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Post by ma2girls on Feb 17, 2013 21:03:50 GMT -5
Has anyone heard of this? It was just recently brought to my attention. The theory is for 14 days you have 1 tbsp seeds high in omega 3 (pumpkin, flax...) and then the remainder of your cycle you have seeds high in omega 6(sunflower...). Apparently it takes 3 months to notice a difference. I thought I would try it since it's stuff I already have. I wanted to see if anyone has heard of or had any experience with this? Thank you in advance for your thoughts, suggestions, and wisdom on experience.
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Post by Pearl on Feb 18, 2013 8:30:59 GMT -5
You could try it however there is much evidence that the body has a lot of trouble converting plant based omega 3's like flax to the real thing in the body. Fish oils provide the body with a much easier source of omega 3. (we like cod liver oils for that purpose). But... I'd be interested in your results.
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Post by ma2girls on Feb 18, 2013 12:40:50 GMT -5
I already use cod liver oil on a regular basis. And I really don't know a lot about seed cycling. It was just brought to my attention last week. I'm waiting to get in to see my dr and then the right timing in my cycle to get the blood work done for my hormone tests. I had an appointment scheduled last week (which would have been perfect timing blood work) but they moved it until the end of this week. Although I was just thinking Pearl... if my cycle is quite long (37-47 days) then would that mean I should be testing later in my cycle then 18-21 days or what ever the timing was you had in the book? I started ovulating yesterday and I'm on day 27. Do you think that makes a difference? Just a thought.
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Post by Pearl on Feb 18, 2013 22:38:17 GMT -5
yes, it will make a difference. You'll want to do it about 5-7 days after you ovulate to catch peak hormone levels.
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Post by ma2girls on Feb 19, 2013 0:26:27 GMT -5
OK. Good to know. Then maybe I'll still be able to test this month after all. YAY! I can't wait to start figuring this all out. Arg. My poor family. Anyway, thanks for all your insight.
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