(07-07-2015, 07:54 PM)Neverloosehope Wrote: Lotus, As you know I have never managed to grow an after reading this article I understood that cortisol was the culprit - I did a blood test and indeed the cortisol was really high.
So basically I increased Oestro with my high cortisol and everything went in my belly.
From the article and the blood test, I also understood that I my oestro is higher that my progesteron (based on my body shape)
So here is what I decided to do:
1/ Increase oestro with fenugreek/fennel in the first part of my cycle
2/ and just PC in the second half.
3/ I will drink Spearmint tea to decrease testosterone during the whole cycle
4/ Cut out coffee, and curb my carb consumption, meditate more to take care of the cortisol levels
5/ Massage 2x day
6/ Lift weight 3x week
What do you think about this programme ? Should I take fenugreek throughout the month ?
Thanks
NLH,
I like this plan, keep a watch on sodium and starch. Fenugreek can be taken all cycle, I'd go slow though, maybe take a few days off (day 16-19).
From the blog: (thanks for the link again, it's great info).
There are two type of adrenergic receptors. Alpha adrenergic receptors and beta adrenergic receptors. The alpha receptors slow fat release and beta receptors speed fat release. To keep this straight in your head think “A” for “anti-burn” and “B” for “burn”.
Stubborn fat has more alpha receptors
Stubborn fat has less beta receptors
Stubborn fat stores more fat and releases less of it under the influence of insulin
Stubborn fat has less blood flow through it
Hormones that increase HSL activity and/or inhibit LPL activity stimulate fat release
Hormones that decrease HSL activity and/or stimulate LPL action encourage fat storage
Calories matter too. It is impossible to store fat regardless of hormonal action in a low calorie state and it is unlikely to lose fat if you are in calorie excess
Stubborn fat is stubborn not because it can’t be released, but rather because it releases fat much more slowly compared to less stubborn fat.
The sex steroids (estrogen, progesterone and testosterone) have receptors in fat tissue and play an important role in HSL/LPL activity as well as impact alpha versus beta receptor number and activity
http://www.metaboliceffect.com/how-to-lo...ps-thighs/
Quote:High sodium diet was associated with increased urinary cortisol and its metabolites. Also, HS diet was associated with HT, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and hypoadiponectinaemia, even when adjusting by confounding variables. Further, we observed that high salt intake, IR and higher cortisol metabolites, alone or combined in a clinical simple model, accurately predicted MetS status, suggesting an additive mechanism in obesity-related metabolic disorders.
High sodium intake is associated with increased glucocorticoid production, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23594269
High-Salt Diet May Boost Cortisol
Eating a diet high in sodium increased levels of cortisol and other metabolites, potentially giving rise to metabolic syndrome, researchers found.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinolog...logy/39256
The other things I would look at would be GTE-green tea extract with a cyclic amp cAMP (second messenger) supplement which supports cellular function, actually intracellular communication. Forskolin is one of the types, although imo other cAMP supplements exist. CoQ10 is similar imo, so is the intent of PGE2, Prostaglandins. These help get rid of that stubborn middle, and can help reshape the waist, the ELEL is example of doing just that.
