Hi Joel,

Wonder if fiber actually rubs off any more living cells than say, a
wash cloth on skin?

I suppose it depends how far you want to take it. The followers of
colonic irrigation say that any wheat or oat fiber is bad for the
digestive system. Brown rice fiber is the only one gentle enough for
human consumption.

Best Wishes,

Dave



--- In HormonalFitness@yahoogroups.com, "Joel Rosart"
<joel.rosart@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ross,
>
> This isn't something I've looked into but its certainly
interesting. Do you
> have any more background as to why it interests you?
>
> On the surface, it would appear that increasing Sex Hormone-Binding
Globulin
> would be a bad thing for hormonal enhancers. After all, we'd like
to have as
> much bio-available testosterone as possible, and not have it bound
to SHBG.
>
> Are any of these studies double-blind or are they all
epidemiological? SHBG
> is affected by so many factors, like insulin levels.
>
> Its been a while since I've read NHE, but it appears that an
insulin spike
> from carb loading would drastically reduce SHBG levels for a while
since
> insulin stimulates IGF-1 production, and both insulin and IGF-1
suppress
> SHBG.
>
> The track record for fiber being good for anything is pretty
dismal. Here's
> an interesting artical that Michael Eades wrote on it:
>
> http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/uncategorized/a-cautionary-tale-
of-mucus-fore-and-aft/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joel
>
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2008 1:59 PM, ross.nara <ross.nara@...> wrote:
>
> > Hey all,
> > I have been looking into it and it seems that fiber increases
SHBG,
> > though there may be other factors at play. Anybody have any
suggestions
> > as to fiber intake and optimal T levels?
> >
> >
> >
>