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Do WHAT to our testicles?! Tucker Carlson's solution to boost testosterone levels defies belief!

'The conservative movement is ending not with a bang, not with whimper but with… testicle tanning', a Twitter user remarked

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has come under fire for suggesting men undergo "testicle tanning" as a way to increase their testosterone during a preview of his new documentary from his show 'Tucker Carlson Originals'. In one of the episodes titled 'The End of Men', a man is seen standing on a rock with no clothes in front of a giant machine that projected a red light onto his crotch, seemingly tanning his private parts.

The political commentator, 52, in his new documentary, spoke to a fitness professional, Andrew McGovern about testicle tanning, which he referred to as 'red light therapy.' Speaking about it, McGovern said: "If you want to optimize and take it to another level, expose yourself to red light therapy." He added, "It’s testicle tanning, but it’s also full-body red light therapy, which has a massive amount of benefits. There’s so much data out there that isn’t being picked up on or covered."

To which Carlson responded, "Obviously, half the viewers right now are like, "What?! Testicle tanning, that’s crazy! But my view is, OK, testosterone levels have crashed and nobody says anything about it, that’s crazy, so why is it crazy to seek solutions?"

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A Twitter user shared the clip from Carlson's documentary with the caption, "In his new special on how to raise testosterone levels in men, Tucker Carlson's guest suggests 'testicle tanning' using infrared light as a 'bromeopathic' therapy." 

Commenting under the thread, one wrote: "I thought that they were trying to use space lasers to zap unwanted body hair, but apparently Tucker is just big into tanning his testes. It wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen if he and his fans lowered their sperm count." Another remarked: "I love how they talk like there's a big conspiracy out there to prevent you from infrared blasting your ballsack. No one's stopping you from frying your nuts, Tucker."

Another added, "They could have tea-bagged themselves in Chernobyl’s Red Forest alongside the Russian military if they were this desperate to develop testicular cancer." Someone else wrote, "That's all fine and well. But before Tucker can tan his nuts he's gonna have to get them back from Putin." One user commented, "The conservative movement is ending not with a bang, not with whimper but with… 'testicle tanning'".

Someone added, "So I’ve figured it out @TuckerCarlson believes that tanning your testicles with infrared light - commonly used as a therapy at most bougie salons - will make you a manlier man. Where have all the cowboys gone ? To Salon Scroté for a ball bag rejuvenation apparently." One user simply commented, "That's just nuts."

What is testicle tanning?

The testicle tanning referred to by Tucker Carlson in the clip, actually refers to red light therapy, originally developed in 1967 by Hungarian scientists. The therapy is not about making your body tan, instead, it reduces wrinkles, scars, redness, and acne. As per Inverse, it also improves hair growth, depression, muscle recovery, and relieves pain.

According to Cleveland Clinic, red light therapy uses low wavelength red light to improve the skin's appearance, but there is still much discussion about its effectiveness. Dr. Amin Herati, a urologist at Johns Hopkins University told DailyMail, that there is no data supporting a link between infrared therapy and increased testosterone levels. Herati said, "It is not well understood as to how this helps. If anything, it would have a detrimental effect on testosterone production."