18-04-2012, 01:27
Hi surferjoe,
Thanks so much for your reply! I think you're right about needing a strong source of phyto-estrogen, although I drink 1-2 cups of organic soy milk a day I think the fullness I've been feeling could be from the progesterone... I also drink 3-5 cups of peppermint tea which I believe acts as my anti-androgen.
Since reading your response I began to research PM thoroughly and am becoming a little confused with all the info...
From what I gather there are two cycling methods - Bella's in which you begin PM after your period for 14 days and Chiyomilk's in which you begin taking PM from day 1-14. Is the method you choose dependent upon your BC method? I am not currently on BC and my cycle is very stable (unless I'm extremely stressed out) so would Bella's method be the wiser choice for me? And if I do begin taking PM from day 8-22 could I still take FN and FG the rest of the time?
Also, I eat 3 tbsps of ground flaxseed/day which I understand might hinder NBE because they're so high in lignans, is this correct? I prefer keeping supplements to a minimum and getting most of my nutritional requirements from a healthy diet and consequently discovered that my diet is already rich in sulfur & collagen promoting foods:
http://www.wisegeek.com/which-foods-contain-the-most-collagen.htm
Hopefully that's sufficient but I can add supplements if a much higher dose is needed.
Phew, okay that's all for now... I know there's a lot of information on the boards already so sorry if these questions have been asked before! I'm trying to do as much research as possible it's just a little difficult to assimilate all this data at once! Ho hum...
Thanks so much for your reply! I think you're right about needing a strong source of phyto-estrogen, although I drink 1-2 cups of organic soy milk a day I think the fullness I've been feeling could be from the progesterone... I also drink 3-5 cups of peppermint tea which I believe acts as my anti-androgen.
Since reading your response I began to research PM thoroughly and am becoming a little confused with all the info...
From what I gather there are two cycling methods - Bella's in which you begin PM after your period for 14 days and Chiyomilk's in which you begin taking PM from day 1-14. Is the method you choose dependent upon your BC method? I am not currently on BC and my cycle is very stable (unless I'm extremely stressed out) so would Bella's method be the wiser choice for me? And if I do begin taking PM from day 8-22 could I still take FN and FG the rest of the time?
Also, I eat 3 tbsps of ground flaxseed/day which I understand might hinder NBE because they're so high in lignans, is this correct? I prefer keeping supplements to a minimum and getting most of my nutritional requirements from a healthy diet and consequently discovered that my diet is already rich in sulfur & collagen promoting foods:
http://www.wisegeek.com/which-foods-contain-the-most-collagen.htm
Hopefully that's sufficient but I can add supplements if a much higher dose is needed.
Phew, okay that's all for now... I know there's a lot of information on the boards already so sorry if these questions have been asked before! I'm trying to do as much research as possible it's just a little difficult to assimilate all this data at once! Ho hum...