[NaturalLady31]

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Haha yes, let's form a "less hair, more boob" club 

I've only done 2 cycles of hops (and I started off with a very low dlose) but if all is good, you might like to consider it one day. It's a phytoestrogen, it's also a type of anti-androgen, stimulates prolactin and some say that it could also act like a pro-aromatase. Instead of taking a million different herbs (because many believe that for NBE you need to take one herb for estrogen, one for prolactin, one pro-aromatase etc......). Hops is practically 4 for the price of 1. Plus I get side effects very easily so the less stuff I take, the better. 

Regarding spearmint, the link to the study I shared  above says "After treatment with spearmint teas, there was a significant decrease in free testosterone and increase in luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and estradiol". So looks like spearmint might be good for you as it lowers testosterone (which is what you need), increases LH and FSH (which you have low levels of)! 

On to white peony: I did actually see that on Amazon too but I want something simpler (ready made tea bags or pills) coz I'm lazy!! How long are we supposed to boil those roots?? lol Anyway, yep that's the one you want to take. Take a look at the first person's review too!

It's good that you're cautious NaturalLady. Herbs aren't candy and just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it's 100% safe. 

Regarding PM, I replied (it's not much of a reply though   ) in the previous page. I think you missed it because it's short!

Yes, Bettie, we should start a club.. although I hope we'll have to change the name of it soon to something like, "Busty and Hair-Free".

Wow, I didn't realize that hops was so chock full of multiple NBE uses. I will definitely keep it waiting in the wings because I like the idea of a multi-purpose herb.. especially since I already take other supplements daily.

I know some people haven't gotten good results with spearmint, like you and Hannah. But frankly I love the taste of it and have been enjoying it iced 2x a day without side effects so far. That said, I also was aware that spearmint (and many other types tea) can be associated with iron absorption issues. From what I've gathered, it seems to be more likely to do that if you drink it with meals ( I've been drinking mine in between meals). I also read that teas usually affect non-heme iron (meaning plant based). I'm a meat eater, I eat calf's liver often (which has a high level of heme iron), and I also take a heme form of iron in a supplement made from liver concentrate. I read as well that spearmint has a high iron content itself, so maybe any negative effects would be negligible in some cases. Anyway, at this moment I 'd like to give the spearmint a fair shot before I throw it out the window.. I do have astaxathin in my pantry as well though, and it will be waiting with the hops if I decide to change course in the near future. If we know anything about NBE yet, it's that everything about our programs is subject to change if necessary.

I finally caught your note about PM, Bettie!

Thanks for all this info, girls.  
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