07-06-2012, 11:35
I'm looking for literature on the dose of oats that levels out the increase of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) with age. There's not much:
Green oats (avena sativa) "combat" SHBG and increase LH:
http://staleycertified.com/wp-content/up...eashed.pdf
Oat bran has no effect on SHBG:
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.....2006.0005
Before I ever took hops, I knew from experience that oat flakes improve libido. The decrease of SHBG sets free dihydrotestosterone (DHT) too. I could try that again, since hops does not affect DHT that is released in this way. So maybe I can find the right oats dose from experiments.
The increase of SHBG with age is on wikipedia. There's plenty of literature on the increase of SHBG from flax. So it should be possible to get a better view on exactly how much oats I need. Too much can cause a stall: it contains lignans too.
Once I have the oats/flax balance as a back bone, I can add soy for more phyto-estrogens, spearmint tea as an anti-androgen, fenugreek for progesterone, and both fenugreek and black seed for prolactin and insulin sensitivity. Surfer Joe pointed out that the progesterone increase could be a result of the increase of prolactin. If that's true, I could drop the black seed and just use fenugreek, as long as I don't gain too much weight.
I already pointed out the advantages of a foods based program in cost and in availability, and in hiding the stash. I wouldn't have to worry about depression from hops any more. But then I could just try PM too.
Green oats (avena sativa) "combat" SHBG and increase LH:
http://staleycertified.com/wp-content/up...eashed.pdf
Oat bran has no effect on SHBG:
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.....2006.0005
Before I ever took hops, I knew from experience that oat flakes improve libido. The decrease of SHBG sets free dihydrotestosterone (DHT) too. I could try that again, since hops does not affect DHT that is released in this way. So maybe I can find the right oats dose from experiments.
The increase of SHBG with age is on wikipedia. There's plenty of literature on the increase of SHBG from flax. So it should be possible to get a better view on exactly how much oats I need. Too much can cause a stall: it contains lignans too.
Once I have the oats/flax balance as a back bone, I can add soy for more phyto-estrogens, spearmint tea as an anti-androgen, fenugreek for progesterone, and both fenugreek and black seed for prolactin and insulin sensitivity. Surfer Joe pointed out that the progesterone increase could be a result of the increase of prolactin. If that's true, I could drop the black seed and just use fenugreek, as long as I don't gain too much weight.
I already pointed out the advantages of a foods based program in cost and in availability, and in hiding the stash. I wouldn't have to worry about depression from hops any more. But then I could just try PM too.