do u have to be in menapose to take epo

[Maxitonia]

I need to take it for breast pain but was wondering if it's for women in menapause, any suggesstions please

 

[HoneyDew]

What is epo?

This should be moved to the Health forum.

Is is pms breast pain?

Edited to add:
evening primrose oil. duh.

And people do use it before hitting menopause.

 

[MekyakaKinkerbelle]

I actually used it through out my pregnancy. Definitely not for just meno.

 

[LoveLiLi]

No. I take it and I'm no where near menopause.

 

[Nonie]

No, you don't have to be in menopause to take it. For years, before I ever knew of Flaxseed, I took Evening Primrose Oil as my source of essential fatty acids.

 

[*Michelle*]

Great question...I almost bought some this morning. I'm probably at least a couple years away but was looking at EFA's and noticed on the bottle it said it helps with hormone imbalance. I think I wanna start Flaxseed...does it also help with hormone imbalance?

 

[LoveLiLi]

Great question...I almost bought some this morning. I'm probably at least a couple years away but was looking at EFA's and noticed on the bottle it said it helps with hormone imbalance. I think I wanna start Flaxseed...does it also help with hormone imbalance?

I take EPO and flaxseed oil, but I'm not sure about flaxseed oil and hormone imbalance. I can say that I started taking EPO at a time when my periods were 14 days every month and it shortened them to three days. I took them daily for a while and then ran out and forgot to buy more . After 3-4 months my period went back to 14 days. I got some EPO back in my life and now they're back to normal. Not as short as 3 days since I don't feel like taking EPO twice a day, but I know it'll be over within a week instead of two.

 

[Nonie]

Great question...I almost bought some this morning. I'm probably at least a couple years away but was looking at EFA's and noticed on the bottle it said it helps with hormone imbalance. I think I wanna start Flaxseed...does it also help with hormone imbalance?

I have read it helps menopausal women. Let me see if I can find one such article...

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Flaxseed is nature's most abundant source of lignans, containing a concentration more than 100 times greater than other lignan-containing foods such as grains, fruits and vegetables. Lignans are naturally-occurring substances found in plants and are classified as phytoestrogens, which are plant compounds that can modulate the metabolism and use of estrogen. They work in cases of estrogen dominance, characterized by fibroids, fibrocystic breast disease, and PMA. They also work when the body is not producing enough estrogen as in the case of menopause. Over the past five decades, more than a thousand studies have examined the role of phytoestrogens in maintaining health and in protecting against or modifying disease. The NCCAM is currently funding research on the effectiveness of flaxseed for treating menopausal symptoms.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lignans can potentially reduce menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes, sweating, and vaginal dryness and have even been pro-posed as an alternative to hormone-replacement therapy in post-menopausal women. In a 1998 review of alternative treatments, the strongest evidence found for menopausal symptom relief was with phytoestrogens.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]A new study published in September, 2002, was the first to examine the effects of natural therapies such as flaxseed supplementation in comparison with hormone therapy. Researchers at Universite Laval in Quebec, Canada, assigned 25 postmenopausal women with high cholesterol to a four-month cholesterol lowering diet followed by two months on either flaxseed supplements or hormones. After a two-month break, the groups switched treatments. The flaxseed was provided in bread and in ground flaxseed that was added to other food. The study found that flaxseed supplementation and hormone therapy were equally effective in treating some menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Women are more susceptible to developing coronary heart disease upon the onset of menopause. Phytoestrogens are known to be effective in lowering cholesterol and serum lipoprotein levels, which are powerful predictors of heart attacks. Thirty eight women with high cholesterol were assigned to two treatment groups and supplemented their diet with either flaxseed or sunflower seed for six weeks. The subjects were provided with 38g of either treatment in the form of breads and muffins. Significant reductions were seen in LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and lipoprotein levels with the flaxseed treatment, and not with the sunflower seed treatment, confirming the benefits of flax for post-menopausal women. [/FONT]

http://www.fatsforhealth.com/library/libitems/Menopause Naturally.php

 

[Nonie]

Just want to warn people that there are some who got enlarged breasts from taking EPO (I think large quantities do this, but they may also cause breast tenderness) so if that's not something you want, maybe another EFA (chia, flax, fish oil) will do.

 

[LoveLiLi]

Just want to warn people that there are some who got enlarged breasts from taking EPO (I think large quantities do this, but they may also cause breast tenderness) so if that's not something you want, maybe another EFA (chia, flax, fish oil) will do.

 

[Denise11]

Just want to warn people that there are some who got enlarged breasts from taking EPO (I think large quantities do this, but they may also cause breast tenderness) so if that's not something you want, maybe another EFA (chia, flax, fish oil) will do.

If that's true, i'm gonna run out RIGHT NOW and get some!