SupplementEmergingProstate & Hair
Beta-Sitosterol
What is Beta-Sitosterol?
A plant sterol (phytosterol) used for prostate/urinary symptoms and, at higher doses, cholesterol lowering.
How Beta-Sitosterol works
May independently inhibit 5-alpha-reductase in the prostate (similar direction to finasteride); at high doses reduces cholesterol absorption.
Benefits & uses
- Improves BPH urinary symptoms and flow
- Supports prostate health
- Can lower cholesterol at higher doses
Common uses: BPH/prostate symptoms, urinary flow, cholesterol support.
Beta-Sitosterol dosage
- Typical dose
- 60–130 mg daily for prostate (clinical range 30–91 mg)
Beta-Sitosterol side effects
- Generally well tolerated
- Mild GI upset
Commonly stacked with
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