Bioavailable Diindolylmethane

Bioavailable diindolylmethane is a specialised dietary indole that assists healthy hormone balance. Diindolylmethane is one of the most abundant and biologically active indoles derived from cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli.

Estrogen Metabolism

Research shows that bioavailable diindolylmethane has a powerful effect on estrogen metabolism. The key action of bioavailable diindolylmethane is in assisting metabolism of available estrogen to the healthy forms.

Estrogen is metabolised into several different metabolites. The active 2-hydroxyestrone metabolites are considered the ‘good estrogens’. The 4-hydroxyestrone and 16-alpha-hydroxyestrone are often termed the 'bad estrogens'.

Published clinical studies show that bioavailable diindolylmethane directly influences the ratio of beneficial 2-hydroxyestrone to unfavorable 4-hydroxyestrone and 16-alpha-hydroxyestrone.

Encouraging favourable hormone balance is one of the key strategies of natural weight loss. Weight gain and obesity is associated with unfavourable estrogen metabolism. It leads to female type weight gain.

Increasing levels of the beneficial 2-hydroxyestrone metabolites assists fat burning with greater results achieved if this supplement is taken prior to exercise.

Hormone Balance For Women

Supplemental use of diindolylmethane is indicated in a wide range of hormonal and reproductive disorders affecting women. It is used to treat pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), fibrocystic breast disease, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), uterine fibroids, cyclical mastalgia and cervical dysplasia.

Bioavailable diindolylmethane is not phytoestrogenic and has no inherent estrogenic activity. The major action of bioavailable diindolylmethane is on modifying estrogen metabolism. It allows healthy expression of estrogen.

Phytoestrogen herbs such as Red Clover & Black Cohosh complement bioavailable diindolylmethane. In combination they may provide a highly effective treatment for healthy hormone balance.

Male Hormone Balance

Bioavailable diindolylmethane reduces the undesirable conversion of testosterone into estrogen. This results in elevated free testosterone levels. Maintaining favourable testosterone and estrogen metabolism can assist natural weight loss & vitality for all men.

The most remarkable change that men experience when taking bioavailable diindolylmethane is that they lose weight differently. Their body shapes changes as they lose weight from the chest and belly.

Male Andropause

Male andropause occurs in men aged around 45 and over in response to declining hormone production. In fact, andropause is often referred to as 'male menopause'.

Andropause is associated with a significant decline in testosterone, human growth hormone (HGH) and dihydroepiandosterone (DHEA). Conversely there is a dramatic rise in estrogen levels.

Accumulation of estrogen during andropause is amplified by obesity since fat tissue is the site of conversion of both testosterone and DHEA into estrogen. Bioavailable diindolylmethane can help slow conversion of testosterone to estrogen. This metabolic shift improves the testosterone to estrogen ratio which helps improve men's body shape.

Supplementing With Bioavailable Diindolylmethane

In its pure, crystalline state diindolylmethane is poorly absorbed by the human body. Look for bioavailable diindolylmethane, an absorption enhanced formulation of diindolylmethane.

In Australia, bioavailable diindolylmethane is available in MD Nutritionals Indolplex™ range of products. In the USA, look for Nature's Way DIM-plus™.

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