The Aromatase Inhibiting Foods

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.