[beachbumbythesea]

Thank you,

I'll look into that. Have you saved a link to where it said that?

Hate to lose the hops. It's the only phyto-estrogen I really trust Maybe compensate with more fenugreek and goat's rue and omega-3 fatty acids.

Yes you lucked out I still had the link up I will post the link and the section where it says that..I could have read it wrong..

Potential Dangers


Allergies

An itchy rash from hops has been reported, particularly in hops harvesters. Allergy to the pollen has also been reported. Breathing difficulties have been observed rarely among hops packagers. Hops allergy has been reported in a patient with previous severe allergic reactions from peanut, chestnut and banana. Therefore, people allergic to any of these agents should avoid hops.

Side Effects

Based on traditional use and available studies, there have been no serious side effects reported from hops. Drowsiness or sedation may occur. Use caution if you are driving or operating heavy machinery. In animal studies, hops have increased stomach acid. There is no available research in humans in this area. Breathing difficulties have been reported in brewery workers exposed to dust from hops, barley and brewery yeast.

Chemicals in hops that are similar to the hormone estrogen may affect hormone levels, with unknown effects on conditions such as breast, uterine, cervical or prostate cancer or endometriosis. Based on animal studies, hops may increase blood sugar levels in diabetic patients (but may lower blood sugar levels in nondiabetic patients). The effects of hops on blood sugar levels are unclear; if you are taking drugs for diabetes, dosing adjustments may be necessary.Dry cough, difficulty breathing, chronic bronchitis and other occupational respiratory diseases have been associated with hops. Dust from hops can contain harmful bacteria

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