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When popular herbal remedies don't work for your specific body

I've been taking evening primrose oil for PMS for months and my symptoms are worse than ever but everyone online swears it's a miracle cure and I feel like there's something wrong with me that it doesn't work.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The testimonial culture around botanical medicine can create shame and self-doubt when individual biochemistry doesn't respond to widely praised remedies.

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