{"id":12502,"date":"2019-09-02T19:57:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T19:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/?p=12502"},"modified":"2020-07-26T13:09:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T13:09:25","slug":"a-healthy-gut-and-probiotics-boost-testosterone-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/a-healthy-gut-and-probiotics-boost-testosterone-production.php","title":{"rendered":"A Healthy Gut and Probiotics Boost Testosterone Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In recent years, the gut has been found to have several<\/em> other functions aside from just digestion.<\/p>\n

The gut is tied to mental well-being, with up to\u00a090% of serotonin produced in the digestive tract<\/a>. For years I thought the production of serotonin and other neurotransmitters was a process completely isolated to the brain… but your stomach plays a massive<\/em> role in the process.\u00a0Studies<\/a> have actually shown that probiotic use may help alleviate depression!<\/p>\n

Your stomach plays a critical role in your immune system function<\/a> as well, with a large part of the body’s defense against foreign microscopic invaders taking place in your GI tract… “leaky gut syndrome<\/a>“, once commonly thought to be naturalistic mumbo jumbo, appears to indeed be an actual phenomenon, as science is showing…\u00a0The gut, when “leaky”, causes impermeable surfaces to become permeable, allowing bacteria and viruses to enter into the bloodstream with weakened defenses…<\/p>\n

Probiotics have been found to improve immune system function<\/a> in studies… as well as provide other big benefits to us as men.<\/p>\n

Probiotics Boost Testosterone Levels in Men (And Mice)<\/h2>\n

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The first study<\/a> carried out measuring how probiotics affect testosterone production was carried out on mice.<\/p>\n

Aging mice were split into two groups, with one group given the probiotic strain\u00a0Lactobacillus reuteri<\/em>\u00a0in their drinking water and the other just regular drinking water.<\/p>\n

The group ingesting the probiotic culture had larger testicles, higher testosterone levels and improved sperm quality compared to their age-matched controls.<\/p>\n

In a later study<\/a>, carried out on humans, men given Flortec (a probiotic\u00a0Lactobacillus paracasei <\/em>with\u00a0prebiotic) increased their sperm count and quality, and improved testosterone production without raising estrogen levels.<\/p>\n

When it comes to advice for boosting testosterone production, you always get the same \u2014 lift weights, sleep well, increase vitamin D, eat red meat, eggs, spinach,\u00a0 etc… but rarely do they ever say to take a probiotic supplement…<\/p>\n

As a man, you should strongly consider adding a probiotic supplement to your daily vitamin \/ health routine.<\/p>\n

Probiotics For Testosterone – Which Probiotic Brands Contain the Cultures Found to Increase Testosterone Levels?<\/h2>\n

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For my own research purposes, I investigated which probiotic brand \/ company contained the specific cultures mentioned in the above studies. I get the feeling, however, that many of these related strains would work, as in the two above-mentioned studies, different types of Lactobacillus<\/em>\u00a0showed a strong positive testicular and hormonal influence.<\/p>\n

In the end I found two brands that were not only among several “top probiotic review” lists, but also contained the two strains mentioned above, among strains found to have positive effects on immune system function, which is a plus.<\/p>\n

The two I found among the top lists that contained all the cultures I was looking for were:<\/strong><\/p>\n