[Beverley50]

OK, so I've received all of my HRT program products and about to start.  

The one item that is confusing me is the Reishi Mushroom. It reads "Organic reishi mushroom powder (Bio) (Ganoderma lucidum), 100 g (3,53 oz)"

How much of this should I take per day? One teaspoon twice daily? A tablespoon twice daily? One teaspoon per day?

Any advice from the experts here will be extremely helpful.

Bev

[Happyme]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

[Beverley50]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

Thanks Happyme.

OK, so I'm just trying to put this together. The packets that I received are 100 grams each, so, as per your own dosage, I guess that one packet should be good for 100 days then.

I guess I'll have to take the amount that would fit into approx one capsule then, if one were to break it down like that. This translates to around 1/4 of a teaspoon full.

What do you think?

[Nipply Russel]

Nevermind....bad math from me.

[BeautifulBambi]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

Thanks Happyme.

OK, so I'm just trying to put this together. The packets that I received are 100 grams each, so, as per your own dosage, I guess that one packet should be good for 100 days then.

I guess I'll have to take the amount that would fit into approx one capsule then, if one were to break it down like that. This translates to around  1/4 of a teaspoon full.

What do you think?

Capsules would have been better you could buy the swanson brand and it works just fine.

just don't over do it because from what i have read online you don't want the nasty side effect.

[Happyme]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

Thanks Happyme.

OK, so I'm just trying to put this together. The packets that I received are 100 grams each, so, as per your own dosage, I guess that one packet should be good for 100 days then.

I guess I'll have to take the amount that would fit into approx one capsule then, if one were to break it down like that. This translates to around  1/4 of a teaspoon full.

What do you think?

Well your 100 days is correct, but I have no clue about the conversion to tsp??
Have I mentioned how much I hate the metric system .
Bobbi

I guess the best bet would be to weigh 1/4 tsp and see how it figures too
Bobbi

[Beverley50]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

Thanks Happyme.

OK, so I'm just trying to put this together. The packets that I received are 100 grams each, so, as per your own dosage, I guess that one packet should be good for 100 days then.

I guess I'll have to take the amount that would fit into approx one capsule then, if one were to break it down like that. This translates to around  1/4 of a teaspoon full.

What do you think?

Well your 100 days is correct, but I have no clue about the conversion to tsp??
Have I mentioned how much I hate the metric system .
Bobbi

I guess the best bet would be to weigh 1/4 tsp and see how it figures too
Bobbi

OMG! Can you imagine having to weigh a 1/4 teaspoon of almost weightless powder, and subtract the weight of the teaspoon.  Impossible!

Maybe just "judging" an amount that I think could fill a capsule should probably do the trick. I've done that since yesterday and we'll see how it goes.

[Beverley50]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

Thanks Happyme.

OK, so I'm just trying to put this together. The packets that I received are 100 grams each, so, as per your own dosage, I guess that one packet should be good for 100 days then.

I guess I'll have to take the amount that would fit into approx one capsule then, if one were to break it down like that. This translates to around  1/4 of a teaspoon full.

What do you think?

Capsules would have been better you could buy the swanson brand and it works just fine.

just don't over do it because from what i have read online you don't want the nasty side effect.

Yes, I'm going to have to get the capsules. No other way to control dosage.

Thanks HM.

[Happyme]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

Thanks Happyme.

OK, so I'm just trying to put this together. The packets that I received are 100 grams each, so, as per your own dosage, I guess that one packet should be good for 100 days then.

I guess I'll have to take the amount that would fit into approx one capsule then, if one were to break it down like that. This translates to around  1/4 of a teaspoon full.

What do you think?

Well your 100 days is correct, but I have no clue about the conversion to tsp??
Have I mentioned how much I hate the metric system .
Bobbi

I guess the best bet would be to weigh 1/4 tsp and see how it figures too
Bobbi

OMG! Can you imagine having to weigh a 1/4 teaspoon of almost weightless powder, and subtract the weight of the teaspoon.  Impossible!

Maybe just "judging" an amount that I think could fill a capsule should probably do the trick. I've done that since yesterday and we'll see how it goes.

Well you could put a small piece of saran wrap on your scale and dump 1/4 tsp on too see what it weighs.
Its not rocket science so precision wont count.
Or you could try 1/4 tsp for a week and see if you have any bad reactions then go up to 1/2 tsp.
Its all an experiment.

Bobbi

[Beverley50]

I used 500mg in the morning and 500mg in the afternoon/evening. Probably late evening would be best if you can do that.
Bobbi

Thanks Happyme.

OK, so I'm just trying to put this together. The packets that I received are 100 grams each, so, as per your own dosage, I guess that one packet should be good for 100 days then.

I guess I'll have to take the amount that would fit into approx one capsule then, if one were to break it down like that. This translates to around  1/4 of a teaspoon full.

What do you think?

Well your 100 days is correct, but I have no clue about the conversion to tsp??
Have I mentioned how much I hate the metric system .
Bobbi

I guess the best bet would be to weigh 1/4 tsp and see how it figures too
Bobbi

OMG! Can you imagine having to weigh a 1/4 teaspoon of almost weightless powder, and subtract the weight of the teaspoon.  Impossible!

Maybe just "judging" an amount that I think could fill a capsule should probably do the trick. I've done that since yesterday and we'll see how it goes.

Well you could put a small piece of saran wrap on your scale and dump 1/4 tsp on too see what it weighs.
Its not rocket science so precision wont count.
Or you could try 1/4 tsp for a week and see if you have any bad reactions then go up to 1/2 tsp.
Its all an experiment.

Bobbi

Absolutely! It's all an experiment.

I found a stainless steel set of five medicine spoons (on a ring) at the drugstore last night, and one of the spoons is said to contain the contents of two capsules, either liquid or powder, when filled to a little line on the inside of the spoon. So I'm going to use this as my dosage indicator. One spoon = 2 capsules. Problem solved.    And I have sufficient pure reishi to last 6 months. I've started with just two "capsules" per day and I'm going to see how it goes for a couple of weeks and then double the dose and so on. The powder tastes kinda nutty, not bad at all. I just put the spoon in my mouth and swallow with a cup of water.

So my new program looks like this:

PM - 500mg (starting off with one tab per day)
RM - 1000mg (once per day)
SP - 1000mg (once per day)
Fenugreek (for prolactin/aereola/milk duct/ nipple growth) - 1500mg (1 x 500mg 3 times per day)
Biotin/calcium/zinc power formula - 2 capsules per day (morning and night)

So, girls . . . what do you think, considering that I already have substantial breast growth, just through using 3000mg of Fenugreek daily?