Day 11....errr...13

Prologue-  I actually started this post on Saturday, but didn't get it finished.  So I am finishing it today, or at least I hope to.  :)  But of course if you are reading this it is because I did indeed finish this post and published it.

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So in my research about PCOS, I decided that I wanted to start taking Vitex.  I had learned that Vitex, also called Chaste Berries, can help balance out hormones in women. Vitex stimulates menstrual flow, helps to reduce PMS symptoms, regulates ovulation, and restores hormonal imbalances. It also stimulates the pituitary gland to produce more luteinizing hormone, which tells the ovaries to produce more of the hormone progesterone.  Progesterone is a hormone that many women with PCOS are lacking. Big picture....I had to get me some.

I went online and ordered some from a site that I have ordered other herbal and essential oils from.  Well my order arrived yesterday.  I am so excited.  I also ordered milk thistle, raspberry leaf, and clary sage essential oil. Milk thistle is good support for your liver, something that is often needed with women that have PCOS.  You can learn more about how it can help here.   Raspberry leaf is something that I actually already knew about, as midwives often prescribe it as it helps to tone the uterus.  Clary sage is an essential oil that I have been reading about that helps with  balancing hormones.

And now for an update.  I have lost 6 lbs!  *Pause for happy dance time*  Lets just keep going.  Go go go.  Okay, that is the extent of my cheer leading capabilities.