Celery Stalk
Celery is one of the
best testosterone
boosting foods, as it’s being said that even the scent of it can trigger the
testosterone production process inside male testes.
It’s known to contain several
androgens, including the androtestrone which just so happens to be a precursor
of testosterone.
But here’s a thing about celery
that most people don’t know…
…Celery has also been
shown to have modest aromatase enzyme inhibiting effects.
It’s not a huge decrease or
anything to hype about, but the researchers found out that the high Luteolin
content in celery does effectively inhibit aromatase enzyme.
NOTE: Despite the fact that celery is one hell of
a great testosterone booster, conventional celery has also been shown to
contain huge amounts of pesticide traces, including multiple endocrine
disruptors (which is the case in almost all conventionally grown plants). You
can avoid all of those endocrine disrupting chemicals by investing on organic
produce. So a key point to remember here: Get organic celery, and stay away
from conventionally grown stalks to get the most this aromatase inhibiting food
has to offer.
Red Wine
I can’t say that alcohol in excess would be
beneficial, as it
destroys testosterone levels if taken in excess.
However a glass or two of quality red wine can actually be quite
beneficial for your testosterone levels.
Mainly because red wine acts as a natural aromatase inhibitor
and this has been shown in multiple studies.
Here’s few of them:
1. The researchers from Beckman Research
Institute of the City of Hope, found out in one of their breast cancer studies, that
grape seeds and red wine both are excellent natural aromatase inhibitors. The
researchers also found out that red wine and grape seeds were both able to
decrease serum estrogen levels too.
2. Later on a different group of researchers
also located in the Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, found out
that the
phytochemicals in red wine were able to inhibit aromatase enzyme in a dose
dependent manner (more
phytochemicals, less aromatase enzyme). However the alcohol content in red wine
will unfortunately turn tables around at some point (so stick with 1 or 2
glasses a day).
3. study also comes from the cancer researchers at
the Beckman Research Institute. In this trial they found out for the third
time, that red wine was (still) able to inhibit aromatase enzyme. They also
noted that the Pinot Noir red wine in
particular was the most effective and best aromatase inhibitor.
The main reason why red wine inhibits aromatase enzyme is
probably because of a polyphenol called resveratrol, which has been shown to
inhibit aromatase, decrease estrogen, and to increase testosterone levels. But
there might also be other phenols in red wine which can also have similar
effects.