RE: Guys Beware Menstrual Stuff

[Guest guest]

Maca is said to be very helpful for menstrual

problems. Actually, it's good for many problems. It's

an adaptogen and helps rebalance the whole endocrine

system. For more info, go to

http://www.wholeworldbotanicals.com/royalmaca.html .

Be sure to read their Detailed Information section.

Roman

--- Carmen <ctn@...> wrote:

> << Carmen, is this combo reducing bloating and

> pain?? If so, what amounts

> and proportions are you taking? I'd really like to

> get off the naproxim

> sodium - the only drug I take (once or twice

> monthly) - because I just

> HATE

> menstrual pain! And I'm not a wimp, guys, like

> most women I have a fairly

> high threshold of pain, but menstrual pain really

> sucks!!

> Suze Fisher >>

>

> Hi Suze,

> I was having " menstrual " pain for about a week and

> a half before my

> period. My ovaries felt like they were burning up,

> also. I've been having

> leg cramps for years with my period. Just realized I

> didn't have that this

> time either. Yes, a definite reduction in pain. I

> did notice a little twinge

> a few days before, but hardly noticeable. My actual

> cycle was much easier. I

> needed much less ibuprofen. I've always had plenty

> of breast tenderness of

> varying degrees. It was painful just to bend over

> and pick something up. NO

> breast tenderness.

> I drink about a quart of raw milk per day, about 1

> teaspoon of cod liver

> oil (from Radiant Life), three gel caps of evening

> primrose oil, and 3 gel

> caps of borage oil. Dr. Byrnes has a good article on

> the WAP site on

> menstrual stuff. I printed out the foods that are

> helpful and am trying to

> add them in as much as possible.

> Like I said, I hope the improvement continues and

> hope you feel better too

>

> Carmen

>

>

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[Guest guest]

>>> Hi Suze,

I was having " menstrual " pain for about a week and a half before my

period.

***Ouch! Mine doesn't start until the moment I start menstruating, so I

guess I have little to complain about.

>>>> NO breast tenderness.

***That's amazing! Sometimes I get it much worse than others...but come to

think of it, now that I've been somewhat NT/WAPish, I don't recall it being

as bad as 'normal' and really not that noticaeble at all the last few

cycles.

>>>>I drink about a quart of raw milk per day, about 1 teaspoon of cod liver

oil (from Radiant Life), three gel caps of evening primrose oil, and 3 gel

caps of borage oil.

****ARe you keeping track of vit D intake? A teaspoon a day of CLO *plus* a

quart of milk seems like a lot, but I'm not sure what an *optimal* intake

might be, for you, for me, for anyone. I'm not actually sure I could drink a

whole quart of mik a day because 1) i don't eat much in general (and the

milk would displace something else I would normally eat), and 2) I get

goat's milk which would make it a $3.50/day habit if I drank a quart per

day! But, before NT I didn't drink milk at all, except a dollop of half and

half in my coffee, and now I drink about a glassful a day. Also, prior to

reading about vit D in " wise traditions " and elsewhere I wasn't taking any

cod liver oil, but now toss down a few caps or so each week. So perhaps with

just these small moves in the right direction, I might be able to reduce

some of the menstrual pain. But I know the GLA is a key in the inflammation

(bloating and cramping) and I don't yet eat organ meats (rich in DGLA) nor

do I take primrose or borage oil. Hmm...I might figure out some combo of the

above. i *really* don't want to take more unsaturated oils than is

absolutely necessary due to the damage that can be caused by peroxidation of

these oils. I guess all directions point toward organ meats...

>>> Dr. Byrnes has a good article on the WAP site on

menstrual stuff. I printed out the foods that are helpful and am trying to

add them in as much as possible.

***Oh, I don't think I've read that one. Thanks for pointing it out.

>>>Like I said, I hope the improvement continues and hope you feel better

too

***THanks! I hope you continue to improve as well

Suze Fisher

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[Guest guest]

Just thought I'd share my experiences as they night be helpful to

someone...

I have always had PMS...lots of bad cramping, breat tenderness, mood

swings, fatigue, slight rise in body temperature, heavy flow, etc...

Starting a few years ago, I slowly began to clean up my diet, first

was eliminating sugar and alot of processed foods. Then as I got

more serious about my diet and made further changes, I began to see

improvements. I began eating mostly whole natural foods and very

little sweetner (small amounts of honey and stevia are OK for me),

started taking Schulze's Superfood, did his bowel cleanse and

liver flush, along with a more vegetarian slanted diet. I had my

symptoms slowly start to disappear. I was still eating alot of

starches, but most were whole grain. I was taking NO herbs or other

suppliments and that was the shocker for me...all of this was

accomplished by diet alone. I still had mild-moderate cramps

sometimes. This past fall, I started eating even more whole grain

(properly prepared) things NT style and alot more cooked protein, and

the interesting thing is that some of my PMS symptoms started

returing that had been gone for a while. At the beginning of this

year, I made further changes to my diet, along the lines of what

Henry Bieler recommends, particularly no starches or sugars, no

heavily cooked protein (more on the rare or raw side), and lots of

sodium rich vegetables.

I would say that the only symptoms I have now are very, very slight

cramps that are not a problem compared to what I used to have and

slight fatigue. That's it! No mood swings, breat tenderness,

etc....!! I've been on a mostly raw diet the past couple of months

and it is really helping. I only have very tiny amounts of unheated

honey or stevia, some dried fruit of whole fresh fruit. And very

little grain if any. I've been taking Radiant Life's cod liver oil

since last fall, so that may have helped. And just recently started

on their Coral Legend, and SP's Catalyn. I've started drinking

dandelion root tea as I've been learning that helping the liver can

alleviate alot of symptoms (see Bieler's book).

What had started out as me looking for a " natural remedy " for my PMS,

evolved into learning about the power of a good diet and how that

really addresses the root of the problem. And I plan on staying

mostly raw for a long time as the benefits I'm getting are wonderful

(No more digestive problems like indigestion or gas, very clear skin,

no fatigue, proper weight, etc..). Digestion and liver function are

the main areas to focus on in my opinion...get those areas working

great and I'd be really surprised if you still have a problem. For

me, overcooked proteins, and lots of starches and sugars caused my

digestive distress and put undue burdens on my liver.

Hope this helps,

Becky

[Guest guest]

<<< I always thought that one needed either evening primrose OR borage,

not both

Please clarify?

Sonja >>

The recommended dosage is six capsules of either one or the other, so I

take three of each per day. Interestingly borage has twice the amount of GLA

than the evening primrose.

Carmen