Category: Testosterone
Does Artemisia dracunculus boost the anabolic effect of insulin?
The plant Artemisia dracunculus contains substances that inhibit muscle breakdown in obese diabetics – and that can aid muscle development, according [...]
Anabolic effect of ecdysterone strong enough to put it on the doping list
Ecdysterone, a steroid-like substance found in spinach, quinoa and bodybuilding supplements, has a stronger anabolic effect than scientists suspected. [...]
Human study: Ashwagandha boosts testosterone level
If infertile men take one capsule containing Ashwagandha – Latin name Withania somnifera – every day for a couple of months, their testosterone level [...]
Women with children have less testosterone
Testosterone levels of women react in the same way as those of men: a steady relationship lowers the level, and the arrival of child lowers it even fu [...]
Meta-study: DHEA improves body composition of older men
Supplements containing DHEA, the compound that changes into hormones like testosterone and estradiol in the body, do have an effect on body compositio [...]
Drone milk: boosts testosterone and has an anabolic effect too
Traditional healers in Eastern Europe have been giving drone milk to older men as an anti-aging remedy or aphrodisiac for centuries. It's even possibl [...]
Onion extract boosts testosterone level too
We've already written a couple of times about the testosterone boosting effect of onion juice. It has an immediate effect in lab animals, but it's not [...]
Onion juice: helps boost rats’ testosterone, has pro-sexual effect
If Iranian animal studies are anything to go by, fresh onion juice increases testosterone concentrations in the blood. Jordanian researchers have conf [...]
Curcumin boosts testosterone levels
A not even terribly high dose of curcumin – the principal bioactive ingredient in turmeric powder – causes a steep rise in the amount of testosterone [...]
Exemestane makes you slimmer and more muscular
Exemestane, the active ingredient in Pfizer's Aromasin [structural formula shown below], truly is a body recompositioning drug. At least it is if you' [...]
Aromatase inhibitors give women more muscle mass
Anastrozole ~ Men show little change in body composition if you block their estradiol production with the enzyme aromatase. [Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 20 [...]
Testosterone therapy can increase chance of heart attack
Healthy men under the age of 65 who are prescribed testosterone by their doctors are not more at risk of having a heart attack. But in men over 65 and [...]
High glucose levels reduce testosterone production
If you have too much glucose in your blood, your body produces less testosterone. The mechanism involved has been shown in an in-vitro study published [...]
Stretch and anabolic steroid combination produces muscle growth
Imagine: an injury means you can't train for a while, but you can use anabolic steroids. In this hypothetical situation you can maintain more muscle m [...]
Lonely men have higher testosterone levels
Men who socialise more produce less testosterone than men who live an isolated existence. It's possible to deduce this from an animal study that resea [...]
