Is good drink green tea for Peyronie?
Yes, green tea contains EGCG, one of the best anti-oxidants there is, and an antifibrotic in and of itself. Also, caffeine is a xanthine derivitive like pentox, it blocks tgf-beta and acts as a mild PDE3 inhibitor (like Cialis). Higher reactive oxygen species is a major player in the development of Peyronie's, and EGCG can help lower those levels considerably in the penis and body.
Do note, excessive green tea consumption has been shown to lower testosterone. I doubt you'll have to worry about that however.
Source: http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/12615/1/IJEB%2049(9)%20689-697.pdf
Think you so much!
Another think do you know if propolis is good for Peyronie too? How of quantity ?
Huh! I have a bunch of green tea capsules with caffeine on my shelf. I don't know why I bought this. Must have been as I scouted the nootropics community. Will add that to my stack!
I made a green tea "Treatment" for an other health issue, didn't helped me nothing.
But maybe is just me, many other treatments didn't helped me :(
James
Do you know what's even better than green tea, hibiscus and rose hip tea, it has a higher ORAC rating and is delicious, its is also caffeine free. Rose hips activate AMPK.
I have 4-5 cups a day between my coffee fix :)
Effect of sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) on arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. - PubMed - NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25875025)
The effect of green tea and sour tea on blood pressure of patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized clinical trial. - PubMed - NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23725524)
http://prostate.net/articles/green-tea-vs-hibiscus-tea-which-is-healthiest-for-men
If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, consult your doctor before drinking though.
That sounds great Paolo, I'll do some research on it and try it myself : ) I enjoy a lot of teas here in Japan but not sure about that one.
I myself highly recommend the coffee/pentox combo.
I may start drinking coffee.....I love ice tea but it does not have much caffeine relative to coffee.
:)I don't understand. But as a matter of fact,drinking tea is beneficial to our body .
Re propolis, someone just posted a July 2017 research in urology journal article which tested multiple supplements including propolis which were effective in treating Peyronies Disease.
Propolis helps me with congestion and seems to boost my immune system :)
Coffee with pentox makes my erections a bit stronger.
Green tea does not do that. No clue why.
Green tea is awful for Peyronies. Green tea suppresses the natural body production of collagenase. Stay away from it!!!
Personnaly I alternatively tried drinking a lot (3-4 cups/day), a little (1 cup/day) or no green tea (organic sencha) at all during 8 months: in my case it seemed to change absolutely nothing.
Caffeine has clearly been shown to be an anti-fibrotic, even if to a lesser degree than pentox (I have the source written somewhere on this). Coffee and green tea have a lot of benefits for Peyronie's, but I'll look into the callagenase production and wound healing, but I cannot find anything on it and scarring being an issue with green tea. I see too many benefits not to drink it, but it's all up to you and very complicated as you guys surely know.
"EGCG has been shown in FPCL to abrogate contraction stimulated by PDGF and TGF-β1 [83, 84]. EGCG binds directly to PDGF-BB preventing the PDGF ligand binding to its receptor and therefore preventing both proliferation and FPCL contraction [83, 85]. EGCG has been shown to inhibit a number of intracellular signalling pathways and reduce expression of pro-fibrotic molecules (vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), TGF-β1, CTGF) in a number of organs [86–88]. Inhibition of TGF-β1 results in reduction of the synthesis of the ECM [84]. Interestingly, EGCG has been demonstrated to improve re-epithelisation in a chronic wound model and the structural stability of collagen was shown to be enhanced with EGCG [89, 90]."
-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4964041/
Quote from: NeoV on May 07, 2018, 08:52:36 AMI see too many benefits not to drink it
There are lots of things that are purportedly antifibrotic, I see no reason to take green tea in particular. Have you googled "green tea collagenase" ? ? ?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17207851
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19653897
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014181300600331X
Anti-Aging Supplements: Plant Extracts That Inhibit Elastase and Collagenase (http://www.life-enhancement.com/magazine/article/2257-anti-aging-supplements-plant-extracts-that-inhibit-elastase-and-collagenase)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/13880209.2015.1133658
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20162329
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16142404
https://bmccomplementalternmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6882-9-27
(http://media.springernature.com/full/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1186%2F1472-6882-9-27/MediaObjects/12906_2009_Article_252_Fig1_HTML.jpg)
I've never drank coffee. I rarely drink soda. Green Tea has many health benefits. It's benefits are greatly reduced when consumed with a meal. I was instructed to drink it between meals for maximum benefits. For every study saying somethting is great, chances are you'll find one countering the analysis. Moderation is key with many things in life.
Nevo, a little off topic, but I believe you recommended creatine monohydrate daily? Would Kre-Alkalyn be okay as well?
"Creatine stability is negatively influenced by acids and liquids at pH 6.9 or less. (#6,399,661). Kre-Alkalyn® is the only creatine with patent-protection from pH 7 to pH 14.*"
My tap is a little over 9 on the ph scale.
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And then it's properties or benefits probably change if you microwave your water, boil it or if you just let it soak for a while in plain old tap water.
What do the top urologists say when asked about diets? Not much as that isn't their field. Perhaps meeting with a very good nurtionist is best. We could debate one thing, as simple as tea, but who knows what else we have going on in our bodies, our diets, allergies, lifestyles, activity levels, our body mass index's, etc.
Tea isn't going to cure you and it certainly doesn't fall under a 'bad' beverage category. Not trying to be cynical. I will add that I mainly consume water and some tea here and there.
Overall healthy lifestyle, some physical activity, and regular stretching....of the body goes a long ways. 30 mins of walking a day has the same effect of 10mg of viagra. Cardio for boner(food for thought)
During my visit with dr. Levine, he commented that most men with Peyronie have a deficit in collagenase production.
It's not by chance that the most effective treatment for Peyronie are collagenase injections.
Quote from: WhatNext81 on May 07, 2018, 05:50:11 PM
Moderation is key with many things in life.
Could not have put it better myself :)
Creatine always made me feel 'funny', hard to explain and I was never a fan of it IMHO :-\
What's you take on Creatine?
Paul :)
I don't think the issue is that we don't break down scar tissue well enough, it's that we over produce scar tissue it via inflammatory pathways. This is all documented plain and clear, but I will look into this and I appreciate the studies! There are so many studies on green tea preventing fibrosis, so it seems very odd to me.
I love creatine, as it lowers blood sugar almost as well as metformin, and has some pretty amazing cognitive effects, besides being good for building muscle :)
@NeoV: please look at that Burdock Root in the bar chart I posted. I've known this paper forever, but it only struck me now. I think I have lost a lot of precious time. I just ordered it from Now Foods on Amazon. When I have more time, I'll get it in bulk powder an make my own capsules.
@Pey ron
Why do you think you've lost a lot of time?
because PABA may not be effective like POTABA supposedly is. And I filled a boatload of AAA capsules by hand myself and took about 15 -20 capsules a day...
Oh. Gotcha. Do you also follow a diet of low to zero carbs?
I would like to. But my girlfriend has a sweet tooth...
I think as far as enzyme/protein balance (elastase/collagenase) in the body, intermittent fasting is crucial.
Jason Fung, MD has extensively talked about the benefits of IF and autophagy (protein recycling). He even reports people losing skin tags on extended fasts and its benefits. Now - I am not sure if you can auto-digest the Peyronies Disease scar tissue, but the benefits of IF are real.
One potential problem with green tea I've been reading about is the presence of aluminium and heavy metals such as lead and mercury. Apparently this is especially common in tea grown in China due to pollution and the use of pesticides. Tea from Japan is said to be safer in this respect.
based om neos reply#16 and the publication
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2728709/
Anti-collagenase, anti-elastase and anti-oxidant activities of extracts from 21 plants
what do you think about WHITE TEA it the most potent anti collagenase and anti elastase inhiibitor as an aqueus extract
i think you want collagenase.
what you don't want is elastase.
burdock root is the herb I use -- see the chart in the very study you linked.
yet milk thistle only inhibits collagenase and appears to be anti-fibrotic... I wish it were easy to know what is the right thing to do...
ron how long do you use burdock ,any changes?
i am drinking a combo of white tea and turmeric for two weeks now dents improved try this
1g of white and 3g of turmeric ,leave them in a coverd cup of boiled water for 30min. rinse and drink .
it is important to leave for prolonged time like the scientific publications of water extracts do
OK....So can anyone tell me the benefit of White Tea over Black or Green tea relative to peyronies?
see reply 16 more anti elastase activity
Been a fan of white tea for a while! Too much green tea has been shown to lower testosterone, but that's probably by drinking quite a lot.
Overall I say include it in reasonable amounts along with other sources of antioxidants and of course, coffee.
@NeoV, what about matcha tea compared to white tea?
Matcha for sure, since it basically has way more of everything than green tea. Matcha is powerful stuff.
Cool, I've been drinking that for a few months and love it.
So in layman's terms, what is the best way to interpret the table in message 16. The lower the value the better for Peyronies Disease?
I'll start drinking more coffee and green tea!
Late to the party, but green tea and coffee didn't helped me for Peyronies and also not for an other disease that green tea was advised.
James
Great antioxidant, but only part of the equation......
I'd like to try white tea but the only white tea I can find is grown in China. Does anyone know another country that grows it?
I ended up finding some white sencha tea from Japan. I hope this has the same levels of collagenase and elastase that the white tea listed in the graph has?
@Bent Ding Dong... you are getting things wrong on so many levels :(
1st of all, elastase is our *ENEMY*
2nd of all, the chart shows the % inhibition of collagenase (blue bars) and elastase (red bars).
We want to inhibit elastase as much as possible.
We want to inhibit collagenase as little as possible.
Burdock root only inhibits collagenase and does not inhibit elastase.
Megadosing on burdock root is what I chose to do.
OK pey ron, so is mega dosing on burdock root working for you? What results have you had?