22-04-2012, 21:04
(This post was last modified: 22-04-2012, 21:21 by surferjoe2007.)
Fenugreek is strong, it's just not a real phytoestrogen. It seems to unregulate the effects of estrogen, prolactin, progesterone, insulin, testosterone, etc. Whatever you already have is more effective, so even straight men can use it. You can't have too much of it. I've seen animal studies done with the human equivalent of 17,000 mg and 125,000 mg. Though the second was harmful and even 6,000 mg might give you an upset stomach if it's not a tea or extract, thanks to the fiber. And hypoglycemics may want to be careful around the increased insulin sensitivity. Wild yam is similar to FG. Greenbush doesn't include a real phytoestrogen, so it's fine to add one if you want. Saturating the receptors is more likely with red clover or whole flax seed (oil is ok) since they have large amounts of weak phytoestrogens. It's much less likely with PM or hops which have small amounts of strong phytoestrogens instead.