Non-menses herbal breast enlargement program for proliferative, luteal, BCP
Program
This is the herb schedule for when menses isnt't occuring. It applies for proliferative phase, luteal phase, BCP (birth control pill) use and IUD (intrauterine device) use. Its simplification is based on symptoms of swelling or bloating, and of estrogenic signs. There's commonality on recommendations on this regardless of phase outside of menses.
For a description of phases, which may be needed when there's variations in the herb schedule, see menstrual phases. A separate herb schedule is meant for menses. See also, the alternative programs: proliferative and luteal. For examples from past programs which used BCP or an IUD, see: BCP01.
Signs of acne, mucus, swelling, temporary growth, change in upper body temperature or change in lower body temperature are indications that a herb/seed/food containing phytohormone properties had a short term effect, aside from the body's natural ability.
For reproductive health, hips should grow without fluctuating so much afterwards, or remain the same. Body temperature of upper and lower body also indicative of reproductive health. It's important to be aware of hormonal signs.
About swelling
Recognizing swelling is important for this program, as swelling has to be reduced or insignifant for growth to continue. Swelling includes swelling or bloating of any part of the body, including face, breasts, nipples, areolas, belly and feet. For examples of breast swelling, breast swelling shape and other bodily bloating: appendix/swelling-bloating. Breast swelling is a different sign than breast widening.
Hip and butt growth
To focus on hip and butt growth, use the same herb schedule for breast growth. Too much sunflower can cause excess estrogenic signs, so the amount of sunflower can be lowered if needed.
This herb schedule and that for hip and butt growth are of interest for hormone imbalances, including hirsutism. Keep track of body signs throughout.
Summary
This program is based on separate symptoms of swelling/bloating, and of estrogenic symptoms. It is intended to be simplified for nonmenses. This herb schedule also relies on having a reserve of progestins by using primarily phytoprogestins, when there's no swelling/bloating. It doesn't cover all symptoms, which need the different and more specific proliferative and luteal phase herb schedules. Substitutions and herbs/foods listed as primarily phyto-progestins are in later sections of this page and on its own page. There's a section below on foods/herbs to avoid for proliferative phase as well: this includes metabolic foods and strongly phyto-estrogenic foods/herbs.
Swelling & bloating
This is for swelling or bloating for nonmenses, which includes proliferative and luteal phases.
When any swelling or swelling shape occurs including bloating, eat:
- 6 sunflower seeds, no sooner than every 10 minutes
- vitamin C supplement up to 1,000mg daily (optional but recommended)
- adequate but not excessive water
There may be swelling at the beginning of phases, if this is the case, this suggestion is applicable for lowering it.
If there's swelling with other symptoms (like acne, pimples, breast tingling or premenstrual signs), check to see if breasts are warm and hips are cool. Warmer upper body temperature along with breast tingling often indicates that shrinkage will occur. These signs and temperatures are common during premenstrual and premenstrual symptoms. These temperatures can also possibly occur around ovulation.
If you can definitely determine that it's proliferative phase, you can take the swelling recommendation for that proliferative herb schedule, which suggests a higher amount of sunflower or pumpkin seed. For simplicity, this herb schedule will also do.
Estrogenic symptoms; plus periodically when there's no symptoms
Estrogenic signs include: cramps, headache, breast elongation, negative mood, lower body temperature of upper or lower body.
When estrogenic signs occur, especially those of excess, for nonmenses, eat:
- primarily phyto-progestin herbs or foods: any amount ranging from minimal to 1 tsp and/or 1,000mg
This is intended to reduce those unwanted symptoms and restore progestin to estrogen balance. Phyto-progestin may need to be repeated periodically. This recommendation can also be taken, if you suspect that estrogenic signs will show up soon.
This can also be taken periodically (daily or every few hours) as long as there's no acne or swelling. This is especially needed for proliferative phase, but is also useful for luteal phase. As long as there's no swelling, use primarily phytoprogestins to have a reserve of progestin in the body. Acne is easier to lower than swelling.
Estrogenic symptoms & swelling/bloating
When there are excessive estrogenic signs, along with swelling/bloating, the recommendation varies slightly, that a minimal amount must be used.
When excessive estrogenic signs along with swelling/bloating occur, eat:
- A minimal amount of primarily phyto-progestin herbs or foods
This is intended to reduce those unwanted symptoms associated with excessive estrogen balance including: cramps, headache, breast elongation, negative mood, lower body temperature of upper or lower body.
Then, focus on the herb schedule for lowering swelling, in the swelling section above. The symptoms of both swelling/bloating and estrogenic symptoms together are more associated with premenstrual phase.
Androgenic signs
The herb schedule may take care of this by balancing progestins and estrogens around androgens.
Acne
Since the recommendation for treating acne is different for proliferative, and luteal phases, you'll have to defer to those separate herb schedules for this symptom. Herb schedules: proliferative, and luteal.
Excess libido
If the recommendations for acne don't lower excess libido, areola massage can be used. Signs of excess arousal and of acne are symptoms of increased androgens (testosterone). Massage often causes symptons of lowered estrogen, which ironically, the recommendations for acne can help with.
Additional information
This section has different recommendations for proliferative and luteal phases, so the resource menstrual phases may be needed to help determine these phases. As a reminder, these recommendations are for use outside of menses.
There's also more differences of this for proliferative and luteal phases. Dietary fiber which doesn't have strong hormonal properties, such as apples or 1/4 cup of brown rice, can also be used to lower acne.
Acne and other signs may stay longer than indications of breast warming. So continue with the herb schedule depending on breast and hip temperature, than those specific signs.
There may be similar symptoms or combined symptoms which aren't of those below, and the recommendation for those aren't complete at this time. These recommendations aren't for breast or other bodily swelling. Also, this section's suggestions aren't for premenstrual symptoms.
Transition times
Signs that ovulation has occurred: abdominal sensations; when sunflower without phytoprogestin causes acne; mucus has changed or when temperature increased a day after taking a phytoprogestin herb. The previous suggestion was to lower amounts of sunflower seed to 2 seeds at a time for swelling. In an attempt to simplify this, this suggestion was removed.
Cases
For someone at the beginning of proliferative phase, there was difficulty balancing hormones and starting breast growth. Sunflower wasn't causing breast growth while there was breast puffiness. There was also acne during when there was puffiness.
The recommendation for when there's swelling/bloating/puffiness has been updated: to take 8 sunflower seeds when there's swelling/puffiness/bloating often, but no more than once every 10 minutes, until hip or breast growth occurs. When there's acne together with swelling/bloating/puffiness: 5 sesame seeds which requires 15 sunflower seeds can be used sporadically.
Herbs/foods and substitutions
This program relies on: sunflower and primarily phyto-progestins.
Sunflower seed can be replaced by barley, pumpkin seed and perhaps rye seed. However, the correct amounts of those substitutes to be used still has to be discovered and adjusted. Sunflower is helpful for increasing estrogen response of the reproductive tract, and for maintaining proliferative phase.
This herb schedule will use phytoprogestin herbs which have insignificant amounts of phytoestrogens. Depending on symptoms, these will be compatible for proliferative phase, luteal phase and BCP use. Primarily phytoprogestin herbs and foods which can be used interchangeably include:
- walnuts (or natural walnut butter): may want to boil walnuts to help remove potential allergens
- saw palmetto
- wild yam powder (in powder, including capsule, form because this is too hard for chewing) or tea
- olive oil
- coconut (solid or oil)
Fennel is a strong phyto-progestin, which also doesn\'t have phyto-estrogen, however it has other properties that it raises FSH. Minimal fennel can be used in addition to any primarily phyto-progestin above, for those who haven\'t had a history of hormonal imbalances. 1 fennel seed has anecdotal effects of progestin which lasts for hours. Be sure to verify that the seed is fennel, as it can easily be mistaken for toxic seeds within its plant family.
Derivatives of these must be natural and lack artificial ingredients and hydrogenated oils.
It\'s important to eat dietary fiber. Up to 1,000mg daily of vitamin C supplementation can be used on any day for any symptom, though its use is especially useful for when there\'s breast swelling regardless of other signs.
Other herbs/foods may be discussed in other sections below.
Avoid
Metabolic edibles (foods, beverages, supplements and spices) seemed to interfere with estrogen production, which has usually caused setbacks, especially for this phase. It is important that metabolic edibles don't interfere with these doses.
Significantly estrogenic herbs need to be avoided for proliferative phase and for transition times between phases. In other words, these herbs are limited to luteal phase in herb schedules. Hops, dill, thistles and clover are strongly estrogenic herbs. Fenugreek and pueraria aren\'t as estrogenic, but their phytoestrogen is enough that they aren't expected to work well during proliferative phase. If foods with phytoestrogens are used, their use needs to be minimized for proliferative. should especially be avoided for proliferative phase.
About other herbs/foods/supplements
Fenugreek
Fenugreek is a phytoprogestin which is also estrogenic, so for proliferative, it only can work on the first day, and it doesn't work as consistently as primarily phytoprogestin foods/herbs. There are other herbs like fenugreek, and some may fall on the range between fenugreek and primarily phytoprogestin herbs. Primarily phytoprogestin herbs work more consistently with this herb schedule through proliferative phase, luteal phase and BCP use.
Fenugreek use once meant for the first day of proliferative phase was replaced with a primarily phytoprogestin, because these have a better proportion of the needed properties, and can to be used throughout this phase. As a result, the herb schedule is more consistent and there's also less guesswork for the beginning of proliferative.
Fennel
Fennel is another herb which is strongly a phytoprogestin, but it won't be considered a primarily phytoprogestin for this website. It also has other hormonal properties of raising FSH, which is not wanted due to potential egg release, and this may not be sustainable for reproductive health. If fennel were to be used, it would be limited to luteal phase, and it should be avoided for anyone who had a past history of hormone imbalances. It is important that there's an indication of mucus (which shows evidence of estrogen production by the follicle) before trying fennel during luteal. Too much fennel, even ½ seed at a time, can cause menses to restart. Fennel seed must be used in a minimal amount at a time. Partition a tea that includes 1 fennel for several uses. For instance, a cup of tea made with 1 fennel seed would be taken a sip at a time for a few days. The idea was to take as little fennel as possible, and to make the most gains with the right proportion of other herbs and the body's hormone balance. A previous suggestion had adding ½ fennel seed to the first tea of proliferative, if this tea was missed on the first day of this phase. The fennel seed would have been cut in half for use in the tea, if it could be done so safely.
Other lignans
Flax seed contains lignan phytohormones which behave as sesame, but the amount needed hasn't been determined yet. While flaxseed can be eaten, it's hard on the teeth.
Lavender contains lignans that work as sunflower, but the amounts needed for use may be difficult to determine. This can potentially be limited to teas of a sip at a time during swelling for luteal phase.
About topical substances
If you've had hormone imbalances in the past, avoid topical oils.
Use of topical flaxseed or sunflower oil could possibly cause an imbalance. Edible sunflower seeds in small amounts is plenty.
Avoid topical estrogen and sesame seed oil.
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