I've heard that plant based estrogen attaches to estrogen receptors just like any SERM eg. Nolvadex. So that your stronger endogenous estrogen can no longer become active. I don't know how much truth there is to this, so take it with a grain of salt.
I know DIM has become very popular as of recent and it lower estrogen and I believe it also contains estrogen.
you would have to eat a ton of cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, rutabaga, and turnips for the DIM to have any real effect on your estradiol levels.
you can put all the gear you can afford in your body, but if you don’t have androgen receptors for them to bind to - they float around till eliminated. your gear must locate then dock with available androgen receptors or you won't build muscle mass.
Here's what i'm talking about...
never understood why so many don't care to invest in or even study the purpose behind an AI (aromatase inhibitor). elevated estradiol competes with testosterone at the androgen receptors. the estradiol docking in those receptors block testosterone from activating the receptor - nothing happens. it lowers your free testosterone. the free T is the testosterone in the blood that is available to bind to receptors in the brain, muscle, and other organs of the body. an AI such as Aromasin /exmestane, Arimidex/anastrozole or Femara/letrozole halts the loss of testosterone to conversion then lowers your estradiol. this frees the androgen receptors for your testosterone. NOT talking about SERMS (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator) such as Nolvadex/tamoxifen citrate or Clomid, i'm discussing aromatase inhibitors.
one reason we say get lean and work your body to it's highest natural potential before starting anabolic steroids is that estradiol is a nightmare when body fat is too high. no matter how much testosterone you inject it isn't being distributed as it should because too many of your androgen receptors are blocked. your free testosterone is going nowhere because it has no where to go. inject high doses of testosterone, however because of high BF this is made worse converting into more estradiol and that's known as aromatase. guys LOSE THE BF BEFORE injecting rather than injecting to lose BF.
want more androgen receptors for T to dock with...
resistance training activates androgen receptors. l-carnitine-L-Tartrate transports lipids (fat) into the cellular mitochondria to be used as energy - androgen receptor activity within those same cells is increased. eat salmon, take your fish oils and use pure virgin olive oil when you can. i also recall reading Synthetine increases number of androgen receptors.
i would look into who is behind soy vs whey protein studies. 91 percent of soy grown in the U.S. is a GMO — a genetically-modified organism.
soy is genetically-engineered to resist death and decay from Monsanto’s toxic herbicide Roundup, with which it’s heavily sprayed. when choosing between post workout protein i'd take five traumatic minutes eating a dixie loaf sandwich over soy.
Post not intended to be condescending of dixie loaf sandwich eaters.