Cobalt for Estrogen Dominance

There are several supplements on the market today, many of which are marketed to target women suffering from estrogen dominance and other related diseases. According to Dr. Lark, however, there are quite a few natural supplements you can take to help balance your estrogen levels.
One supplement we have not yet explored is cobalt. You may [...]

Detoxing from Environmental Estrogens

One o f the main causes of estrogen dominance, as we’ve noted before, is the unusual amount of environmental estrogens our bodies are exposed to on a regular basis. These environmental estrogens cause toxic reactions in our bodies, raising the levels of estrogen in our body to amounts incredibly disproportionate with the levels of progesterone [...]

BodyLogicMD Attacks Environmental Hormones

In an article on Enhanced News Online, Estrogen Dominance: When Hormones and the Environment Conspire, a group of expert physicians from BodyLogicMD take the time to outline the significant impact the environment and hormones can have on the development of estrogen dominance. Everything from cosmetics to canned food can add foreign estrogens to your body [...]

Progesterone Cream and Prostate Cancer

More than 10 years ago, Dr. John Lee wrote an article about the effects of estrogen dominance on cancers caused by hormonal imbalances. His studies, while mainly focused on the millions of women suffering from estrogen dominance, turned towards hormone related diseases suffered by men as well.
Hormonal imbalances can cause cancer in the reproductive organs. [...]

Estrogen Dominance and Atherosclerosis

According to a report published by Better Health Research, scientists at Johns Hopkins University have found a significant link between estrogen and a woman’s risk of developing coronary artery calcium (CAC).
The findings were originally presented to the American Heart Association during their November 2008 Scientific Sessions conference in New Orleans.
Older women, especially those suffering from [...]

$113 Million Hormone Therapy Settlement

Earlier this month, a jury awarded three women a gigantic $113 million settlement in response to allegations that the hormone therapy they were taking, manufactured by Wyeth, had caused them to develop breast cancer – a huge concern for women suffering from estrogen dominance either naturally or as a result of hormone therapies.
Two separate lawsuits [...]

When to use Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy

If your menopause or post-menopause symptoms are not subsiding, you may be considering hormone replacement therapy. Hormone replacement therapy, estrogen replacement therapy, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) are the three primary forms of medical treatment utilized today to address the ongoing symptoms of menopause.
For women interested in natural, plant based hormone treatments, BHRT is [...]

Estrogen Dominance and PCOS

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a pattern of symptoms associated with a hormonal imbalance in women. During the menstrual cycle, follicles grow and inside these follicles eggs mature. When one egg matures and is released, the rest of the underdeveloped eggs will normally shrink and the ovaries return to normal.
Women with PCOS suffer from larger [...]

Do Birth Control Pills Contribute to Estrogen Dominance?

Birth control pills have an interesting effect on the physical body. Because they keep the levels of estrogen in the body so high the body is tricked into believing it is pregnant and, as such, a true pregnancy can never occur. These continuously high levels of estrogen can also, unfortunately, contribute to the development of [...]