The Policosanols Thread

[charlie]

Great work @Mauritio! Following!

 

[Mauritio]

Thanks :)

 

[Geronimo]

Very interesting. Could raw honey be a source of policosanols? Are they heat sensitive (would pasteurization destroy them)?

I mean, people eat the waxy honeycomb. It has "20-45 times more policosanol" than sugar cane, which is what most companies extract supplemental policosanol from. The question isn't whether you can eat honeycomb to get policosanol. The question is what's the appropriate amount?

 

[YourUniverse]

I mean, people eat the waxy honeycomb. It has "20-45 times more policosanol" than sugar cane, which is what most companies extract supplemental policosanol from. The question isn't whether you can eat honeycomb to get policosanol. The question is what's the appropriate amount?

Honeycomb seems expensive where I live

 

[Geronimo]

Honeycomb seems expensive where I live

I'm sure it varies. I ordered a pound of it for $14 on Etsy. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

 

[Andman]

I mean, people eat the waxy honeycomb. It has "20-45 times more policosanol" than sugar cane, which is what most companies extract supplemental policosanol from. The question isn't whether you can eat honeycomb to get policosanol. The question is what's the appropriate amount?

awesome, thanks for the tip!

great thread in general

 

[not_James_Bond]

The Swanson product I mentioned in an earlier post is trademarked BioCosanol. Maybe that is what is being referred to.

@Dave Clark Thanks Dave, I have found this product here in the UK for an absolute bargain price

 

[Mauritio]

I mean, people eat the waxy honeycomb. It has "20-45 times more policosanol" than sugar cane, which is what most companies extract supplemental policosanol from. The question isn't whether you can eat honeycomb to get policosanol. The question is what's the appropriate amount?

Has anybody tried bees bread ? Sounds interesting.
Perga – “Bee Bread”

 

[Dave Clark]

Has anybody tried bees bread ? Sounds interesting.
Perga – “Bee Bread”

Quite expensive. What about using sorghum flour, etc. Apparently it has a fair amount of policosanols in it.
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7 Benefits of Eating Sorghum - American Sorghum
Organic Sprouted Sorghum Flour This flour is sprouted, if you are concerned about plant toxins, digestion, etc.

 

[LeeLemonoil]

Wool Wax too is comprised of fatty alcohols (and interesting sterols too) Its edible but not very tasty

 

[Mauritio]

Has one of you tried either wool wax or sorghum?

Bee bread seems to be very nutrition dense but the pufa content is questionable at at least 25% of the fat. But I think they have at most 10% total fat . So say someone takes 10g/d it would come down to 0.25g of pufa which is still really low . Especially harmless if taken with a spoon of coconut oil some source of saturated fat.

 

[Mauritio]

Policosanol decreases aldosterone and inflammation (CRP) by 2 fold .
Blood Pressure Lowering Effect of Cuban Policosanol is Accompanied by Improvement of Hepatic Inflammation, Lipoprotein Profile, and HDL Quality in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

If I'm reading that right ,policosanols decrease liver fat by 50 or 80% !
Anti-Aging and Tissue Regeneration Ability of Policosanol Along with Lipid-Lowering Effect in Hyperlipidemic Zebrafish via Enhancement of High-Density Lipoprotein Functionality - PubMed

 

[Mauritio]

Octacosanol increases endurance even compared to trained mice by 48% .
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/109662003772519903

This study says that octacosanol is "preventing spontaneous abortion in female animals, and increasing sex drive in male animals (Deters, 1997)."
..which sounds like an increase in progesterone for the first one and an increase in testosterone for the latter one .
Effects of dietary octacosanol supplementation on laying performance, egg quality, serum hormone levels, and expression of genes related to the reproductive axis in laying hens - ScienceDirect

In the same study they showed increases in T3 , FSH and LH and especially in progesterone. Unfortunately estrogen increased too, but it was not so significant and their diet was 30% soybeans so go figure ...

 

[YourUniverse]

Policosanol really seems like a slam dunk... especially for the original reason it was thrust into our consciousness, pufa depletion!

 

[Mauritio]

Policosanol really seems like a slam dunk... especially for the original reason it was thrust into our consciousness, pufa depletion!

Yeah If you keep in mind that that is what it does ,it makes sense that it has all these benefits.

 

[Dave Clark]

Octacosanol increases endurance even compared to trained mice by 48% .
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/109662003772519903

This study says that octacosanol is "preventing spontaneous abortion in female animals, and increasing sex drive in male animals (Deters, 1997)."
..which sounds like an increase in progesterone for the first one and an increase in testosterone for the latter one .
Effects of dietary octacosanol supplementation on laying performance, egg quality, serum hormone levels, and expression of genes related to the reproductive axis in laying hens - ScienceDirect

In the same study they showed increases in T3 , FSH and LH and especially in progesterone. Unfortunately estrogen increased too, but it was not so significant and their diet was 30% soybeans so go figure ...

Interesting. I have five Welsh Harlequin ducks that I raise for eggs (and as pets, too). This stuff is cheap enough, I'll have to see if it helps with their egg laying performance. Who'd have thought?

 

[Mauritio]

Interesting. I have five Welsh Harlequin ducks that I raise for eggs (and as pets, too). This stuff is cheap enough, I'll have to see if it helps with their egg laying performance. Who'd have thought?

Yeah why not ... less pufa in your eggs maybe

 

[Mauritio]

Today was DAY1 of taking policosanol

I already feel:
- more energy and motivation
- better libido
- less water retention
-releasing a lot of gas

That's not too bad for just half a day...

 

[jb116]

Today was DAY1 of taking policosanol

I already feel:
- more energy and motivation
- better libido
- less water retention
-releasing a lot of gas

That's not too bad for just half a day...

Nice. Let me know about your sleep!
I'd like to see if it mirrors my experience.

 

[YourUniverse]

Today was DAY1 of taking policosanol

I already feel:
- more energy and motivation
- better libido
- less water retention
-releasing a lot of gas

That's not too bad for just half a day...

Can you keep us updated for about a week?