(15-01-2016, 07:40 PM)Lotus Wrote: Thanks Alison, I appreciate that.
A plan that targets specific steroid hormones has a better chance of reaching ones goals. Ease off the gas pedal a few times a month to allow receptors to reset, (enter progesterone cream, which returns estrogen receptors to original state).
Every 90 minutes the pituitary is sending signals for hormones production, these are in small amounts. An average male produces 4mg to 10mg of Testoerone. And of that only .04 is aromatase. From my understanding that equates to about 300ng/dL of total T (daily).
If 5 alpha reductase is blocked inside the Andogen Receptor it can't be converted to DHT, or on the other hand, if no 5AR is present in the androgen receptor it should be processed into aromatase. This is what green tea does, inhibit the CYP17 pathway.
Btw, green tea is one secondary metabolite one should have in a NBE/HRT plan. Citrus is another, e.g. Lemon which also inhibits the CYP17 enzyme. I'd go with fresh squeezed in ice water. Thanks for the heads up about the nipple sensitivity from using lemon, I've heard this a lot. Mine get puffy when I drink it too.
Reishi is also estrogenic, it has so many other health benefits (posted in BN), just like green tea. It's about the strongest 5 AR inhibitor (80%@ prostate) just before Pharma AA's.
Be careful with the fish oil caps, it will boost free T, should be ok though if 5ar is blocked.
You're most welcome
Thanks for that, yes I'm taking a couple of days off per week and using PC to reset things.
I'll see how it goes with the Green tea, Reishi and limited use of Licorice (3x per week)
Hopefully that will block the 5ar sufficiently, which should I hope mean that any increase in Testosterone caused by the fish oil has a better chance of being converted into Estrogen by aromatase. I'm not taking too many though just a couple 3 times a week.
I'm also on Folic acid tablets and Vit D as my levels were a bit low a couple of months back will they be helping at all?
(15-01-2016, 08:35 PM)Lotus Wrote: Alison,
Have you tried drinking green tea (I prefer hot) along side a cup lemon water. Whoa!, that's a heck of a combination. [nipples/areolas be exploding]
No I can't say I have, thanks for the tip I'm definately going to have to try that for sure