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I didn't know that Red raspberry had progesterone properties. I have been taking it all cycle long. Maybe I'll reserve lower doses for the first half of my cycle and increase during after ovulation. 

It's also interesting that licorice is a phytoestrogen but lowers estrogen? From Lotus notes I believe I read that it is "Anti-androgenic and activates alpha and beta estrogen receptors and blocks 5-ar." It also increases progesterone by reducing breakdown. Sounds like a balanced NBE herb god!!!!! 

I've seen you talk about EPO before and I really want to try it now that I read about it being so good for NBE across the board. Do you use it both externally and internally? 

Also I LOVE that seed cycling idea. I'm going to be ALL over that soon. 

I've been taking a kelp, ricebran, vitex mixture everyday and after reading kelp can lower estrogen I'm wondering if I should just leave that mixture for my luteal phase so I don't repress the estrogens I'm taking. As well as excluding the Bustea! since it contains licorice. What do you think?

I haven't started use of my EPO just yet, but I plan to use it during my menustrual and maybe follicular phase. Not entirely sure yet, lol. But I bought the capsules and I just plan to use it eternally to nourish my liver and also provide some other health benefits. I still need to research more though. 

That seed cycling does sound pretty cool too! I know I've started sleeping with an eye mask for luteal to try out the lunaception and I think it has been helping me to get better quality sleep.

I think perhaps it would be wise to leave out kelp and use it during luteal. But the bust tea is highly progestogenic so I would probably keep taking it during luteal. Licorice has been known to raise progesterone according to studies, but that is one of those herbs has conflicting studies. I really like the tea and the ingredients though, so I think I will probably repurchase it. 

xoxo

Yes I honestly love the bustea! I plan to rebuy it too. I've been trying to drink more tea so its perfect that it has all those ingredients. Although after talking with lotus on another thread, I learned that fenugreek lowers progesterone so now im worried that the tea wouldn't be good in luteal after all. SO CONFLICTED. I also don't know what to take during luteal for estrogen and prolactin now since I was going to use FG for that. 

I would love to figure out how to get better sleep so I may try that lunaception. Although masks usually find their way off my face throughout the night. 

I'll probably introduce EPO into my cycle after my next one. 

Thanks for all the info!