Your Guide to Increase Endogenous Testosterone

by Dan Ho

Increase endogenous testosterone

The primary goal of herbal testosterone boosters is to increase endogenous testosterone. Endogenous testosterone is that which exists within the body, as opposed to exogenous or synthetic testosterone which is created outside of the body. Products like Tribulus Terrestris and Eurycoma Longifolia naturally boost testosterone levels within the body.

Men wish to increase endogenous testosterone levels because Testosterone is known to increase muscularity, strength, endurance and libido. Testosterone is also known to increase levels of human growth hormone (HGH), "the master of all hormones". Those who are deficit in HGH experience symptoms similar to those with low levels of testosterone. Because using synthetic hormones to replace those that are missing is known to cause some serious side effects, many people are trying herbal testosterone enhancers to naturally boost testosterone and HGH levels.

Clinical research in Bulgaria has shown that Tribulus Terrestris, an herbal testosterone booster, can increase endogenous testosterone levels by as much as 40%. It is believed that tribulus stimulates the body's production of Luteinizing hormone (LH), a hormone that, among other things, stimulates the production of testosterone by the testes.

Interestingly, the studies of this herbal testosterone booster came up after the use of anabolic steroids (like synthetic testosterone) by Olympic athletes was banned. The athletes had to come up with a way to naturally boost testosterone.

Except for informal studies by companies that produce herbal testosterone boosters, most research is done by pharmaceutical companies that produce synthetic hormones. Synthetic testosterone does not increase endogenous testosterone over the long term. It was designed for use in men who can not for medical reasons, such as missing testes, produce testosterone on their own.

It is now being used commonly to treat testosterone deficiencies with the effect being that the body produces less testosterone naturally or most of the testosterone ends up bound to protein. It is not clear which.

Men who want to improve sports ability, increase energy, improve sex drive or any of the other things that testosterone is known to do, trying an herbal testosterone enhancer to naturally boost testosterone can not hurt, there are no detrimental side effects for most of these products. There are a few, like Yohimbe, that has been known to cause problems, so do a little research on your herbs. Some of these products may naturally increase endogenous testosterone, leutinizing hormone and even human growth hormone.

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