HPL Mix Improvements

HPL Mix is designed to be the most comprehensive nutrient supplement on the market. As part of our process of continuous improvement, we have made a few changes in the formulation that may help improve bone strength, prevent BPH, increase libido, and improve muscle mass…

Calcium

Our first change was to increase the amount of calcium. Most people have about 3 pounds of calcium in their body, 99% of which is in the bones. The rest is essential for a wide range of bodily functions. The problem is if your calcium intake is too low, the body cannibalizes bone in order to get the calcium it needs to send nerve signals and flex muscles, among other things.

We added 841 mg of calcium citrate per day, which increases the amount of elemental calcium by 71%. Calcium citrate is fairly well absorbed in the body, but it does not dissolve that well in liquid. So you may feel a little more "grit" at the bottom of your shaker bottle. Fortunately, the taste is neutral.

Saw Palmetto and Nettle Root

The other changes were made only to the "male" version of HPL Mix, and are meant to affect the actions of the body's own testosterone. Testosterone, in males and females, is the hormone responsible for libido and for muscle and bone growth. Saw palmetto is a palm-like shrub that grows throughout the southeast. The extract of saw-palmetto berries has the ability to prevent testosterone from converting to dehydro-testosterone (aka DHT). DHT has been implicated in prostate enlargement (also known as Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, or BPH), an affliction that affects about 1/3 of men age 50, and approximately 75% of 80 year olds. Because prostate enlargement is a slow-acting process that takes many years to manifest, we feel the best policy is to take preventative action long before troubles arise. (Excess DHT has also been implicated as a cause of male pattern baldness).

Previously the mix contained 1280 mg of a 25% extraction of saw palmetto. We have now cut that amount in half, and added 222 mg of nettle root extract.

There are several clinical studies documenting the efficacy of nettle root for BPH. It has been shown to block conversion of testosterone to DHT, and to block binding of DHT to the prostate cells. But perhaps most important is its ability to block testosterone from binding to SHBG (sex-hormone binding globulin). As men age, more and more of their free testosterone binds to SHBG in the blood, increasing by 40% by age 45. Because bound testosterone is no longer biologically active, blocking this binding should help prevent lowered free testosterone levels as we age, along with associated declines in libido and muscle mass. (FYI - it is believed that sedatives, anti-hypertensives, alcohol, cholesterol-lowering drugs, and other medications can all cause an increase in testosterone binding to globulin).

***Shipments go out on the first of the month. Please let me know if you ever fall a full month ahead, or behind, and we'll adjust our shipment.

Go Long,

Wiley