Increasing testosterone levels

Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and is produced in the testes. It affects all body cells and is responsible not only for sexual development, but also for the specific skin, bone and muscle structure of men. It is equally important for the production of red blood cells, which supply the body with oxygen. Testosterone also plays a significant role in providing sexual pleasure and emotional balance.

Around one’s middle years, however, the production of this hormone gradually drops, and so do the testosterone levels in the blood. This reduction causes problems for many affected men, including anxiety, aggression, depression, increased body fat and weight, poor short-term memory, sleep problems, daytime fatigue, lower sex drive (or rational desire for sex, but sexual apathy), erectile dysfunction, osteoporosis and others.

There are considerable differences of opinion among experts as to which of these symptoms actually indicate a so-called ‘andropause’ and were initially caused by testosterone deficiency, because for each of the symptoms in the list there could be other root causes, even if a reduced testosterone level would actually be detected in a patient. Thus, in a way, the so-called ‘testosterone replacement therapy’ is often not much more than a ‘shot in the dark’.

Some doctors and hospitals today offer testosterone replacement therapy without much hesitation to men, often with the particular aim of helping them to regain their desire for a satisfying love life. However, a hormone replacement therapy will not help at all if one simultaneously depletes his bodies’ health and resources. It is remarkable and perhaps not entirely coincidental that many men who are looking to start a hormone replacement therapy are also often frivolous users of ‘fitness booster medication’ (self-medicated) and ignore the risks, the worst of which accelerates the development of an existing prostate cancer.

There are also proven health tips for men, which in contrast to the artificial feeding of testosterone reliably pose no health risks and are very well suited to raise the testosterone levels:

- Development of more self-discipline for a healthy lifestyle

- Balanced nutrition (more fruit and vegetables, low-fat)

- The waist circumference should be less than 100 cm

- Enough sleep

- Care for a balanced mental state. Mental stress or depression leads to a significantly lower production of male sex hormones.

- Smoke and drink less

- Oats and ginseng have a testosterone-like effect, and an extra portion of zinc also helps the testosterone levels: lobsters, oysters and shrimp, soybeans, wheat bran and pumpkin seeds. Casanova was known to eat 40 oysters a day!

- Exercising also stimulates the production of testosterone

- Good sex helps to raise our hormone levels over a period of up to two days and thus counteracts the natural way of deficiency.

Men have the luxury of being able to affect their hormone levels through their lifestyle more than women, because their hormonal situation does not change so abruptly and radically with age. In the “self test” on my website you will find a self-test for testosterone deficiency, which can allow an initial self-assessment. In case of doubt, a medical examination with blood test is recommended.