24-12-2011, 11:03 AM
Good morning Susan,
I was wondering if saw palmetto, or maybe barley grass, would help, just until your skin clears and the hair loss stops. Hops (as tea between meals) helps with acne, but it is not really known as a prostate herb, so it is possible that it only inhibits 5α-reductase type 1.
Saw palmetto extract inhibits both forms: 5α-reductase type 1 and 2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5%CE%B1-reductase
Type 2 5α-reductase makes DHT from testosterone. Type 1 does 5α-reduction of androstenedione to 5α-androstanedione, which is then converted to DHT:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRD5A1
In this drawing, 5α-androstanedione is not shown. It does show that type 1 does not make the estrogens from testosterone:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...enesis.svg
Type 1 5α-reductase bypasses testosterone.
I'm going out to shop groceries for a nice Christmas dinner. Wahaika wrote the best time to start NBE is between winter solstice and summer solstice. Before Germanic tribes were christened, Christmas was the festival of the return of the light. So this is the official start of the NBE year. Next week is the time to think about goals for 2012. Since this is my first holiday season on the forum, I never thought about it this way. There's a whole new meaning to this time of the year
I was wondering if saw palmetto, or maybe barley grass, would help, just until your skin clears and the hair loss stops. Hops (as tea between meals) helps with acne, but it is not really known as a prostate herb, so it is possible that it only inhibits 5α-reductase type 1.
Saw palmetto extract inhibits both forms: 5α-reductase type 1 and 2.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5%CE%B1-reductase
Type 2 5α-reductase makes DHT from testosterone. Type 1 does 5α-reduction of androstenedione to 5α-androstanedione, which is then converted to DHT:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRD5A1
In this drawing, 5α-androstanedione is not shown. It does show that type 1 does not make the estrogens from testosterone:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...enesis.svg
Type 1 5α-reductase bypasses testosterone.
I'm going out to shop groceries for a nice Christmas dinner. Wahaika wrote the best time to start NBE is between winter solstice and summer solstice. Before Germanic tribes were christened, Christmas was the festival of the return of the light. So this is the official start of the NBE year. Next week is the time to think about goals for 2012. Since this is my first holiday season on the forum, I never thought about it this way. There's a whole new meaning to this time of the year