As I am not getting any younger and testosterone levels go down with aging, I'm looking to enhance my production of it. I've been thinking about this for some time and recently read about the 'abs after 40' guy, who talks about how important stimulating testosterone is to burning fat and increasing muscle.
Would be nice to buff out at my ripe age, I'm in somewhat good shape but could certainly be better. One of my main interests is enhancing the healing of ailments, which is also aided by better testosterone. My ankles and knees get painful now and then and if I could improve that would be big.
I found this site:
7 Smart Ways To Boost Your Testosterone
They go over some of the stuff the 'abs' guy talks about, that is how the right kind of weight lifting will enhance testosterone production all by itself. Also talk about how eating fat and cholesterol help:
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1 EAT FAT, BOOST TESTOSTERONE
Often thought as a "physique destroyer", dietary fat is actually one of the most critical players when it comes to optimizing natural testosterone production. Long gone are the days in which we associate fat with heart disease and elevated cholesterol levels; it's now recognized as a sure way to increase testosterone levels. In fact, a study published in the "Journal of Applied Physiology" found that diets with higher amounts of monounsaturated and saturated fats have been shown to increase testosterone levels.
In another study, men who switched from a high-fat diet (13 percent saturated fat) to a low-fat diet (5 percent saturated fat) experienced significantly lower testosterone production rates, and lower circulating androgen levels.
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Here are some foods they recommend on that score:
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EXAMPLES OF QUALITY MONOUNSATURATED FATS:
Olive oil, almonds, avocados, peanut butter
EXAMPLES OF QUALITY SATURATED FATS:
Red meat, coconut oil, egg yolks, dark chocolate, cheese
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I eat most of that now, a couple of other things interested me:
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D-aspartic acid (DAA) is an amino acid present in neuroendocrine tissues and is believed to impact hormone levels by increasing the activity of testosterone production. In one human study, 23 men were given a daily dose of 3,120 mg of DAA for 12 days, whereas another group was given a placebo. After just 12 days, the subjects supplementing with DAA experienced an increase in testosterone by an average of 42 percent and luteinizing hormone (LH) by an average of 33 percent. The results of this study show that DAA may have a key role in the regulation of the release and synthesis of LH and testosterone in humans.
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They also mention zinc and vitamin D.