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SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION & GETTING STARTED
● Lecture 1: About your instructor and why this course exists
■ Instructor’s Website
■ Becoming SuperHuman Podcast
■ Follow Jonathan on Twitter
● Lecture 2: The many benefits of high testosterone (for both men AND women)
■ No supplemental resources
● Lecture 3: Testosterone, Estrogen, and Cortisol Explained
■ The Role of Testosterone for the Female Athlete
■ The Endocrine System Explained (Video)
■ A great, interactive tool to explore the endocrine system
■ Hormone Balance Know Your Hormones
■ List of Human Hormones
■ Androgen
■ Anabolic Steroid
■ Estrogen
■ Testosterone
● Lecture 4: How this course works (and how you’ll know when it does)
■ Homework:
■ Download and complete page 1 of the Personal Goals & Progress Tracker
● Lecture 5: Safety first, establishing a baseline, & medical disclaimer
■ Homework:
■ Go to the doctor and discuss this course before doing anything!
● Refer to the Personal Goals & Progress Tracker worksheet for a checklist of
topics to run by your doctor
■ Get your blood tested:
● Refer to the Personal Goals & Progress Tracker worksheet for a list of tests
● Once the results come in, mark them on the progress tracker worksheet
● Lecture 6: Download the PDF syllabus & join the community
■ PDF Syllabus (This file way to go!)
■ If you haven’t already, download the Personal Goals & Progress Tracker
■ The Official Course Facebook Group
Quiz #1: Are we ready to learn together?
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SECTION 2 - DIET
● Lecture 7: Eating like an alpha: an endocrineoptimizing diet
■ Effects of replacing meat with soyabean in the diet on sex hormone concentrations
■ Study linking excess protein to lower testosterone
■ Study shows link between hydration and testosterone
■ Jonathan’s Interview with Loren Cordain
■ Jonathan’s Interview with Robb Wolf
■ The Paleo Diet Revised
by Loren Cordain (Amazon)
■ The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf (Amazon)
● Lecture 8: But wait… What about cholesterol?
■ Harvard panel suggests that dietary guidelines stop warning about cholesterol
■ Why cholesterol might not be the cause of heart disease
● Lecture 9: A list of foods to avoid completely
■ Soy Increases Estrogen Levels causing a Decrease in Testosterone Levels in Men
■ Clinical and Biological Activity of Soy Protein Powder Supplementation
■ Soy protein isolates exert minor effects on serum reproductive hormones
■ Dietary soyphytoestrogens decrease testosterone levels and prostate weight
■ Dietary supplements of soya flour lower serum testosterone and increase stress markers
● Lecture 10: A list of foods to eat more of
■ Olive oil converts cholesterol more easily into testosterone
■ Efficacy of selenium and/or Nacetylcysteine for improving semen parameters
■ Which Vegetables Produce the Most Testosterone in Men?
■ The red wine polyphenol resveratrol displays bilevel inhibition on aromatase
■ A dosefinding clinical trial of mushroom powder
■ Dietary intakes of mushrooms and green tea combine to reduce the risk of breast cancer
■ White button mushroom phytochemicals inhibit aromatase activity and breast cancer
■ Involvement of Daspartic acid in the synthesis of testosterone in rat testes.
■ Garlic supplementation increases testosterone and decreases plasma corticosterone
■ Some hormonelike properties of Allium Cepa L. (onion)
■ Management of drug induced sexual dysfunction in male rats with onion
■ Fresh onion juice enhanced copulatory behavior in male rats
■ Pomegranate compounds exhibit antiproliferative and antiaromatase activity
■ Pomegranate juice consumption blood pressure and LDL oxidation
■ Pomegranate juice intake enhances salivary testosterone levels and improves mood
■ Effect of argan and olive oil consumption on the hormonal profile of androgens
■ The effect of Ginger on semen parameters and serum FSH, LH & testosterone
■ Effects of apigenin on steroidogenesis & steroidogenic acute regulatory gene expression
■ Jonathan’s interview with Tero Isokauppila, mushroom expert
● Lecture 11: Alcohol: The Faustian Bargain
■ Sex hormones and adrenocortical steroids in men acutely intoxicated with ethanol.
■ Podcast Episode with Dr. Tami Meraglia
■ Ethanolinduced inhibition of testosterone biosynthesis in vitro
■ Effects of acute alcohol intoxication on pituitarygonadal axis hormones of both sexes
● Lecture 12: Let’s talk caffeine
■ Implications of caffeine on reproductive function
■ Dose effect of caffeine on testosterone and cortisol response
● Lecture
13:
This one micronutrient can have a huge impact
■ The Four Hour Body by Tim Ferriss (Recommended)
■ Efficacy of selenium and/or Nacetylcysteine for improving semen parameters
■ Relationship between serum levels of testosterone, zinc and selenium
Quiz 2: Is our diet all dialed in?
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SECTION 3 - EXERCISE
● Lecture 14: Not all exercise is created equal
■ 6 Ways to Increase Testosterone With Exercise
■ Testosterone physiology in resistance exercise and training
■ Effects of very short rest periods on hormonal responses to resistance exercise
■ Physiological and performance changes from the addition of a sprint interval program
■ The effect of shortterm strength training on human skeletal muscle
● Lecture 15: Ditch the standard lifts for these healthy alternatives
■ How to increase testosterone naturally: Why you don’t need steroids
● Lecture 16: Training: How much is too much?
■ Special Feature for the Olympics: Effects of Excercise on the Immune System
■ Hormone levels of world class cyclists during the Tour of Spain stage race
■ Diagnosis of overtraining: what tools do we have?
● Lecture 17: Quit the sit
■ Jonathan’s Interview with Shawn Stevenson
■
Quiz 3: Are we optimizing our exercise for results?
SECTION 4 - SLEEP
● Lecture 18: Why sleep is so important
■ Protective effect of bluelight shield eyewear for adults against light pollution
■ Nocturnal light pollution and underexposure to daytime sunlight
■ Association between sleep and morning testosterone levels in older men
■ Individually tailored light intervention to promote circadian alignment and sleep
■ Lightinduced melatonin suppression at night after exposure to light
● Lecture 19: Optimizing your sleep habits for endocrine health
■ How to SuperCharge Your Sleep with Nick Littlehales (Interview with Jonathan)
■ Navy SEAL Dr. Kirk Parsley on Sleep vs. Performance (Interview with Jonathan)
■ F.lux app
■ Philips Hue Smart Lights Starter Kit
■ BlueBlocking Sunglasses
■ Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson (Recommended!)
■ Q&A: Why Is Blue Light before Bedtime Bad for Sleep?
■ Evening use of lightemitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing
● Lecture
20:
Creating the perfect sleep sanctuary
■ Why we need to sleep in total darkness
■ Links between breast cancer and light disruption at night
■ Light exposure at night promotes depression
■ Chronic light exposure at night suppresses immune response
■ You Asked: Is Sleeping In a Cold Room Better For You?
■ The Best Temperature for a Good Night’s Sleep
Quiz 4: Are we all set on sleep?
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SECTION 5 - SEX
● Lecture 21: How sex plays a role in endocrine health
■ Endocrine response to orgasm in healthy men following a 3week sexual abstinence
■ A research on the relationship between ejaculation and serum testosterone level in men.
■ Studies on the relationship between plasma testosterone levels and sexual activity
■ Induction of luteinizing hormone and testosterone secretion in anticipation of sex
■ Salivary Testosterone Levels in Men at a U.S. Sex Club
■ Male and female salivary testosterone concentrations before and after sexual activity
■ Today’s Alternative Marriage Styles: The Case of Swingers
● Lecture 22: Some caveats and unpleasant truths
■ Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cicilda Jetha
■ Men in committed, romantic relationships have lower testosterone
■ An interview with Charles Poliquin (See 2:10:50)
■ Human male pair bonding and testosterone
■ Romantic involvement often reduces men's testosterone levelsbut not always
■ Testosterone and Dominance in Men
■ Behavioral and hormonal responses of men to brief interactions with women
■ Rapid endocrine responses of young men to social interactions with young women
■ Strange females increase plasma testosterone in male mice
■ Sex differences in type of extramarital involvement and marital dissatisfaction
● Lecture
23: On… “self love"
■ Postorgasmic prolactin increase following intercourse greater than from masturbation
Quiz 5: Let’s talk about sex, baby
SECTION 6 - LIFESTYLE ADJUSTMENTS
● Lecture
24: Stress & it’s effects on your health
■ How To Meditate Sam Harris
■ Headspace (My recommended Meditation app)
■ Discovering Meditation, Mindfulness, and Inner Peace with Chad Foreman
■ Why Meditation Is For Everyone
■ Navy Seal Dr. Kirk Parsley on Heart Rate Variability & Performance
■ Reduced stress and inflammatory responsiveness in experienced meditators
■ This Is Your Brain on Meditation
■ Effects of Transcendental Meditation program on hormone levels & responses
● Lecture
25: Beware of these endocrine hijackers
■ Common Chemicals May Lower Testosterone Levels, Study Finds
■ Dirty Dozen Endocrine Disruptors
■ EWG.org
■ EWG’s iPhone App
■ EWG’s Android App
● Lecture 26: How cold can actually heat things up
■ 15 Benefits of Cold Showers That Will Blow Your Mind
■ Optimal Temperature for Synthesis of DNA, RNA, and Protein by Human Testis in Vitro
■ Testicular Heat Exposure Enhances the Suppression of Spermatogenesis
■ Hot tubs hurt fertility, study shows
■ An Interview with Wim “The Iceman” Hof Becoming SuperHuman
■ Wim Hof’s Online Training
● Lecture 27: “Local warming” and technology’s downside
■ Exposure to WiFi radiation may cause lower sperm motility
■ Cell phone radiation damages sperm, studies find
● Lecture 28: The psychosomatic power of body language
■ Science Shows Dominant Behavior and Posture Increase Testosterone
■ Power posing: brief nonverbal displays affect
neuroendocrine levels and risk tolerance
■ Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
■ How to Get 20% More Testosterone in Less Than 2 Minutes
■ Vanessa Van Edwards on Body Language & Confidence
■ Courses by Vanessa Van Edwards on Udemy
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Quiz 6: Are you ready to adjust your lifestyle for optimal T?
SECTION 7 - SUPPLEMENTATION
● Lecture
29: Testosterone boosters: stay away!
■ What are the health consequences of steroid abuse?
● Lecture
30: 7080% of us are deficient in this allimportant mineral
■ Why We’re All Deficient In Magnesium, The Many Signs & What To Do
■ Effects of magnesium supplementation on testosterone levels of athletes
■ Effect of magnesium supplementation on strength training in humans.
■ Magnesium and anabolic hormones in older men.
■ Magnesium Bisglycinate capsules
● Lecture
31: Other safe supplements I generally recommend
■ Fish Oil and Testosterone
■ AllNatural Cod Liver Oil (Recommended)
■ Vitamin D and Testosterone (Links to multiple studies within)
■ Association between plasma 25OH vitamin D and testosterone levels
■ Effect of vitamin D supplementation on testosterone levels
■ Creatine and Testosterone (Links to multiple studies within)
■ Why this inexpensive supplement is the key to increasing testosterone
■ Three weeks of creatine supplementation affects dihydrotestosterone to testosterone
■ Discovering the Secrets of Ayurveda with Hanah One Founder Joel Einhorn
■ Examine.com | Ashwaganda Report
■ How Scientific Research & Supplement Companies and Mislead You with Kamal Patel
Quiz 7: How have we supplemented our knowledge of supplements?
SECTION 8 - PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER & CONCLUSION
● Lecture 32: A practical framework for going forward & sharing your results
● Homework:
■ Get your blood tested:
■ Refer to the Personal Goals & Progress Tracker
worksheet for a list of tests
■ Once the results come in, mark them on the progress tracker worksheet
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