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The more you drink of this common beverage, the higher you raise your testosterone levels while simultaneously lowering your estrogen levels. The Healthiest Drink in the World That's it. The contest is over. We knew coffee lowered the risk of heart disease, thwarted different types of cancer...

The Truth About Sex Drive and Overtraining Can chronic overtraining kill the libido and sexual function of men and women? It appears so. Here's what you need to know. A few years ago, scientists examined the role of endurance exercise and sexual libido in healthy young men. Their study involved...

How Does Naked-Time Affect Your Workouts? Should you really abstain before a big game? How does sex affect T levels? And do women really have better workouts after? The answers here. Back in my younger days, I had a few guiding principles – short quotes or sayings that kept me focused in my...

Researchers figured out the kind of voice that's more likely to lure women into their bedrooms. Hint: It's not a Porky Pig voice. Men with deep voices stand a better chance of scoring a partner. Let’s say a man with a voice like James Earl Jones says something to a heterosexual woman like...

High-T Face Many men notice that when they boost their testosterone, they also boost their above-neck-manliness. But does that really happen? A funny thing happened when I started TRT (testosterone replacement therapy). I gained several pounds of muscle in the following months and lost a couple...

Dude, Are You Shaped Like a Woman? Men can have a womanly fat distribution pattern, and it's not pretty. Here's what can cause it and how to fix it. Generally, women store more fat on their hips, butts, and thighs: the gluteal-femoral region. This isn't a bad thing. A healthy amount of fat in...

A No-Nonsense Approach Here's how to get your T levels as high as possible without any outside assistance. Testosterone is the undisputed heavyweight champion hormone of male sexual function and physique optimization. It's closely linked with your body's feel-good hormone, dopamine, and your...

Should You Hold Back or Go For It? Does sex before competition and training drain aggression, or does getting it on beforehand actually bolster athletic performance? Ancient Greeks and Romans believed that athletes should refrain from sex before competition – that they should keep their togas...

Find out if you have high or low T just by checking out this body part. And no, it's not the part you're thinking about. Hold your right hand up in front of you as if you were trying to protect your face in a food fight. Now look at it. Is your ring finger (the fourth finger, counting the thumb)...

Health Myths Even Most Doctors Believe Testosterone replacement. Prostate health. Blood pressure. Are medical mistakes and old myths affecting your healthcare? Info here. It’s a scary thought, but in some ways, doctors seem to be a lot like teens on TikTok – both groups have a tendency to fall...

A plant chemical proves to be as effective in shrinking the prostate as prescription drugs, but far safer. Bonus: It also treats erectile dysfunction. Sooner or later, men who are into strength and/or muscle start to think about tinkering with their natural testosterone levels. It comes with the...

How to Boost Libido Not feeling as frisky as you used to? It's about more than testosterone levels. Here's how to get your mojo back. Male sex drive is largely influenced by testosterone. The more testosterone you have, the thinking goes, the more likely you are to get horny. However, according...

One out of every three people in America will get some type of cancer. Here's how testosterone injections can help them fight it. One nasty effect of cancer and cancer treatment is something called cachexia. That’s when the patient loses an enormous amount of muscle and fat. In fact, about 20...

by TC Luoma How to easily wipe out the possible negative side effects of testosterone replacement therapy with one simple adjustment. I’ve written before about how subcutaneous (under the skin) injections are more convenient and less problematic than intramuscular injections for men undergoing...

Dispelling the Myths Here’s the actual science as it relates to testosterone levels and fertility. Believe it or not, thousands of young men avoid masturbation (and even sex with real-life women) because they think it boosts their testosterone levels and overall animal magnetism. Many think...

by TC Luoma For years, doctors have told us about the dangers of testosterone replacement therapy. Could they have been completely wrong? Anybody who’s ever lobbied his doctor for testosterone replacement therapy has gotten some version of “the speech,” which consists of a warning about TRT...

Are Your T Levels Healthy or Not? Get your T levels tested, but beware: most tests are inaccurate. Here’s what you need to know. Let’s say you get your testosterone tested and it comes back at 440 mg. per deciliter. If you have an average doctor who’s just trying to push you out the door quickly...

by TC Luoma Better think twice about that stuff you take for pain relief. It makes your testicles act like they're 90 years old. Athletes sometimes have weird endocrine profiles (low testosterone levels, messed up testosterone-to-luteinizing hormone ratios, etc.). The preferred pain reliever of...

by TC Luoma What To Do About Man Boobs What is gynecomastia? What causes it, how can you prevent it, and what can you do if you already have it? Answers here. Gynecomastia, or as it’s more informally known, gyno, is nature’s equivalent of using a Sharpie to deface a pretty painting. Not only do...

Poor Sleep Makes You Fat, Lowers Testosterone Who wants to gradually gain fat, lose muscle, and have no sex drive? Not us! Here's a common problem that causes all those things. Have you noticed that when you get a crappy night of sleep you tend to have cravings and eat more the next day? You're...