25-05-2012, 11:05 AM
Hi sfita,
I think that will work, yes. It's actually a great idea. I don't know if you can lower hops much, though. Below 1,500 mg, it probably won't be doing anything. Increasing the fenugreek or the fennel will get you more motivation out of this program, because of the swelling.
Fennel seed tea is a convenient way to tune the estrogens/progesterone balance to your symptoms. In June, I did this experiment: I made a large pot of tea from 2,000 mg of powdered fennel seed. That's the size of a one cup teabag. I used an old coffee maker. I kept the tea in the fridge, and drank one cup the first day, two the second, and so on, up to eight cups.
It didn't take long to trigger progesterone symptoms: clear thinking, a feeling in my head like I had been drinking too much water, feeling easily irritated, insomnia (after the initial sedative effect). You can try it too, and then cut back to the point where those symptoms are still noticeable, but manageable. That should be around two cups. Towards the end of your cycle, just one more cup should stop PMS.
I am normally reluctant to advise fennel, because it's very easy to stall on the phyto-progestins in it. So adjusting the dose is important. In your program, it may be very efficient. Going as close as you can get to the stalling dose using PM in the follicular phase, and fenugreek and fennel in the luteal phase. It could work wonders for the shape of your breasts.
I think that will work, yes. It's actually a great idea. I don't know if you can lower hops much, though. Below 1,500 mg, it probably won't be doing anything. Increasing the fenugreek or the fennel will get you more motivation out of this program, because of the swelling.
Fennel seed tea is a convenient way to tune the estrogens/progesterone balance to your symptoms. In June, I did this experiment: I made a large pot of tea from 2,000 mg of powdered fennel seed. That's the size of a one cup teabag. I used an old coffee maker. I kept the tea in the fridge, and drank one cup the first day, two the second, and so on, up to eight cups.
It didn't take long to trigger progesterone symptoms: clear thinking, a feeling in my head like I had been drinking too much water, feeling easily irritated, insomnia (after the initial sedative effect). You can try it too, and then cut back to the point where those symptoms are still noticeable, but manageable. That should be around two cups. Towards the end of your cycle, just one more cup should stop PMS.
I am normally reluctant to advise fennel, because it's very easy to stall on the phyto-progestins in it. So adjusting the dose is important. In your program, it may be very efficient. Going as close as you can get to the stalling dose using PM in the follicular phase, and fenugreek and fennel in the luteal phase. It could work wonders for the shape of your breasts.