The 9 Best Supplements For ED and Boosting Testosterone

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Table of content (links to sections)

• What Is Ed and Low T?

• Introduction

• Vitamin D3

• Vitamin B9 (folic acid)

• Vitamin B3

• Ginseng

• Fish Oil

• Magnesium

• ashwagandha

• Maca

• Creatine Monohydrate

Introduction

Today we are sharing the best supplements for men that can improve your hormone health and even boost your testosterone levels. Now, we're not talking about testosterone replacement-like effects to boosting your testosterone levels, like our TRT treatments, but research has definitely shown that taking these supplements can increase your testosterone levels, and you may experience benefits such as improved libido, overall wellbeing, improved mood. It can decrease depression and you may even experience some lean mass gains from taking these supplements.

You may require some supplements that we’re not recommending today that can improve your overall hormone health, if you are deficient in them. But if you're not, you won't be needing to take them. And If you're deficient from the nutrition that you're consuming in your diet, you may need to add those nutrients through supplements as well.

So now let's get to the best supplements for men.

Vitamin D3

The first supplement we want to talk about is vitamin D3. And for me personally, we believe that this is the most important supplement that most men should start consuming more of.

Now, vitamin D3 is actually a hormonal precursor, and some scientists actually believe that it is a hormone itself. Now, vitamin D3 through research has shown that it is increasing vitamin D3 levels has been associated with increased testosterone levels. Vitamin D3 is fantastic for improving your overall immune health, your metabolic health, and if you are under stress, you burn it through vitamin D3 in your system at a much faster rate. So it's even more important if you were going through times of stress to consume more vitamin D3.

Now, in the US and Canada, the upper limit for vitamin D3 consumption is recommended 4,000 to 5,000 IUs per day. But according to research, they're kind of showing that more of the upper limit is closer to 10,000 IUs per day.

And a lot of people are prescribed even higher than that. Now, if you are deficient in vitamin D3, it can take a very long time for you to work yourself back up to normal optimal levels for yourself. So you may not experience the benefits immediately. You may not notice a difference right away. It may take some time with your increased vitamin D3 intake.

Again, consult with your physician or ours, and they may even prescribe a little bit higher for you, but definitely talk to your physician first before upping your dosage there. We are a huge proponent of vitamin D3 for men for your overall hormone health. And yes, it's going to boost your testosterone. It may not make a drastic difference in your muscle gains if that's what you're hoping to get out of it, but higher testosterone levels are associated with so many more benefits than just lean muscle mass. Associated with your overall wellbeing. Your mental health is a big thing. If your testosterone is low, you may experience brain fog. It's definitely going to affect your mood. It can even cause some mild depression. So keeping your testosterone levels high by using a supplement like vitamin D3 is crucial for us men for your overall wellbeing.

Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)

Studies looking at heart disease have shown that daily folic acid supplements can reduce the hardening of arteries and allow for better circulation. Because cardiovascular disease can be a major risk factor in sexual dysfunction, some experts believe that improving heart function with vitamin B9 could also help improve erectile function. After all, good blood flow and circulation to the penis are essential for achieving and maintaining an erection.

A daily dose of folic acid may also act as a mood stabilizer and may help both stress-related erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation during sexual intercourse. However, more research is necessary to really understand its efficacy.

Foods that are great sources of B9 include:

• Green, leafy vegetables like spinach and kale

• Legumes, such as beans, peas, and lentils

• Avocados

• Asparagus

• Eggs

• Citrus fruits

• Beets

• Brussels sprouts

• Bananas

• Broccoli

• Papaya

• Cereals, rice, and pasta

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Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Vitamin B3, otherwise known as niacin, is one of the few vitamins with promising research some efficacy in boosting erectile function. That said, the sample size of the existing studies has been very small. Research with larger sample sizes is required.

Niacin is known to help decrease high blood pressure, and is sometimes used to treat hardening of the arteries and high cholesterol, all of which are known causes of impotence. If these health problems are the underlying cause of your ED, niacin may help increase circulation to your penis so you can achieve an erection.

To naturally up your intake of vitamin B3, try eating more:

• Liver

• Chicken breast

• Tuna

• Turkey

• Avocado

• Green peas

• Mushrooms

The most common side effect of niacin is flushing of the skin. Starting at a lower dose and slowly increasing the dose may help; some people find that taking aspirin (if tolerated) helps with the flushing as well. Other side effects of consuming too much niacin include blurred vision, nausea, liver issues, and gout.

Ginseng

Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine have long relied on this root to enhance vitality, and Western science supports this use. Some experts believe Panax ginseng’s libido-lifting power comes from its ability to help the body adapt to stress. Research suggests ginseng may also improve sexual performance as well as sperm count and quality, meaning it can help with infertility. Ginseng also shows promise for treating erectile dysfunction.

In a study where men who had been clinically diagnosed with erectile dysfunction were given either 900 mg of Korean red ginseng a day or a placebo, those who took ginseng experienced significantly better penetration, rigidity, and erection maintenance compared to the placebo group. Just remember that the type of ginseng with these effects is Panax ginseng (often called Chinese or Korean Ginseng). Panax ginseng is a different species with unique effects while Siberian Ginseng is a different plant altogether so be very careful when doing your shopping.

Fish Oil

Magnesium

Now, a lot of us men are deficient in magnesium.

So supplementing with it can help get us back up to optimal levels and optimal levels of magnesium have been shown to help improve muscle tissue repair, bone health. It also has a calming effect on your body, so it can help kind of reduce stress, anxiety a little bit, and it may even help improve your sleep. Now, it's not something you'd take before bed and all of a sudden it's going to help you sleep better. We'd still take it in the morning with the rest of our supplements. It doesn't have a huge impact on sleep, but it can have, because that calming effect, it may help you sleep better.

The recommended dose is 200 to 400 milligrams per day. we personally take 300 milligrams per day. Just one of those supplements because a lot of us men tend to be deficient in it. We think it's a solid recommendation and can have a positive impact on your overall wellbeing and performance throughout the day.

ashwagandha

Now, ashwagandha has been shown to decrease stress and anxiety, reduce cortisol levels, and some studies show that it may increase testosterone, but more research is needed on ashwagandha, especially in that area of study in regards to boosting testosterone levels. Now, if you've been following us for any length of time, you know that the two most important factors that we encourage men to focus on is sleep and stress management, which is why we recommend magnesium and ashwagandha among our top four supplement recommendations. It's absolutely crucial, but again, it's a supplement.

You can't just expect to take a supplement and it fix everything if your lifestyle is absolutely insane. If you are working ridiculous hours, you are stressed to the nines and you are sleeping like crap. You can't expect just to take supplements and it just to fix everything. You need to improve your overall lifestyle at the same time and improve your nutrition as well, because that can help reduce your stress and anxiety and help get up all these vitamins and minerals up to a normal, healthy, optimal level as well.

Now, in regards to ashwagandha, We recommend you take 300 milligrams twice a day on an empty stomach. So first thing in the morning, typically with a cup of coffee, and then later on in the day, typically before lunch, so 600 milligrams total. Some of the research shows higher levels of that. 

So focusing on lifestyle improvements, overall lifestyle and adding these supplements in addition to that, in addition to improving the overall quality of our nutrition can improve overall wellbeing and hormonal health to that next level.

Maca

Maca has been shown to improve overall hormone health by increasing your libido, decreasing fatigue, decreasing cortisol, and increasing your performance and energy. We recommend you consume 1,500 milligrams of maca before breakfast and 1,500 milligrams of maca before lunch.

Definitely would love to see even more research on maca. But so far, it has been very promising. Once again, consult with your physician before consuming this. And in regards to ashwagandha, the supplement before, definitely consult with your physician before that. Also some people can be allergic to it as well. So just a concern that you should be consulting your physician with too.

Creatine Monohydrate

Not any fancy form of creatine, just go with the bare bones, tried and true supplement here, which is dirt cheap. 1,000 grams, can run just barely over $20 and will last me a good four months for sure. Try five grams on a daily basis.

That's kind of the standard dose. We think they recommend based on research, 0.3 times your body weight in kilograms, but most people find that increasing it to five, they experience better benefits from it.

Some people are non-responders to creatine and they find that by increasing the dosage a little bit, more above five, maybe even up to 10 grams per day, that's when they start to experience the benefits. But you do have to pay attention to gastric distress. Some people when they start consuming it in higher doses, they may experience diarrhea, some constipation, bloating, gas, so pay attention to that.

Benefits of creatine. It’s a long list!

This is probably the most studied supplement out there for decades and decades. It's mainly been studied in the bodybuilding arena, sports performance arena for a long time as it's been shown to improve your power output in the gym. You recover faster from using creatine. It also makes your muscles look fuller because it's holding that water in the muscle cells. A lot of people are worried that it's going to bloat them, hold water subcutaneously and kind of wash them out. It doesn't do that. It's holding that water in the muscle cell. So actually makes your muscles look for and kind of stretches your skin a little bit more. So if anything, it's going to make you look leaner.

And some studies have shown that it may increase testosterone as well. Mainly take it for the performance in the gym, but more and more research is coming out on brain health and heart health. So not only do we recommend this supplement for men to help you perform better in the gym and recover better from your workouts, but heart health and brain health are a huge factor for us men to consider, especially when they're looking at research in regards to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

So this is a supplement you don't have to cycle on and off of. we wouldn't even recommend a loading phase. We would just get right into the five grams per day and go from there. It may take a little longer, may take two weeks to four weeks to fully saturate your body with creatine by taking only five grams per day, but we do find that initial loading phase, that's usually when a lot of people can experience that gastric distress.