What is testosterone?
Testosterone, also known as testosterone, testosterone or testosterone, is a steroid hormone secreted by male testicles or female ovaries. The adrenal gland also secretes a small amount of testosterone, which has the functions of maintaining muscle strength and quality, bone density and strength, refreshing the mind and improving physical fitness.
Both men and women have an important impact on health, including enhancing sexual desire, strength, immune function and fighting osteoporosis.
According to statistics, the testosterone secretion of adult men is 20 times that of adult women. Testosterone is also an important reason why boys are aggressive, adventurous and eager to be the strongest, bravest and strongest man, which plays a vital role in the growth and development of boys.
Unfortunately, this precious hormone will be lost with the increase of age, which will lead to the decrease of testosterone level. A person's testosterone peaks at the age of 20-30, and many people begin to decrease gradually after their twenties.
How to judge whether there is testosterone deficiency?
The andrology branch of Chinese Medical Association released the self-test form. By answering ten questions and analyzing the answers, we can roughly understand whether the testosterone level in men is lacking. These ten questions are as follows:
Have you lost your libido?
Have you lost your physical strength?
Has physical strength and/or endurance decreased?
Did you lose your height?
Has the pleasure of life diminished?
Is there sadness and/or bad temper?
Do you have erectile dysfunction?
Has your athletic ability decreased recently?
Do you like to doze off after meals?
Have you been doing poorly at work recently?
Testers can judge that the testosterone level in the body is insufficient by answering "Yes" or "No" to each question and "Yes" to question 1 or question 7 or any other three questions.
Five testicle-promoting foods make your training more exciting.
1, animal viscera
It contains more cholesterol and is an important formula for synthesizing sex hormones. In addition, it also contains adrenaline and sex hormones, which can promote the division and maturation of spermatogonia. Therefore, moderate consumption of heart, liver, kidney, intestine and other internal organs of animals is conducive to improving the level of androgen in the body, increasing semen secretion and improving sexual function.
2. Foods containing zinc
Zinc is an indispensable trace element in human body and plays an important role in maintaining the normal structure and function of male reproductive system. Zinc deficiency will reduce the number of sperm, affect sexual desire and reduce sexual function. In recent years, the research results show that zinc deficiency is related to what Chinese medicine calls "kidney yang deficiency". Oyster meat is the food with the highest zinc content. Other foods such as beef, milk, chicken, chicken liver, egg yolk, shellfish, peanuts, cereals, beans, potatoes, vegetables and brown sugar all contain a certain amount of zinc.
3. Foods containing arginine
Arginine is an essential component of sperm formation. Eating foods rich in arginine often helps to tonify kidney and replenish essence. This kind of food is sticky and slippery, such as eel, catfish, loach, sea cucumber, cuttlefish, octopus, silkworm chrysalis, chicken, frozen tofu, laver and peas.
4. Foods containing calcium
Calcium ions can stimulate sperm maturation. Foods rich in calcium include shrimp skin, salted eggs, egg yolk, dairy products, soybeans, kelp, sesame sauce and so on.
5. Foods rich in vitamins
Vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C all help to delay aging and avoid the decline of sexual ability, and most of them exist in fresh vegetables and fruits.