15-07-2012, 05:52 PM
Hi Karen,
Quite a few people write that fenugreek ups prolactin, and that the increase in progesterone is a consequence of that. I write "would" because I wonder how they know. It's a chicken and egg situation. Science measures only correlations, no causal relations in this field.
Progesterone balances the effects of excess estrogen. The result is that the symptoms of estrogen dominance do not appear. I don't think the hormone levels change.
Twenty minutes to an hour and a half is OK between fenugreek and carbs. I usually leave twenty minutes in between, because my jar of powdered fenugreek seeds sits between the kitchen herbs. I use it when I start cooking.
Quite a few people write that fenugreek ups prolactin, and that the increase in progesterone is a consequence of that. I write "would" because I wonder how they know. It's a chicken and egg situation. Science measures only correlations, no causal relations in this field.
Progesterone balances the effects of excess estrogen. The result is that the symptoms of estrogen dominance do not appear. I don't think the hormone levels change.
Twenty minutes to an hour and a half is OK between fenugreek and carbs. I usually leave twenty minutes in between, because my jar of powdered fenugreek seeds sits between the kitchen herbs. I use it when I start cooking.