{"id":3652,"date":"2013-10-17T19:31:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-17T19:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2020-08-01T09:53:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T09:53:48","slug":"does-coffee-kill-testosterone-my-coffee-libido-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/does-coffee-kill-testosterone-my-coffee-libido-theory.php","title":{"rendered":"Does Coffee Kill Testosterone? My Coffee &#038; Libido Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/does-coffee-kill-testosterone.jpg\"><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-12084 size-medium mob-only\" title=\"does coffee kill testosterone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/does-coffee-kill-testosterone-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"coffee and testosterone\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a>I love coffee.<\/p>\n<p>While born here in the US, the Colombian blood runs in me from both sides. And my body calls for that coffee, Colombia&#8217;s second-most popular stimulant\/export.<\/p>\n<p>I used to look forward to it every morning&#8230; my fix. It jump starts the mind, gets you being productive and all social&#8230; but the issue is, you crash. \u00a0Then drink more&#8230; not as good as the first time, but still powerful.<\/p>\n<p>But after doing some research into how coffee and testosterone may relate, I decided to cut it out.<\/p>\n<p>I noticed a few thing when drinking coffee on a daily basis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I didn&#8217;t sleep as deeply, had trouble falling asleep, and didn&#8217;t wake up as refreshed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I was weaker when I went to the gym in the afternoons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>As soon as I crashed from the coffee high, I was very moody and irritable&#8230; even more than that I seemed to suffer from some anxiety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I began to research, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2257922\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discovered<\/a> that coffee increases cortisol, our\u00a0\u00a0stress hormone. \u00a0Cortisol is called out &#8220;fight-or-flight&#8221; hormone&#8230; it is what saved our lives back in prehistoric times when a velociraptor wanted to eat us for lunch. \u00a0It would make us break free and run. \u00a0Or fight (and probably die).<\/p>\n<h2>Thing is, coffee has been shown to increase cortisol production, and cortisol has an inverse relationship to testosterone, so&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>You either feel the effects of the testosterone, or you feel the effects of the cortisol&#8230; they fight for domination. \u00a0So if cortisol is running the show, guess where your testosterone is going.<\/p>\n<p>Studies have <a href=\"https:\/\/news.utexas.edu\/2010\/09\/27\/stress-hormone-blocks-testosterones-effects-study-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed this<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>So if by drinking coffee we raise cortisol levels, and cortisol has been shown to block testosterone&#8230; just put the two of them together, there&#8217;s no way that coffee doesn&#8217;t reduce testosterone production, at least to some degree.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, I cut out coffee&#8230; I&#8217;ve been sleeping deeper, waking up more refreshed (which on its own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/low-testosterone\/low-testosterone-and-sleep-deprivation-whats-the-link.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">improves testosterone levels<\/a>). \u00a0I&#8217;m in a better mood all day. \u00a0I actually get more done now, without that afternoon crash. \u00a0My libido has increased. \u00a0I&#8217;m lifting more in the gym now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It was tough at first, I still crave that morning cup o&#8217; joe&#8230; but I&#8217;m manning up in order to to man up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more interesting testosterone-related\u00a0articles, see here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/vitamin-d-most-important-vitamin-for-men.php\">Why is Vitamin D The Most Important Vitamin For Men<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/carbs-are-essential-for-your-testosterone-production.php\">Carbs are <em>Essential<\/em> For Testosterone Production<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have a good one!<\/p>\n<p>-David Carreras aka Mr. Manpower<br \/>\n<strong>Mr. Manpower\u2019s Guide to<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Overall Manhood Enhancement<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Ultimate Sex Guide for Men\u2026 \u201c<em>male potency without drugs\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\">www.MisterManpower.net<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love coffee. While born here in the US, the Colombian blood runs in me from both sides. And my body calls for that coffee, Colombia&#8217;s second-most popular stimulant\/export. I used to look forward to it every morning&#8230; my fix. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mistermanpower.net\/blog\/does-coffee-kill-testosterone-my-coffee-libido-theory.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3966,2310,3967,3631],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I love coffee but had to cut it down. 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