Testosterone Foods

ways to naturally Increase your testosterone

1. Get more Zinc

Zinc is very important for the production of natural testosterone because Zinc prevents testosterone from being converted into estrogen (the female hormone) by making the enzyme aromatase not work (look at #3 below) plus...

Zinc itself turns estrogen into testosterone and Zinc helps produce healthier sperm and higher sperm counts so actually... Low levels of zinc can cause low testosterone levels.

Foods high in Zinc include oysters (a natural aphrodisiac), liver, seafood, poultry, nuts & seeds or you can supplement with at least 50-to-100mg of Zinc daily

2. Eat more healthy fats

Research has shown that men who ate diets rich in healthy fats like monounsaturated fats & Omega-3 fats had the highest testosterone levels so...

You can naturally raise your testosterone levels by adding more healthy fats by eating more nuts & seeds, fatty fish like salmon & tuna, avocados, olives, vegetable oils, and natural peanut butter and...

Eating a very low-fat diet can actually lead to lowered testosterone levels because your body needs healthy fats in order to produce testosterone but...

This doesn't mean you need to eat a REAL HIGH fat diet - Just make sure at least 20-to-30% of your total daily calories comes from healthy fats.

3. Lose body fat

The more overweight you are or the higher your body fat percentage is = The higher your estrogen levels will be because body fat contains an enzyme called aromatase that converts your 'manly' testosterone into 'womanly' estrogen making your testosterone levels drop so...

Look at these fat burning workouts to lower body fat, reduce estrogen and increase testosterone and...

Try not to Diet or cut too many calories when trying to lose body fat because you don't want your body going into starvation or survival mode which will cause your body to stop making testosterone so whenever you're trying to lose fat & increase testosterone at the same time...

Make sure you focus on losing 1-to-3 pounds of fat a week mainly thru fat loss workouts and a basic diet plan

4. Get rid of excess estrogen

To get rid of excess estrogen that makes you fatter & weaker so your body can naturally produce more testosterone...

* You can eat more RAW cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower because cruciferous vegetables contain a chemical called diindolylmethane (or DIM) that helps your body get rid of excess estrogen and... You can supplement with DIM to flush out excess estrogen or eat these other sources of cruciferous vegetables like Brussels sprouts, bok choi, radishes, turnips, collard greens, and kale and...
* You can Eat more fiber to naturally cleanse your body and flush out toxins that cause you to have excess estrogen (like the xenoestrogens from #5 below) - Most fruits & vegetables, nuts & beans are all high in fiber and...
* You can also supplement with Red grape skin extract (resveratrol) to help your liver remove excess estrogen.

5. Try to avoid Xenoestrogens

Xenoestrogens are man-made estrogens that are found in things like pesticides, artificial growth hormones & steroids, air fresheners and plastic containers and these xenoestrogens will increase your levels of the female hormone estrogen while lowering testosterone so...

* Eat more organic fruits & vegetables that are free of pesticides and if you do buy your fruits & vegetables at a regular grocery store... Make sure you wash them to lower your chances of consuming any xenoestrogens and...
* Eat more naturally raised meats instead of eating beef, chicken, pork and even milk that was raised using artificial growth hormones and steroids and...
* Use glass products to store food & water instead of plastic since plastic products tend to produce xenoestrogens that'll get into your water & food especially when heated and... Even some canned foods contain plastic coatings that contain xenoestrogens and...
* Don't use any perfumes, colognes, or air fresheners that have parabens listed as one of the ingredients. Parabens are xenoestrogens.

Please note: It'll be fairly hard for you to 100% completely avoid all xenoestrogens but if you follow the other tips on this page (especially tips #3 & #4) - You'll still be able to naturally increase your testosterone while getting rid of excess estrogen without having to worry so much about trying to avoid xenoestrogens and...

Also note: Since most xenoestrogens accumulate in your body fat - your best defense against xenoestrogens is to lose body fat (look at #3 again)

6. Get at least 6-to-8 hours of Sleep every night

A university of Chicago study showed that men who got little sleep had way lower testosterone levels than men who got 6-to-8 hours of sleep and... According to a University of North Carolina study... Your testosterone levels can drop down by as much as 40 PERCENT when you don't get enough sleep and generally...

Your testosterone levels are 30% higher in the morning than in the evening and this is why you may be more horny in the mornings and as a matter of fact...

A loss of morning erections or loss of sexual desire in the morning could be a sign that your testosterone is declining so you need to get 6-to-8 hours of sleep every night because while you're sleeping...

Your body produces the most testosterone and the better you sleep the more testosterone your body will produce while you sleep so if you're having trouble getting 6-to-8 hours of good quality 'testosterone producing' sleep every night - Look at 33 Secrets to a Good Night's Sleep

7. Stress Less

When you get stressed out - your body releases a "stress" hormone called cortisol that shuts down testosterone production...
Research led by Population Council endocrinologist Matthew Hardy found that stress hormones like cortisol overpower the enzymes responsible for ensuring that cells in the testes produce testosterone

Cortisol also makes you gain belly fat and you already know from #3 above that the fatter you are = you'll have more estrogen and less testosterone so...

You need to stop worrying about the little things, avoid overtraining, control your temper and look at these ways to lower stress and Being more positive can reduce your stress levels and increase Testosterone...
A recent study found that fans of a losing team had 50 percent lower levels of testosterone after their team lost and fans had up to 100% higher levels of testosterone after their team won.

Taking a natural supplement like Ashwagandha can also help reduce cortisol.

8. Take 1000-to-1500mg of Vitamin C per day

Now if you have a hard time avoiding stress - you want to start taking 1000-to-1500mg of Vitamin C per day because...

1. Vitamin C has been shown to lower cortisol levels allowing your body to make more Testosterone and like Zinc...
2. Vitamin C reduces the armostase enzyme that converts your Testosterone into Estrogen.

9. Workout like a man

You can force your body to produce a lot of testosterone when you...

* Do Compound exercises that train several large muscle groups like Power Cleans, Squats, Bench presses, Deadlifts, Chin-ups, Dips, and Military presses and you can still do isolation exercises like triceps extensions, bicep curls or chest flyes for definition but if trying to boost your Testosterone and build more muscle quickly - stick with compound exercises and...
* According to a Swedish study... To get the biggest boost in testosterone when you do your compound exercises... Make sure you use heavy weights that will allow you to only do about 3-to-5 reps per set and you want to do about 5-to-8 sets of each compound exercise you do but...
* You also want to limit your workout time on those compound exercises to 1-to-2 hours so just do only 1-to-2 compound exercises followed by a few optional isolation exercises twice a week (Mon. & Thur. for example) and as for burning fat...
* Avoid 'sissy cardio' where you walk or run for long periods of time and start doing Manly Cardio workouts like Hill sprints and intervals 3-to-4 times a week and limit your long duration sissy cardio workouts to only 2 times a week and...
* Make extra sure that you rest harder than you work out because overtraining leads to more cortisol and lower testosterone (see #7 again) and you may need to get 8+ hours of sleep to allow your body to recuperate and produce more testosterone after you workout like a man (see #6 again) and...

10. Try to get Sexually Stimulated as much as possible

If you're not getting sexual stimulated or sexual aroused very much right now (especially if you're over 40)... You can dramatically boost your testosterone levels by getting sexually stimulated more often so basically...

You need to start doing almost anything you can to get a sexually stimulating 'Viagra free' erection and German scientists even found that simply having an erection causes your levels of circulating testosterone to rise significantly and look at how these other 3 studies prove how much your testosterone can rise after getting sexual stimulated...
In a study done by Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Urban Ethology in Vienna... 10 men viewed a 15 minute pornographic film and the men's testosterone levels increased 100 percent afterwards.

Another study published by Psychoneuroendocrinology used sexually arousing films on 9 males and testosterone levels increased within 10 minutes of sexually arousal.

In a study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior... Testosterone was measured every 15 min for 3 hours in 8 men before, during, and after the showing of a sexually explicit movie and there was an average increase of 35% in testosterone so...

Not getting sexual stimulated or aroused for long periods of time can actually decrease your testosterone levels so if you find it hard to get sexually stimulated... You can do all the other 12 things on this page to increase your testosterone which will increase your sex drive or libido making you get sexually stimulated much easier and/or...

You can take a supplement like Horny Goat Weed to make you get sexually stimulated more easier to ramp up your testosterone levels.

11. Make sure you're getting enough Vitamin A, B & E

Vitamins A , B & E (along with Vitamin C & zinc) are all essential in the production of testosterone and not getting enough A, B, & E Vitamins will lead to lower testosterone levels but... If you're eating plenty of fruits & veggies, lean meats and nuts then you shouldn't have to worry too much about supplementing with any extra A, B, & E Vitamins.

12. Don't overheat your testicles (your balls)

Your testicles need to be 94-to-96 degrees or about 2 degrees cooler than your body temperature to function at it's best and produce the most testosterone so...

If you're wearing tight underwear, tight pants, take long HOT baths or do anything thing else to overheat your testicles... You may inhibit your testosterone production so it's best to wear looser clothes like boxers to prevent overheating your balls and did you also know that...

Carrying around excess fat also overheats your testicles so look at #3 again for how to burn fat.

13. Don't Drink any Alcohol & Don't eat any Grapefruit

Even if you had only 2 drinks a day... Alcohol makes it hard for your liver to breakdown estrogen making you have more estrogen & less testosterone which will cause you to become more woman-like by making you loose facial & pubic hair, get man boobs and become impotent and...

Alcohol decrease zinc levels in your body (look at #1 again) an just like alcohol - Grapefruits can also make it hard for your liver to breakdown estrogen.

14. Boost Testosterone 40% with D-Aspartate

D-Aspartate is an amino acid that's produced in your pituitary gland and your testicles (or your balls) and it boosts the production of testosterone plus...

D-Aspartate also increases sperm production and the Journal of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology reported that men taking 3 grams of D-Aspartate every morning increased their testosterone by 40%
Look at these to also help increase testosterone...


About Advance Physician Formulas nutritional supplement company


Advance Physician Formulas, Inc is a nutritional supplement company founded in 2003 with headquarters in Irvine, California, and customer care centers in several locations including Nebraska, Iowa, and California.


Our aim is to provide formulas of the highest quality and effectiveness. All the products under the Advance Physician Formulas label are made in the USA. Our scientific research team is highly specialized to review the latest research on various supplements and herbs. We are proud to carry high quality products from several respected supplement manufacturers and by respected doctors and herbalists including world-renowned medical doctor and best selling author Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D., who formulated several products for us. According to Wikipedia, Dr. Sahelian is one of the most famous medical doctors in the United States. Dr. Sahelian is one of the top respected doctors in the world when it comes to nutritional knowledge. He maintains a highly-praised and widely-visited web site on natural healing and dietary supplements. Dr. Sahelian writes a newsletter for us and we consult with him regarding the latest nutritional and herbal research. He is an independent contractor and not an officer or director of APF. See FACEBOOK page where Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D. writes daily updates regarding secrets of natural healing and click LIKE to connect with the doctor, ask questions, or post comments.


Kerry Hughes, M.Sc., is an Ethnobotanist that is committed to deepening the relationship between plants and people. She is the Founder of EthnoPharm, www.Organo-Leptic.com, and the author of several books on botanicals, including The Incense Bible: Plant Scents that Transcend World Culture, Medicine, and Spirituality. Haworth Press and The Health Professionals Guide to Dietary Supplements, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. We rely on Ms. Hughes to provide us with accurate botanical information.

Since February 2008 an independent lab tests by HPLC raw materials that we purchase to determine accuracy and purity. We are now using this double check method of testing for purity to ensure that the ingredients on the label are what is inside each capsule.

Some of the products formulated by Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D. for Advance Physician Formulas, Inc:

* Diet Rx ® for appetite suppression
* Eyesight Rx ® for healthy vision
* Good Night Rx ® for a good night's sleep
* Joint Power Rx ® for joint health
* Mind Power Rx ® for mental enhancement
* MultiVit Rx for more energy and vitality
* Passion Rx ® for improved sexual pleasure and stamina
* Prostate Power Rx ® for prostate health
* 5-HTP 50 mg
* Acai 500 mg
* Acetyl-l-Carnitine 300 mg
* Alpha Lipoic Acid R 50 mg
* Ashwagandha 500 mg
* Beta Sitosterol complex 350 mg
* Choline 500 mg
* CMO 400 mg
* CoQ10 30 mg
* CoQ10 50 mg
* CoQ10 100 mg
* DMAE 350 mg
* Fish Oils, Wild
* Graviola 500 mg
* Horny Goat Weed 400 mg
* Kava 100 mg
* LJ100 Tongkat Ali extract 25 mg
* Maca 500 mg
* Mangosteen 500 mg
* Mucuna Pruriens extract 200 mg
* Saw Palmetto extract 320 mg
* Serrapeptase 20,000 units
* Tongkat Ali 200 mg
* Tribulus terrestris extract 400 mg

Please consult with your health care provider regarding the use of supplements, particularly if you have a health condition or taking prescription medicines. Even natural remedies can have serious side effects in combination with other drugs or underlying conditions.

In addition to these top quality products, we alo carry other brands such as Source Naturals, Enzymatic Therapy, Natrol, and several others.

We do not sell supplements which we believe have no merit or are potentially dangerous. For instance we do not sell:

Human growth hormone products
High doses of hormones such as DHEA and pregnenolone. We think high doses have unpleasant side effects.
Certain weight loss supplements such as carb blockers or supposed cortisol blockers. They either don't work well or have too many side effects.
We don't sell penis enlargement pills or breast enlargement creams and pills -- advertised through infomercials or internet spam -- that have little or no scientific backing.

We have a list of supplements that are appropriate for vegetarians (see the link on the home page).

Although we are not perfect, we make every effort to be reliable and trustworthy, and we try to provide as good customer service as we can. Our phone and email customer representatives are polite, respectul, and friendly, and we ask that you communicate with them in a similar way.

Please consult with your health care provider before you take supplements just to make sure they do not interefere with your current medicines or health conditions.

Where are our products made?
All of our products are made by independent manufacturers located in the USA. Our primary manufacturer is NPA/NSF GMP and ISO 9001:2000 registered custom formulator, contract manufacturer. It operates a state-of-the-art FDA CGMP facility on more than 90,000 square feet in Santa Fe Springs, California.

Q. I did see in the FAQ section that all products made by your company are made in the USA. However, I did want clarification on the actual source of ingredients themselves used in making the final products. Are all the ingredients in your products also from the USA, and is there any quality assurance testing done to assure the purity of the ingredients?
A. Every supplement seller in this country uses herbs from all over the world because most herbs are only grown in sufficient quantities in other countries and therefore there is no way to use only US grown herbs for all supplements. For instance, maca only grows in sufficient quantities in the Andes mountains. Some fruits like acai need a tropical environment to grow in adequate amounts. We use raw materials as much as we can made in the USA. All ingredients, whether grown or made in the USA or overseas are subjected to analysis and testing. This is a FDA requirement.

Q. If I order ANY product off of your site can I feel assured that it's MANUFACTURING is done in the USA?
A. All products with the Advance Physician Formulas and Club Natural labels are made in the USA and we have very good reason to believe that all the other products that we buy wholesale to sell retail, from companies such as NOW Foods, Source Naturals, Natrol, and Nature’s Way, are also made in the USA. However, this does not mean that the raw material, or the herbal ingredients, are all grown in the USA. There are many herbs that only grow well, or in sufficient quantities, in other parts of the world, such as South America, Africa, and Asia.

Q. I like your web site very much, but I would like it even more if you listed what kind of medical conditions the different herbs and vitamins and supplements can treat so the consumers can have a better idea what products to buy to naturally remedy their health problems.
A. The FDA does not allow sellers of dietary supplements to make any claims that their products prevent, treat, or cure any medical illnesses. For instance, we cannot make any claims that a particular herbal product treats or cures diabetes, hypertension or prostate enlargement.

Email received regarding our research team
Q. Are all of your products formulated by physicians? Who is on your scientific research team? We are a non-profit consumer group in Washington DC specializing in food, nutrition, and dietary supplements.
A. Above you will see about 30 or so products that are formulated by medical doctor Ray Sahelian, M.D. who has a bachelors of Science degree in nutrition. He is also the author of several books. Dr. Sahelian was one of the founders of the company but he is now an independent contractor for us and formulates products. We rely mostly on him for his honest evaluation. Dr. Sahelian consults with many of his colleagues whose opinion he values, friends and colleagues from medical school and residency, herbalists, nutritionists, naturopathic doctors, other health care professionals, and academics he has befriended over the years. We also have a few individuals who we consult with who have a bachelors or masters degree in nutrition or chemistry or physiology. They do Medline searches regarding new research on supplements. These individuals also test different herbal extracts on themselves and we get personal feedback on the effects of these herbs in varying dosages to see what their benefits and side effects would be. The pure raw ingredients are obtained from raw material suppliers usually in 10 gram samples and various amounts are measured and taken on an empty stomach in the morning for several days.

Q. If I give you a list of my symptoms, can you recommend supplements for me?
A. Sorry but supplement companies are not allowed by the FDA to diagnose or treat. This is the role of a health care provider who does a full medical history, physical exam, and appropriate studies.

Quality of products
Q. With all the information I am reading about the quality and contamination of foods and vitamins made overseas, my family & I are very worried about obtaining a quality source of American Made vitamins and herbal supplements. Can you give me information about your supplying sources?
A. Our products are made by a GMP certified and a FDA visited laboratory. The raw ingredients that we obtain are from high quality sources. We check the certificates of analysis. Beginning in February 2008, all raw materials purchased are being HPLC tested. Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D., one of the most respected medical doctors in the world, reviews the certificates of analysis and the HPLC test results.
You will not be able to find any company that can honestly guarantee their products to be 100 pure and accurate at all times. This is just not humanly possible. Even major pharmaceutical companies cannot guarantee that their products are pure 100 percent of the time. There is always the possibility of an error occurring.

Q. I am considering ordering MultiVit-Rx and other products, but could not find any info about where the ingredients come from. Like many consumers, I am leery of ingredients coming from anywhere in Asia except Japan, am OK with US-made ingredients, and am OK with European-made ingredients. Can you provide me any info about where the ingredients in your products come from?
A. The majority of the ingredients come from the US, but there are some from foreign countries, but they are checked for purity by HPLC test on entry. It is doubtful you will find any company that exlusively has all their ingredients from the US since not all herbs are grown for commercial purposes in the US, and not all ingredients are made in the US in sufficient quantities.

Q. I am interested in purchasing your Yohimbe, tongkat ali, horny goat weed, and tribulus products. I know I can purchase these just about anywhere with a wide variety of prices. But, I am interested in the purest high quality that will produce results.
How do your products rank in quality versus other products?
A. Our products are made by a FDA reviewed and GMP certified facility located in Orange County, California, and the certificates of analysis are reviewed by Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D. We have no idea of how others do it. The only 100 percent sure way for a consumer to know the quality of a product they buy is by sending it themselves to an independent lab, but almost all consumers do not have the interest or the funds to do this with every product they buy.

Product storage
Q. I was wondering if your herbal products (in particular Passion Rx and Passion Rx with Yohimbe) are sensitive to their storage environment after opening. Generally I keep them in cool dry places but occasionally they are subject to room temperature increases when the a/c shuts off. Please advise as I didn't notice this info on the bottles or come across it on your web site.
A. In general, herbs are very hardy and can last for years or even decades in varying room temperatures without any problems. Vitamins are more sensitive and have a shorter shelf life of a couple of years and they are better stored in a cool and dry place. Minerals can last for a very, very long time without much changes. Fish oils and probiotics should be refrigerated.

Advance Physician Formulas has no association with any company named Physician Formula or Physicians Formulas. We also have no association with any web site named Physician Formula or Physicians Formulas. Physician Formula dot com is not a site associated with us, nor is Physician Formula dot net. This also applies to Physicians Formulas dot com and Physicians Formulas dot net.

Capsules, gelcaps, softgels, tablets and tablet pills
My brother said that he read that supplements, herbal, vitamin, etc. combinations (like many of your products) are more potent with softgels than in capsule or tablet form. He says capsule and tablet forms are way less potent than softgels. Is this true?
Stomach acid can break down the gelatin of capsules and breakdown other components of tablets or other pill forms. Therefore, for practical purposes, and unless someone has very poor stomach and intestinal function, there should not be a major difference in absorption between different forms.

Feedback from customers
We receive daily feedback from customers by email and phone and almost all are positive. Here is one example.

Your products, in my opinion are one of, if not the best quality and most reasonably priced supplements on the market! I have dedicated thousands of hours of my personal time researching supplements since day one of the inception of the world wide web. Scams is abundant in cyberspace! One has to do their home work prior to purchasing any supplements, along with their protocol of prescribed medicationsand health history. You have my utmost trust! Dr. Sahelian is a man and a doctor of integrity, honesty and a genuine concern for all people!

Thanks for your honesty and responsible behavior on your website and in your newsletters. Very rare indeed especially when the comments are coming from a company that sells the products they are discussing. I can honestly say that I don’t think I have ever read anything from a supplements related company that wasn’t somewhat cluttered with their bias and desire to sell their products. You would be the exception. Thank You.

Hi, just wanted to say thanks for great service, and feel free to use this note as a testamonial. Good advice and no 'hard-sell' = A+ !

I am fully aware of the fact that the FDA prevents you from recommending any given product to a person seeking a medical or pseudo-medical solution for their own personal physical problem and that one must consult with a physician to question the benefits of taking any supplement, especially if a person is currently taking prescription medicines. Many firms produce informational research articles about products that contain certain herbal components or derivatives, my example would be the effects of pomegranate or blueberry. They do not prescribe their use, but they do cite research that has been or is being conducted by universities / medical schools or other medical research institutes (e.g. NIH). Does your company do the same? I realize I am in charge of my body and its state of health. This is a complex issue. I do, however, look for research articles and/or warnings about which herbs interact with organs of the body and their potential to affect the operation of the complex biological system called a human. A good personal example would be the fact that I take Lipitor and Plavix. I would want to be aware of any herbal component that might act with a synergistic effect in either case. I would at least expect a warning more than the generic “Ask your medical doctor……before taking this item.� Surely there is some research that points to the dangers of certain herbal components with prescription medicines. Perhaps, you (a generic you) could provide websites that provide that type of research data for the use of your customers. Even doctors (Primary Care Physicians or specialist) do not know all of the inherent risks involved. Some doctors do not even recognize the effectiveness of herbal medicines. I have run into this attitude for more than 20 years. I do like your website and do see the value in your products. I, too, look for quality and/or a pharmaceutical grade product.
There are many good sites on the internet that review research done with natural supplements, herbs, vitamins, and hormones. One such site is maintained by Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D. There are several academic centers that have natural health information, along with several government maintained sites. Some of these are listed at the bottom of each page of our site.