04-05-2014, 00:30
(03-05-2014, 23:20)prettylily Wrote: Here (http://www.naturalstandard.com/index-abstract.asp?create-abstract=flaxseed.asp&title=Flaxseed%20and%20flaxseed%20oil) it says flaxseed oil doesn't contain lignans. I think since I've already bought it, I might as well go ahead and try it out.Did the member you referred to use the oil topically or ingest it?
The lignan constituents of flaxseed (not flaxseed oil) possess in vitro antioxidant and possible estrogen receptor agonist or antagonist properties, prompting theories about their efficacy for the treatment of breast cancer.
There just making a distinction between the two, meaning just the flaxseed not the oil.
Flaxseed oil comes from flaxseeds
Flaxseed is the seed of the flax plant, which is believed to have originated in Egypt. It grows throughout Canada and Northwestern United States. Flaxseed oil comes from flaxseeds.
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/flaxseed/ataglance.htm
I'll find the statement, it may take awhile though sifting through the posts.
One other thing was this post from Isabelle and Flaxseed being an Aromatase Inhibitor, meaning it prevents testosterone converting to estrogen.
(24-08-2011, 08:09)Isabelle Wrote: Hi NotSoBusty,
I posted my list of anti-androgens here:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=33520#pid33520
The hops I use is also anti-androgen, so I get enough. Before I knew that, I stocked up on anti-androgens. I keep them in my emergency kit:
mint tea and green tea
broken flax seeds
barley grass
borage oil capsules
and the formula I posted here:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=30906#pid30906
So far, I have only used the teas and the broken flax seeds. Be careful with flax: it's also an aromatase inhibitor, so it can slow down testosterone becoming estrogen. But lots of flax increases Sex Hormone Binding Glubulin (SHBG), which binds free testossterone, and gets it out of the blood stream.
The smart thing to do is to check your diet. Carbs that become blood sugar fast (sugar, white bread or pasta, white rice) increase insulin. SHBG binds insulin, and releases free testosterone to make space for the insulin. The free testosterone becomes DHT, which causes the breakouts.
The anti-androgen blocks testosterone from becoming DHT. If I fall off the wagon on ice cream, I eat a teaspoon of flax seed after it.
In recognizing symptoms, you can use fast symptoms to adjust your program on a daily basis, and slow symptoms to check the general direction of your program:
Too much estrogen:
fast: headaches, foggy thinking
slow: NBE growth, conical breasts
Too much testosterone:
slow: muscle growth
Too much DHT:
fast: good mood and libido, breakouts
slow: chin hair, male pattern baldness
Too much progesterone:
fast: good mood and libido
slow: round breasts, NBE growth stops
Too much cortisol:
fast: no rashes or inflammation
slow: fat inside the abdomen (visceral fat)
Too much prolactin:
fast: swelling
slow: lactation
Too much insulin:
fast: dizzy, black before your eyes (low blood sugar)
slow: fat inside the abdomen (visceral fat)
The above list is not complete. It's the symptoms I use to steer my program. I linked more complete lists in my program thread:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=34708#pid34708
DHT:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=31857&highlight=DHT#pid31857