Testosterone is a male sex hormone. It provides a full-fledged sex life and the ability to reproduce, stimulates the growth of specific "male" muscles. It affects the nature and sexual orientation, contributes to a faster metabolism and affects the psychological portrait of a man, causing him a certain type of psychoemotional reactions characteristic of this gender.
Elevated testosterone levels, as well as decreased ones, are not normal. In the first case, a man may manifest unmotivated aggression, dulling of a sense of self-preservation, and in the second case, a psychotype of a female type is formed in him.
In sports medicine, methods are constantly being studied that provide an increase in testosterone levels, because most athletes and athletes owe it to them with their strong muscles and stamina. In particular, studies are constantly being conducted on which products increase testosterone.
What prevents the production of testosterone?
The enemy of the normal production of testosterone in the body number one is alcohol.
A small dose of alcohol can even slightly increase the level of testosterone, but exceeding it just like regular drinking, on the contrary, increases the production of female hormones. In addition, excessive drinking threatens with carcinogens that affect our nervous system. You should also avoid any stimulants like coffee, strong tea and energy drinks - this causes a depletion of the nervous system.
Another dangerous obstacle is smoking, as well as being overweight - when weight exceeds the norm by more than 30%, testosterone synthesis slows down significantly and a man becomes like a woman. Therefore, overeating can adversely affect the entire male apparatus. It is also worth noting that often a decrease in testosterone occurs due to a decrease in its carrier - cholesterol. This occurs most often as a result of strict diets or excessive training in the gym. Sexual abstinence also negatively affects testosterone levels.
What boosts testosterone?
Firstly, strength exercises with dumbbells contribute to the full production of testosterone. Temperature can also affect testosterone levels. So, overheating of male reproductive organs should be avoided - do not wear tight underwear or tight, uncomfortable and too warm trousers. Regular cool showers and dousing with cold water help a lot.
Some foods that you regularly need to include in your diet can also affect your testosterone levels. First of all, this is food containing zinc and selenium - whole grain bread, seafood and fish, honey, seaweed, green leafy vegetables, brown rice, fresh herbs (especially celery, parsnip, horseradish, dill, ginseng). Meat must be included in the daily diet. Eat more foods containing vitamins B6 and B12 - these are different cereals and nuts, for example, Brazilian ones are the purest source of many useful substances and protein. An increase in testosterone levels is also observed with regular use of vitamin C. You should also constantly use products that are natural antioxidants - for example, green tea.
Another important point is to avoid foods that stimulate the production of female sex hormones. These are beer, soy products, legumes, fatty foods, salt and sugar, vegetable oil (except olive).
In especially severe cases, an increase in testosterone levels occurs due to the introduction of hormonal drugs into the body, but they often have negative consequences - suppression of the body's own production of testosterone.