Yes Susan,
Fenugreek will help you get rid of the four weeks waist. I went from a Waist Hip Ratio of 0.95 to 0.92 in four weeks of taking fenugreek. Because fenugreek will give you a shot of insulin, it decreases blood sugar fast. That is why you get the sugar craving. I thought goat's rue wouldn't do that, but the day before yesterday, after a lot (10 g) of goat's rue, I got a sugar craving too.
Yes, licorice root contains anti-androgens too. And phyto-estrogens and phyto-progestins, and it increases prolactin. It's a program all by itself.
PM increases dopamine, which
decreases prolactin. You never get swelling, so you don't feel any action. Fenugreek increases prolactin, so you feel the swelling. Give me oldskool herbs any time
You need to get a lot right for good hair. The hair skin nails multis contain high doses of B vitamins, my "super hair formula" even contains 1000s of %s of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). I wonder if that's really healthy.
The thing that's usually missing for good hair is silicic acid. It's in horse tail, apple cores, oats, and millet (some supermarkets still have a millet porridge desert here, with raisins). Because silicic acid is in
no other foods, many people lack it.
For clear skin, here is my list of anti-androgens again:
hops cones
spearmint tea (peppermint is more estrogenic)
saw palmetto berry
stinging nettle root
pumpkin seed oil
borage seed oil
Zinc < 80 mg
vitamin B6
azelaic acid (in rye, barley grass, whole grain cereals)
Secoisolariciresinol diglycoside (SDG), the main lignan in flax (linseed)
β-Sitosterol (the anti-androgen in PM)
Java tea (orthosiphon extract)
pygeum bark
wild yam (because it contains β-sitosterol)
On the male forum, SP got a bad rep lately, and some are experimenting with pygeum bark. On the acne forum, some people write some anti-androgens are better for hair loss, others for acne.
Gaining weight is normal on phyto-estrogens. Progesterone makes you lose it.
I dont mind the vinegar craving.. anyway that link made alot of sense in other areas to me.. my main problem is chin hair and acne.. didnt know licorice helped in that area for the anti androgens..I think my teas help alot with this cause after I drink them I feel better my skin looks better.. Isabelle I am thinking of stopping PM and using herbs like you and Eve cause they have been around longer and PM seems like it isnt really dont anything.. I am thinking back when I was taking Fenugreek before my PM arrived and I was getting more action and as I sit here I am feeling more.. remember when I felt action taking PM well I was taking FG or other herbs with it..anytime I take PM alone it doesnt do much at all except for the skin, hair but I can take other things for that (any tips for that).. my main thing is I dont want break outs anymore and chin hairs along with getting bigger titas.. oh I think I gain some weight too..ok done rambling
What is the eqv. of 10 mcg to mgs (is it 100mgs) ..back to maca do you think it is a good idea to take a small amount..it seems to agree with me in small amounts like everything else
Thank you again Isa.
