. Cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, cauliflower. Cruciferous veg contains indol-3-carbinol which helps block aromatase, an estrogenic compound.
11. Pomegranates – beneficial polyphenols
12. Sorghum – it’s a grain. Boosts DHT.
13. Coffee – 12% T boost from caffeine.
14. Onions
15. White button mushrooms
16. Probiotics / probiotic foods i.e. yogurt – lactobacillus is referenced in particular.

BONUS: Exercise – especially LIFTING WEIGHTS. Focus on compound multi joint movements using higher weights for lower reps. High intensity brief exercise – sprinting, deadlifts, pullups etc is regarded as more beneficial than endurance exercise in this regard.

16 Things To Avoid:

1. SLEEP DEPRIVATION – massive importance! 7 to 9 hours is the zone. Sleep deprivation causes dysregulation of several hormones.
2. Plastic packaged food. This is difficult to avoid – but there is good reason that this might be one of the main culprits! There have been strong scientific links between chemicals leaching from plastics into food and hormone disruption – particularly an estrogenic effect and reduction in male fertility.
3. Too Much Stress – cortisol and testosterone are inversely correlated.
4. Too much omega 6 – (get your omega 3 / omega 6 in balance)
6. Mint – shown by studies to reduce T levels.
7. Alcohol
8. Licorice
9. Soy – the derogatory term “soy boy”, whether deliberately or accidentally I am not sure – has a strange basis in trut – because soy is estrogenic. Soy milk, tofu and other soy based foods have actually been found to be feminizing.
0. Trans fats – should be avoided for numerous health reasons.
10. Margarine
11. Flax seeds
12. Canola oil
13. Sunflower oil
14. “Vegetable oil” – typically a highly processed industrial food product.
15. Soybeans
16. Processed foods

Info sources – Most of the info in our list came from these videos, combined with our previous research:

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