03-09-2017, 18:14
This is a relief about astaxanthin. Thanks for posting Lotus. But I have a question, and I would really love to get your feedback on it if you don't mind, because I've been taking astaxanthin all month with my PM and I noticed that I didn't get any swelling whatsoever this cycle (and usually I swell well over 2 inches in my bust area every cycle). I'm worried that on my next measurement day I won't get any growth because of this but we'll see.
I found a medical study where the results show that astaxanthin alone demonstrated 98% inhibition of 5alpha-reductase at 300 microg/mL in vitro. In a separate test, Alphastat, the combination of astaxanthin and SPLE (saw palmetto berry lipid extract), showed a 20% greater inhibition of 5alpha-reductase than SPLE alone in vitro. This study also showed increased testosterone and decreased dihydrotestosterone levels (due to inhibition of 5-alpha reductase enzyme). Here is one link to the study but there were a few others that I saw too: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16093232
I found a medical study where the results show that astaxanthin alone demonstrated 98% inhibition of 5alpha-reductase at 300 microg/mL in vitro. In a separate test, Alphastat, the combination of astaxanthin and SPLE (saw palmetto berry lipid extract), showed a 20% greater inhibition of 5alpha-reductase than SPLE alone in vitro. This study also showed increased testosterone and decreased dihydrotestosterone levels (due to inhibition of 5-alpha reductase enzyme). Here is one link to the study but there were a few others that I saw too: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16093232