Natural testosterone Boosters
The three Forms of testosterone:
Total Testosterone: all the bound (unavailable) and unbound (available) testosterone in your body. This includes Free testosterone, testosterone bound with Sex hormone binding globulin and testosterone bound with albumin.
Free testosterone: Responsible for the all good things we associate with Testosterone: Muscle building, Libido, general wellness. This makes up only about 1-2% of the total testosterone in your body. It’s so potent, that this is enough!
Bioavailable Testosterone: Testosterone bound with albumin a protein made by the liver. Testosterone bound to this is not as available as Free testosterone but still has some action on the tissues.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG). Testosterone bound to this is completely inactive. Therefore people with high levels of SHBG can exbhibit symptoms of hypogonadism (low testosterone).
Natural ways to boost your free testosterone:
Working out
Eating testosterone boosting foods (Healthy fats, good quality protein, complex carbohydrates, ginger, ashwaghanda, zinc foods, magnesium foods).
Good sleep quality and quantity
Reducing stress levels
Decrease alcohol intake
Boron, a trace mineral has some increasingly good evidence on increasing your free testosterone levels.
Testosterone supplements such as Testogel and Nebido.