This is the follow up email written after the Free 15 Minute Phone Consult regarding: What can I do or take to make sure I do not lose any testosterone? I am in my mid-50's, athletic and need to increase my lean body mass.
My follow up email to Ronald following the consult:
Ronald -
Good talking with you.
I understand that you are aware that men have decreasing amounts of testosterone as we age and you want to ensure your levels do not decrease.
If you took DHEA and your hair began to fall out, I believe your testosterone levels are fine. Taking DIM to counteract the hair falling out works because you are processing the DHT which comes from Testosterone.
As you can see from this diagram, DHEA goes to Testosterone which goes to DHT.
So if you take DHEA or Testosterone directly, you will create DHT.
The only way to reduce DHT is to block the reaction or reduce the reaction from Testosterone to DHT.
This is done using DIM, Indole-3-Carbinol or medication like Finasteride.
I would not supplement wi...
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