My libido is on the high side today, and I have other things to do, apart from chasing every woman in sight. So today could be a great day to experiment with flax. I have broken brown flax seed here.
Flax is a phyto-estrogen, but it also increases Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG), and it inhibits aromatase. Moreover, mixing phyto-estrogens makes the digestion to estradiol less effective.
I'm not too worried about the decreased efficiency of the digestion: I have linked the publication before in this thread, and it says two phyto-estrogens are still better than one. That was tested on soy, hop, and flax, the three phyto-estrogens Eve M used.
I'm not worried about the inhibition of aromatase either. Testosterone binds 100 times stronger to aromatase than the lignans in flax. I also linked the publication about that before.
The increase in SHBG was observed after weeks of 10-25% of flax in the diet, so I wouldn't expect an immediate effect. But I can always try. Flax seed must be soaked in water before use. I'll put 100 g in water for later today.
Flax is a phyto-estrogen, but it also increases Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG), and it inhibits aromatase. Moreover, mixing phyto-estrogens makes the digestion to estradiol less effective.
I'm not too worried about the decreased efficiency of the digestion: I have linked the publication before in this thread, and it says two phyto-estrogens are still better than one. That was tested on soy, hop, and flax, the three phyto-estrogens Eve M used.
I'm not worried about the inhibition of aromatase either. Testosterone binds 100 times stronger to aromatase than the lignans in flax. I also linked the publication about that before.
The increase in SHBG was observed after weeks of 10-25% of flax in the diet, so I wouldn't expect an immediate effect. But I can always try. Flax seed must be soaked in water before use. I'll put 100 g in water for later today.