Have you heard of Pine Pollen?
Can Pine Pollen increase your Testosterone?
My Pine Pollen review: The male portion of the Pine Tree buds in the early spring. You may be familiar with the female version the Pine Cone. Well the male version is smaller and when it buds the powder falls to the ground, the forest animals eat the powder which is all over their food get to feeling "Frisky" just in time for Spring mating season! Will it turn you into a Tiger!?
Over the past 30 years I have used just about every supplement out there, in the attempt to get that extra edge over my competition, I have a very sensitive system physically and I can tell almost immediately if something is working or not. Some work great, some dont at all.
I am also very open minded so when I see something new I will usually give it a try. When I first heard of Pine Pollen I was instantly intrigued because it is a vital part of Chinese Medicine of which I have studied extensively. So I read all I could find on the substance and what I discovered was literally mind boggling. For example Pine Pollen is one the rarest substances thats Loaded with actual male androgens such as Testosterone, Androstendiol, Androstendione, Epitestosterone, DHEA, and a few others.
Here are the facts
The Pinus Sylverstis variete for example contains: 80 ng/g of testosterone, 110 ng/g of epitestosterone, and 590 ng/g androstenedione
The average male has around 25,000 to 100,000 ngs of Test in his system.
100 Grams of Pine Pollen contains about 8,000 ng's of actual Testosterone.
Quite a hefty dose I should say...
But before you go and start ingesting Pine Pollen Powder here are a few tips I have discovered which have given me the maximum benefit from supplementing with this Chinese Herb.
First of all a bag of Pine Pollen comes in either a powder form or liquid extract (Tincture).
The difference is that the powder is its basic raw form. The least effective way to take the powder is to put it in capsules. Because the powder molecules bypass the sublingual cavity in the mouth, thus preventing a major amount of absorption, it is then subjected to the harsh stomach acids and a lot of the fragile testosterone and other androgens are mostly destroyed. The only effective way to get proper absorption from the powder is to Mega Dose it.
“Oral dosing in China runs from 5 to 10 grams per day, which, barring the problems of testosterone going through the GI tract, would give a comparatively high dose of testosterone every day.”
– Stephen Harrod Buhner
– Stephen Harrod Buhner
The 2nd least effective way to take it is in a drink mix like a protein shake or other cold liquid. Again You will be destroying most of the delicate structures of the hormones in the stomach acid some more will get through the sublingual cavity of the mouth as you drink it. Although you will be getting some benefit from the Pine Pollen as a super food because it also contains a whopping
- 20 kinds of amino acid, 8 of which are essential to the body.
- 14 kinds of vitamins.
- 30 kinds of mineral elements.
- About a hundred kinds of enzymes and active substances.
- Nucleic acids, fibrins, unsaturated fatty acids, flavonoids, choline, etc.
A better way the Powder form of Pine Pollen is for me 2 teaspoons mixed in hot water as in a tea mixture or by itself. It has a rather mild , bland taste but is completely suitable to drink after the hot water has cooled off for a while. Let it sit or steep for as long as you can , the longer it sits the better it gets. Typically I dose in the morning and sometimes at night before bed.
- Arginine – 99.8 mg
- Histidine – 18.9 mg
- Isoleucine – 53.9 mg
- Leucine – 84.6 mg
- Lysine – 80.2 mg
- Phenylalanine – 57.2 mg
- Threonine – 49.2 mg
- Tryptophan – 14.9 mg
- Valine – 64.6 mg
Using this method it took me a few seconds to feel the rush of energy mostly mental . Now this is not typical for most people . I am extremely sensitive person and literally FEEL herbs working in me! Its crazy I know but I'll take it...the first time I had it I went and did 97 partial rep dips, when normally I can only do around 55-65.
If you are not a very sensitive person the effect may take hours, days or even weeks for you to feel some form of tangible sense that its working. It does have an accumulative effect as well so the longer you are on it up to 4-6 weeks you may feel a gradual sense of Well being, an increase in energy, strength and endurance, sleeping better, getting more work done, a stronger desire to "Get With" your spouse, a positive attitude, workout motivation, more optimism, better mood... etc.
Your age will play a HUGE role in how fast you may feel the effects of Pine Pollen. Males 16-25 generally are already producing high amounts of Testosterone and the effect would be more the older you are after 30 ish... Men over 40 to 65 will feel the most dramatic effect because we generally have low Test.
I am 49 so this stuff really kicked in for me. I have had symptoms of low Testosterone as far back as 15 years ago.
The Absolute BEST way to take Pine Pollen is in a tincture form and here's why.
Tinctures pull or extract the hormones directly out of the Pine Pollen Powder. Its like when you make a spaghetti dinner and the longer it cooks the better it gets, especially the next day, thats because all of the spices have been drawn out through the cooking process. The Pine Pollen tincture is at least 10 times stronger than the powder in my opinion. Also the delivery system is 10 times better than ingesting it. As the liquid tincture enters your mouth hold it there for as long as you can, the insides of your cheeks called the buccal cavity and the sublingual area under the tongue will ABSORB the fragile hormones DIRECTLY into your bloodstream, bypassing the damaging stomach acids!
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This method is extremely potent use with caution. The tincture contains hormones where as the powder form is more of a super food with many other benefits. I used a total of 2 to 3 teaspoons daily in hot water + 2 squirts of tincture on workout days. Yes even women need testosterone. However just note that if you are female a short term use is better because you may develop some facial hair if you are on the tincture too long, or other male characteristics. I would stick to the powder form...
Athletes guide to MAX Testosterone would be a combination of the Pine Pollen Powder + the Tincture.
I have been steadily using it for the past 5 months and have noticed considerable strength gains, massive energy, more reps, more sets, quicker recovery, way better mood, less irritable, while I am on it 5-6 weeks and then when I go off of it for a short cycle 3 or 4 days, my energy levels and everything goes down gradually as well. Then when I go back on it , everything returns gradually over the next week or so.
I have to say this is the BEST supplement I have ever used in over 30 years!! for increasing my overall energy, strength, stamina, mood, positive outlook ....
I have to say this is the BEST supplement I have ever used in over 30 years!! for increasing my overall energy, strength, stamina, mood, positive outlook ....
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