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Adding teas to my program
November 19 2007 at 4:18 AM CuteLittleBunnie (Login CuteLittleBunnie)
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I am adding variety of teas to my program. Do you think that teas will have a good effect or do you think the capsules are better? Well, the teas I got are, fennel seed, saw palmetto berries, the fenugreek seed one I drink always and I got a ginger root one. But, I am not sure if ginger is helpful with NBE. So, what do you think? I will keep you all posted for when I get some good results.
Hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 19 2007, 3:44 PM
Hey, I'm not sure which is better I think the general consensus is both are ok as long as your taking the right amount of each. The fennel tea is reasonable and tastes fine... but I just started taking Fenugreek tea and its so awful. From the time I take it in my mouth and swallow it to the aftertaste!!! How do you stand it?
Louise
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 19 2007, 9:24 PM
The teas are not as strong as the capsules (not sure why) - read Eve's personal program top to bottom for quantities of both. Adding a herbal teabag makes things a bit better. Barley grass is quite nice, goat's rue is ok. Korean ginseng is disgusting and red clover tastes bad, doesn't dissolve properly and is a scary black colour!
CuteLittleBunnie
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 1:40 AM
Hopeful, I use 2-3 splenda's in it and a little bit of honey. It tastes good. But then again I like maple!! What does saw palmetto berries tea taste like?
Black Sheep
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 2:44 AM
Aw thanks for the advice but I am not one of those people who tastes maple in it at all... all i get is that really bitter celery taste, i have to make a funny face evrytime i swallow some. And i tried adding in honey but it didnt help unfortunately
CuteLittleBunnie
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 3:39 AM
What kind do you get? Cause this is the kind I get...
http://www.amazon.com/Alvita-Bags-Fenugreek-Seed-bags/dp/B000PKYSEO
Let me know if the link works. Plus you can get it alot cheaper at a health food store, maybe even vitamin shops.
hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 3:57 AM
That's the exact one I bought, it was the cheapest one I could find at my local health store. At one point I talked myself into just trying to chug it down quickly so it would be over with, but after swallowing two big mouth fulls I had to stop yuck. And I swear I'm normally not this picky with herb tastes... I really want to try the fenugreek though... Thanks to all who are helping me with my taste problem
bonnette
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 5:24 AM
hello girls
i am the one who has been on teas for two months now. Firstly because it much cheaper (300 g Fenugreek seeds cost around 3 euros and last few months and fennel seeds 100g takes 1 euro). i drink morning and evening but i make the teas quite strong. if using the fennel teabags then 3 per cup. and i really like the taste. in the evening i drink fenugreec but i disllike the taste so much that i hide it with other teablends for women (liquarice, fennel etc.) which turns the taste into gingerbread-like, yammy.
what i can not say is if it's working or not. i thought so while seeing some gowth but now am afraid it was just swelling from deep massages but will see.
oh just to mention to fight the adrogens i take 3 tbl pumpkinseed oil and my face has never been more clear. can't say about the back though
, dont know why it doesnt work there.
Good luck to all of us!
Bonnette
hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 1:11 AM
Thanks for the info bonnette. I tried adding 2 and a half teaspoons of sugar to my fenugreek tea today and it hid the bitter celery taste well but it ended up being so sweet and weird that it was gross in a new way today haha... Next I will try add it to orange juice (because I read that from an old post on this board) and with other teas in one cup like you said you do.
good luck
hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 1:25 AM
just another question I forgot to ask bonnette out of curiosity, which teas have you been drinking the past 2 months (besides the fenugreek and fennel)? Thanks for your time!
bonnette
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 6:18 AM
hey Hopeful88
since i tend to be cold all the time i drink teas when at home, any tea (beside black).beside fennel and fenugreek ( i mix them together by the way and add this "female blend" which has lot of incredients and the taste is strong and gingerbread-like) i drink peppermint and chamomille mostly.but we have this very nice tea-shop in our town which sells large variety of different herb-tea for reasonable price, that's where i fount the "female blend" as well. they also one for men called Potency but it tastes exactly the same and for female.
please, if You want to sweeten Your teas try honey instead. and not much cos we have to watch out the androgens.
as for making the tea when i use the seeds i place the seeds when the water starts boiling, then turn off the fire but leave it there to steep a while. This i do in the evening. and it has become an habit to use the same leftover in the morning where i add 3 teabags of fennel. i dont know though if the reuse is any good idea but i think just placing the boiling water over seeds doesnt brinf the potential out full. Should ask Molly perhaps if she knows.
Hope it helps, but as i said i dont know if i do things right but i sort of like my routine, fits with the weather where i would be drinking teas anyway.
Best wishes,
Bonnette
Hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 3:46 PM
Thanks for answering all my questions Bonnette! I know I shouldn't use sugar and day to day I am trying to cut back on it but that tea was so bad I had to grab some
...I promise in the future to only use honey though.
good luck
Louise
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 4:49 PM
Don't know if honey's much better! Have you tried lemon juice? (I don't mind sour). Think you might be better with the capsules or wonderup which has everything you need in it and the tablets are small. Excess sugar converts to testosterone and may start to give you acne and facial hair never mind making you fat. Otherwise why not add your fenugreek to your food, then you could use onions, chilli or garlic or other savoury stuff to cover it, I know you put fenugreek in certain crurries but I don't really like Indian food. I'm putting soy in my food, it doesn't have much of a taste - lucky me!
Hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 5:00 PM
Well today I just put the fenugreek tea with raspberry tea in my mug, and the raspberry did a pretty good job of hiding the flavor so i'll probably stick with this technique for now thanks for the advice everyone...
good luck
November 19 2007 at 4:18 AM CuteLittleBunnie (Login CuteLittleBunnie)
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I am adding variety of teas to my program. Do you think that teas will have a good effect or do you think the capsules are better? Well, the teas I got are, fennel seed, saw palmetto berries, the fenugreek seed one I drink always and I got a ginger root one. But, I am not sure if ginger is helpful with NBE. So, what do you think? I will keep you all posted for when I get some good results.
Hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 19 2007, 3:44 PM
Hey, I'm not sure which is better I think the general consensus is both are ok as long as your taking the right amount of each. The fennel tea is reasonable and tastes fine... but I just started taking Fenugreek tea and its so awful. From the time I take it in my mouth and swallow it to the aftertaste!!! How do you stand it?
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: Adding teas to my program
November 19 2007, 9:24 PM
The teas are not as strong as the capsules (not sure why) - read Eve's personal program top to bottom for quantities of both. Adding a herbal teabag makes things a bit better. Barley grass is quite nice, goat's rue is ok. Korean ginseng is disgusting and red clover tastes bad, doesn't dissolve properly and is a scary black colour!
CuteLittleBunnie
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 1:40 AM
Hopeful, I use 2-3 splenda's in it and a little bit of honey. It tastes good. But then again I like maple!! What does saw palmetto berries tea taste like?
Black Sheep
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 2:44 AM
Aw thanks for the advice but I am not one of those people who tastes maple in it at all... all i get is that really bitter celery taste, i have to make a funny face evrytime i swallow some. And i tried adding in honey but it didnt help unfortunately
CuteLittleBunnie
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 3:39 AM
What kind do you get? Cause this is the kind I get...
http://www.amazon.com/Alvita-Bags-Fenugreek-Seed-bags/dp/B000PKYSEO
Let me know if the link works. Plus you can get it alot cheaper at a health food store, maybe even vitamin shops.
hopeful88
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SENIOR MEMBER
Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 3:57 AM
That's the exact one I bought, it was the cheapest one I could find at my local health store. At one point I talked myself into just trying to chug it down quickly so it would be over with, but after swallowing two big mouth fulls I had to stop yuck. And I swear I'm normally not this picky with herb tastes... I really want to try the fenugreek though... Thanks to all who are helping me with my taste problem
bonnette
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 20 2007, 5:24 AM
hello girls
i am the one who has been on teas for two months now. Firstly because it much cheaper (300 g Fenugreek seeds cost around 3 euros and last few months and fennel seeds 100g takes 1 euro). i drink morning and evening but i make the teas quite strong. if using the fennel teabags then 3 per cup. and i really like the taste. in the evening i drink fenugreec but i disllike the taste so much that i hide it with other teablends for women (liquarice, fennel etc.) which turns the taste into gingerbread-like, yammy.
what i can not say is if it's working or not. i thought so while seeing some gowth but now am afraid it was just swelling from deep massages but will see.
oh just to mention to fight the adrogens i take 3 tbl pumpkinseed oil and my face has never been more clear. can't say about the back though
, dont know why it doesnt work there.Good luck to all of us!
Bonnette
hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 1:11 AM
Thanks for the info bonnette. I tried adding 2 and a half teaspoons of sugar to my fenugreek tea today and it hid the bitter celery taste well but it ended up being so sweet and weird that it was gross in a new way today
haha... Next I will try add it to orange juice (because I read that from an old post on this board) and with other teas in one cup like you said you do.good luck
hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 1:25 AM
just another question I forgot to ask bonnette out of curiosity, which teas have you been drinking the past 2 months (besides the fenugreek and fennel)? Thanks for your time!
bonnette
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 6:18 AM
hey Hopeful88
since i tend to be cold all the time i drink teas when at home, any tea (beside black).beside fennel and fenugreek ( i mix them together by the way and add this "female blend" which has lot of incredients and the taste is strong and gingerbread-like) i drink peppermint and chamomille mostly.but we have this very nice tea-shop in our town which sells large variety of different herb-tea for reasonable price, that's where i fount the "female blend" as well. they also one for men called Potency but it tastes exactly the same and for female.
please, if You want to sweeten Your teas try honey instead. and not much cos we have to watch out the androgens.
as for making the tea when i use the seeds i place the seeds when the water starts boiling, then turn off the fire but leave it there to steep a while. This i do in the evening. and it has become an habit to use the same leftover in the morning where i add 3 teabags of fennel. i dont know though if the reuse is any good idea but i think just placing the boiling water over seeds doesnt brinf the potential out full. Should ask Molly perhaps if she knows.
Hope it helps, but as i said i dont know if i do things right but i sort of like my routine, fits with the weather where i would be drinking teas anyway.
Best wishes,
Bonnette
Hopeful88
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Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 3:46 PM
Thanks for answering all my questions Bonnette! I know I shouldn't use sugar and day to day I am trying to cut back on it but that tea was so bad I had to grab some
...I promise in the future to only use honey though.good luck
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 4:49 PM
Don't know if honey's much better! Have you tried lemon juice? (I don't mind sour). Think you might be better with the capsules or wonderup which has everything you need in it and the tablets are small. Excess sugar converts to testosterone and may start to give you acne and facial hair never mind making you fat. Otherwise why not add your fenugreek to your food, then you could use onions, chilli or garlic or other savoury stuff to cover it, I know you put fenugreek in certain crurries but I don't really like Indian food. I'm putting soy in my food, it doesn't have much of a taste - lucky me!
Hopeful88
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SENIOR MEMBER
Re: Adding teas to my program
November 21 2007, 5:00 PM
Well today I just put the fenugreek tea with raspberry tea in my mug, and the raspberry did a pretty good job of hiding the flavor so i'll probably stick with this technique for now
thanks for the advice everyone...good luck