{"id":559,"date":"2019-02-09T00:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T00:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maleultracore.com\/blog\/?p=559"},"modified":"2019-06-18T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T16:03:08","slug":"do-bananas-lower-your-testosterone-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maleultracore.com\/blog\/do-bananas-lower-your-testosterone-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Bananas Lower Your Testosterone Level?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let\u2019s start clarifying that testosterone is the most important hormone\nproduced by the male body, although it\u2019s not exclusive to men, women also\ngenerate it but with lower levels. Testosterone is responsible of regulating\nsex drive, sperm production and red blood cells. It also modulates bone and\nmuscle mass, strength and fat distribution, hence the relevance of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having low testosterone levels may affect the development of young kids,\nand, in adults, it may lead to impotence or lower levels of sexual desire,\nchanges in the mood (depression and\/or anxiety), low energy, reduction of\nmuscle mass, obesity, energy loss and anemia. It\u2019s also fair to point out that\nthe levels of this hormone normally decrease with aging because the body lowers\nits own production. It usually drops from 1% to 3% per year after age 40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curiously, lower levels of testosterone have been commonly linked to\nthe consumption of bananas, but this fruit has more benefits for the human body\nthan harmful effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bananas, the delicious, sweet and long yellow fruit, contain\npotassium, among other important vitamins, mineral and enzymes, like bromelain,\nwhich has been demonstrated to maintain testosterone concentrations, according\nto an investigation run by the University of Tasmania (Australia) and\nUniversity of Waikato (New Zealand) in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But how does “bro\u201d help to maintain testosterone levels? Well,\nthe \u201cT\u201d (another known term for testosterone) is an anabolic hormone, which\nmeans that its metabolic reaction is to consume energy. If your body runs low\nin energy, your \u201cT levels\u201d will drop and what the bromelain does is, among\nother benefits, reduce the swelling and relaxing muscles, helping you save\nenergy. This is why body-builders and people in the fitness industry consume a\nlot of bromelain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This enzyme, which can also be found in pineapples, has also been\nproved to boosts the immune system and maintain regular blood flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when it comes to bananas, it\u2019s not just about \u201cbro\u201d, it\u2019s about \u201cK\u201d\ntoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Potassium (chemical symbol: \u201cK) is one of the three electrolyte\nminerals found in our bodies, meaning that it transports a small amount of\nelectrical charge within the red-blood cells, helping men and women to develop\na normal functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Potassium also helps in the normal growth of the muscles because it\nassists in the generation of muscle contractions by generating nerve impulses,\nwhich is important to keep a healthy heart and normal development, hence the\nimportance to have balanced levels of potassium, despite your gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bananas are the equivalent of oil when it comes to food. It\u2019s one of\nthe fruits that has the most benefits and which \u201cboosting\u201d can be felt (or\nseen) almost immediately. You can get one before exercising to get energy and\none after to recover it. One hour after ingest it and the boost will be there.\nIt\u2019s like the holy grail for fitness people or people who have long routines,\nlike athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also help prevent anemia because they contain iron, which means\nthat it will assist in maintaining the number of healthy red blood cells (also\nknown as hemoglobin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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