01-02-2014, 04:37
(01-02-2014, 03:29)goldy Wrote:(31-01-2014, 19:51)Mistress~Lotus Wrote: Thanks Scotti,I'm getting confused. In mice, black tea lowered DHT and green tea increased it.
Gonna tie all this together, DHT is OUR breast enemy, also how it relates to SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN (SHBG), Free T FT, Bound T- BT, etc.
Yes to lower DHT drink green tea and eat Pumpkin seeds!
Hi goldy, sorry, see if the study below helps!

(Mice treated with black tea tended to have a greater serum testosterone concentration (34.4%, P = 0.50) and had a 72% lower DHT concentration than controls (P < 0.05), suggesting that black tea may contain components that inhibit the activity of 5-reductase,
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/133/2/516.full#SEC2