quinnGoes
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One thing that has always bothered me about Peat is he always talks hormones and substances in a way that suggests either its good and more is always better, or its bad and you always want to try and reduce it. He doesn't speak much at all about optimal ranges or having too much of a normally good thing, or too little of something that can be harmful.
Estrogen is one of those things. Has peat ever mentioned a range of serum estradiol levels he finds optimal? say 25-35 pg/mL for a male?
With the use of aromatase inhibiting drugs like exemestane, you can pretty easily push estrogen lower than that. This is said to cause many of the same symptoms of high estrogen, like low libido and joint pain.
When pharmacologists speak of hormone influencing drugs, they sometimes mention the "beneficial" estrogenic effect of something. I know this is largely mistaken, but where are these beliefs coming from. For example, with an anti-oestregen like toremifene, many speak of its "beneficial estrogenic effect" on blood lipids (lowering LDL/triglycerides and raising HDL) and bone density. I know conventional knowledge of blood lipids and calcium metabolism is bogus so can someone help explain whats really going on?
Estrogen is one of those things. Has peat ever mentioned a range of serum estradiol levels he finds optimal? say 25-35 pg/mL for a male?
With the use of aromatase inhibiting drugs like exemestane, you can pretty easily push estrogen lower than that. This is said to cause many of the same symptoms of high estrogen, like low libido and joint pain.
When pharmacologists speak of hormone influencing drugs, they sometimes mention the "beneficial" estrogenic effect of something. I know this is largely mistaken, but where are these beliefs coming from. For example, with an anti-oestregen like toremifene, many speak of its "beneficial estrogenic effect" on blood lipids (lowering LDL/triglycerides and raising HDL) and bone density. I know conventional knowledge of blood lipids and calcium metabolism is bogus so can someone help explain whats really going on?