goldmember said:
I wouldn't use saw palmetto. It counteracts the effects of DHT. You want anti-oxidant protection, particularly from selenium (200mcg) and lycopene (3mg).
Hi, Saw Palmetto does in a way counteract the effects of DHT, but it does so in a beneficial manner, and so I would suggest that if you are going to use DHT that you do take Saw Palmetto.
A hormone is a messenger. The message is given to a cell with the hormone docks at the receptor docking site. However, if the docking site is full then the hormone cannot make a connection to the cell. Saw Palmetto is not a hormone, but rather serves to occupy the DHT docking sites, and in so doing, keeps the DHT from connecting to the docking site at all.
An analogy would be if you had a key to a Ford Automobile. That key to your Ford would fit in any Ford lock, but would not open any others but your car. However, if you had your key in someone else's lock, and they could not remove it, it would keep them from putting their key in the lock, and in so doing, you would have prevented the door or ignition, or what ever lock you had your key in, from working. That is what Saw Palmetto does.
With the docking sites full, then the message that DHT carries does not make it to the prostate, giving protection from the increased amount of DHT due to supplementation.
Best of luck,
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