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Recently, you have found out that your fat is considered an ENDOCRINE ORGAN.
Now there is a new “organ” entering the scene.
And it is one the MOST UNLIKELY source that you would expect.
And guys, this hormone-producing “organ” may be one key to increasing your TESTOSTERONE levels and improving your sex drive, health and vitality.
Currently, you know it as a non-function structure which provides protection of your internal organs, stability and blood formation in the form of marrow.
What is it?
The Skeleton
Most people know the skeleton as something designed for protection and production of red blood cells.
But new, emerging research may show that YOUR skeleton may be a hormone secreting organ.
There are tiny cells in your skeleton which are responsible for bone growth and production.
These tiny specialized cells are called osteoblasts, and are very IMPORTANT for so many different reasons.
One is as a way to strengthen your bones.
But these same cells secreted a hormone that may control blood sugar and increase your testosterone productions.
Give me a minute to explain…
Osteocalcin and Diabetes
The powerful hormone osteocalcin is secreted by osteoblasts.
Osteocalcin is a protein found in your bones, but once released into your
body, it then acts as a hormone
This powerful hormone may be linked to regulating ANOTHER powerful hormone in your body: insulin.
Insulin is responsible for shuttling sugar in your blood to your working muscle cells.
In metabolic syndrome and Diabetes, insulin is either not released from the pancreas or the insulin may be too weak to do its job.
When osteocalcin is released into your blood, it may stimulate the β-cells in your pancreas to release insulin.
Increased levels of osteocalcin may stimulate your fat cells to release Adiponectin as well.
Adiponectin may also increase your
cells sensitivity to insulin
This may help your cells to take in sugar due to the increased sensitivity to insulin or from increased insulin secretion from your pancreas.
But that is not all…
Osteocalcin and Men’s Health
Sex hormones play an important role in the growth and development of your bones.
Both estrogen and testosterone may benefit your skeleton by stimulating bone growth and development.
But some researchers wanted to know if the skeleton may provide benefit to sex hormones.
And guys, their results were ASTONISHING!
They discovered osteocalcin may actually INCREASE your TESTOSTERONE levels
Interesting note: mice DEFICIENT in osteocalcin had fewer liters and offspring than mice with healthy levels of osteocalcin.
Researchers tested their hypothesis on mice to determine if osteocalcin may have a positive effect on your T-levels.
These same researchers determined the relationship between osteocalcin and blood sugar.
They may have determined there when there is an increase osteocalcin, there is also a positive in testosterone production.
This may INCREASE your sperm count as well.
In fact, researchers noticed that when mice were given osteocalcin, they noticed a spike in testosterone.
How does it happen?
Let me explain…
When osteocalcin is released from the osteoblasts, it finds its way to your testes.
Once it enters your testes, it then binds to a receptor site on specialized cells called Leydig cells.
Leydig cells are specialized cells responsible for testosterone production
when there are adequate levels of luteinizing hormone
When osteocalcin binds to receptor sites on your Leydig cells it may then stimulate testosterone production.
Osteocalcin may increase the enzyme expression which is
responsible for testosterone production
But sorry ladies, osteocalcin does NOT exhibit the same effects on your levels of estrogen.
The Bones Have It
Osteocalcin is a protein that is released from cells in your skeleton.
And this protein, once it enters your body, acts as a potent hormone in your body.
Increased osteocalcin levels may stimulate pancreas cells to produce and release insulin.
This may aid in blood sugar control and increase your cells sensitivity to insulin.
Osteocalcin may also stimulate testosterone production by binding to receptor sites in your cells which control testosterone production.
However, osteocalcin does not have any effect on estrogen (sorry ladies).
This research is new and evolving, and may change over the coming years.
For now, it may bring promise to men who are suffering from low testosterone or on the fight against Diabetes and insulin resistance.
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