Key insights

• 💪 Tongat ali can increase free testosterone and has a positive effect on overall testosterone levels
• ⚙️ Understanding testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and dosages
• 🔄 The current practice of TRT may not align with normal endocrinology patterns
• 🌱 Discussion covers effects of prolactin and testosterone on parenting, plant compounds to increase testosterone levels, and specific effects of tongkat ali and fadogia agrestis supplements
• 🧠 Testosterone's impact on the body and brain, affecting muscle growth, recovery, and mental well-being
• 🏋️ Testosterone surges drive aggressive behavior in animals and can influence human willingness to engage in challenges
• 🍏 Maintaining healthy testosterone levels without TRT is possible through behaviors and nutrition
• 🐥 The significance of prolactin's impact on sexual desire and aggression in both birds and humans

Q&A

• What behavioral effects are associated with testosterone levels?

  Testosterone surges can drive aggressive behavior in both animals and humans. In humans, a surge in testosterone can lead to a willingness to engage in challenges and extreme effort. Conversely, low testosterone levels can cause depression, while a surge in testosterone can relieve anxiety.

• How does testosterone impact the body and brain?

  Testosterone has a significant impact on the body and brain, affecting muscle growth, recovery, and mental well-being. It can make effort feel good and has specific effects on the amygdala, the fear, and anxiety center in the brain. It also influences physical effects such as deepening the voice, facial hair, and muscle growth.

• What are the effects of prolactin and testosterone on parenting?

  Prolactin and testosterone play roles in parenting and co-parenting. Additionally, plant compounds like tongkat ali and fadogia agrestis can increase testosterone levels. Fadogia agrestis, in particular, can lead to a significant boost in free and active testosterone levels. There are also synergistic effects of tongkat ali and fadogia agrestis on testosterone levels, emphasizing the significance of these compounds in influencing testosterone and testes growth.

• How does the current practice of TRT differ from normal endocrinology patterns?

  The current TRT practice of giving a large dose of 200 milligrams and then waiting two weeks does not align with the normal endocrinology patterns. Administering smaller, more frequent doses using an insulin syringe every three days may better match the body's natural release pattern. This approach can help prevent estrogenic crashes and related problems. Prolactin, a molecule involved in milk letdown, can impact sexual desire and aggression in both birds and humans.

• What are typical dosages for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)?

  TRT doses are typically 200 milligrams given once every week to two weeks. A full syringe contains 200 milligrams per cc, and 10 cc equals 1000 milligrams. It's worth noting that maintaining healthy testosterone levels without TRT is possible through behaviors and nutrition.

• What impact do supplements have on testosterone levels?

  Supplements like Tongat ali can increase free testosterone and have a positive effect on overall testosterone levels. The balance of free testosterone and sex hormone binding globulins affects the delivery of testosterone to different tissues of the body. Tongat ali at 400 milligrams per day has a significant effect on raising free testosterone levels and overall testosterone levels.

• 00:00 Discussion on hormone augmentation in sports and the impact of supplements on testosterone levels. Tongat ali can increase free testosterone and has a positive effect on overall testosterone levels.
• 01:49 Understanding testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and dosages, 200 milligrams typically given once every week to two weeks, maintaining healthy testosterone levels without TRT is possible through the right behaviors and nutrition
• 03:15 The current practice of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in clinics and by doctors may not align with the normal patterns of endocrinology. Smaller, more frequent doses using an insulin syringe every three days may better match the body's natural release pattern and prevent estrogenic crashes and related problems. Prolactin, often associated with estrogenic issues, can also impact sexual desire and aggression in both birds and humans.
• 05:00 The discussion covers the effects of prolactin and testosterone on parenting, the use of plant compounds to increase testosterone levels, and the specific effects of tongkat ali and fadogia agrestis supplements.
• 06:31 Testosterone has a significant impact on the body and brain, affecting muscle growth, recovery, and mental well-being. It makes effort feel good and has specific effects on the amygdala, the fear and anxiety center in the brain.
• 08:18 Testosterone surges drive aggressive behavior in animals like rams; in humans, it can lead to a willingness to engage in challenges and extreme effort. Low testosterone can cause depression, while a surge in testosterone can relieve anxiety.