Is Boron a good for increasing testosterone? Yes, most definitely
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This article will explore all the testosterone increasing qualities of Boron – such as what is the correct dosage? How does it increase my testosterone levels? (I will show you some studies and reveal something about the dosage sweet spot that you definitely should be aware of!)
I will also cover some of the potential side effects and how to avoid them.
Most importantly I will highlight the ways in which Boron can INCREASE your muscle mass, bone density, and sex drive.
What Is Boron
Boron is a mineral found in the average person’s diet, but there may be some advantages to supplementing it at higher dosages than you can easily obtain from food.
Testosterone boosters are a group of supplements that, generally speaking, cannot fulfill what they promise to do.
Most Testosterone Increasing Supplements Are Herbal
Most supplements that are designed to increase testosterone are herbal in nature and while they might help improve libido, or increase the quality of a guy’s swimmers, they are rarely any good at increasing your free testosterone levels. There are however some exceptions to the rule. 2021 saw the introduction of TestoPrime – a new testosterone boosting supplement that includes many natural ingredients designed to raise low T levels.
With Boron, there is limited evidence, but it actually looks capable of doing just that, at least for some people.
The additional point in its favour is that the currently agreed-upon effective dosage is very small, meaning it’s not much of a waste of supplement capsule space to just throw some in there.
Boron For Increasing Testosterone
Now, don’t get overly excited because research is distinctly lacking, but there are positive signs from what has already been carried out.
The one study that really stands out involved six average healthy men. Yes, 6, hardly a population sample.
Nonetheless, 10mg of Boron per day over the course of a week was able to reduce estrogen levels and increase free testosterone levels.
Free testosterone is the kind of testosterone we like, because it’s not bound to SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin), a protein that attaches to testosterone in the blood, preventing it from being used (source).
Albumin-bound testosterone is fine because it is bioavailable, but free testosterone levels are the best indicator if this aspect of your health overall.
Scientists believe that Boron increases free testosterone by actually inhibiting the SHBG protein.
This no doubt needs more research pumped into it, but that study of six healthy men was published back in 2011 and there hasn’t been a peep since, probably because Boron doesn’t sound as exotic as Tribulus terrestris or Longjack; those wannabe test boosters we were talking about earlier
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We are certainly excited by Boron’s limited evidence supporting its ability to increase testosterone levels, because there aren’t many ingredients that can really do it.
As we’ve already mentioned, it doesn’t take a lot of this mineral to have an effect, according to the intervention studies, so you’ll find it in pills, capsules and possibly even some pre-workout powders.
Use it as stated on the bottle in that case, and refer to our dosage section below if you are unsure about how much to take (if you have some loose powder brand or something).
Boron Dosage
The all important study highlighted above used a 10mg/day dose of Boron, so it seems prudent to follow that if you are a healthy male.
However, dosages as low as 3mg per day have been noted as effective. We see a lot of pill products containing about 5mg.
In truth, the optimum dosage is not really known, at least not in scientifically proven terms, because there hasn’t been enough studies.
Perhaps tinker with the range of 3mg to 10mg and see what happens for you.
Boron Side Effects
Boron does not harm the testicles at all, and has no noted negative side effects at the dosages discussed in the section above.
However, the tolerable upper limit has been provisionally set at 20mg per day, so never go above that.
In fact, just stay on or below the 10mg dose from the study. After all, it worked for that.
We try not to be dramatic around here but if you take about 15 grams (15,000mg) of Boron you will probably die. So don’t.
Also, if a child takes around 5000mg (5 grams) they will suffer the same fate.
That is a ridiculously high dose of Boron though; more than a thousand times the recommended dose above, but in case you have trouble reading:
Dose in the range of 5mg to 10mg – that’s milligrams. MILLIGRAMS.
Got it?
Okay, good.
Boron Summary
Given the amount of complete BS out there about fancy herbs from some swamp in the Congo, and their ability to increase testosterone levels, it’s rather nice to find a common dietary mineral capable of really doing it.
It’s available in your diet, that’s correct, but taking just a little more than your food provides might help you increase free testosterone levels and reduce estrogen levels, even if you’re a strapping young lad (over 18 years of age, of course).
An ingredient which can not only increase free testosterone, but do it in healthy men!! – That’s rarer than a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.
I am presently 80 years old. My wife passed away 1 1/2 years ago. I started a boron daily take of 20 mg about 2 1/2 years ago. Main reason was to ward off prostate cancer and osteoporosis. There was a lot of literature that touted the application of boron for this treatment, 20 mg daily being the common recommended dose level. Coincidentally, I started at the same time that I had received an annual physical blood results that showed a high PSA number of 7.2. PSA is an early indicator of prostate cancer. 2 to 4 is normal. Above 5 is high, above 20 is bad, above 100 …..you have cancer. Three months later after an appointment with a urologist, the recheck of the PSA, it was reported to be 2.8. The following year it dropped to 2.5 and this August 2023 my PSA number was 2.1. This all happened after I began the boron supplement. The urologist does not believe that there is a connection and I have no way to test it but the results is what counts.
But the real unexpected side benefit was a marked increase in testosterone. Normally as one ages the testosterone level steadily drops down. A man in his 25 years is expected to run about 600 to 900 and by my age the number is more likely 250. I was much interested in whether I would see any change. The level was first measured at 280 but after about 6 months my testosterone level was measured at around 600 and I had a noticeable increase in hair growth on my arms, chest, pubic and legs. In fact I now have hair up to 8 inches long on my chest and pubic area as well as hair on my forearms where I never had hair before that I could notice. I have not bothered to remove it as it was of some interest as to see if it would continue to grow even longer.
I now have the libido of back equal to when I was late 20s…….sex two or three times a week is not always enough and my girlfriend is not able to keep up with me. And in fact the pleasure is even more than it was when I was in my 20s. I am 80 years old and one does not even see literature on sex advice for men much beyond 60, as though it is all over with by 65. What you often see are comments like “if you are in your 40s or 50s or even over 60 this sex enhancement will benefit you”. Nothing about being 80 or more. So I am very pleased with the results and see no end to the life I now have. I can tell more but I do not know if this comment area has a text limit.
But just to mention……my bone density exam taken this past week showed a level 26% higher than the base point of a man in his 30s. I had a calcium score performed 1 year after starting the boron supplement………I was at the 25% level of the average man my age. I had a carotid artery exam and found no blockage. And my eye sight has improved to the point that I no longer wear corrective lens……..but nothing to do with boron so do not expect improved vision.
I take my boron by adding a small pinch of BORAX ….NOT Borac Acid….to my coffee maker that works out to be 20 mg per day. Borac Acid has a much higher Boron content and could result in overdose. Many people do this 5 days and then take off a day or two. It works out that the half life of boron is about 17 hours. In other words, if you take 20 mg then after 17 hours, 1/2 has been purged from the body. If you take boron daily and do not take a day off then the boron level is expected to build to about twice the daily level in about 20 days, after which it levels off. If you stop the level drops rather quickly to less than 3 mg in about 4 days. You do get boron from typical food but the daily intake is more like less than 3 mg per day. Do not hold me to any of these numbers as I am quoting form memory and not actual lab test results. Your weight and body functions all impact on the boron levels and retention. There are plenty of literature references to support the results.
i appreciate your article. this is twice in two days i stumble across boron info and
the shirt in the video is a morale booster for me for sure. testosterone is a slippery slope.
a slight increase is huge if you have a cortisol imbalance. thank you
15mg of boron a day will not kill you.
Research performed by Whiley in 1904 concluded that a dosage above 77Mg daily interfered with digestion and the upper limit was 4000mg.
People have reported taking 25-50ms a day for certain conditions with good outcomes and little to ne no side effects.