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2 Minute Video: How to Increase Testosterone Naturally with Tips from ExcelMale.com

Mar 09

Jackson describes the tips covered on ExcelMale.com to increase testosterone naturally without prescription products. More info here: https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/501-How-to-Increase-Testosterone-Naturally

Top 5 Exercises to Help You Gain Muscle

Nov 23

Gaining muscle requires specific exercises. While you can lose weight by increasing the number of calories you use up, gain flexibility by performing specific exercises, gaining muscle involves exercises where you lift weights. While there are...

Colorectal Cancer Screening – What Your Doctor can Miss?

Nov 23

According to the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent form of cancer in American men (after cancers of the prostate and the lungs) and women (after breast cancer and lung...

Does Bacon Really Affect the Sperm Count?

Nov 23

Men in many parts of the world are now seriously re-thinking their staple breakfast choices after several leading national and international dailies came up with reports that eating bacon daily lowers sperm count. Newspapers and news channels...

Hangover – What Even One Hangover can do to Your Health

Nov 12

Catching up on the baseball action with a few buddies feels incomplete without a crate of beer. Pub crawls have become an essential part of the workaholic’s weekend unwinding routine. Alcohol has almost become an integral part of modern-day...

Worst Working Hours that Put Your Health at Risk

Nov 12

Work drives the economy. Every hour of work that you put in fattens your wallet and allows you to splurge on the things you love. And yet, work can be bad for your health if your job demands that you burn the midnight oil too often. Jobs that...

How to Inject Testosterone and HCG

Nov 11

Learning how to inject testosterone is something that makes a lot of men extremely nervous. The idea of piercing their skin with a sharp needle isn't very appealing, and the thought can make even the toughest man a bit weak in the knees...

Why Cardio is just as important as Weight Training

Nov 10

Cardio gets a pretty bad wrap. What should be one of the cornerstones of any workout routine is often neglected. The understood sentiment, especially amongst men, is that cardio equates to muscle loss. The truth is that if performed correctly...

Maintaining Muscle Mass and Aging

Nov 10

Aging is inevitable. No one truly wants to accept their own mortality or the loss of their vigor and vitality. Our skin begins to lull, our hair grey’s, our motor skills begin to dissipate and the battle to maintain our hormone levels becomes...

How to maintain a healthy sex life

Nov 10

The question of how to maintain a healthy sex life is, without a doubt, one of the most asked questions by men and their spouses. Sex is important, yes, but the act itself is never enough as the relationship progresses. The mistake we tend to...

A Traveling Man’s Guide to Fitness

Nov 10

Being that I am the assistant director of a college debate team, I rarely ever get to enjoy the luxuries of a fully equipped fitness center when we travel during the season. With that being said, I understand that many readers share the same...

Eating Healthy on a Budget

Nov 10

Living a healthylifestyle can be a chore in itself, without worrying about rising cost of maintaining that lifestyle. However, while it is assumed that eating healthilyis almost impossible without spending a ridiculous amount of money, the truth...

TRT Hormone Predictor Widget

Understanding Your Hormones

Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

DHT

Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

Free Testosterone

The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

Scientific Reference

Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038