28-05-2012, 09:55 PM
Yes Sarah,
You are absolutely right. Oats decrease Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG). So you get more free testosterone, but also more free DHT, because SHBG binds DHT even more strongly than it binds testosterone.
I take 8,400 mg oat flakes a day, but that's to balance my flax seed. Flax seed increase SHBG. Without flax, 1,000-2,000 mg oats is plenty.
You are absolutely right. Oats decrease Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG). So you get more free testosterone, but also more free DHT, because SHBG binds DHT even more strongly than it binds testosterone.
I take 8,400 mg oat flakes a day, but that's to balance my flax seed. Flax seed increase SHBG. Without flax, 1,000-2,000 mg oats is plenty.