05-07-2012, 05:19 PM
Well mochaccino,
The 8-prenylnaringenin content in hops is 10-20 times lower than the xanthohumol content. I suppose that will be the ratio in hops extracts too.
If you do have Eubacterium Limosum in the intestine, you don't care: just any hops extract that has xantohumol or isoxanthohumol in it will do. The bacteria will make 8-PN out of them.
There is a study by the same research group about cosupplementation of hops, soy, and flax. One of the conclusions was that at least part of the intestinal bacteria that are needed to digest the phyto-estrogens are common between hops, soy, and flax. So if you respond to one of them, the chance increases that you respond to the others too.
This is the reason why I decided to cosupplement hops, soy, and flax too, like Eve M. The decision to put both hops and soy in Menohop may have a similar background, but I would have to read the patents in detail to find out. I'll post it here if I find something.
The 8-prenylnaringenin content in hops is 10-20 times lower than the xanthohumol content. I suppose that will be the ratio in hops extracts too.
If you do have Eubacterium Limosum in the intestine, you don't care: just any hops extract that has xantohumol or isoxanthohumol in it will do. The bacteria will make 8-PN out of them.
There is a study by the same research group about cosupplementation of hops, soy, and flax. One of the conclusions was that at least part of the intestinal bacteria that are needed to digest the phyto-estrogens are common between hops, soy, and flax. So if you respond to one of them, the chance increases that you respond to the others too.
This is the reason why I decided to cosupplement hops, soy, and flax too, like Eve M. The decision to put both hops and soy in Menohop may have a similar background, but I would have to read the patents in detail to find out. I'll post it here if I find something.