28-04-2014, 12:01 AM
Why should we be interested in Sex Hormone Binding Globulin?
It's because of ‘free hormones’ and how much are actually available for your body to use.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, or SHBG for short, is a protein that exists throughout your body and grabs onto sex hormones. These including testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone, and by binding to the hormones, it makes the hormone unavailable for your body to use.
Normal levels of free testosterone and free estrogen are between 1 and 3%.
The SHBG bound hormones are still in your body, so your total hormone levels may be normal, or even high, but with too much SHBG, you can start to exhibit the energy lags, mood distortions, and other problems that go along with low hormone values.
SHBG is produced in response to the body’s hormones, to help regulate hormone balances, mostly to stop them going too high. The problem is it's easily fooled when taking hormone supplements.
SHBG is produced mainly in the liver cells and released into the bloodstream - other production sites are the brain, uterus, placenta and testes (where it is sometimes called androgen-binding protein). SHBG is also produced in response to stress.
A small reduction of SHBG will greatly increase the amount of free progesterone and estrogen available to your body.
SHBG count rises in direct correlation with oestrogen.
Green tea will increase SHBG.
Sugar will increase your SHBG
High fructose corn syrup will increase SHBG
Low testosterone levels will increase SHBG
Nettle roots will lower SHBG but also oestrogen
Boron Supplementation will greatly reduce SHBG
Vitamin D will lower SHBG
Magnesium will lower SHBG
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Source:
www.researchgate.net/
www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/
Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism
healyourselfathome.com/
Individualizing Hormone Therapy: Principles and Practice
It's because of ‘free hormones’ and how much are actually available for your body to use.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, or SHBG for short, is a protein that exists throughout your body and grabs onto sex hormones. These including testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone, and by binding to the hormones, it makes the hormone unavailable for your body to use.
Normal levels of free testosterone and free estrogen are between 1 and 3%.
The SHBG bound hormones are still in your body, so your total hormone levels may be normal, or even high, but with too much SHBG, you can start to exhibit the energy lags, mood distortions, and other problems that go along with low hormone values.
SHBG is produced in response to the body’s hormones, to help regulate hormone balances, mostly to stop them going too high. The problem is it's easily fooled when taking hormone supplements.
SHBG is produced mainly in the liver cells and released into the bloodstream - other production sites are the brain, uterus, placenta and testes (where it is sometimes called androgen-binding protein). SHBG is also produced in response to stress.
A small reduction of SHBG will greatly increase the amount of free progesterone and estrogen available to your body.
SHBG count rises in direct correlation with oestrogen.
Green tea will increase SHBG.
Sugar will increase your SHBG
High fructose corn syrup will increase SHBG
Low testosterone levels will increase SHBG
Nettle roots will lower SHBG but also oestrogen
Boron Supplementation will greatly reduce SHBG
Vitamin D will lower SHBG
Magnesium will lower SHBG
_________________________________
Source:
www.researchgate.net/
www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/
Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism
healyourselfathome.com/
Individualizing Hormone Therapy: Principles and Practice