Prolactin is a pretty bad hormone to have elevated at any time. It’s shown to be involved in all kinds of diseases and also (very) negatively affects your body physique wise. Prolactin can be detrimental to your physique through a few mechanisms as I’ll discuss below. #1 Prolactin suppresses steroidogenesis Prolactin inhibits the release of…
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Excessive fat oxidation (β-oxidation) drives diabetes
An association between intracellular fat accumulation and insulin resistance has been found. But an association is not a cause… The hypothesis was that β-oxidation is too slow and as a result, fats start to accumulate in the cells and this causes insulin resistance, thus the inability to transport glucose into the cell and reduce glucose…
Uncoupling: Secret to Fat loss and Health
Uncoupling protein, aka thermogenin, are proteins found in the inner mitochondrial membrane of the cell. Protons generated in the Kreb cycle leave the mitochondria via the electron transport chain, and then re-enter the mitochondria via the ATPase enzyme for the synthesis of ATP. This is called coupled respiration. With uncoupled respiration, protons re-enter the mitochondria…
Signs / symptoms of high estrogen/aromatase and top 5 supplements to inhibit the aromatase
Blocking the aromatase is crucial for decreasing estrogen, whether you have high testosterone or not. Lower aromatase activity will leaves more testosterone to bind with androgen receptors to exert its anabolic effect, as well as to be converted to DHT via 5-AR (5 alpha reductase). High Estrogen symptoms include: Pelvic pain Night wakings and sweats (can’t…
Signs / symptoms of high prolactin and top 5 supplements to lower it
Prolactin, also known as the lactating hormone, is secreted from the pituitary gland. This hormone is able to induce gynecomastia in men. Hyperprolactinemia is associated with inflammatory conditions such as autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis and acute inflammation. Signs of high prolactin: low testosterone low libido impotence gynecomastia depressed well-being (low dopamine)…
60 Best ways to lower Serotonin (2020 update)
Serotonin has always been thought (or is still being though) of as the happy hormone and that by increasing it, it has an anti-depressant effect, right? What if I told you that’s not true at all. SSRI drugs are the most commonly prescribed drug for depression, anxiety and other mental disorders and more than 90%…
Inhibit Aromatase: 31 Potent Supplements
Estrogen, the female hormone, or the modern man hormone? Men always had estrogen more on the low side of the normal ranges, but nowadays, estrogen is rapidly on the rise and men do experience high estrogen symptoms. It’s not only due to the rapid conversion of testosterone to estrogen, but also the significant amounts of…
Vitamin K2, pro-testosterone, anti-estrogen, joint repair
Vitamin K, the last fat soluble vitamin discovered, exerts unique and extremely important functions in the body. Vitamin K works in synergy with the other fat soluble vitamins, A, D and E. Although it’s a fat soluble vitamin, the body cannot store large amounts of it, and it gets used up quite quickly. Hence, frequent…