Hi all. So, I have recently read several things on foods that are very friendly for us T-Men. Almost all of them have recommended garlic as a natural t booster.
Having loved garlic my entire life, this came as pleasant news.
Reading through one of the most well-known studies done on the subject, it appears that garlic is extremely T-boosting. In one subject group (of mice) T levels raised to aprox. 120% while on a high protein diet (compared to 50% for the control group). Also, the total cortisol levels were significantly lower in the garlic group than the control. Also, nitrogen retention was almost twice as high in the garlic group as compared with the control.
While all of this pleased me, I noticed that the amount of garlic that was given to the mice was 0.8 g/ 100g. This sounds like a human would have to eat around 30 grams of garlic a day to match the study levels. My question is, am I right about this being .8 grams of garlic for every one hundred grams of mice, or have I somehow misread the study?
My second question is how the hell do they get mice to eat that much garlic?
well cant say if you read it right but math seems right might want to post the study that would help
30 grams of garlic I can and have done it im sure I love garlic, beware you will also smell like garlic your sweat, pee etc
Phill
[quote]midnightamnesia wrote:
Hi all. So, I have recently read several things on foods that are very friendly for us T-Men. Almost all of them have recommended garlic as a natural t booster.
Having loved garlic my entire life, this came as pleasant news.
Reading through one of the most well-known studies done on the subject, it appears that garlic is extremely T-boosting. In one subject group (of mice) T levels raised to aprox. 120% while on a high protein diet (compared to 50% for the control group). Also, the total cortisol levels were significantly lower in the garlic group than the control. Also, nitrogen retention was almost twice as high in the garlic group as compared with the control.
While all of this pleased me, I noticed that the amount of garlic that was given to the mice was 0.8 g/ 100g. This sounds like a human would have to eat around 30 grams of garlic a day to match the study levels. My question is, am I right about this being .8 grams of garlic for every one hundred grams of mice, or have I somehow misread the study?
My second question is how the hell do they get mice to eat that much garlic?
I cooked Tilapia last night with Butter, Lemon and Garlic. I crushed the garlic. Later that night my daughter gave me a hug and said “Eww you smell like salami.”
I remember when I was 14 and eating a large plate of roasted garlic, washed down with a glass of soy milk…
The thing about garlic is that it will make you stink. Even your skin will stink. Garlic is tasty, but very overpowering. Nothing is worse than a garlic burp
I would think that roasted garlic would be a lot easier to eat more of than raw garlic.
I have also heard that eating garlic along with parsley helps with the smell. Not sure if it’s true or not, but, the two flavors combine very nicely together to create what is called gremolata in Italy.
This is used as a condiment.
It contains garlic, parsley and lemon peel.
Typically served inside the marrow in Osso Bucco.
Pretty darn easy to make:
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves (wash and dry before chopping)
1 teaspoon minced garlic (about 1 large clove)
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Mix all this together in a bowl and add some salt to taste. Use this as a condiment on grilled meats, fish, or seafood or just toss with your cooked veggies.
By the way, you might want to check out this article from the Townsend Newsletter on the benefits of aged garlic. Pretty in depth and cites a number of studies: