German Researchers have documented a correlation between age related accumulations of estrogen in human prostate glands with the

presence of benign prostate enlargement. This research suggests the role of estrogen as a growth promoting hormone in men, as well as women. Dr. Zeligs states, the accumulation of this particular hormone is indicative of male andropause. Increased PSA (prostate specific antigen) production was shown to be specifically inhibited by 2-methoxyestradiol, the beneficial form of estrogen metabolites, which is promoted by DIM. Therefore, supplementing with DIM is the ideal way for men to get rid of unwanted estrogen, as too much estrogen not only leads to prostate problems, it can also lessen the action of testosterone. DIM works by promoting more free testosterone that can help maximize the bodys response to weight training and dramatically changes the fat -burning ability of men. When a man is estrogen dominant, the body produces a protein that testosterone can bind to, and then it is no longer considered to be in its free beneficial form; bound testosterone can have undesirable effects similar to that of excess estrogen. For example, low libido, excess weight gain, impotence, and depression. Scientific studies have shown that high levels of free testosterone and low levels of estrogen have been linked to lean body mass, an efficient fat-burning metabolism, and low abdominal obesity. Other benefits from free testosterone are improved moods, cardiovascular health, memory, libido, and better overall physical conditioning. According to Zeligs, testosterone exerts its actions differently depending on whether it is free or bound to carrier proteins in the blood. When estrogen is metabolized into the good hydroxyl forms, as mentioned above it has the ability to set testosterone free by bumping it off of the testosterone binding proteins.
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