Optimization of male hormones: part 1

Everyone always asks me online and in person, "How can I increase testosterone levels", or "which I take to increase testosterone levels."  A problem with these questions is that testosterone is only one piece of a delicate puzzle that is our hormones in the male body.  There is another hormone called DHT which is up to 10 x more anabolic than testosterone and is responsible for welfare, concentration and brain health, energy, sex drive and confidence.  Insulin is another powerful hormone that has a tremendous effect on body composition, fat loss, strength and muscle gain.  Be able to optimize these hormones will do worlds of good for the male physique.  I will refer me to DHT and insulin later.  Another problem with this thinking is that the increase of testosterone just trying to cure the "Symptoms" and is not directed at the cause.  We all want to take a pill and have everything disappears.  That's our culture in the Western world, and is rather sad.  The same types who are concerned about their levels of "T" also have a stressful job, nagging wife, awful sleep quality and diets unstable.  No wonder that you feel like shit!  Taking a pill will not fix life in a world of magical dream where your boss is suddenly Mother Teresa and his wife becomes a loving and affectionate Meghan Fox.  The majority of men who talk about is the brain to think that if raise testosterone that they will be a sex God and beast in the gym.  This is not the case.  Hormonal balance is what we must seek.  Testosterone is only a piece of the cake.  Properly maintain ratios of testosterone into estrogen, decreasing the resistance to insulin, optimization of DHT, DHEA and androstenedione ratios.  I know it sounds complicated, but if you keep reading, you'll find that hormonal optimization is not only relatively simple, but is one of the best decisions a man can do in life.  Optimization and hormonal balance is the #1 priority when a man wants to increase vitality, energy, sex drive, confidence, healthy aggressiveness, muscle gain, fat loss and achieve a healthy drive and lust for life.DHT has been given a bad reputation.  There is a common misconception that can possibly lead to an enlargement of the prostate and prostate cancer.  Modern science has contradicted from this belief and DHT is making its way toward the center of attention.  You see, DHT is responsible for masculine traits.  In fact, testosterone is indeed a DHT prohomormone that converts testosterone into DHT along with a couple of other things.  When a man reaches a high level of DHT you will experience a feeling of well-being, drive, strength, decrease in estrogen and a huge boost in the bedroom.   Take substances like Finasteride, Proscar, etc. to lower their levels of DHT and in turn make you feel like shit.  In Europe, offering a DHT gel but in United States, you can not buy it without a prescription.  About PHs there is conversion to DHT, which are legal and non-toxic.  These products are precursor Alpha 5 test AMS Epi-1 and LG EpiAndro.  These products are very effective in increasing the levels of DHT in the body, but it will also be repressive.  This means that when you come from these products you will have a rebound effect where you need to run a post therapy (PCT) cycle to help restore your natural hormone levels.  Apart from these options, eating a clean diet, maintain high testosterone, and remain absent DHT suppression of drugs will help optimize your body itself.  Basically, for that body optimize DHT naturally have to optimize other hormones that work towards that process.Testosterone is very good, but only on an individual basis.  This means that different levels will be benefits for different men.  People respond differently.  Testosterone does many good things for your body, including keeping your heart healthy, maintain and build muscle, increases stamina and sex drive, confidence, reduce body fat and increase mental clarity.  The problem with testosterone is that also converts to estrogen through the process of aromatization.  An increase of testosterone also increase the estrogen, which can lead to the retention of water, emotional instability, impotence, exhaustion and high blood pressure.  Your body is already set to a point so maxing out testosterone levels is not always the best approach.  On the other hand had, free testosterone use, and keep estrogen levels at the lower end, is one of the best ways to receive more of the benefits of hormones you already have.  There are two measures of testosterone in the body called free and Total.  Total is the amount of testosterone in your body.  Free testosterone is what your body can use.  As well as men, free testosterone is the only number that matter to us.  We want testosterone to be free to do all your manly goodness.  The best natural way to increase testosterone is a combination of changes in habit.  Exercising regularly, having sex and eating healthy are some of the most important things in the maximization of testosterone.  A high percentage of fat diet has been shown to increase testosterone in men.  As usually around 35% fat, 20% and 45% carbohydrates protien.  It seems to me that make it much better and have more energy on a high carbohydrate diet fat/low.  Zinc has also been shown to increase levels of free testosterone.  Zinc blocks the conversion of testosterone into estrogen.  Zinc citrate is the best "version" for absorption.  I take zinc daily and they have been for three years.  It is really cheap and you can find it anywhere. This concludes part 1 of my series of Hormonal optimization.  In the second part, I will comment on the most anabolic hormone in the body, insulin and how to make it work in your favor.  Will also cover estrogen control and optimization of DHEA.As you go through the week, in all facets of life and the daily stress, remember to treat the cause and not the symptoms.Until the next.