100 mg of Sesamin per day has been shown to have positive effects on cholesterol levels. I would simply take 1 capsule of Sesamin with your last meal of the day (this meal should have ~10+ grams of fat to increase lymphatic absorption) to get all of its health benefits.Iron Warrior said:Beast, what's the minimal dose to gain the health benefits from sesamin ?
I'll look into this topic this afternoon.Dungeon1 said:Derek how do you feel about Dicana/EC during the day and a full days dose of Sesamin at night? I read in a thread somewhere that this has been successful as a means to overcome the competitive nature of the sesamin and dicana.
That would be a good strategy. :thumbsup:Giantz11 said:It seems as if maybe Sesamin should be used then after taking Thyroid drugs. Thus help preventing fat gain while waiting for the Thyroid to recover.
Your protocol is fine. Take the Sesamin with your higher fat/higher calorie meals of the day. The fat will increase the lymphatic absorption of Sesamin and increase its effects.william3162 said:I am taking 3 caps a day of Scivation sesamin and 3 caps (1,000 mg each) a day of flaxseed oil. My goal is to reduce bodyfat trying to keep as most muscle as possible. Is this protocol ok? Any suggestions? Do I need to increase the intake of sesamin?
Derek_aka_Beast said:Sesamin and Dicana
PPAR and Thyroid hormones share the same heterodimers (a molecule that consists of two subunits that are different): PPAR/RXR and Thyroid Hormone/RXR. If you are using both a PPAR agonist (Sesamin) and increasing your thyroid hormone levels (Dicana), Sesamin and Dicana will compete with each other to bing with RXR. I'm not sure how seperating your dosages of Sesamin and Dicana would work, but I assume if they are spaced out with one in the morning and the other in the evening/night, competition for the RXR would be decreased. You could also try taking a low-dose as there will be a dosage where the RXR is not saturated.
I'm sure they would compete for receptors, but you would not be saturating the receptors. I'm just going to use some simple numbers for an example. Say you have 10 RXR receptors. Normally 4/10 are used by the thyroid hormone at any given time. You add sesamin which uses another 4 receptors, so you are now using 8/10 receptors. Now if you add exogenous thyroid hormones into your system which would need another 4 receptors, you would need 12 receptors when you only have 10.jcam222 said:I have read this posted in several forums. If they compete like this would the Sesamin also compete with yoru bodies own natural thyroid? I would think since its the receptors it would decrease binding whehter it is exogenous or not?
Derek_aka_Beast said:I'm sure they would compete for receptors, but you would not be saturating the receptors. I'm just going to use some simple numbers for an example. Say you have 10 RXR receptors. Normally 4/10 are used by the thyroid hormone at any given time. You add sesamin which uses another 4 receptors, so you are now using 8/10 receptors. Now if you add exogenous thyroid hormones into your system which would need another 4 receptors, you would need 12 receptors when you only have 10.
This is where either using Sesamin or T3 comes into my. Using just one won't compromise receptor competition, but using 2 compounds that compete for the same receptor at the same time would. Again, it all depends on dosages as well.
It should help some. No matter how much it helps physiologically, it definitely helps out psychologically because you feel you weren't being as bad, which to me is worth it on its own.Giantz11 said:Derek, you think double dosing during a cheat meal is more beneficial than a regular dose?
BUMP to this question!Mulatto said:Derek,
What would be the ideal dosing for a woman (my wife) trying to lose some weight? Should she stick to the recommended dosing, or bump it up a little?
Thanks,
Derek S.
Stick to the recommended dosage. If she is a smaller girl, she may be able to get by with 2 caps a day. If she is trying to lose a large chunk of fat then I'd go with 3 caps a day.Mulatto said:Derek,
What would be the ideal dosing for a woman (my wife) trying to lose some weight? Should she stick to the recommended dosing, or bump it up a little?
Thanks,
Derek S.