Boron as a test booster.

[Times Roman]

hey hey dont shoot the messenger , i only post what i find.

i leave the disecting of the evidence to you guys.

click on the link (5) interesting reading- but yes havent heard much about boron being discussed of late.

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it's all good mate. it exposes us to what is out there.

it would have been better to have the clinic run a series of tests, in even increments over time over say days and weeks, and mesaure how well the boron not only supports an increase in test, but whether or not those subjects were able to hang on to these increases.

but if day one is a one time spike, and day two test levels return to pre-boron state (as i suspect they wouuld), then how is that of any benefit?

just saying...

[Simon1972]

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it's all good mate. it exposes us to what is out there.

it would have been better to have the clinic run a series of tests, in even increments over time over say days and weeks, and mesaure how well the boron not only supports an increase in test, but whether or not those subjects were able to hang on to these increases.

but if day one is a one time spike, and day two test levels return to pre-boron state (as i suspect they wouuld), then how is that of any benefit?

just saying...

i know, i kinda feel like maybe i should have considered that before posting this thread- but wanted to bring it to the forums attention- just in case i unearthed the fountain of youth!

[Isochroma]

The effect of boron on plasma testosterone and plasma lipids in rats

"Recent studies have indicated that dietary boron can affect the concentration of steroid hormones in vivo. It has been suggested that the interaction between boron and steroid hormone metabolism is mediated by the hydroxylation process that steroids need to become biologically active. The increase in the concentration of some steroid hormones may impact favourably on cardiovascular and bone diseases. The following experiment was performed to determine the specificity of the effect of boron on steroid hormones and to determine the subsequent impact on plasma lipids in rats over a 4 week study period. Upon addition of boron (as boric acid) to the drinking water to provide 2 mg boron/rat/day, there was no change in body or testicular weight between the control and treatment groups. The addition of boric acid to the drinking water resulted in significant elevations in the plasma 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (ed. note: activated D3) concentration at week 2 (P<0.01) and the plasma testosterone concentration at week 4 (P<0.05) relative to the control group. After 2 weeks, there was a significant decrease in the plasma triacylglycerol (P<0.05) and total HDL-cholesterol concentrations (P<0.05) in rats fed boric acid relative to their counterparts in the control group. However, at week 4 only HDL3-cholesterol was significantly lower (P<0.002). The potentially favourable effects of increasing the concentrations of vitamin D, testosterone and oestrogen (as shown in other studies) on chronic diseases need to be balanced against the reduction in HDL3-cholesterol."

"significant elevations in the plasma testosterone concentration at week 4"

Week 4!

Do you realize what that means?

Significantly elevated Testosterone after a month of Boron supplementation!

That means the HPTA Axis [Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Testicular Axis] does not downregulate Testosterone production to compensate for the increase caused by Boron supplementation! The HPTA fully compensates after 4 weeks (one month) to virtually any method used to increase Testosterone. It's called a 'negative-feedback loop'.