09-07-2012, 10:18 AM
Hi ssag124,
You sure are motivated
I mix most of my herbs together too, with four exceptions:
1) hops at night because it makes me sleepy. This is not really an exception, because I take the whole mix at night.
2) fenugreek 20 minutes before a meal with carbs, because it's hypoglycemic.
3) maca in the morning because I hope it will help me wake up.
4) goat's rue throughout the day, because the swelling is gone after two hours.
Hops becomes a phyto-estrogen when it's digested, yes, if you have Eubacterium Limosum in your intestine. I just mix it into my evening porridge, and Eve took it in yogurt or with a mashed potato, so I think you can mix it into whatever you are eating, yes. Be nice to the Eubacterium Limosum, though, so nothing really spicy or lots of alcohol.
A couple of women with PCOS have reported success with red clover lately. PCOS shows as estrogen dominance and androgen excess, so I think your idea to use it to prevent estrogen dominance will work. There is a disadvantage, though: the deal in a female cycle is maximum estrogens for two weeks, and then maximum progesterone for two weeks. If you use a 50/50 mix, you will stall on a lower level of estrogens. So on days 9-11, use the minimum level of red clover that stops the estrogen dominance symptoms, and top up estrogens as high as possible with the hops and the dandelion.
You sure are motivated
I mix most of my herbs together too, with four exceptions:
1) hops at night because it makes me sleepy. This is not really an exception, because I take the whole mix at night.
2) fenugreek 20 minutes before a meal with carbs, because it's hypoglycemic.
3) maca in the morning because I hope it will help me wake up.
4) goat's rue throughout the day, because the swelling is gone after two hours.
Hops becomes a phyto-estrogen when it's digested, yes, if you have Eubacterium Limosum in your intestine. I just mix it into my evening porridge, and Eve took it in yogurt or with a mashed potato, so I think you can mix it into whatever you are eating, yes. Be nice to the Eubacterium Limosum, though, so nothing really spicy or lots of alcohol.
A couple of women with PCOS have reported success with red clover lately. PCOS shows as estrogen dominance and androgen excess, so I think your idea to use it to prevent estrogen dominance will work. There is a disadvantage, though: the deal in a female cycle is maximum estrogens for two weeks, and then maximum progesterone for two weeks. If you use a 50/50 mix, you will stall on a lower level of estrogens. So on days 9-11, use the minimum level of red clover that stops the estrogen dominance symptoms, and top up estrogens as high as possible with the hops and the dandelion.