Tag: testosterone

6 Ways to Destroy your Testosterone Production Naturally

By Ali Kuoppala | Last reviewed Tue 25 September 2018 Medical Review by Dr. Stefano Pizzo, MD I have written A LOT about increasing natural testosterone production, but I have never actually made any posts about lowering testosterone levels. I mean there are probably people out there who want to lower their T and feel…

Alcohol and Testosterone: Ethanol & Androgenic Hormones

By Ali Kuoppala | Last reviewed Tue 25 September 2018 Medical Review by Dr. Stefano Pizzo, MD & Dr. Vlad Belghiru, MD Alcohol is a widely used depressant that we humans most often drink in the form of ethanol. And ethanol – like everyone who has hugged a toilet seat at 4am knows – is toxic for…

Hydration and Testosterone: Drinking Enough?

By Ali Kuoppala | Last reviewed Tue 25 September 2018 Medical Review by Dr. Stefano Pizzo, MD We who live in developed countries tend to take water as granted, and we don’t often stop to think how vitally important it is to nearly all bodily processes. To say it lightly, all of our cellular functions…

Taurine and Testosterone: Promising Androgenic Evidence

By Ali Kuoppala | Last reviewed Tue 25 September 2018 Medical Review by Gerardo Sison, PharmD Taurine is a semi-essential organic amino acid that’s synthesized in the body from methionine and cysteine, comprising roughly 0,1% of the weight of the human body. What makes taurine interesting is the fact that it’s the most prominent free…

Ejaculation and Testosterone Levels: Masturbation Lowers T?

By Ali Kuoppala | Last reviewed Tue 25 September 2018 Medical Review by Dr. Stefano Pizzo, MD One of the more frequently asked questions I get is around the topic of ejaculation and testosterone is; Does masturbation increase or decrease testosterone levels? That’s a valid question since the internet seems to be loaded on opinions…

30 Foods that Boost Testosterone Levels Naturally

By Ali Kuoppala | Last reviewed Tue 25 September 2018 Medical Review by Dr. Stefano Pizzo, MD & Dr. Vlad Belghiru, MD Few of the most often asked questions I get are: what do I eat to maintain high testosterone levels, and if I have a specific list of recommended foods that increase testosterone naturally. While there…

Copper and Testosterone: Chelated & Androgenic

By Ali Kuoppala | Last reviewed Tue 25 September 2018 Medical Review by Dr. Vlad Belghiru, MD Copper (Cu) is definitely not the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about testosterone boosting micronutrients, or just about plain minerals. All-in-all, it’s a very unpopular mineral to supplement with, and nobody really cares about copper.…

Vitamin K2 and Testosterone: Menaquinone & Androgens

Medical Review by Dr. Vlad Belghiru, MD There’s one vitamin that really deserves a whole lot more attention than what it’s getting now, and that’s the vitamin K2 (menaquinone). Heck, most people don’t even know that it exists, nor that it reduces cardiovascular disease risk, and greatly enhances bone formation. Actually, there are thousands of different…