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This Is How to Raise Your Testosterone Levels Naturally
Feeling sluggish and less than sexy? Low testosterone could be the cause
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Testosterone needs no introduction, but I’ll give it one anyway. This nifty little hormone makes your muscles grow, your bones strong, and your naughty bits work.
That much you probably knew. Less well-known is that testosterone is also essential for proper mental function and mood regulation — so much so that men with low testosterone usually suffer from clinical or pre-clinical depression. And testosterone deficiency is on the rise — 10–40% of men around the world suffer from it, and that number is increasing.
This goes for women, too, by the way — testosterone deficiency is common in women (primarily those over 40), although it’s hard to put a number on just how prevalent it is. What is known is that for many women, it’s a bad enough problem that raising testosterone levels can significantly improve libido, musculoskeletal health, and even cognitive ability. Yes, women need testosterone too, just as men need estrogen.