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Try ecdysteroids for younger skin and more muscle mass
20-Hydroxy-Ecdysterone is an ecdysteroid. Plants related to spinach make ecdysteroid compounds to protect themselves against caterpillars. When they eat 20-hydroxy-ecdysterone, caterpillars change into butterflies – and butterflies don't eat spinach. A standard serving of spinach contains more than 100 mg ecdysteroids.
The German researchers were curious to know what the effect of 20-hydroxy-ecdysterone is on the skin. Women who are in the menopause produce less estradiol, so their skin ages faster. Hormone therapy helps, but estrogenic compounds are carcinogenic. 20-Hydroxy-Ecdysterone is not estrogenic. You do the math.
After the researchers had mixed 18, 57, or 116 mg 20-hydroxy-ecdysterone for a period of 12 weeks in the food of female rats whose ovaries had been removed, they noticed that the animals' skin had become plumper. Their muscle mass had increased and fat mass decreased.
The conclusion seems obvious. According to the researchers, ecdysteroids are an alternative to hormone treatment for post-menopausal women.
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