Comment · Tue, February 9, 2021 · ND Owner
Bloodwork (on Tongkat Ali)
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ConstantLi · 81 points
EDIT: Link to bloods
https://imgur.com/a/iEE9heg
Hi everyone,
Been a longtime buyer from ND, always appreciated the high quality, but never made a post on the subreddit.
So I'm in my 20s, got my testosterone tested earlier this year before the pandemic and scored a disappointing 388. Doctor refused to do any more hormone testing to see if anything was wrong because I was in range.
So then I started optimizing my own health. Supplemented vitamin D, magnesium, and zinc. Stopped eating out and buying frozen meals. Cut out drinking bottled water, which may leech plastics. Getting plenty of sunlight. Ate lots of healthy fats.
And I started taking ND's 10% Tongkat Ali. Been taking it for the last month and a half. Took another testosterone blood test at a men's clinic last week and scored 972.
Now of course, I can't say it was 100% due to Tongkat. I made a lot of lifestyle changes as you can see since my last test. But what I will say is my new doctor was really surprised how big of a jump I made in half a year. And this isn't even the highest I could go, since I usually don't have great sleep and recently I haven't been getting as much exercise as I should. Now my next goal is…
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BuhhhDum · 2 points
If I wanted to take this what should I know before hand? Sides? And does it need to be cycled?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
The most reported side effect is some nausea after taking it on an empty stomach. Most people report that with the 2% rather than the 10%, though. Cycling is always good. I think longer-term cycles work for tongkat. So take a week off every month or two.