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Isabelle’s posts helped me SO MUCH! I am still not 100% Sure of everything but i definitely learnt a lot my reading the information on her Program thread (here!)

Now.. im pretty sure i have some understanding now of how herbs are meant to be taken.. The one thing you need to know first is where your hormone levels are at.

(Please add or correct me if i am wrong)

for example my results showed me that i am progesterone deficient and estrogen dominant.. that means that i have to take herbs or sups that will encourage my progesterone levels to even out my Estrogen levels.

so...

the list below was developed by Isabelle, it contains some comments about why she takes certain ones on this list. im sure she wont mind me sharing this awesome list as she always does with others.



Phyto-estrogens:
Phyto-estrogens are plant based estrogens that you can take to increase estrogen levels
fenugreek seed (powdered and whole)
hops fowers (dried, not powdered)
fennel seed (dried and powdered, as tea)
licorice tea (estrogen, prolactin stimulant, anti-androgen, and progestin)
shatavari tea
red clover (because it's also a progestin)
wild yam (not a phyto-estrogen, but a 16α-hydroxyestrone blocker)
pueraria mirifica (too strong, and I have no experience with it)

Zearalenone:
i am not sure what Zearalenone is for, if someone does please colaborate
barley, oats, hops (can contain fusarium)
malt (certainly contains fusarium)
maize, wheat, buckwheat, rye (often contain fusarium)

Phyto-progestins:
I am asuming that these asre to help increase levels in progesterone
licorice tea
fennel seed tea
red clover
PC (cream, only for women who have progesterone deficiency)
"progesterone stops NBE progress dead in its tracks" (Wahaika)

Anti-androgens:
Will help to level out testosterone levels
spearmint tea (peppermint is more estrogenic)
saw palmetto berry
stinging nettle root
pumpkin seed oil
borage seed oil GLA (for hair loss)
Zinc, vitamin B6, and azelaic acid (in rye, barley, whole grain cereals)
Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG), the main lignan in flax (linseed)
β-Sitosterol (the fytosterol in my SP SNR PSO Java tea formula)
Java tea (orthosiphon extract)
pygeum bark
wild yam (β-sitosterol)

Androgens:
oats stimulate androgen activity! It is an anti-estrogen
maca root boosts testosterone

Prolactin:
fenugreek seed
hops flowers
goat's rue (galega officinalis)
black seed (nigella sativa)
blessed thistle

Human Growth Hormone:
GABA, serotonin (= 5-HTP + Vitamin B6)
glandular therapy (bovine ovary)
pig placenta
lamb placenta
L-tyrosine
bee pollen

Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF1):
made in the breast tissue
hops flowers
deer velvet extract
glandular therapy (bovine ovary)
pig placenta
lamb placenta

Vitamin B complex:
"super hair formula" multi (> 50 mcg B12)
hair-skin-nails multi (no B12! Use together with meat, fish, dairy)
brewer's yeast

Folic acid:
spinach (preferably frozen), asparagus, broccoli, avocado, lettuce
beremeal
"super hair formula" multi (> 200 mcg B9)

Vitamin C:
"super hair formula" multi 1000 mg
hair-skin-nails multi 160 mg
tablets 70 mg
citrus (because it's an androgen)

Zinc 12-35 mg:
seafood (oysters!), meat, chicken, dairy, oats
hair-skin-nails multi 10 mg
"super hair formula" multi 5 mg
SP SNR PSO Java tea anti-androgen formula 9 mg
never skip a day: the body can't store zinc

Protein:
meat, chicken, fish, eggs
fortify shakes with milk protein powder
soy: slows the thyroid (or take kelp and L-tyrosine with it)

Healthy fats:

borage oil (highest in GLA, prostaglandin precursor)
omega 3 (fish and flaxseed oil, cold pressed = without lignans)
omega 6 can cause acne
evening primrose oil contains less GLA than borage oil, and makes androgen excess worse

Butt:
maca root

Waist hip ratio:
goat's rue (galega officinalis)
black seed (nigella sativa)
wild yam (hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic)

Grow hair nails lashes:
millet, apple core, oats (contain silicic acid)
hair-skin-nails formula (200 mg horsetail, equisetum arvense, contains silicic acid)
gelatin
no MSM
no collagen

The next post will be about individual herb benefits