Can anyone help with nutrition?

As a man approaching middle age (just reached 42,yep the answer to life the universe and everything) Ive allways looked after my self whithout being anal about it.I know as i age certan hormone production is slowing down (testosterone,growth hormone ect). I dont want to take synthetc replacments.Does anyone know of any foodstuffs which can boost natural production?

Pinenuts enhance prostate function. After learning of this I started using Pinenuts regularly and noticed a significant increase in my libido. Also your most likely going to get "grumpy old man syndrome" as it was so pleasantly described to me lol. It happens to be a negitive or positve (if you value shaking your fist at "hoons" and complaining about how the streets are not paved in gold) effect of Andropause = the male equivalent to Menopause.
Its good that you are aware of this so you can focus on it .

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Pinenuts,hummm,maybe I should buy them for my
husband?I wonder if that explains his grumpyness,
besides being married to me.

Join a gym, exercise regularly (your eyes on hot girls too) and eat unprocessed foods only like a caveman would. Calories ingested versus calories burned to keep a healthy metabolism and weight. Have sex a lot (desired only so dump the hag if it feels like a chore and hunt for newer, younger tail). Take a multivitamin derived from real food.

Do all this and you will feel like a champ, guaranteed!

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You are a bad boy for suggesting the op dump
the "hag" for younger tail
We fat,old hags need some loving to,then maybe
we wouldn't be so fat?
Besides,older "hags" are usually past their baby
making days.Younger ones will make you a DADDY!

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Nice one geeza ill give the pine nuts a go.I read someware that they are very good for the immune system as well.

csreply to post by Snoopy1978

I do exersise daily(have been a martial arts teacher for over 10 years) dont eat much procsesed food as i love cooking and as for regular sex my other half is sexy as sin so no probs there.

Here is a good link to start with:

www.timinvermont.com...

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Nice one geeza,some good stuff but how am i going to get 8 hours sleep with 3 kids from 6 to 16 and two jobs?
Still some nice advice.

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Try some sunflower seeds. The ones in the shell seem to work best. Very salty though, but not a problem for some.

nice one but what are sunflower seeds good for test or growth h.

Originally posted by marvinthemartian
nice one but what are sunflower seeds good for test or growth h.

edit on 19-7-2011 by marvinthemartian because: missspell

Kinda works like Viagra, if you can wait a day. If was going out on a big date I would eat a bunch the day before.

Interesting effect. Arginine. Would stimulate growth hormones I guess.

Originally posted by yourmamaknows

Originally posted by marvinthemartian
nice one but what are sunflower seeds good for test or growth h.

edit on 19-7-2011 by marvinthemartian because: missspell

Kinda works like Viagra, if you can wait a day. If was going out on a big date I would eat a bunch the day before.

Interesting effect. Arginine. Would stimulate growth hormones I guess.

Thanks everyone but i think most of you have got the wrong end of the stick,there's nothing wrong with my libido,its my skin/hair/energy levels and general deteriation of my youth that im worried about.

To qualify, I'm a personal trainer (as a second job currently) and I consider myself a nutrition counselor (I'm not a certified nutritionists or registered dietitian):

Seeing how I have no idea what you're eating, drinking or doing during your free time, it's hard to really give any good advice. But I can give some pointers...

- Stay away from beer. Drink liquors without mixers. And wine sometimes.

- Avoid soy products

- Avoid wheat products

- Avoid fructose

- Avoid legumes

- Avoid industrial seed oils (those that are unsaturated, except olive oil)

- Avoid Oprah, girly drinks and the Lifetime Channel

- Eat more animal fats

- Lift heavy things off the ground as quickly as possible

- If you're insulin resistant, hyperinsulinemic or type two diabetic (or if you have fat accumulation around your midsection) avoid foods that spike blood sugar or keep it high for any long period of time. So, limit processed carbohydrates, potatoes, sugar and pasta, etc. Lower insulin levels will help keep those girly hormones in check.

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I am an RD and a PT so I wanted to chime in and agree with Devolution - very sound advice.

If you want more energy and healthy skin you should look into Paleo Eating (Eat Like a Caveman). Stay away from grains and processed foods. I made the switch last year and it changed my life.

And Hi to you Devolution from a fellow Texan and Personal Trainer!

Well hello to you, too. Paleo is the way to go.

Originally posted by DevolutionEvolvd
Nice one geeza.Thanks for your input,,,but

Seeing how I have no idea what you're eating, drinking or doing during your free time, it's hard to really give any good advice. But I can give some pointers...

- Stay away from beer. Drink liquors without mixers. And wine sometimes.

I only drink red wine or guiness when i do drink.

- Avoid soy products

Can't remember the last time i had any
.
- Avoid wheat products

Don't eat bread

- Avoid fructose

I do eat lots of fruit(a smoothie a day keeps bad guts away)

- Avoid legumes

As grazzers did'nt our early ansestors eat seeds when they could find them.

- Avoid industrial seed oils (those that are unsaturated, except olive oil)

I only use a good olive oil.

- Avoid Oprah, girly drinks and the Lifetime Channel

Who?

- Eat more animal fats

Hereditary high colesterol in my family so got to be carful there.

- Lift heavy things off the ground as quickly as possible

As a martial arts instructor for years i dont want to much bulk.Speed and power is what im after.

- If you're insulin resistant, hyperinsulinemic or type two diabetic (or if you have fat accumulation around your midsection) avoid foods that spike blood sugar or keep it high for any long period of time. So, limit processed carbohydrates, potatoes, sugar and pasta, etc. Lower insulin levels will help keep those girly hormones in check.

Insulin levels are fine and my midsection only just starting to expand,well i am 42.
thanks anyway.

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Lifting heavy stuff won't necessarily make you bulk. If you combine that with a hypertrophy type workout, then it might (if you eat enough). I hear it all the time.."but I don't wanna bulk up...." usually from women, however.

Generally, lifting heavy weights for 1-3 rep max will yield more strength results and lifting heavy stuff quickly off the ground will yield more power. That doesn't mean you will get huge.

As far as cholesterol...so you're saying you're one of the few in the population that has hereditarily elevated cholesterol in the 400-700 range? If so, ok. If you mean your doctor told you that having you have high cholesterol because it's over 200, tell your doctor to go back to the medical journals and try again.

Saturated fat intake doesn't always elevate total cholesterol. In some people, it does elevate HDL, but generally, it doesn't have much effect on total cholesterol. Dietary cholesterol doesn't affect serum cholesterol in any way, really. Never has.

What DOES affect cholesterol levels even more so is....alcohol and fructose. And carbohydrates, to an extent.