08-11-2011, 19:51
Hi beachgirl,
Welcome here. Below are my answers:
1) Do I have to start taking the herbs from day 1 (first day of period)?
The day in the cycle when you start is only important for PM, not for hops.
2) I think Eve M didn't take any breaks for 18 months. Is that what I should do too? Or should I take it for two weeks and then stop and the resume on day 1 like PM?
I do a similar program, like Eve M, without breaks. I tried one break, four months ago.
3) Some of the ingredients in Eve M's program don't seem to be available in easy-to-take forms in http://www.mountainroseherbs.com. I know you can grind the seeds and flowers using a coffee/seed grinder but I'm in living in a dorm and it's not really easy to do that. Does anyone know where I can get good quality hops powder, oat seed powder, flax-seed powder?
Where to buy depends on where you are. Are you living in Korea? I take hops flowers dried, not powdered. I use plastic containers with a lid, because they smell. I buy them in an herb shop, but home brewers' utility shops sell hops too. Where there's beer, there's hops. You can buy oat flakes in the breakfast cereals aisle of the supermarket, and broken flax seeds in the organic foods aisle.
4) Could someone explain, or refer to a thread, that explains why Eve M's program is supposed to work? I know a bit about Fennel and Fenugreek, but when I look up info about hops, it says it's sedative and it's recommended for people who can't sleep. Also, what are Barley grass, Bere (or Alfalfa), flax-seed and oat seed supposed to do for NBE?
How Eve M's program works is explained in my program thread. In short: Fennel is a phyto-progestin. Fenugreek increases prolactin and progesterone. Undigested hops contains xanthohumol, an anti-androgen. Xanthohumol digests to 8-prenylnaringenin, a phyto-estrogen. Barley grass contains an anti-androgen (azelaic acid). Bere (or Alfalfa) is in the program as a source of folates. Flax seed contain phyto-estrogens and another anti-androgen (Secoisolariciresinol diglycoside). But flax increases Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) over time. Oats decrease SHBG, and are a source of vitamin B6 too.
5) Although I am a little worried about messing up my cycle, I am also interested in trying PM. How do I decide whether to try PM or hops? Also, if I choose to take PM (I guess Ainterol), what other supplements should I take?
I take hops because PM increases dopamine, which makes some people euphoric. Other people tend to get depressed from hops. PM messes up cycles, and it's not clear yet if it's always possible to restore fertility after that. Take PM with 10 g of L-arginine daily for fast results. Add a multivitamin with > 50 mcg vitamin B12, 200 mg vitamin C, 25 mg iron, 2-10 mg vitamin B6, 12-35 mg zinc, and 400 mcg folic acid. If you don't get these vitamins and minerals from a multivitamin or from your diet, you can get them from natural sources like in Eve M's program.
Good luck
Welcome here. Below are my answers:
1) Do I have to start taking the herbs from day 1 (first day of period)?
The day in the cycle when you start is only important for PM, not for hops.
2) I think Eve M didn't take any breaks for 18 months. Is that what I should do too? Or should I take it for two weeks and then stop and the resume on day 1 like PM?
I do a similar program, like Eve M, without breaks. I tried one break, four months ago.
3) Some of the ingredients in Eve M's program don't seem to be available in easy-to-take forms in http://www.mountainroseherbs.com. I know you can grind the seeds and flowers using a coffee/seed grinder but I'm in living in a dorm and it's not really easy to do that. Does anyone know where I can get good quality hops powder, oat seed powder, flax-seed powder?
Where to buy depends on where you are. Are you living in Korea? I take hops flowers dried, not powdered. I use plastic containers with a lid, because they smell. I buy them in an herb shop, but home brewers' utility shops sell hops too. Where there's beer, there's hops. You can buy oat flakes in the breakfast cereals aisle of the supermarket, and broken flax seeds in the organic foods aisle.
4) Could someone explain, or refer to a thread, that explains why Eve M's program is supposed to work? I know a bit about Fennel and Fenugreek, but when I look up info about hops, it says it's sedative and it's recommended for people who can't sleep. Also, what are Barley grass, Bere (or Alfalfa), flax-seed and oat seed supposed to do for NBE?
How Eve M's program works is explained in my program thread. In short: Fennel is a phyto-progestin. Fenugreek increases prolactin and progesterone. Undigested hops contains xanthohumol, an anti-androgen. Xanthohumol digests to 8-prenylnaringenin, a phyto-estrogen. Barley grass contains an anti-androgen (azelaic acid). Bere (or Alfalfa) is in the program as a source of folates. Flax seed contain phyto-estrogens and another anti-androgen (Secoisolariciresinol diglycoside). But flax increases Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) over time. Oats decrease SHBG, and are a source of vitamin B6 too.
5) Although I am a little worried about messing up my cycle, I am also interested in trying PM. How do I decide whether to try PM or hops? Also, if I choose to take PM (I guess Ainterol), what other supplements should I take?
I take hops because PM increases dopamine, which makes some people euphoric. Other people tend to get depressed from hops. PM messes up cycles, and it's not clear yet if it's always possible to restore fertility after that. Take PM with 10 g of L-arginine daily for fast results. Add a multivitamin with > 50 mcg vitamin B12, 200 mg vitamin C, 25 mg iron, 2-10 mg vitamin B6, 12-35 mg zinc, and 400 mcg folic acid. If you don't get these vitamins and minerals from a multivitamin or from your diet, you can get them from natural sources like in Eve M's program.
Good luck