Re: Testosterone based diets anyone tried or living one of t...

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In a message dated 6/2/2010 9:40:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

mattjon332@... writes:

A lot I read about testosterone relates back to nutrition, I have little

doubt that T can be impacted by diet but I was wondering if anyone has

had any real success in altering their diet? The main thing I see in

common with these diets is increased fat intake (mostly good fats such

as olive oil, fish, and nuts) and a elimination or strong reduction of

high glycemic carbs as they tend to make us store fat with the insulin

spikes they produce, and fat (especially belly fat) counteracts T

production, and more protein intake.

-Matt

Saturated fats are also " good fats " and are useful for optimizing

testosterone levels. Vitamin D is extremely useful for that purpose as well

(some

brands, such as Trader Joes, seem not to be well absorbed, Vitamin Shoppe is

a good brand). Lots of things matter (sufficient calories, for

example)...plenty of useful tidbits can be found here _http://www.ergo-log.com/_

(http://www.ergo-log.com/) .

That having been said, in my personal experience, and based on what I can

garner from research, dietary changes and supplementation with OTC stuff is

likely to be of most use to those already in at least the low normal range,

for whom a boost of, say, 25-50% is going to bring them from, say 400 to

500-800. It isn't going to be of much help to someone with a TT of 200, who

would go to 250-300 and still feel like crap all the time.