The Policosanols Thread

[DonLore]

What is PFS?

Post Finasteride Syndrome

 

[mamakitty]

Post Finasteride Syndrome

Oh okay, thanks

 

[mamakitty]

I eat panela/jaggery and beeswax daily in addition to my Policosanol supp.

What is panela/jaggery?

 

[Jam]

What is panela/jaggery?

Evaporated sugar cane extract.

 

[Mauritio]

Policosanol might be effective against COVID-19 and the spike protein

I've been wondering why I haven't come across any studies on the effectiveness of saturated fatty acids against SARS-cov-2/ the spike protein, since medium and long chain fatty acids like MCT, lauric acid and policosanol have been shown to have anti-viral activity. Here ,this study showed an...

raypeatforum.com

 

[mamakitty]

Evaporated sugar cane extract.

Thank you

 

[Inaut]

Jaggery is better

 

[mamakitty]

Jaggery is better

You mean better than panila or normal sugar?

 

[Inaut]

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[Inaut]

Panela. It’s softer and easier to add to stuff. More like brown sugar/fudge. IMO of course

 

[mamakitty]

Oh nice, thanks!

 

[DonLore]

Does anyone have any data on policosanol content of panela/jaggery?

 

[Dr. B]

Oh nice, thanks!

where can we get some good sugarcane

 

[mamakitty]

where can we get some good sugarcane

The farms? I heard someone here mentioned they had it in their country easily available in the market. But I don’t think it’s easily available in USA or Canada

 

[Mauritio]

Circulating Very long chain saturated fatty acids are inversely correlated to Type 2 diabetes risk.

They didn't mention octacosanol/policosanol but, I guess they should work as well, if their mechaism has to do with their saturatedness/anti-pufa/ anti-inflammatory effects.

Circulating Very-Long-Chain SFA Concentrations Are Inversely Associated with Incident Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women - PubMed

Our findings suggest that, in US men and women, higher plasma concentrations of VLCSFAs are associated with lower risk of T2D. More research is needed to understand the mechanistic pathways underlying these associations.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Jam]

Protective effect of policosanol on endothelium and intimal thickness induced by forceps in rabbits - PubMed

Policosanol is a cholesterol-lowering drug isolated from sugar cane wax with concomitant antiplatelet effects that prevents lipofundin-induced atherosclerotic lesions in rabbits and rats, including foam cell formation, and also reduces foam cell formation in carrageenan-induced granulomas in...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Tzheng2012]

So does anyone know of we should be looking for higher amounts of certain types of policosonals in different products?

Which brands have people found benefits from? Purebulk, swanson?

 

[Kray]

Nano Soma definitely makes me oily.

@Blossom
Hi! I'd like to know if your comment is positive (did it resolve a dry skin issue?) on the Nano Soma. I was considering giving that a go to see if it would help me overcome some extremely dry skin/eczematous issues. Seems some of the other brands mentioned on this thread could be worth a try, too. Would really appreciate your feedback. Thank you!

 

[Blossom]

@Blossom
Hi! I'd like to know if your comment is positive (did it resolve a dry skin issue?) on the Nano Soma. I was considering giving that a go to see if it would help me overcome some extremely dry skin/eczematous issues. Seems some of the other brands mentioned on this thread could be worth a try, too. Would really appreciate your feedback. Thank you!

Yes but I can only use a max of one spray per day or my hair and skin become unbearably oily-like a teenager in puberty oily! I’m currently just using it a couple times per week. I have tended toward oily skin all my life though until menopause though so I’m not sure if it would effect someone who naturally has dry skin the same way.

 

[Kray]

Thanks for your quick response. Wow, that's pretty fast-acting. I am tempted to give it a try- oiliness not my problem LOL.

Can I ask why you chose to take this product? I am interested in in the PUFA-clearing aspect; if it helps with normalizing my dry skin that would be icing on the cake! happened to read the overview on a website that sells the product, and it certainly touts some amazing benefits. Would one not want or need to supplement certain vitamins, like C and D, if taking the Nano Soma?