Natural Options Can Boost Testosterone Levels In Older Men, Improving Sexual Performance

Testosterone,a primary male sex hormone, is 'the' main substance responsible for ahealthy sex drive in both men and women. During a man's youth, lowlevels of estrogen, a primary female sex hormone, are required toturn off the powerful, stimulating cell effects of testosterone. As aman ages, though, an imbalance often occurs between these two sexhormones, which can wreak havoc on an older man's sex life.

Iflow levels of testosterone are detected, hormone replacement therapyusing injections, creams or patches can solve male libido problemsrather easily. But, if a man produces plenty of testosterone, thisoption may only work for a little while at best. Many men may havehealthy amounts of testosterone in their system, but it may not bereadily available in its free form to stimulate receptor cells sitesthroughout the body.

Inboth instances men will need some minor intervention to help properlyrestore their normal hormone balance. Within the body are manydifferent cell receptor sites located in the brain, muscles, nerves,and especially around the pelvic region. It is common for men overthe age of 50 to have a serious estrogen overload problem thatinterferes with their sex drive. There are two main reasons why thismay be happening.

Anexcess of estrogen could be increasing the production of a substanceknown as 'sex hormone-binding globulin' (or SHBG) in the bloodstream.This process renders the free form of testosterone inactive andunable to bind to cell receptor sites. Remember, in order fortestosterone to be beneficial for all bodily functions, it must be inits unbound state to help build muscle mass, create new red bloodcells, strengthen bone density, and maintain normal sexualfunctioning.

Thesecond mechanism by which excessive amounts of estrogen may becausing problems, is when testosterone is being converted intoestrogen in an enzyme process called 'aromatization'. Some men willeven display symptoms of having low testosterone levels, bydeveloping female body characteristics such as enlargement of thebreasts. Other symptoms include chronic fatigue, lack of motivationor desire, poor memory and concentration, depression, and aninability to sexually perform.

Anumber of natural, herbal options have been shown to free up existing testosterone, while suppressing excessive estrogen levels.These methods may be more desirable to a lot of men who are otherwisehealthy, but are mainly suffering from a lack of desire or haveanxiety associated with performance issues.

Herbalextracts such as passionflower, 'chrysin' (a bioflavonoid that canalso be extracted from various other plants) has shown some promisingresults at being able to inhibit the arometase conversion process. Aschrysin is poorly absorbed into the blood, some people have not hadthe sexual 'wow' they were hoping for. It is not as successful on itsown as when it is combined with 'piperine' (® bioperine).Piperine is the main substance found in the fruit of black pepper,and enhances the absorption of nutrients. But, chrysin is mosthelpful at reducing the anxiety associated with a bad sexualexperience.

Nettleroot is another herbal option that can help keep testosterone fromattaching to globulin protein in the bloodstream. Constituents foundin nettle root extract binds to SHGB protein instead of testosterone.Another added health benefit to taking nettle root, is that it hasbeen demonstrated for many years to help reduce enlargement of theprostrate gland.

Accordingto Dr. F. Batmanghelidj, M.D., founder of the 'water cure', do notunderestimate the power of adequate body hydration. Competitionexists for getting enough water in our daily diet, and surrounds usin the form of teas, sodas, juices, and coffee. None of these fluidscount towards water intake, and most people mistakenly think they aregetting enough water when they drink them.

Dr.B's remark in his famous book, 'Your Body's Many Cries For Water', "the prerequisite to a satisfying sex life and more-than-adequatelibido will be in place when one or two glasses are drank before theevent. Water will help in achieving a firmer and sustained erection".Simple and important information, yes? Do most people take care toimplement it? No.

Nutritionalsolutions are not limited to, but certainly do include getting enoughomega-3 essential fatty acid, zinc (an important male mineral),antioxidant protection (fresh, raw plant foods) on a regular basis.Omega-3 is another nutrient that helps decrease the risk ofdeveloping an enlarged prostate gland.

Keepin mind that a prescription drug may temporarily gloss over thesuperficial details of a sexual performance issue, but it can notmake up for nutritional deficits or an emotional complex that justmay be the underlying cause of the problem to begin with.

Aword of caution is advised to those who have existing prostratecancer, avoid using testosterone boosting nutritional supplements.Increasing testosterone by nutritional options in healthy subjects,however, does not increase the risk of developing prostate cancer.

Witha little investigation and studying on your part, you just may beable to easily restore a very important aspect of your life. The mainreason why we are all here, is to love and be loved without a shredof doubt or fear.