Re: DHEA RED ALERT.. Please help..

I did go to my naturopath on Monday. She was unsure what to do.. I have also called my chinese medicine doctor and also another HRT naturopath in town. Also, Dr. Borkin, who is a leader in HRT in the country.

I do not plan on fixing this out completely on my own, but thank you for your concern! I know I need some help. Thats why I am also asking here :)

good news!! Licorice and Peppermint, I have seemed to slow this down considerably and also help with my sleep.

This is good for now, until I can better figure out what to do. Also, good for others who might read this thread in the future with the same problem,.

As I understand it, licorice acts on the enzyme that takes the previous metabolite in the change, androstenedione, into testosterone. What i am hoping, is that this will shunt the rest of the DHEA/androstenedione in my body into the estrogen pathway instead of the tesoterone pathway.

Saw Palmetto acts further down the line, acting on the enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT. DHT is the worst and post potent metabolite of the pathway.

Thank God for my biochemistry classes. Tweet