Hi East of Eden,
If you are not going to do powdered herbs, as in Kit #2, you definitely picked the best extracts out there. They cannot be beat for externals. The best way to use them in my opinion is to rub them in first until they absorb as well as they are going to, then rub in a carrier oil such as borage or olive (or a mixture of both). EPO also works well. Fenugreek extract is the one to use topically. It might be a good idea to get an extra one for that. Follow with 30 minutes of heat from something like a heated pad set to low. Use a thick plastic wrap between you and your blanket. Do it twice per day if you can. Leave it on all night if you can.
Start slow and work up to what gives you growing pains and then try to equalize them. See what works best and use it. Sometimes you will have to back off a bit. I would expect that you would be around 3000mg per day as a daily maximum. You may get growing pains before that.
The MSM is a very good idea. Also take a multivitamin with a B complex in it. You may need to supplement with B12 as it needs to be at at least 50mcg per day.
Also take: 1000mg of EPO three times per day. If you start to break out, replace it with 1000mg of borage oil at night before bedtime and consider adding kelp.
Also take 1000mg flaxseed (starflower) oil three times per day.
When taking extracts, try to keep them under the tongue for about 30 seconds if you take them by themselves.
How is your diet and exercise? Do you get plenty of meat in some form? Dark leafy greens? Do you have a workout? If so, what kind and how long? Do you stretch? Stretching is a good idea, as is getting plenty of sleep.
Wahaika
If you are not going to do powdered herbs, as in Kit #2, you definitely picked the best extracts out there. They cannot be beat for externals. The best way to use them in my opinion is to rub them in first until they absorb as well as they are going to, then rub in a carrier oil such as borage or olive (or a mixture of both). EPO also works well. Fenugreek extract is the one to use topically. It might be a good idea to get an extra one for that. Follow with 30 minutes of heat from something like a heated pad set to low. Use a thick plastic wrap between you and your blanket. Do it twice per day if you can. Leave it on all night if you can.
Start slow and work up to what gives you growing pains and then try to equalize them. See what works best and use it. Sometimes you will have to back off a bit. I would expect that you would be around 3000mg per day as a daily maximum. You may get growing pains before that.
The MSM is a very good idea. Also take a multivitamin with a B complex in it. You may need to supplement with B12 as it needs to be at at least 50mcg per day.
Also take: 1000mg of EPO three times per day. If you start to break out, replace it with 1000mg of borage oil at night before bedtime and consider adding kelp.
Also take 1000mg flaxseed (starflower) oil three times per day.
When taking extracts, try to keep them under the tongue for about 30 seconds if you take them by themselves.
How is your diet and exercise? Do you get plenty of meat in some form? Dark leafy greens? Do you have a workout? If so, what kind and how long? Do you stretch? Stretching is a good idea, as is getting plenty of sleep.
Wahaika