Did I mention that I am also taking Mexican wild yam extract? I

[HysteryDiagnosis]

hope I mentioned it....

[In_The_Wind]

1. actually I don't remember you saying that

may I ask ... why

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Oh bother..... I must remember to keep you all up on my protocol

so that you may consider the whys and wherefores of it all....


http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/learning/healthguide/healthguide_content.jhtml?relativePath=%2Fcontent%2Fhealthnotes%2FHerb%2FWild_Yam.htm&title=Wild+Yam


Active Constituents
The steroidal saponins (such as diosgenin) account for some of the activity of wild yam. Another compound, dioscoretine, has been shown in animal studies to lower blood sugar levels.2 An extract of wild yam was also found in a clinical trial to have antioxidant properties and raised HDL, the “good,” cholesterol in elderly adults.3

[In_The_Wind]

9. yes ... well at one time I took many natural compounds & tinctures

now I stick with essential oils for most of my needs.

BTW you might want to look into diffusing clary sage for a few weeks ~ I think you'll find a difference without ingesting anything.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

10. I'll look into it.... thanks for the tip :)

[In_The_Wind]

11. I'm very happy to have stopped most of the power serges

they never totally go away but it does become easier

[Dogmudgeon]

2. Is that for a Mexican wild Thanksgiving dinner?

:evilgrin:

--p!

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. Well.... sort of.....

http://www.rainforesteducation.com/medicines/RFMedicines/medicines3.htm





The Mexican Yam (the tuberous plant with vines growing out of the top) has long been a source of hormone chemicals (such as diosgenin) for the pharmacuetical industry. Long before that - and to this day - this tuber has been used by indigenous healers to prevent miscarriage and treat infertility. Various methods, including teas and an alcohol extract, are used.

[RagingInMiami]

4. Isn't that an aphrodisiac?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. Gawd..... I hope so. :)

[DS1]

7. I cannot resist your Guatemalan Hotness!

:D

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. Come again?? I mean... what?? The Avatar?? She is Indian...

looky here.... "learn her".




Indian novelist and human rights campaigner Arundhati Roy speaks at a Press conference in Sydney on Wednesday, after it was announced that she has won the Sydney Peace Prize. Roy, a Booker prize winning author, follows other distinguished recipients such as Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President of East Timor Xanana Gusmao and former UN commissioner for human rights Mary Robinson. — AP/PTI

http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/archives/enlargement/arundhati_roy_on_people_vs_empire/