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The Truth About Testosterone Boosters

As a man, testosterone levels are a major driving force in your overall quality of life. Maintaining testosterone levels above a particular range (>650 ng/dL) is a signal that your body is lean and ... Continue Reading

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Your Libido Needs More Than Testosterone

It’s something young men take for granted, and women often are reserved about; their sex drive. However, sex drive is an important indicator of health, and could even signal underlying endocrine ... Continue Reading

What Boron Has to Do With Your Testosterone Levels

When it comes to nutrients we consider for peak performance, Boron is far from being one of the more popular ones. In fact, chances are you've never even heard of it. Regardless, you’re in the right ... Continue Reading

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Man Food: Nutrition to Increase Testosterone

Testosterone is the hormone that makes men, men. It stimulates the growth of the penis and scrotum, is vital in the production of sperm, controls fat distribution on the body, increases the growth of ... Continue Reading

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What Male Athletes Need to Know About Testosterone

This is the start of a series that will address a number of issues that men deal with and the hormones that affect their daily life. Today, we examine a few studies that may pique your interest in how ... Continue Reading

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Winners Have More Testosterone

What is success? The answer depends on what we are talking about, but in sports, success means winning. Yeah, for some of us who play in recreational leagues success means drinking beer in the dugout and ... Continue Reading

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New Drug Builds Muscle for Men with Low Testosterone

Almost every sport imaginable, strength plays a factor in performance. Athletes are constantly looking for ways to increase muscular strength. But maintaining muscle is a problem for many older athletes, ... Continue Reading

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Testosterone Testing May Unfairly Target Female Olympians

Drug tests are common procedure for the Olympic Games. Proposed Olympic policies for testing the testosterone levels of certain female athletes, however, could pose a problem. A bioethicist at Stanford ... Continue Reading

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Exercise Induced Testosterone and GH Does Not Build Muscle

Everyone knows testosterone and growth hormone play significant roles in building muscle and strength. Perhaps those who know this best are athletes, especially bodybuilders. In men, testosterone plays a ... Continue Reading

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