Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Lotus you are really helping to make things clear to me and strip away some of this mystery when it comes to cycling!! Yes yes, please, if you have time please continue to post more about this topic! I am gobbling it all up!! I really like that study that you posted on progesterone in luteal phase, because I've been trying to figure out what I should take during that phase.
Initially, I just wanted to do a simplified cycling plan that mimics BCP to prevent disruptions with my menstrual cycle, so: 3 weeks on GB, 1 week off of herbs. But my new plan going forward is to take my GB on my follicular phase, on my day of ovulation take milk thistle (to clean my liver of excess hormones) and drink Chanca Piedra tea or another Detox tea (for the same reasons), and then for my luteal phase I plan on taking Aguaje, Hops, Fennel seed, Vitex, Sea buckthorn oil, Turmeric tea with ashwagandha and maca, White peony, and some Menstrual teas that I take for cramps, as well as drink green juice. I'm also thinking about taking some Shatavari and DIM during this time, and I'll be taking MSM and collagen and matcha green tea throughout both phases but not in high amounts nor daily. Not quite certain if this is a good plan or not (still feels incomplete), and I haven't quite figured out the amounts, so I'm desperate for any advice, tips, and suggestions!!
Question: I read on RocketMelon's thread that on the day of ovulation you should take nothing for that sole day, I'm not sure why that is and if it matters but that's the reason I chose not to take anything but milk thistle. Do you have any ideas on that? RocketMelon also took a specific herb to raise her T levels slightly, which at first I thought was odd, but after research I realized that blocking T levels completely in women isn't a good idea (although lowering high T is) so that's why I like the ashwagandha.
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Initially, I just wanted to do a simplified cycling plan that mimics BCP to prevent disruptions with my menstrual cycle, so: 3 weeks on GB, 1 week off of herbs. But my new plan going forward is to take my GB on my follicular phase, on my day of ovulation take milk thistle (to clean my liver of excess hormones) and drink Chanca Piedra tea or another Detox tea (for the same reasons), and then for my luteal phase I plan on taking Aguaje, Hops, Fennel seed, Vitex, Sea buckthorn oil, Turmeric tea with ashwagandha and maca, White peony, and some Menstrual teas that I take for cramps, as well as drink green juice. I'm also thinking about taking some Shatavari and DIM during this time, and I'll be taking MSM and collagen and matcha green tea throughout both phases but not in high amounts nor daily. Not quite certain if this is a good plan or not (still feels incomplete), and I haven't quite figured out the amounts, so I'm desperate for any advice, tips, and suggestions!!
Question: I read on RocketMelon's thread that on the day of ovulation you should take nothing for that sole day, I'm not sure why that is and if it matters but that's the reason I chose not to take anything but milk thistle. Do you have any ideas on that? RocketMelon also took a specific herb to raise her T levels slightly, which at first I thought was odd, but after research I realized that blocking T levels completely in women isn't a good idea (although lowering high T is) so that's why I like the ashwagandha.
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