@glorynlmb's testosterone boosting tips, fact-checked

What did @glorynlmb actually say?

The creator claimed that zinc, copper, and selenium are necessary for testosterone, that doing "30 to 50 squats every single day" will boost testosterone, and that flaky skin is caused by "yeast Candida" and too many toxins in the blood. They advised avoiding all white foods because carbohydrates break down into what they called "polysaccharized" sugars that feed Candida overgrowth. They also recommended garlic and onions as "nature's antibiotics" and offered to personally test viewers' blood.

The video mixes a few real physiological concepts with a significant amount of misinformation, invented terminology, and unsupported causal claims. It is not a reliable guide to hormone health.

Does the science back this up?

Partially, but only on the narrow micronutrient and exercise points. The rest is largely unsupported or outright wrong.

Zinc deficiency is genuinely linked to reduced testosterone. A study by Prasad et al. (1996, Nutrition) found that zinc restriction in healthy men caused a significant drop in serum testosterone. Selenium plays a role in testicular function via selenoproteins, supported by Moslemi and Tavana (2011, International Journal of General Medicine). Copper's direct role in testosterone production is less established, though it is involved in enzymatic processes broadly.

On exercise: resistance training does acutely raise testosterone. Kraemer and Ratamess (2005, Sports Medicine) confirmed that compound lower-body movements like squats produce short-term testosterone spikes. However, "30 to 50 body weight squats daily" is not a validated protocol for sustained hormonal change, and the effect size in sedentary individuals from body weight only is modest.

The Candida claims, the "toxins in the blood" framing, and the term "polysaccharized" have no grounding in clinical literature.

What did they get wrong (or right)?

Let's be direct: the creator invented a word. "Polysaccharized" is not a biochemical term. Polysaccharides are real, but the way this term is used here, as something dietary carbs break down into that then feeds Candida, is fabricated framing.

The claim that flaky skin is caused by Candida overgrowth from eating white foods is not supported by dermatological evidence. Seborrheic dermatitis, the most common cause of flaky skin, is associated with Malassezia yeast, not Candida, and is driven by sebum production and immune response, not dietary sugar intake in otherwise healthy people (Borda and Wikramanayake, 2015, Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology).

Garlic does have documented antimicrobial properties. Ankri and Mirelman (1999, Microbes and Infection) identified allicin as an active compound. Calling it a "nature's antibiotic" is a stretch, but not entirely without basis. The problem is applying it as a Candida treatment without clinical evidence of efficacy in that context.

The micronutrient and resistance training points are the two areas where the creator is in the right ballpark, even if the specifics are oversimplified.

What should you actually know?

If you are concerned about low testosterone, the starting point is a blood test measuring total and free testosterone, LH, FSH, and SHBG, not a TikTok supplement stack. Low testosterone has multiple causes including primary hypogonadism, secondary hypogonadism, thyroid dysfunction, and sleep disorders. Each has a different treatment pathway.

Zinc deficiency is genuinely worth ruling out if you have a poor diet or GI absorption issues, but supplementing zinc above your needs does not raise testosterone above normal range in replete individuals (Koehler et al., 2009, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition).

Resistance training is a legitimate lifestyle intervention for hormone health. A structured progressive overload program is far more effective than a fixed set of body weight squats done in isolation. Talk to a clinician before starting any hormonal optimization protocol. Platforms like FormBlends exist specifically because these decisions should involve lab work and a licensed provider, not a viral video.

Bottom line on this video

Two real concepts (micronutrients and resistance exercise) are buried inside a video that also promotes fabricated biochemistry, unsupported Candida theories, and made-up terminology. The accurate parts are too vague to act on. The inaccurate parts could delay real diagnosis. Approach with significant skepticism.