Low Thyroid Function and Hormone Imbalance

Did you know that estrogen dominance and low thyroid function share many similar symptoms?  In fact, there are numerous women who take medication to boost their thyroid function that also suffer from estrogen dominance. Coincidence?  Probably not.  There are some logical reasons why the conditions are often related.
Symptoms of Hypothyroidism
Like estrogen dominance, the signs of [...]

Getting Your Prostaglandins in Control

You may never have heard of prostaglandins but they play a significant role  in your health.  Prostaglandins help regulate every cell in your body, including hormones. Some prostaglandins are beneficial while others are  not so beneficial but, like nearly everything else where your health is concerned, your prostaglandins need to be balanced.  So how do [...]

Finding the Right Dose of Natural Progesterone

We are all different.  Though we may have the same body parts, they don’t all work at the same rate.  That is why a doctor considers various factors about your personal health when he is deciding what dosage of a medicine to prescribe for you.  The effectiveness of your medicine can be affected by your [...]

How to Heal PMS

The single most common complaint of women who have not yet reached menopause is premenstrual syndrome or PMS.  Although some women have PMS as soon as they begin having periods, the majority of sufferers are women in their premenopausal years, usually starting around their mid-thirties and worsening as they get older and their estrogen levels [...]

Estrogen Dominance Causes Fibroids

Did you know there are over 500,000 hysterectomies performed each year in the United States?  Many of those hysterectomies are performed after a doctor diagnoses a woman with fibroids, the most common growth found in the female genital tract.  Many of those hysterectomies could be avoided if doctors were just more aware that  estrogen dominance [...]

The Wild Yam Scam

Wild yam has a long history of use as a medicinal herb and has recently become a hot topic in  natural health circles.  Although wild yam does have some benefits, there is one fallacy about the herb that needs to be cleared up.  Wild yam is not a  substitute for natural progesterone.
One Woman’s Wild Yam [...]

Why Transdermal Hormone Creams Work the Best

If you’ve been researching ways to reduce estrogen dominance and its disturbing effects, you may be considering using progesterone to help you recreate balanced hormones in your body.  If so, you need to understand why transdermal hormone creams may work more effectively than other options.
Why Natural Progesterone Cream Works Best
There are several ways you can [...]

21 Quick Tips to Balance Your Hormones Naturally

Dr. John Lee was and still is considered one of the leading authorities on estrogen dominance and hormonal imbalance.  He strongly believed premenopause symptoms have a variety of causes, both physical and emotional, and that it is important to treat both sides of the problem.  In his book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You [...]

PMS and Essential Fatty Acids

Despite the fact that PMS is the subject of countless jokes, most people realize that PMS is no laughing matter.  But did you know you can lessen the unpleasant symptoms of PMS by eating a diet rich with essential fatty acids?
PMS.  You dread its arrival.  You know you will suffer from bloating, cramps, fatigue, water [...]

The Dangers of Progestins

Progesterone – progestin.  They sound alike and, in many ways, they act alike, but in actuality they aren’t the same at all.  What’s the difference?  Progesterone is a natural substance produced in our bodies while progestin is synthetic, created by pharmaceutical companies.  Drugs containing progestins are prescribed by doctors on a regular basis, medications ranging  [...]

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