Health Flashcards
Tongkat Ali
A form of ginseng that comes from a plant native to Indonesia
Increases free testosterone by 100-200 points by decreasing albumin and sex hormone binding globulins
Fadogia Agrestis
Comes from a shrub native to Nigeria
Mimics luteinizing hormone which is produced by the hypothalamus and stimulates the testes to make more testosterone
What is luteinzing hormone?
It’s produced by the hypothalamus and it stimulates the testes to produce more testosterone (or ovaries to produce more estrogen).
What is one of the primary physical benefits of testosterone?
It increases protein synthesis
What is one of the primary mental benefits of testosterone?
It makes effort feel good
What supplement mimics luteinizng hormone?
Fadogia Agrestis
What supplement Increases free floating testosterone by decreasing albumin and sex hormone binding globulins
Tongkat Ali
What are testosterone and estrogen made from?
Cholesterol!
What are the costs and benefits of albumin?
Costs: it reduces free testosterone by binding to it
Benefits: it distributes that bound testosterone to tissues that need it, including the brain
What is albumin and what is its role with testosterone?
It is the most abundant protein in your body
It is a globular protein that REDUCES the amount of free testosterone but distributes the bound testosterone to tissues that need it
What are four potential side effects of Tongkat Ali due to estrogen and estrogen receptor suppression?
1) Headaches
2) Cardiovascular events
3) Joint aches
4) Hair loss
Keratin
The protein of which fingernails are comprised
HMB
HMB or Beta-Hydroxy Beta-methylbutyrate is a byproduct of the normal breakdown of the amino acid Leucine
Where does HMB come from?
It is produced in our body from the proteins in our diet and is also consumed in small amounts from the foods we eat
What are two goods that contain HMB?
Catfish and alfalfa contain small amounts of HMB
