26-06-2011, 11:00 AM
A full text copy of Adriane Fugh-Berman's 2003 publication is available on her website:
http://www.fugh-berman.com/files/Bust.pdf
I remember it had me worried back then, but I chose a hops & grains formula anyway. However, before I decide to either finish or toss my last half box, I checked later publications that cite hers. And look what I found:
Hops stimulates insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1):
Scroll down to p. 73, top left graph:
http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=975467654&dok_var=d1&dok_ext=pdf&filename=975467654.pdf
http://joe.endocrinology-journals.org/co...7.abstract
I remember GorgeousBlonde noticed that not many supplements boost GF:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=7997
So I have one more good reason to keep hops in my program
http://www.fugh-berman.com/files/Bust.pdf
I remember it had me worried back then, but I chose a hops & grains formula anyway. However, before I decide to either finish or toss my last half box, I checked later publications that cite hers. And look what I found:
Hops stimulates insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1):
Scroll down to p. 73, top left graph:
http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=975467654&dok_var=d1&dok_ext=pdf&filename=975467654.pdf
http://joe.endocrinology-journals.org/co...7.abstract
I remember GorgeousBlonde noticed that not many supplements boost GF:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=7997
So I have one more good reason to keep hops in my program