“Do you think keto is healthy diet and good for testosterone if done properly through someone who is having the knowledge and who is calculating his macros making sure the carbs is less than 30 grams.”Nassar A keto diet can be extremely helpful for a number of reasons. In fact, …
Power Poses and Testosterone Levels
Got this email from Lee the other day with a great question: Recently, I saw something making the claim that if you slept in the “starfish pose” (on your back, arms and legs spread) it mimicked one of “power poses proven to increase testosterone”. This was part of a sales …
Replacing Testosterone Replacement
Brian asks: “I am 56 year old male who has been on TRT 200mg bi weekly for about 15 years after being diagnosed with hypogonadism. I am wondering if there is a herb or combination that I can take to come off the Testosterone shots for awhile. Thanks!” Disclaimer: I’m …
TRT (testosterone replacement) linked to 21% More Heart Attacks and Strokes
I’ve said it once. I’ve said it again. I’ll keep saying it ‘til I’m blue in the face. Leaning towards more natural approaches is less risky. A new study comes out saying that TRT or testosterone replacement therapy is linked to 21% more heart attacks, strokes and TIA’s (transient ischemic …
16 Things I Avoid for Testosterone
Yesterday, I gave a list of 25 things I do to maintain high testosterone. (If you missed it, that list is here.) Today, we cover the equally important, possibly even more so, side of what NOT to do. 1. I don’t use conventional skin care products, like lotions. 2. I …
28 Things I do for Testosterone
The answer is a LOT of things. Besides getting injections, which I don’t necessarily recommend, there is no one thing that is going to give you great testosterone levels. Instead, if you’re looking at a natural approach, it’s about the stacking of many moderate to small things. While you can …
Total vs Free T (and the Role of SHBG)
On the topic of the recent testosterone articles, Ken asks: “I had blood work done two months ago, and my free testosterone wasn’t bad: 794 ng/dl. But my free testosterone, which I understand is what really counts, was quite low – 9.5 pg/ml. They suggested that might be because of …
992 Total Testosterone
Recently, I got my latest blood work back. And I was happy to find I hit a new PR in both total and free testosterone! 992 ng/dL Total Testosterone And my Free Testosterone came in at 17.2 ng/dL. I have a post going into more detail about the results over …
Podcast: Ryan Magin on Testosterone
If you want to become strong, healthy and even successful in just about any measure you need to have your hormones running at least at a decent level if not optimal. I got on the line with Ryan Magin who has been on a quest to find natural means to …