Testosterone and Primal Living? page

[PrimalNinja]

Howdy all,

I'm new to Primal living. I would be interested in seeing an article on how the Primal Diet effects Testosterone production.

Thanks!

[norak]

I'm not sure about the diet, but I'm pretty sure that lifting heavy things on a regular basis will increase your testosterone levels.

[Soil To Sustenance]

Here is a link to some good info on the topic at Paleo Hacks.

[IcarianVX]

As anecdotal evidence, I get my T tested every 6 months. Before I started it hovered around 600 ng/dL total T consistently for 5 years. After starting Primal in Nov 2010, I have it tested twice, 844 first reading in Jan 2011 and 919 in July 2011.

[pcg]

I've had similar results to those of IcarianVX. In addition, a femaie hormone that's tracked in men, Estradiol, decreased, another positive result. It's the combo of weight loss and exercise.

[muaythaimike]

No articles off the top of my head, but a couple of things you can do to help :

Lift heavy, sprint occasionally, sleep, eat some carbs (especially after you train). Add spices like turmeric to your diet and good old saturated fats!