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Re: Aromotase Inhibitors - Natural Sources.
From: Lone (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 12 05:47:43 2004
To learn more about aromatase inhibitors, see also
http://www.endozone.org/display.asp?page=congress_ESHRE2003_dhooge-bulun
where professor Bulun and Professor D'Hooghe discuss aromatase in
endometriosis.
Lone
At Tue, 11 May 2004, Anne-Marie wrote:
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>http://www.musculardevelopment.com/june98/testboost.html
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>LEG 3: Natural Aromatase Inhibitors (Anti-Estrogen)
>
>Aromatase is an enzyme that converts androstenedione to oestrone (which
>leads to an increase in the amount of circulating estrogen). Of course,
>this is not good for anyone wanting to maximize muscle tissue and
>minimize fat deposition. Some chemicals attempt to get in the way of
>aromatase, blocking this conversion. We've got the perfect dosage of
>the most effective anti-estrogen compounds:
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>5) Purified Soy Isoflavone Concentrate--200 mg (40% isoflavones)
>
>By far, the most efficacious of the aromatase inhibitors are the soy
>isoflavones, a type of bioflavonoid. For decades, researchers have
>noted the role of soy isoflavones in the protection from breast cancer
>and other cancers. What does this have to do with anti-estrogen
>activity?
>
>You see, a lower risk of breast cancer and other cancers related to
>estrogen is directly related to a diminished activation of estrogen
>receptors. The more activation, the greater the risk.
>
>In fact, researchers began to notice the importance of soy isoflavones
>in the protective effect of lowered estrogen levels when finding that
>Asian populations have a lower frequency of breast cancer, yet consume a
>diet very high in soy isoflavones.
>
>Where the isoflavones come from is very important. There's something
>very distinctive about soy isoflavones.(13) They appear to block the
>conversion of androstenedione to oestrone more effectively than any
>other substance; it's like a natural Nolvadex.
>
>Recently, researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, presented data
>showing genistein (a soy isoflavone) inhibited prostate cancer cell
>growth. Other research from Australia found that 40 mg per day
>isoflavones significantly increased HDL cholesterol.(14)
>
>Even the editors of HealthNews, from the publishers of The New England
>Journal of Medicine, when citing the exceptional health of Japanese
>women ingesting high amounts of isoflavones, write "Your goal should be
>to work up to 25 to 45 milligrams of isoflavones a day--the amount
>consumed by the average Japanese woman." TWINLAB's Testosterone Fuel
>Booster has 80 mg.
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