Hypothalamus, testosterone, and the feedback mechanism......
(not sure if this the right area for this question....?)
This may be a little out there, but I'm going to bring it up anyways.
You know, we take testosterone for a variety of reasons. Me, I take it to bring me to an optimal level. But we all take it exogenously if we want to surpass our "pre-set" normal levels as determined by the hypothalamus. There are certain products you can inject that can temporarily increase your normal production levels, but in the end, you reach that frustrating point of diminishing returns, and ultimately, your test levels will reduce and fall within it's own "normal" range.
Let me use an analogy, then I'll get to my point. If a body's test production system is "Like" a heating system in a house, at present, what we do is get a bigger heater, and just pump in more heat, by passing the existing heating system that came with the house. And since the add-on heater is so much more effective, ultimately, the existing system becomes moot and gets turned off.
In this analogy, it would have been much more efficient if we just simply turned up the thermostat if we wanted more heat. No need for additional heaters.
My question is this. Does anyone know if there has been any research or studies on how to get the hypothalamus to change (or increase) it's "preset" test levels as they normally would be in the feedback loop? (Like how we can improve the thyroids's efficiency levels)
I think if we ever figure this out, alot of what we do becomes safer, and more natural.
Anyone?