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Hello everyone!
Increased hematocrit is one of the most common issues associated with the use of AAS. It affects well-being, blood pressure, cognitive function, and can lead to the formation of blood clots.
The most effective way to lower hematocrit is to donate blood, but this temporary solution can cause iron deficiency, which reduces performance and quality of life in general.
Another way is to drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated, but this only helps partially and only if you do it constantly, day after day.
Occasionally, various theories emerge claiming that some product or drug can reduce hematocrit. Are these theories genuine science or just bro-science? What is suitable and effective for athletes on AAS to use to control hematocrit?
In order to somehow sort this out, I gathered a dozen like-minded friends who were ready for experiments and periodic blood tests.
Each of them had a hematocrit above 50% and all of them have used AAS for a long time.
It was decided:
- the possible benefit of the experiment must exceed the possible harm;
- we will check the publicly available information.
First, we decided to check an article (PMID: 3243695) showing the effectiveness of grapefruit in reducing hematocrit.
Every day for 2 weeks we ate 1/2 or 1 grapefruit each day.
Tests were taken before the start and again on the 14-15th day of the protocol.
The first results were quite contradictory but interesting.
The effect was indeed observed; but, not for everyone and not always distinguishable from error.
(change in hematocrit level after 2 weeks)
We decided to continue and figure things out as we went along.
It turned out that those who took antiplatelet agents or nootropics with this protocol had a weak effect.
In addition, the whole fruit gave a more noticeable result.
In the end, after another 2 weeks the results were already more significant and promising.
(change in hematocrit level after 4 weeks)
Looks like it really works!
For a month we didn't notice any side effects, digestive problems, allergies, or anything else.
I decided to expand the group of subjects; we will recruit friends of our friends and generally everyone.
Therefore, if you are concerned about consistently high or increasing hematocrit, but are not ready to donate blood every 2-3 months, and you don’t mind eating plenty of grapefruits, you can join the experiment!
I would be glad to see blood tests before the start, impressions of the “treatment” of hematocrit, and analysis after a period of time consistently ingesting grapefruit.
Thank you for your attention! I hope this is useful and interesting to someone.
Increased hematocrit is one of the most common issues associated with the use of AAS. It affects well-being, blood pressure, cognitive function, and can lead to the formation of blood clots.
The most effective way to lower hematocrit is to donate blood, but this temporary solution can cause iron deficiency, which reduces performance and quality of life in general.
Another way is to drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated, but this only helps partially and only if you do it constantly, day after day.
Occasionally, various theories emerge claiming that some product or drug can reduce hematocrit. Are these theories genuine science or just bro-science? What is suitable and effective for athletes on AAS to use to control hematocrit?
In order to somehow sort this out, I gathered a dozen like-minded friends who were ready for experiments and periodic blood tests.
Each of them had a hematocrit above 50% and all of them have used AAS for a long time.
It was decided:
- the possible benefit of the experiment must exceed the possible harm;
- we will check the publicly available information.
First, we decided to check an article (PMID: 3243695) showing the effectiveness of grapefruit in reducing hematocrit.
Every day for 2 weeks we ate 1/2 or 1 grapefruit each day.
Tests were taken before the start and again on the 14-15th day of the protocol.
The first results were quite contradictory but interesting.
The effect was indeed observed; but, not for everyone and not always distinguishable from error.
(change in hematocrit level after 2 weeks)
We decided to continue and figure things out as we went along.
It turned out that those who took antiplatelet agents or nootropics with this protocol had a weak effect.
In addition, the whole fruit gave a more noticeable result.
In the end, after another 2 weeks the results were already more significant and promising.
(change in hematocrit level after 4 weeks)
Looks like it really works!
For a month we didn't notice any side effects, digestive problems, allergies, or anything else.
I decided to expand the group of subjects; we will recruit friends of our friends and generally everyone.
Therefore, if you are concerned about consistently high or increasing hematocrit, but are not ready to donate blood every 2-3 months, and you don’t mind eating plenty of grapefruits, you can join the experiment!
I would be glad to see blood tests before the start, impressions of the “treatment” of hematocrit, and analysis after a period of time consistently ingesting grapefruit.
Thank you for your attention! I hope this is useful and interesting to someone.
