20-01-2012, 23:54
BargainBoobs - you're right, it's hard to monitor the FG when you're applying it topically. Do you steep the seeds/powder in an oil or use an extract? I used to soak the powder in almond oil, but lately I've been using an extract... it's a bit easier with the extract because it comes with a dropper; I only use a little bit to mix with the oil and it definitely seems like it's less. When I used the powder soaked in oil, the amount I put in was it - there was no control over the amount going into my system. At least with a dropper you can actually measure it.
I was also tempted to use PM but then I decided against it. Like you, I think if all else fails, then maybe I'll give it a shot. I got a bag of hops the other day! I'm going out of town for 10 days, so when I get back I will start drinking a hops tea. How do you put hops on topically?
Isabelle - yes, black seeds!! I remember finding out about them a while ago because I read about them in some Eastern medicine book. Apparently they are known as the seeds that "cure every ailment except death." That's a pretty hardcore reputation to have! Thanks for reminding me of them, I will start harassing my mom to start taking those.
Also, I got some hops and was thinking of making tea out of it, but I also drink a FG tea... would it be completely insane to mix the 2 together? Kind of like killing 2 birds with one stone? (As you can see, I'm so lazy! I'd rather just make tea once or twice a day instead of 4 times/day
) If that's completely nonsensical, then I will probably just use one topically and have the other as a tea.
Pansy Mae - I'm so glad that I wasn't the only one with the weird vein thing! Yeah, it most likely was your upped dosage of FG. Like I'd mentioned earlier, apparently FG is classified as a "hot" food, so it heats up the inside of your body and like Isabelle said, it probably swelled up the veins. Have you kept your dosage at 4 x610/day or lowered it? And are you seeing results from the FG in your routine?
I was also tempted to use PM but then I decided against it. Like you, I think if all else fails, then maybe I'll give it a shot. I got a bag of hops the other day! I'm going out of town for 10 days, so when I get back I will start drinking a hops tea. How do you put hops on topically?
Isabelle - yes, black seeds!! I remember finding out about them a while ago because I read about them in some Eastern medicine book. Apparently they are known as the seeds that "cure every ailment except death." That's a pretty hardcore reputation to have! Thanks for reminding me of them, I will start harassing my mom to start taking those.
Also, I got some hops and was thinking of making tea out of it, but I also drink a FG tea... would it be completely insane to mix the 2 together? Kind of like killing 2 birds with one stone? (As you can see, I'm so lazy! I'd rather just make tea once or twice a day instead of 4 times/day
) If that's completely nonsensical, then I will probably just use one topically and have the other as a tea.Pansy Mae - I'm so glad that I wasn't the only one with the weird vein thing! Yeah, it most likely was your upped dosage of FG. Like I'd mentioned earlier, apparently FG is classified as a "hot" food, so it heats up the inside of your body and like Isabelle said, it probably swelled up the veins. Have you kept your dosage at 4 x610/day or lowered it? And are you seeing results from the FG in your routine?