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So if one is already lean and additional weight loss is unnecessary - perhaps even detrimental, you want to stay away from saturated fat? My BMI is 21.1 - I'm 143 pounds at 5'9".

Thanks Vince. I never believed in The One True Holy Diet, a diet that fits everyone - hence my distaste for these fad diets that promote it as such. I can believe in genetic tendencies for specific ways of eating simply due to how the human race spread and evolved in different climatic...

Where is the scientific research/clinical trials for validating diet for this gene?

The main points that I get from the new guidelines is - #1 - is to eat a primarily plant-based diet. #2 - Healthy fat is fine, based on the type/quality, but limit that saturated fat, replace your saturated fat with the good fats from nuts/seeds/fish,etc. #3 - Cut down on the red meat...

Not to mention that fruits are loaded with all kinds of nutrients. I ignore all the fad diets, and go by this: World's Healthiest Foods: http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php This guy has no agenda other than to identify the most nutritionally dense foods available.

Another switching to Defy. So far so good - the wonderful Chelsea has been patiently and promptly answering my many questions - and an initial consultation has been set up with Dr Saya.

Here's a take on Kendrick's book: http://www.docsopinion.com/2013/01/28/the-great-cholesterol-myth/

Or 0%. Small animals are one thing - humans are something entirely else. Some prior candidates such as resveratrol quietly dropped out because the tests did not pan out well - due to bioavaibility issues.

The flushing I had was not a mere 20 minutes. It would go on for hours. It would start at the top of my head and slowly make it way down to the face, to the neck, upper body, arms, and the legs. It was a very intense, itchy, hot flush that drove me bonkers. Nevertheless I stuck with...

Tried niaspan and did squat for me. Worse - I had horrific reactions to the stuff. Will never ever touch any niacin product again.

Does l-citrulline possess any "stimulant" qualities in that taking it in the evening can interfere with sleep? Much like CoQ10? Seems like my sleep is more disturbed since I began taking citrulline around mid-evening. My research I don't get the idea that it should that type of effect...

Thanks Vince! I was trying to understand the granularity of the dosage. I've been at 100 mg for nearly a year now.

How granular a change dosage for 2x ejections per week would you expect to feel a difference? For example, say your baseline was 100mg a week, 2x (.25 cc each injection). If you go either way by .5cc (20 mg) so that you take either 80 mg or 120 mg a week, would those changes in dosages be...

Milk thistle?? I have no idea. Out of curiosity, I checked examine.com and did not see anything with respect to cypionate or testosterone in general for that matter. Are you taking it presently for any conditions?

Everyone is different. Your genetics has something to do with what works for you. So this is my spin. I cannot eat a lower-carb/higher-fat diet like some here do - it simply does not work for me. I tried it and I felt like shit. I gravitated over time to eating a more higher-carb...

To me - this is a move where intense lobbying and political pressure organized and funded by the drug manufacturer caused the FDA to cave in on a drug that I do not think is all that effective with some serious safety concerns. If you look at the clinical trials, the results were barely better...

Does one need to cycle off and on any of the components of the stack? I decided to give l-citrulline a try, and it seems like it helps. Right now, 1 teaspoon with breakfast, and one with dinner, which I think is 3g 2x a day for a total of 6g. I also decided to lower my dosage of weekly...

Are they checking your ferritin/iron levels?

Maybe because you tanked your ferritin?

Do these higher levels of estradiol, total, free, or DHT make one more susceptible to potential side effects? Higher blood pressure, etc?

Thanks Nelson. BTW - my ferritin was only 19. Didn't you recently post an article about lower ferritin levels may be better? I've been trying to find that post.

Test Results after 9 months on injections My estradiol has shot up from 21.2 to 38.2 in just 3 months. I'm doing 100mg/week, subq, injections Wed morning and Sat evening. I did fast and had this test prior to my Wed injection. My estradiol has been on the lower side for 6 months then...

I hate to say this - but I agree somewhat. Don't get me wrong - I have the utmost respect and appreciation for Gene, Nelson, etc; the guys who run this site and spend so much of their time helping folks. However, I'm a born skeptic, and I don't believe anything anyone tells me at face...

I've eaten ground flaxseed every day for the health benefits for over 2 years. My estradiol has not shot up, nor have I developed man-boobs. Initially worried about the rumors of the estrogenic impacts, I've not found any real evidence that it is a problem for men. In fact, I would say...

Hi Xerxes - I'm one of those for whom gels (Androgel) did not do a whole lot as Nelson mentioned. My levels never got high enough - I think I was around an overall of 400-500 at best. Just did not feel all that great. I went to shots and within a few months I felt immeasurably better...

I've seen statements that L-Arginine and/or L-Citrulline can promote growth factors with respect to cancer cells. In fact, I saw a few papers on pubmed where a strategy for treating cancer was to deny the tumor arginine. I may have this a bit muddied, but I was wondering if anyone else has...

It's a vicious cycle --- donating blood too often can tank the ferritin - then if you take iron supplements, that does seem to shoot the hematocrit up very fast. That happened to me. So for now, I will donate blood less frequently and stop taking iron supplements (which had been prescribed...

I read over on PeakT that there can be a relationship between citrulline and cancer cells. Curious, I found some papers that seem to indicate that a possible treatment of certain type of cancers such as melanoma was to starve them of arginine. Does anyone know more about this?

I had an appt with an urologist yesterday as a 2nd opinion of my treatment regimen (due to my PCP's insistence) and I mentioned that I would like to get my BP down a little lower. He actually suggested looking into l-arginine. From what I'v read however, l-citrulline might be a better...

That happened to me. They kept trying to prescribe me various nasty meds, and I told him no, there is *something* wrong with me. Finally - after 5 months of dealing with Dr Dumbass, I went to a NP on his staff at the recommendation of my wife, and she has the idea to test for T among other...

I'm someone who suffered from a lot of digestive issues which I have cleared up - it did take a little time but now I'm in great shape - much the huge surprise of my GI doc who expressed disbelief that I was able to get off the meds he had been prescribing. This is what worked for me and has...