DHT/Saw Palmetto

Nutrition
1

Obviously, DHT is bad, but are there any negative side effects to taking a suppliment (such as saw palmetto) to inhibit the conversion of testosterone to DHT? Does saw palmetto have any negative effects regarding your endocrine system?

Basically I am trying to ask: if I take saw palmetto will I inhibit DHT conversion without loosing any testosterone benifits as well?

Please try and keep any answers down to a level that an english major who never really did well in chemistry can understand :).

Thanks,
JB

2

Actually oat grass like you may find in a good quality greens mix has the ability to prevent the formation of DHT and would be a good alternative for you.

3

Saw palmetto has been used for ages to treat prostate growth. DHT is usually responsible for this. Now, it tends to the prostate in some manner, while I haven’t really seen much information on it’s effects on the 5-alpha reductase receptors. I believe it has some way of inhibiting growth of pc3 prostate cells.