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"For example, I only feel like myself when I'm regularly boxing (competitive, physically intense), spending time alone and outside, adhering to a higher fat die

"For example, I only feel like myself when I'm regularly boxing (competitive, physically intense), spending time alone and outside, adhering to a higher fat diet/lower carb diet, occasionally blowing off work to do something else, and so on." These are supposed to increase your testosterone levels?

DiffEq 8y ago
Yes..they do a great deal; outside activities that get you sun (Vitamin D) and the high fat (good fats not lard) give your body the raw material to make T. Exercise boosts it as well as anything involving moderate levels of fear/stress. Along with sleep.
- jvanderbot 8y ago
  Excellent point! I had forgotten about vitamin D as well.
- solitus 8y ago
  I live in Canada, I'm basically a Vitamin D junkie. Otherwise I get depressed during November/December.
jvanderbot 8y ago
Anecdotally, as an aggregate, my testosterone levels increase during phases of my life when I do those things. I suppose I am now required to look up references to support the following statements: 1. exercise without over-training boosts testosterone (maybe some middling results here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00441300 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00441300 ) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743609515304173 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S174360951... 2. Reducing stress increases testosterone http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2000-13208-002 http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2000-13208-002 3. High fat diet increases testosterone https://www.nature.com/articles/4500825 https://www.nature.com/articles/4500825 (and probably ref 33) 4. I should have also mentioned that my lifestyle often includes less drinking during these phases https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/74/5/957/2875595 https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/74/5/957/2875... 5. That i socalize more and skip work more as well. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00441-005-0006-2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00441-005-0006-2 and that taken as a whole, I feel more like myself, increasing self esteem, which may itself help. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661311000787 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136466131... Or you can look for pop blogs. https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-increase-testosterone-naturally/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-increase-test... But of course, I just googled around for a bit to find one-off papers. It's a good starting point if I wanted to write a research paper on it, but I really don't. I wanted to provide my own experience, and have.
- solitus 8y ago
  Quite interesting, thanks!
gbustomtv5 8y ago
Diet and exercise do wonders. Best drug by far. Every other remedy is pain management.

DiffEq 8y ago

Yes..they do a great deal; outside activities that get you sun (Vitamin D) and the high fat (good fats not lard) give your body the raw material to make T. Exercise boosts it as well as anything involving moderate levels of fear/stress. Along with sleep.

jvanderbot 8y ago
Excellent point! I had forgotten about vitamin D as well.
solitus 8y ago
I live in Canada, I'm basically a Vitamin D junkie. Otherwise I get depressed during November/December.

jvanderbot 8y ago

Anecdotally, as an aggregate, my testosterone levels increase during phases of my life when I do those things. I suppose I am now required to look up references to support the following statements: 1. exercise without over-training boosts testosterone (maybe some middling results here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00441300 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00441300 ) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743609515304173 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S174360951... 2. Reducing stress increases testosterone http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2000-13208-002 http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/2000-13208-002 3. High fat diet increases testosterone https://www.nature.com/articles/4500825 https://www.nature.com/articles/4500825 (and probably ref 33) 4. I should have also mentioned that my lifestyle often includes less drinking during these phases https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/74/5/957/2875595 https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/74/5/957/2875... 5. That i socalize more and skip work more as well. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00441-005-0006-2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00441-005-0006-2 and that taken as a whole, I feel more like myself, increasing self esteem, which may itself help. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661311000787 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136466131... Or you can look for pop blogs. https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-increase-testosterone-naturally/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-increase-test... But of course, I just googled around for a bit to find one-off papers. It's a good starting point if I wanted to write a research paper on it, but I really don't. I wanted to provide my own experience, and have.

solitus 8y ago
Quite interesting, thanks!

gbustomtv5 8y ago

Diet and exercise do wonders. Best drug by far. Every other remedy is pain management.