Premenopause - Waking Nightmare or Vibrant LivingThe years between thirty and fifty are usually considered the prime of life. So premenopause is a term that sounds too much like menopause for most women to seriously consider. Nonetheless, this is when pre menopause symptoms begin to affect many western women. The result-- Their lives can truly become living nightmares! Usually the symptoms begin gradually and build slowly making them even more difficult to pinpoint and resolve. So, many times before you start looking for help- you're already living the premenopause nightmare. Instead of meeting each day full of energy and enthusiasm, you're living in a fog of fatigue and depression. Life seems to get more overwhelming with each passing day. Usually this is one of the busiest times of life, so you may be juggling many conflicting roles. You are wife, mother, daughter, and professional all at once, and it seems there just isn't enough energy to meet all the demands-- You realize something isn't quite right with your body, but you're too busy to think about it, let alone do anything about it. Let's consider some of the problems you're struggling with first... Waking up in the Nightmare
You notice:When you visit the doctor he,(or she as the case may be) tells you you're completely healthy, but you sure don't feel like it, or he may tell you that... Or worst case scenario... Understanding the Underlying ProblemMany, if not all, of the preceding lists of health challenges and diseases which characterize premenopause are symptoms of an underlying hormonal imbalance. This imbalance is known as estrogen dominance. If you've never heard that term before it simply means that you have more estrogen circulating in your body than you have progesterone to balance it.This problem has several possible causes. The first, is that during the premenopause years the hormone levels in your body naturally begin to fluctuate somewhat as they do when girls enter puberty, only in the opposite direction. The second, is that many times during premenopause although you may continue to have normal periods, your ovaries may not be releasing an egg. Doctors call this "anovulatory cycles". If you are having this type of cycle, your body never starts producing progesterone during the second half of your cycle as it should. This results in higher levels of estrogen in your body on an ongoing basis, instead of for only half of your cycle. Your body was designed to be high in estrogen during the first two weeks of your cycle, and high in progesterone during the last two weeks of your cycle. The third cause of estrogen dominance is one that is affecting everyone in our society today, not just women. It is the pollution of our environment with what are known as "xenohormones". These are man-made compounds and pollutants. Many come from the petrochemical industry, and some come from the medical industry. They are found in a long and ever expanding list of products that we are all exposed to. Many people use them on a daily basis. Their effects on our bodies are truly frightening. Most of them work like estrogens in our body, but many are more powerful then natural estrogens. Not only do they affect us, researchers are also finding they may affect our children and grandchildren for generations to come. Please understand that if the first two aren't causing estrogen dominance for you during premenopause, this one almost undoubtedly is. Good News - The Solution is Available:Estrogen dominance is a serious problem. If you don't take care of it, you'll likely end up with life threatening health challenges. But that doesn't have to be. The solution is very simple.That solution is to use a natural progesterone cream to balance your hormone levels. I have experienced this solution for myself. If you've read some of my story on other pages of the site, you know that I've had breast cancer. You also know that I'm not a doctor. However, I can tell you that my experience with cancer has definitely made me realize that I need to be responsible for my own health. Since I'm a cancer survivor, my doctors informed me that I should never use any hormone. Another doctor informed me that progesterone could cause a stroke. So although I had been using natural progesterone cream for a while, I stopped using it. Recently when I began to research women's health challenges in preparation for writing these pages, I re-read the book I've used for a lot of the content of this page. In reviewing the symptoms of estrogen dominance as they are listed in the book, I realized that I have about 80% of them. I was also reminded that most doctors lump progestins (artificially manufactured substances with some progesterone like characteristics) in with natural progesterone. In actuality, it is progestins, not progesterone, that increase your risk of stroke. After I had almost finished reading both of his books, I finally decided that I was going to start using the natural cream again. I started two days ago with a cream that is probably too old to be as effective as it should be. I was amazed to find this morning that my waist size has dropped two inches! The two symptoms that were most troubling me were fat around my waist, it had grown five inches over the last year even though my weight had stayed about the same, and insomnia. I still had trouble going to sleep the first night, but last night I fell asleep fairly quickly. I can assure you I'm planning to continue using natural progesterone. For more information about how to use natural progesterone cream and reliable sources to get it, please click the preceding link. I also share some important cautions I learned from my research. Access more Information
If you need more information than what I've been able to give here, please continue learning. The majority of the information I've shared with you comes from a book called What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty (What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About...) Another source of valuable information is the Life Extension Foundation. They offer a ton of high quality information on their site. Their supplements are pricey, but when you become a member, you receive discounts on supplements that are worth more than the membership price. I've found the membership is a bargain, since it provides scientifically accurate and cutting edge information along with top quality supplements. I'm sure the more you learn, the more you'll realize the value of supplementing with natural hormones so that you can sail through premenopause easily. ConclusionPremenopause should be a time when you are busy accomplishing your dreams. You have plenty to do raising your children, helping your parents, pursuing your career, helping your husband, and anything else you want to do to live a fulfilling life.You don't want to be slowed down or incapacitated by the nightmare of hormonal imbalance, but this frequently characterizes premenopause for American women. I realize that you may still have many questions about different issues. Please contact me if there is another issue you'd like help on right away. Dr. Lee, one of the authors of the book I mentioned above, does have a website. It is http://www.johnleemd.com. I trust I've given you enough information to get out of the living nightmare of premenopause, and on track to realizing your dreams. Return from Premenopause to Women's Health Supplement
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by two doctors, John R. Lee, and Jesse Hanley, and a third lady, Virginia Hopkins. As you can see, it is currently available from Amazon at a very reasonable price. Unless you're already experiencing vibrant health, this book is a must read!
