Testosterone is a man’s best friend. As the primary male sex hormone, you want to make sure your T levels are high if you want to be your best self and perform at your best.
The amount of testosterone running through our veins is heavily influenced by what we eat regularly. Sadly, most men today eat a shitty diet void of essential vitamins and minerals and with all the wrong types of macronutrient sources that do nothing but allow your T levels to plummet.
Men have become unhealthy, father and weaker than ever before in our history. By making some easy dietary adjustments, you can take matter into your own hands and change the way your body looks and how you feel easily, by eating the right foods that will have a positive effect on your hormones.
By making these foods a staple in your diet, you will nourish your body with the necessary building blocks to synthesize high amounts of Testosterone that will change your body composition by adding more muscle mass and holding on to less fat, sky rocket your libido, improve your cognitive abilities and to become more hungry to achieve your goals and desires in life.
Not only are these foods amazing for you, they also taste delicious.
10 TESTOSTERONE BOOSTING FOODS
#1 All kinds of fruits
The absolute number one thing that the average person is deficient in, is micronutrients. Providing your body with enough vitamins and minerals is essential to your health to make sure your endocrine system works optimal. The easiest way to quickly double or even triple your T levels is to eliminate micronutrient deficiencies.
Fruits and berries of all kinds are packed with vitamins that will do wonders for your T levels. Apples, grapes, bananas, oranges, pomegranate, watermelon, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, … You name it, it’s good for you!
Aim to eat a variety of different fruits so that you get a good mix in of all kinds of vitamins and minerals. Your endocrine system will thank you.
#2 Eggs
Eggs are nature’s natural steroid. They are packed with fat soluble vitamins, contain cholesterol and are a quality source of saturated fat. Contrary to popular belief, eating saturated fat and cholesterol will not cause your bad levels of cholesterol to increase.
This powerful combination of nutrients that eggs provide is a recipe for high testosterone levels when eaten regularly. So eat your eggs!
#3 Red meats
Red meat has gotten a bad reputation for all the wrong reasons. It’s packed with zinc, iron, B12, selenium and contains saturated fat.
Not only does it wonders for building muscle due to its high protein content. The micronutrient profile of red meat is excellent for raising testosterone levels.
Steak, eggs and potatoes.. doesn’t sound bad to me! This manly meal is a testosterone bomb.
#4 Potatoes
Don’t fall for the low carb hype. Carbohydrates are vital for high T levels and to keep cortisol levels low.
Potatoes are the king of T boosting starchy carbohydrates. They only contain nutrients that raise our anabolic hormones and none that lower it.
Need a cheap carb source to fuel your workouts, replenish muscle glycogen and raise testosterone levels? Potatoes are your best carb friend.
#5 Grass fed butter and ghee
Just like there is a low carb crazy, many people still believe that eating fat will make you fat. This couldn’t be further from the truth.
Fat, especially saturated and mono unsaturated fat sources, are essential for testosterone production. Want to go through life as a castrate? Quit eating fat.
Grass fed butter and clarified butter called ghee are excellent sources of saturated fat that have a positive effect on your testosterone.
#6 Coconut and coconut oil
If you prefer a plant based option to get your saturated fat in, coconut is your best friend. It’s packed with saturated fat and is delicious.
Eat is raw, use it to cook your food or add coconut cream to curries or smoothies. A simple and delicious food to boost your T levels.
#7 Olives and olive oil
Mono unsaturated fat is the other type of fat that will positively impact your hormones. Olive oil has been the staple of the Mediterranean cuisine and for good reason.
Numerous studies have shown that using olive oil instead of poly unsaturated fatty acid sources raises T levels significantly.
So drizzle it over your salad, prepare your eggs in it and want to have an Italian night? Prepare your food in olive oil.
#8 Quality dairy products
Quality dairy products are a great source of calcium, saturated and mono unsaturated fats. This means that they are great for T production.
Another reason to include dairy, especially yoghurt and kefir in your diet is because it improves gut health. The probiotics of dairy balanced the gut bacteria and leads to a healthier system with less stress. Lower stress means higher testosterone.
#9 Dried fruits
Dried fruits are an amazing snack if you are a sweet tooth. They are more calorie dense than undried fruit, but are packed with a mineral called boron.
Boron is proven to significantly raise T levels. Unfortunately, not that many foods contain boron and most people don’t benefit its effects.
Dates, prunes, apricots, figs and raisins will do your system good.
#10 Avocados
Avocados have been praised as a super food and for once, I agree with the media. They are a fat loaded fruit containing a lot of micronutrients and are made up of primarily mono unsaturated fats.
Who knew a good old guacamole was going to benefit your testosterone levels.
Although, the ancient Indians of Latin America used to call avocados the ‘testicle fruit’. These guys may have been on to something…
FINAL WORD
Nutrition has a major impact on your T levels. Make these foods a staple in your diet and you won’t regret it. Your body will flourish in the micronutrients and types of macronutrients it receives, since these will all positively impact your T levels, which will result in looking better, feeling better and performing better.
You can either be creative with these foods and make delicious recipes. If you’re someone who hates cooking or just prefer not to spend too much time preparing food, lots of these foods can be prepared or eaten without a lot of work. Bake some eggs and steak prepared in grass fed butter, olive oil or coconut oil, make some delicious fresh guacamole, throw some chopped up fruit and eat it with yoghurt and honey. Whatever you do, don’t over think it and simply eat these foods on a regular basis.
Maintaining healthy T levels will combat the typical ailments of getting older and will allow you to flourish till your old day.