Hey ladies, great thread! I got my gelatinised maca root 500mg capsules today (=2500mg maca) and took 1 capsule this morning Plans are to take it until ovulation.
Also starting to take bee pollen and bee propolis again,and ordering royal jelly.
Tried taking pregnacare prenatals but got some terrible side-effects (abdominal swelling and pain, nausea, dizziness,shaking,headaches....) so have now decided to get all my nutrients from food...
Lolasmith, you sound soooo knowledgeable when it comes to supplements and super foods.Do you think that maca + a combination of royal jelly, propolis, pollen, and honey would cover my needs? X
Hi I think that is excellent! All of those are nutrient dense so I do think it will cover your needs- especially on top of a well balanced diet. One thing I will add is that taking Vit D, especially in sun form will do wonders, it is so important for your bodies utilization of nutrients and is a huge factor for hormone balance.
I personally for years experienced no af during winter, we get fairly cold winters- but not too bad- no snow usually. Anyway, when I looked backed while I was at uni I would go from all A's spring, summer, autum, then every year I would barely pass at winter. It effected me in so many ways. I now go to a sun bed once a week to get my D levels up in winter- have been completely regular since doing this. (It's only once a week, I barely even tan so I don't think it is hugely bad for me- I only go for a short time as recommended by my doctor- something in that within half the time it takes for skin to start getting pink you have all the vit D you need- has to be a large portion of your body though.)
https://www.eje-online.org/content/early/2012/01/24/EJE-11-0984.short
Any way sorry for the un related info!! Good luck !
https://www.eje-online.org/content/early/2012/01/24/EJE-11-0984.short