23-04-2024, 20:27
Man, I keep coming across different info and then getting paralyzed. But I'm going to go for it. It's the first day of my period. Progesterone cream is still shipping, but it should get here around the start of my luteal phase. Today I am taking:
50% saponin Fenugreek extract - 600mg
Saw Palmetto extract - 320mg
Raw Maca powder - 1 tsp
MSM - 1g
Glucosamine/Chondroitin - 1500mg/1200mg
5-HTP - 400mg
I read so many good things about MSM, here and elsewhere, that I decided to get on that train. Apparently combining it with Glucosamine relieves joint aches for many. Most of what I read was from people suffering from arthritis and healing from knee surgery. I have painful overuse issues in my forearms and elbows; MSM + Glucosamine seemed like a wise addition. I had trouble searching for MSM-specific info on this forum because the search term is too short lol (4 letter minimum). Hopefully the dose listed on the tub I got is proper.
I'm doubling my regular Maca dosage. I've been eating it on-and-off for years, but it used to be less than 1/4 teaspoon. Started taking 1/2 teaspoon regularly the past month with no noticeable effects besides libido (which is always high anyway). Last month and this first day of menstruating my cramps are WAY less bad, but it's hard to understand the causations there. I did take some ibuprofen this morning preemptively. MSM+glucosamine should theoretically help as well as they are anti-inflammatory.
The 5-HTP I've also been taking now for a month. It's supposed to help with serotonin production, and I do think it has been helping with my mood, particularly my ability to calm down and redirect my thoughts and perspective from negative spirals (big struggle of mine, always working on it). I gotta do more research on the link between serotonin and progesterone. I know they're related.
Body image is a big complicated thing for us all, but I've also noticed an improvement there in the past two months. Before then I was really in the pits, in a dead-convinced sort of way. Can't say what's happened but I'm feeling better. It's something I try to pay attention to because I believe it's linked to serotonin.
I also got a cat, in addition to me and my boyfriend's two dogs. I think it's helping everything, they all get along so cute.
I know this is an NBE forum but I've been interested in herbalism for years. I grew up with a lot of natural medicine and have a number of close friends who went to herbalism school and studied Chinese medicine. I think the overall way that we feel tells us a lot about what's going on in our bodies, so I'm trying to keep good notes here.
Thanks for reading, let me know any thoughts!
50% saponin Fenugreek extract - 600mg
Saw Palmetto extract - 320mg
Raw Maca powder - 1 tsp
MSM - 1g
Glucosamine/Chondroitin - 1500mg/1200mg
5-HTP - 400mg
I read so many good things about MSM, here and elsewhere, that I decided to get on that train. Apparently combining it with Glucosamine relieves joint aches for many. Most of what I read was from people suffering from arthritis and healing from knee surgery. I have painful overuse issues in my forearms and elbows; MSM + Glucosamine seemed like a wise addition. I had trouble searching for MSM-specific info on this forum because the search term is too short lol (4 letter minimum). Hopefully the dose listed on the tub I got is proper.
I'm doubling my regular Maca dosage. I've been eating it on-and-off for years, but it used to be less than 1/4 teaspoon. Started taking 1/2 teaspoon regularly the past month with no noticeable effects besides libido (which is always high anyway). Last month and this first day of menstruating my cramps are WAY less bad, but it's hard to understand the causations there. I did take some ibuprofen this morning preemptively. MSM+glucosamine should theoretically help as well as they are anti-inflammatory.
The 5-HTP I've also been taking now for a month. It's supposed to help with serotonin production, and I do think it has been helping with my mood, particularly my ability to calm down and redirect my thoughts and perspective from negative spirals (big struggle of mine, always working on it). I gotta do more research on the link between serotonin and progesterone. I know they're related.
Body image is a big complicated thing for us all, but I've also noticed an improvement there in the past two months. Before then I was really in the pits, in a dead-convinced sort of way. Can't say what's happened but I'm feeling better. It's something I try to pay attention to because I believe it's linked to serotonin.
I also got a cat, in addition to me and my boyfriend's two dogs. I think it's helping everything, they all get along so cute.
I know this is an NBE forum but I've been interested in herbalism for years. I grew up with a lot of natural medicine and have a number of close friends who went to herbalism school and studied Chinese medicine. I think the overall way that we feel tells us a lot about what's going on in our bodies, so I'm trying to keep good notes here.
Thanks for reading, let me know any thoughts!