[Music] Would you rather keep your hair and have no libido, no confidence, and feel depressed all the time, or would you rather lose your hair and feel extremely motivated, calm, confident, and have a high sex drive? Which one do you prefer? In this video, what we're going to do is take a look at DHT and specific ways that we can actually boost DHT levels in men. Now, before we get into the video, I do want to emphasize that DHT is not the sole driver behind male pattern baldness, and specifically, I want to outline that there are actually many causes and contributing factors to hair loss, which I'll cover in another video. Although personally, I prefer to boost my DHT despite the fact that I know it won't be helping my hairline. [Music] So, for those of you who are brand new to my channel, my name is Lucas, the founder of Ecogenic Health, and my mission is to bring you the most cutting-edge health information that you'll struggle to find on Google. So, please do me a favor and

like this video, hit subscribe down below to stay up to date with the latest and greatest health research. So, how do we boost DHT or dihydrotestosterone, the king of all androgens in men? Now, testosterone acts as a precursor hormone in the body for the synthesis of DHT, which is the most potent alpha hormone that men produce. Now, many of the beneficial effects of testosterone are actually via its conversion into DHT, and blocking the conversion of testosterone into DHT eliminates these benefits. Now, testosterone is converted to DHT via the five alpha reductase enzyme in the body. Now, although testosterone is a major contributor to circulating levels of DHT, DHT can actually be created from other precursors such as DHEA, androstenedione, androsterone, 17-hydroxy pregnenolone, and 17-hydroxy progesterone. Um, so we can see here this is the typical conversion pathway. Testosterone via the five alpha reductase enzyme gets converted into dihydrotestosterone or DHT. So, why would

you want to boost DHT. Well, if you talk to any guy that's ever used a DHT blocker, perhaps they've used finasteride, dutasteride, or other DHT-lowering medications. There are millions of men around the world that have been damaged by these drugs, and specifically, it's affected many aspects of their quality of life. So, taking a look at the reasons why we want to boost DHT, number one is for the libido boost or the sex drive increase that comes with elevating our DHT levels in the brain and the body. In addition, another reason why we'd want to boost DHT is for the anxiety reduction. This is due to DHT's positive effect on the GABA system, specifically its allopregnanolone that increases GABA levels in the brain. Third, we see an increase in mood. There's a reason why many of the DHT-derived steroids actually result in mood enhancement. It's because DHT itself is a potent stimulator for healthy mood and general vitality.

well-being. In addition, when we raise DHT levels, this can have a dramatic increasing effect on confidence. It can increase a man's general confidence and ability to sort of back himself. Next, we can see an increase in fat loss. Now, not directly, but via altering adipocyte progenitor cells. So, it can actually alter the differentiation of these adipocyte progenitor cells. So, this also coincides with its lowering effect on cortisol in the body. So, this is indirectly. So, DHT can actually lower cortisol specifically in the body and help with that stress resilience and adaptation. And then finally, DHT can actually block the effects of estrogen. It can actually block the estrogen receptors and basically disable estrogen's effects in the body as well. So, the very first DHT booster, a food source, a food way to increase DHT, is actually something known as sorghum or sorghum. Now, sorghum is a grain originally from Africa and is able to actually increase DHT production. Now, just caution though with sorghum as

consuming as a grain, um, it can actually result in gut irritation in high amounts due to its fiber content. So, you can either use it as a tincture or as a syrup, like a sorghum syrup, which is pretty abundant and easy to find on Amazon and other websites. So, about one tablespoon of sorghum syrup can be used as a food-based way to increase DHT. And I also want to outline that sorghum is actually, you know, one of the grains that a lot of Africans consumed. And just remember the video that I made looking at DHT and penis size. If we look at an Asian demographic versus an African demographic, Africans have generally higher levels of DHT. They also have an increased or bigger penis size versus Asian men, which we can see have lower levels of DHT, possibly due to all the white rice that they consume, and soy, and green tea, and other things that lower DHT, and their penile size is small. So,

just making that sort of connection there between you know how it affects our hormones and then the outcome that can happen as a result. So, we can see here this basic breakdown that looks at how sorghum can actually increase five alpha reductase activity in the body, whereas they compared other components, other drugs such as finasteride, and some other types of compounds as well that can actually, such as rice, safflower, and what they noted was that only sorghum was able to boost DHT levels, whereas the rice and safflower and the other drugs were actually able to decrease the activity of these five alpha reductase enzymes. So, the next way to boost DHT is perhaps something that you're already doing every single day, and that is coffee. Now, we can see here this study was titled Chronic Caffeine Intake Increases Androgenic Stimuli, Epithelial Cell Proliferation, and Hyperplasia in Rat Ventral Prostate. So, this may not be such a good thing for those who have prostate issues. Um, caffeine is known to

exacerbate and worsen benign prostatic hyperplasia, which is BPH. But we can see here that regular coffee consumption boosts testosterone and DHT levels, and caffeine supplementation at doses of two to four milligrams per day is able to boost DHT by 57. Now, the dose would be about 160 milligrams to 320 milligrams per day for an 80-kilogram man, which is easily obtainable with three cups of coffee or one to two double espressos per day. So, I'd love to get your feedback down below. Have you used coffee? Do you currently drink coffee? And how does it affect your general energy and well-being? Just drop a comment down below. Let's get a bit of a discussion going around coffee. Now, taking a look at some of these supplements to boost DHT. Number one is glycine, which is an amino acid, an anti-aging longevity amino acid. 3,000 milligrams plus per day can raise DHT. Creatine, 25 grams per day for

seven days, and then five grams maintenance has been shown to raise DHT levels. Tribulus terrestris, it's a herb that is known to help with libido, that has also been shown to increase DHT. Cysteine extract, which is perhaps one of my favorite herbs that I've used and still used to keep my testosterone and DHT as high as possible naturally. I break down which systems that I use in my free testosterone training, so make sure you join that. That will be linked down below in the video description. Basically, it's a full training that goes through supplements we should be using, lifestyle hacks, and other biohacks to boost testosterone, so be sure to check that out. So, as far as the system extract, I'm using half a teaspoon in warm water every morning as a DHT booster. Then, in addition, vitamin B1, because it's created via the pentose phosphates, that will the NADPH, which is a cofactor. It actually is created via that pentose phosphate pathway, which actually uses

thiamine as a cofactor and so big or large doses of vitamin B1 in the 400mg plus range can provide hydrogen atoms in the chemical reaction in the production of steroids, specifically DHT. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why a lot of guys feel great on high-dose vitamin B1. Maybe that's one of the, you know, mechanisms behind which guys generally feel more motivated, better energy, and things like that when they use high-dose vitamin B1. Now, interestingly, there are some drugs that boost DHT. Nicotine is known to increase DHT levels, and then the epilepsy drug vaporate is also known to increase DHT levels as well. Now, here's some really interesting research about how testosterone and DHT affect prostate cancer. What was really interesting, this study here was titled Testosterone and DHT Tissue Levels in Recurrent Prostate Cancer. Now, this is yet another study which raises serious doubts about the so-called androgen hypothesis of prostate cancer. Now, the study found that androgen levels, and especially DHT, are

drastically lower in prostate cancer, so 90 percent compared to people with benign prostatic hyperplasia. In fact, one-third of the prostate cancer patients included in the study had undetectable DHT levels in their prostates. So, this is really interesting research. We're seeing that potentially DHT is not the main driver behind prostate cancer. If we break down the study further, they're looking at the median tissue levels of dihydrotestosterone. We're 91 lower in recurrent prostate cancer. Six patients had undetectable levels of dihydrotestosterone, and one of those patients also had undetectable levels of testosterone. Now, recurrent prostate cancer patient 14 suggests that prostate cancer can recur completely independent of testicular androgens. So, this is... I'll have to dedicate another video on prostate cancer and some of the major drivers behind prostate cancer, but I would like to challenge the hypothesis that DHT is the only culprit and the only driver behind prostate cancer progression. So, that

pretty much sums up my video on the best ways to boost DHT. If you enjoyed the video, make sure that you check out my testosterone optimization masterclass, that free training that will be linked in the video description down below. Make sure you join that. It goes through how I managed to boost my DHT levels and testosterone levels. So, if you're interested, definitely check that out. It's a really comprehensive training. It goes through a wide variety of hacks that, you know, millions of men around the world need to know about. So, thanks everyone for tuning in. I look forward to seeing you in the next video.

How To BOOST DHT Levels For Confidence, Libido & Anxiety Reduction

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