If you are struggling with low energy, brain fog, or a disappearing sex drive, I know exactly how you feel. Years ago, I had a brain tumor that tanked my testosterone levels down to a shockingly low 11 ng/dL. My doctors told me I would need drugs for the rest of my life.
I refused to accept that. Instead, I spent years studying human biology and figured out how to heal my body naturally. Within 18 months, using only food, supplements, and smart lifestyle changes, I raised my testosterone to 1192 ng/dL.
I call this vibrant state of perfect health the Thermo State.
Here are 7 simple, biology-backed ways you can increase your testosterone naturally based on the Thermo lifestyle.
1. Ditch Vegetable Oils and Eat Saturated Fats
For decades, we have been told to eat vegetable oils and avoid saturated fats. This is completely backward. Polyunsaturated fats (also known as PUFAs), which are found in canola, corn, soybean, and even fish oils, are highly toxic to the human body. They actually suppress your thyroid gland, lower your metabolic rate, and cause a direct drop in testosterone production.
To optimize your hormones, throw away the vegetable oils. Instead, cook with saturated fats like butter, ghee, coconut oil, and animal fats, which have a positive correlation with higher testosterone levels.
2. Don't Fear Sugar (Eat Fruits and Roots)
Low-carb diets like Keto are a disaster for your hormones. When you deprive your body of carbohydrates, it goes into a stressed-out "survival mode," which pumps out cortisol and lowers your thyroid and reproductive hormones.
Your brain and your thyroid gland actually run on sugar (glucose). To keep your metabolism fast and your testosterone high, you need to eat plenty of easily digestible carbohydrates. Focus your meals around fruits (like oranges, melons, and berries) and roots (like potatoes and sweet potatoes).
3. Eat More Salt
Most people think salt is bad for their heart, but restricting salt actually causes the health issues the medical community thinks it solves. When you do not eat enough salt, your body panics and releases stress hormones to compensate.
Sodium is essential for your cells to produce energy. Eating the right amount of salt lowers your stress hormones, supports a faster metabolism, improves your sleep, and protects your reproductive system. Do not be afraid to generously salt your food to taste.
4. Balance Your Proteins (Eat Less Muscle Meat)
Eating huge amounts of protein, specifically muscle meats like chicken breast and steak, can actually harm your health if you do not balance it out. Muscle meats are high in certain amino acids (like tryptophan and methionine) that can suppress your thyroid when eaten in excess.
To protect your hormones, you need to eat "protective" amino acids like glycine, which shuts down the stress response. You can get plenty of glycine by adding collagen protein, bone broth, and gelatin to your daily diet.
5. Stop Eating Bitter Vegetables
This might sound crazy, but you do not need to eat vegetables (the leaves and stems of plants) to be healthy. Plants use chemical toxins in their leaves to defend themselves from being eaten. Furthermore, diets that are too high in insoluble fiber (from vegetables and whole grains) actually increase a protein in your blood called SHBG. SHBG binds to your testosterone and makes it useless to your body.
You can get all the nutrients and healthy, soluble fiber you need just by eating delicious fruits and root vegetables.
6. Fix Your Micronutrient Deficiencies
You cannot build high testosterone if your body is missing its basic building blocks. Most people are severely deficient in key vitamins and minerals due to modern diets. Deficiencies in nutrients like zinc, magnesium, and vitamin D can devastate your metabolism and your sex hormones.
It is vital to correct these deficiencies. That is exactly why we created the Testosterone Foundation Stack at Monthlees. We formulated it with a 16x higher active dosage than average boosters, using 30+ clinically proven ingredients to specifically target micronutrient deficiencies and lower stress so your body can heal itself.
7. Lift Weights and Walk
The human body needs to be in motion, but the type of motion matters. Chronic, long-distance cardio can elevate your stress hormone (cortisol) and break down your muscle tissue.
To skew your hormonal balance in favor of testosterone, focus on anabolic activities like weight training and restorative activities like walking or hiking outdoors. This combination signals to your body that it is time to build muscle and thrive, rather than just survive.
By following these simple laws of human biology, you can take control of your health and restore your testosterone levels. And remember, if you want to support your journey with premium, clinically dosed supplements, a Monthlees membership lets you unlock our entire catalog at wholesale, at-cost prices, saving you 50-70% on every order.
