FOODS AND OTHER FACTORS THAT BOOST TESTOSTERONE
PRODUCTION INCLUDE: eggs, liver, butter, fish, poultry, and frequent
sexual activity. (Isn’t that an added bonus?) Weight loss can also increase levels.
FOODS AND OTHER FACTORS THAT CAN DECREASE
TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTION INCLUDE: sugar, fatfree foods,
margarine, excess alcohol, tobacco use, recreational drugs, a lack of sexual
activity, and obesity.
There are many other hormones that affect weight. The list includes
epinephrine and norepinephrine (the stress hormones made by the adrenals);
ghrelin (which is made in the gut and increases when you think of food);
neuropeptide (which is found in the brain, is regulated by leptin and ghrelin, and
tells you when to eat); adiponectin (which lowers blood sugar); and resistin
(which plays a role in insulin resistance). While I limit this discussion to the ten
most important hormones, the Perfect 10 Diet balances all hormones.
Many of these ten hormones are controlled by a specific area in the brain
called the hypothalamus, which also regulates the pituitary gland. The pituitary
gland releases other hormones that regulate many of these ten hormones. All of
these hormones interact and are affected by one another. It’s a lot of science, but
you get the picture. In order to be a perfect 10, all of your hormones must be in
perfect tune. The orchestra has to play together, or there won’t be any music.
From breakfast cereal to fast food, today’s culinary landscape has been
disastrous to overall health and these ten hormones. Hormonal imbalance is not a
joke. Diet, not drugs, is both the problem and the answer. Consuming a healthy
diet enables one to be fit and to postpone aging. Hormonal imbalances accelerate
the aging process at the cellular level and set you on the path toward disease.
If you want these ten hormones (Fig. 3.3) to be in perfect balance, forget about
the USDA food pyramid, low-fat guidelines, and the latest lowcarb trend. The
Perfect 10 Diet is the only diet in the world that will help you balance these ten
important hormones. In this book, I’ll show you the foods to eat, foods to avoid,
the rhyme and reason behind it all, and the exceptions to the rules. The Perfect
10 Diet also includes menus you can follow to make sure you’re getting the best
nutrition for your body.
Weight loss, better health, more energy, and balanced hormones, what’re you
waiting for? It’s time to run away from all this hormonal havoc and get started
on the Perfect 10 Diet right now.
Figure 3.2: Human Endocrine System