Is Wild Yam an herb or is it a vegetable?

MariannaLaFrance

So, I've been eating Yams, thinking the whole while that I was eating something to enhance my progesterone levels. Well, imagine my surprise when I see that it's actually "Wild Yam" that enhances progesterone levels!!! So, any tips on where to find "Wild Yam" and how to consume it?

Anyone have good recipes or food ideas to share regarding foods that boost progesterone?

Nan56143

Dear MariannaHB,

Check out these links. I tried to copy and paste just a few sentences, but the lettering was huge!!

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5008973_foods-that-naturally-increase-progesterone.html

From this link...and IMHO...organic ground turmeric is the only way to go..

. Diet: Eating these foods can help improve your progesterone levels: Wild Yams, walnuts, whole grains, soy milk, red meat, chicken, shellfish, turkey, turmeric, thyme and oregano. Foods that are rich in vitamin B-6, zinc, and promote progesterone production like these can help.

Read more: http://www.testcountry.org/how-to-increase-progesterone-levels-naturally-in-your-body.htm#ixzz0jEKpGrz0

wild yams

http://www.altnature.com/gallery/wild_yam.htm

however.....and please read Marianna...from this link...

http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/06/15/wild-yam-why-its-not-recommended-for-progesterone-but-does-provide-eight-other-health-benefits.htm

Why Wild Yam Should NOT be Used for Progesterone

Wild yam does provide some real benefits, and we discuss these below, but first it's important to dispel a common myth in this country that wild yam is a good source of progesterone. In reality, wild yam should not be used for this purpose.

Wild yam is a plant source for a saponin called diosgenin (the active component in wild yams), which can be converted in a laboratory into progesterone.

However, your body cannot convert diosgenin into progesterone, DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) or any other sex hormone, and wild yam does not naturally contain any progesterone that your body can use. The progesterone that is made from wild yam is known as pharmaceutical progesterone because it only exists after a chemical conversion process has been performed in a lab.

If you haven't checked out BHRT...perhaps it is time?