Let’s face it a healthy sex life is the focus of most men’s minds. When testosterone levels drop, an erection may be impeded, sex drive diminished and depression may result.
Testosterone and good cholesterol must remain in delicate balance for healthy sex drive and function. As men age, they often gain weight, which can cause high blood pressure and forgo daily exercise. Taking testosterone shots can cause serious liver malfunctions which will also cause eyesight to be reduced. In this article I will provide you with 5 natural ways to raise your testosterone levels and help you slow the aging process.
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Regular exercise that includes resistance training at least three times a week will keep your testosterone within healthy limits. Without regular exercise hormone levels can drop especially with weight gain. Whether you are a man or a woman, regular exercise with light weight lifting will increase your self esteem, keep your body healthy and raise hormone levels. Lifting five pound weights will not raise your hormone levels. You need to lift a heavier weight you can only lift five times. Do three repetitions with one minute intervals of rest in between. A Finnish study showed that this type of weight training produced the highest increase in testosterone levels.
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Stick To Tough Exercise
It has been scientifically proven that squats, bench presses or back rows increase testosterone way more than bicep curls or push downs, even though the effort seems the same.
2. Rest Harder Than You Work Out
Burning the midnight oil, watching porn or chatting with friends on the Internet reduces testosterone levels. You need a full 8 hours of sleep for healthy testosterone levels. Most people work too hard, without enough rest. Your mood will also improve with sufficient sleep.
5. Fenugreek Proven To Raise Testosterone Levels
6. Nuts For Your Nuts
midnight snack, instead of chips, or nachos. Just make sure you guys avoid almonds. Almonds and soybeans are estrogen producing. Estrogen is what causes some men to have man boobs and a drop in testosterone levels. Avoid almond milk and all soy products. Packaged foods just need to be off limits. If a cave man didn’t eat it, remember? You shouldn’t either.
Another option that may seem strange to you pleasure seekers: You don’t have to have sex, but can just raise your sexual energy. Each time you release your sexual energy (ejaculate) in less than an hour, you leave your body depleted. The body takes 3 days to recover from one orgasm, more for men over 50. Prolactin is released when a man ejaculates which can lead to sadness or depression after ejaculation.
which is needed for healthy erections to occur. Remember beer and other alcoholic drinks are loaded with sugar.
Cinnamon and Honey
There are many benefits to taking cinnamon and honey in combination, including lowering triglycerides and diabetes. The combination of honey and cinnamon can be included daily to lose weight, reduce the signs of aging and increase longevity.
11. Coffee and Testosterone
Coffee has been proven to push the adrenals which in turn increase the production of testosterone. Coffee is present in many pre-workout drinks for this very reason.
I have personally given up coffee after seeing a sign on a local Starbuck’s in California stating that coffee causes cancer, however, as a woman I am not concerned about my level of testosterone. Instead I make homemade masala chai tea. I use organic whole milk, rather than 2% or skim. Chai contains spices that are good for gum disease, diabetes, cholesterol and increasing longevity. Since I began making my own and working out every other day, I have seen an increase in feel good hormones and my skin and face seem to have plumped up….. collagen has increased naturally. I was in a store yesterday and told I looked beautiful by a complete stranger. Now that is something. When I was drinking coffee I felt depleted, rather than nourished. Chai nourishes.
12. Regular Meals
Guys you need 3 squares! Skipping meals is never a healthy thing to do. Going for long stretches without eating prevents the body from being able to
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produce testosterone.
Resorting to injections makes your body stop making it’s own testosterone, relying on the injections. Testosterone injections can damage and eventually destroy the liver as well as your eyesight, as the liver and eyes are connected. Stay safe and do it naturally.
has been proven to raise men’s and women’s hormone levels as well as turn them on! She is a catalyst sex and love coach, working with men and women for happier, fulfilling lives. She has helped thousands of men and women clear limiting beliefs, addictions and codependency. If you keep attracting the same type of person or can’t seem to move beyond pain, suffering, apathy or anxiety, Jennifer is the one that can help you move beyond being stuck, depressed or in pain. Jennifer is compassionate, authentic and direct.