How To Increase Your Testosterone Naturally?

How to increase your testosterone naturally? Resistance training, also known as weightlifting, is one of the best ways to increase your testosterone naturally. High intensity interval training, also known as HIIT training, is also effective when it comes to increasing your testosterone naturally.

Foods You Eat

What you eat and consume in food can help with maintaining and increasing your testosterone levels. Eating enough protein can help you maintain your testosterone levels. Consuming healthy fats can also help support your testosterone levels.

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Stress

Minimizing stress and reducing cortisol levels can help with minimizing the drop of your testosterone levels. What does high stress and high cortisol levels do? It can increase your weight gain and the storage of body fat around your organs.

Sleep

Getting high quality sleep can help with maintaining optimal testosterone levels. There was a study done on over 2000 teenage body and men, it found that impaired sleep could be linked to lower levels of testosterone levels.

There was a small 2011 study that showed that sleeping only 5 hours of sleep per night was linked to a 10 to 15% reduction in testosterone levels.

Heavy Alcohol Use

Be mindful of your alcohol intake because research studies show that excessive alcohol consumption can decrease your testosterone levels. Studies have shown that heavy alcohol consumption will lead to a reduction of testicular function and testicular atrophy.

The Bottom Line is you can increase your testosterone levels with weight-training, high intensity interval training, (HIIT). And also with excellent quality sleep, minimal stress, and consuming high quality protein foods regularly.

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