“Ways to enhance your hormones, naturally!!”
Ok people, this time around I would like to focus, on not a training tip per se, but something that will indirectly improve both your ability and desire to workout.
Optimum hormone production is paramount at any age, but even more important when ‘father time’ starts to kick you in the derrière!
I have been monitoring my hormone levels for some time now, via blood work, and have seen improvements in several markers due to holistically incorporating a number of different aspects into my lifestyle.
These 4 supplements I have been using are definitely worth looking into:
1. Eurocoma Longolia (Tongkat Ali), to boost your own natural testosterone levels.
2. Avena Sativa, to assist in testosterone availability (higher free testosterone) by lowering oestrogen levels as well as helping the body remove those harmful Xenoestrogens that we accumulate from deodorants, pesticides, GMO meats, plastic bottles and the list goes on!!
3. Saw Palmetto, to help minimise conversion of testosterone to DHT. And because of this it can then help minimise benign prostate enlargement as well as male pattern baldness.
4. Chrysin topical cream, to once again assist in lowering oestrodial. I get mine through a compounding chemist at Rockingham Pharmacy in Kent Street or Hamilton’s Componding Pharmacy in Canningvale.
Please note: lowering oestrogen is only important if your levels are too high. As men age this phenomena is very common. Checking your levels via blood work through your local GP is strongly recommended before trialing any of these supplements.
I have also altered my macronutrient ratio so as to incorporate more essential fats in my diet. Fats can certainly help boost testosterone production whereas as the high GI sugary carbohydrates can potentially lower it.
My protein: carbs: fat ratio is now approximately 35:20:45.
I would highly recommend increasing your consumption of cruciferous vegetables (eg: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Spinach, Cabbage, etc), as these also greatly assist in removing these annoying & toxic Xenoestrogens.
The icing on the cake in attempting to optimise hormones is to also engage in weight training and/or HIIT sprint based exercise. This is a proven winner!!
It is quite amazing at just how a small improvement in your hormone levels can positively affect the way you both look and feel.
And all of this I have discussed today involves zero PEDs.
Bodychisel by Craig. 