NickGurr
200 ng/dl HIGH T BEAST
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Normal range of estradiol in men is 10-90pg.
250ml of milk contains roughly 300pg.
As opposed to estrogen medication like estradiol valerate/acetate, it is not present in this form in milk, so its bioavailability is somewhere around 1-10%, which would mean that at worst you will ingest 30pg of estrogen per 250ml of milk.
SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin) is a glycoprotein that binds to estrogens and androgens (E and T/DHT). About 44% of it is bound to SHGB, while ~54% is bound to albumin and only ~2% is able to attach to the androgen receptors (same with E).
Why do steroids work so well then? They lower the SHBG.
What else lowers the SHBG? Milk. Although there is not much proof of it, consuming milk daily can increase IGF-1 / insulin which will supress the SHBG and therefore create more free T in the blood. But wait, it will also increase the free E. So it will create homeostasis by releasing more of everything, but it will not cause you to get effects like taking steroids will.
There is not much proof that it actually does this though and its effects are minimal anyway (from the little studies I found). Same with whey protein. So you can drink milk if you want, it shouldn't create an imbalance in the hormones, but it probably will not help you grow anymore either.
Note: MK-677 (Ibutamoren) increases IGF-1 much more and for a long time so it will probably help you grow a bit if your growth plates are not fused.
250ml of milk contains roughly 300pg.
As opposed to estrogen medication like estradiol valerate/acetate, it is not present in this form in milk, so its bioavailability is somewhere around 1-10%, which would mean that at worst you will ingest 30pg of estrogen per 250ml of milk.
SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin) is a glycoprotein that binds to estrogens and androgens (E and T/DHT). About 44% of it is bound to SHGB, while ~54% is bound to albumin and only ~2% is able to attach to the androgen receptors (same with E).
Why do steroids work so well then? They lower the SHBG.
What else lowers the SHBG? Milk. Although there is not much proof of it, consuming milk daily can increase IGF-1 / insulin which will supress the SHBG and therefore create more free T in the blood. But wait, it will also increase the free E. So it will create homeostasis by releasing more of everything, but it will not cause you to get effects like taking steroids will.
There is not much proof that it actually does this though and its effects are minimal anyway (from the little studies I found). Same with whey protein. So you can drink milk if you want, it shouldn't create an imbalance in the hormones, but it probably will not help you grow anymore either.
Note: MK-677 (Ibutamoren) increases IGF-1 much more and for a long time so it will probably help you grow a bit if your growth plates are not fused.