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Does Boxing raise testosterone levels?

  By opticals | February 15, 2012 - 10:07 am | beau, Blog, boxing, health, high levels, natural, patrick, queen, sam, testosterone, women
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I was asked this great question today.

And the research probably won’t have a definitive answer on this one but my educated guess is that yes, boxing does increase testosterone levels in women. But boxing is often loved by women who have high testosterone levels as it gives them a chance to take out some frustration and is a great form of exercise.

Why would it go up?

There are two research items only that I know of looking at this.

One was by Prof Dabbs in the USA and he studied a group of men. He checked their testosterone levels before a soccer match and split the men. He got one to support one team and the others to support the other team. After the game he checked their levels again.

What he found is that the winning supporters raised their testosterone dramatically (and got all the symptoms that go with that – feeling good, happy and wanting to celebrate). The supporters of the losing team dropped their levels and felt depressed and wanted to go home.

The other bit of research (which is my own) was done a while ago and I asked women (survey) if they felt more feminine wearing dresses. All said yes. I imagine if we did one on boxing (and maybe i will) we will find women feel “euphoric” strong and will get a surge in testosterone.

Thanks for the question! And if you want to grab the special for the next 72 hours only , test kit for hormone levels and consultation with me, you can find out what your levels are at base.

Smiles Sam

Fat Loss Tip # 7. Optimise your Thyroid

  By opticals | November 7, 2011 - 8:00 am | adrenals, beau, Blog, fat, general health tips for skin, hashimotos, hashimotos disease, health queen, healthy skin, infertility, naturopathy, queen, thyoid disease, thyroid, underactive thyroid, weight loss
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Your thyroid is a small gland that sit below your adam’s apple. It is responsible for many things in your body, including metabolism, mood and general overall health.

Your thyroid is very sensitive to stress and has a close (and dependant) relationship with your stress glands, the Adrenals.

Sometimes with prolonged stress, your thyroid can become underactive. The classic symptoms of this are fatigue, very low energy levels and motivation, dry skin, you will notice the cold more, you will probably feel depressed to some degree and you may gain weight.

If your thyroid becomes over active, you will experience life at a fast pace! Everything speeds up, including metabolism, so you lose weight, you will need little sleep, your heart might skip along very quickly and you can feel anxious.

An underactive thyroid is much more common and can be the first signs of an auto-immune condition called Hashimoto’s Disease.

This is a clip about thyroid disorders. If you are worried book in for an appointment or see you GP.