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By (author) Buhner Stephen Harrod
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How to maintain optimum testosterone levels for the male body through the use of herbs, nutritional supplements, and diet.
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The recognition of andropause, the middle-age stage in male development comparable to women”s menopause, is hampered by the lack of a clear outward manifestation of the chemistry and physiology specific to aging men. Men are still capable of reproduction well into and beyond middle age. Yet a man”s sexual desire and potency varies, often according to his testosterone level. Recent studies show that the lowered testosterone levels endemic in aging men are being exacerbated by environmental agents. Testosterone-blocking estrogen agents are present in insecticides, industrial materials, pharmaceuticals, and foods. Men are daily inundated with a “cocktail” of estrogen agents that alter the fine balance of testosterone that makes them male.
Table of contents:
Preface to the 2016 Edition: “Thank You, Stephen Buhner!”
How to Use This Book
1 The Importance of Natural Hormone Support for Men
2 Andropause: Hormones and the Male Body
3 Environmental Pollutant Impacts on Testosterone
4 Phytoandrogens: Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy for Men
5 Supplements to Increase Testosterone Levels
6 Androgenic Foods
7 Testosterone Antagonists: Things to Avoid
8 Enhancing Male Sexuality: Erectile Strength, Sperm Production and Motility, and Prostate Health
Appendix: Ten-Week, Low-Fat Cleansing Diet
Resources and Sources of Supply
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Review quote:
“Stephen Buhner combines scientific research, traditional knowledge, and personal experience into what may be one of the most important books available on men’s health today. He primarily explores the little-known territory of men’s hormonal changes during midlife–a transition in men’s life that has unfortunately been largely ignored, often denied by modern medicine–and offers simple sensible solutions to help men navigate this important cycle of their lives.”
Biographical note:
Stephen Harrod Buhner (1952–2022) was the senior researcher for the Foundation for Gaian Studies. He was the award-winning author of many books, including Healing Lyme, Healing Lyme Disease Coinfections, Herbal Antibiotics, The Secret Teachings of Plants, and Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm. He taught for more than 30 years throughout North America and Europe on herbal medicine, the sacredness of plants, and the intelligence of nature.
Excerpt:
Chapter 1
The Importance of Natural Hormone Support for Men
Most of us can remember our shift into adolescence: our bodies were changing radically, preparing us for reproduction and independence. At the same time, just as significantly, our minds and spirits were shifting–preparing us for life as adults, for love and families of our own, for careers, and for our individual and unique destinies.
These shifts had tremendous physical and emotional impacts as we moved into adolescence. Our bodies changed shape, our skin altered, we began growing hair in places it had not grown before, our voices deepened. In short, our entire appearance changed. And just as impactful, how the world saw us changed. We had to get used to a new “image,” a new “face.” The person we saw when we looked in mirrors, those at home and those in people’s eyes, had changed. The young boy we were was gone, a new someone had come to take his place.
This new way of being–the adolescent physical, emotional, and spiritual processes that
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