Originally Posted by
Marquis
Far too many to realistically avoid. I think it's best not to stress about most of them as they tend to be very mild and don't seem to prevent people's recoveries here, and as some of them are very healthful foods (eg. coconut oil) the trade-off is probably worth it. The main significant ones I'd heard of that seem to be worth taking the trouble to avoid are fenugreek, soy products, reishi mushroom, rosemary oil (concentrated essential OIL used as a supplement or topical - don't worry about avoiding the herb), nettle root and obviously saw palmetto. These are things you're unlikely to be consuming in any significant quantities on a paleo diet anyway. If you hear of a certain foodstuff or herb outside of the protocol increasing testosterone, it's worth doing a little research, as sometimes the mechanism of raising testosterone is by inhibiting its conversion to DHT via 5-ar - this is the case with nettle root.