29-07-2011, 20:42
Hey Susan,
Maca increases DHEA.
I can see why people think maca and fenugreek cancel. I don't believe it myself. This is why:
Fenugreek is a galactogogue. The galactomannan in fenugreek increases prolactin. Sales talk calls maca an "adaptogen", meaning it would normalise all hormone levels. That would mean it also decreases prolactin back to normal. If that would happen, maca would cancel the effect of fenugreek. But there is tons of evidence that maca does not influence serum hormones, including prolactin:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=32411&highlight=prolactin#pid32411
Maca increases DHEA.
I can see why people think maca and fenugreek cancel. I don't believe it myself. This is why:
Fenugreek is a galactogogue. The galactomannan in fenugreek increases prolactin. Sales talk calls maca an "adaptogen", meaning it would normalise all hormone levels. That would mean it also decreases prolactin back to normal. If that would happen, maca would cancel the effect of fenugreek. But there is tons of evidence that maca does not influence serum hormones, including prolactin:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8419&pid=32411&highlight=prolactin#pid32411