Progesterone -
Superior Health Protector-
You may be thinking, "But my doctor said progesterone caused strokes".
If so, your doctor, like mine, doesn't understand the difference between the natural hormone progesterone and the synthetic progestins.
When I told my doctor several years ago I'd been using it as a natural cream, that's what she said.
However, they are not the same thing.
The natural hormone, represented on the left above,has a long list of health benefits.
But the synthetic drugs called progestins, represented by the lower left drawing, have an incredibly long list of health risks, with only a few similar health benefits. If you study the drawings closely you will see there are small differences in their atomic structure. But those slight changes make huge differences in the way the body uses them. We'll leave the discussion of progestins for another page. Now please consider...
Important Progesterone Facts:
It is the name of the hormone produced primarily after the release of an egg by the part of the ovary (called the corpus luteum) that releases it, and secondarily by the adrenal glands.
Although it is called a sex hormone, it is found in both sexes, and gives many important health benefits for both men and women.
It is easily dissolved in fat, and well absorbed when you put it on your skin.
Seventy to eighty per cent is carried in the blood by the red blood cells so serum or plasma blood tests don't measure it.
There are two different forms in the body. Twenty to thirty percent of this hormone is protein bound. Most of the protein bound form isn't available to be used by the body.
It has many jobs throughout the body and it has an affect on every body tissue.
One of its most important roles is to balance the effects of estrogen.
After menopause much less progesterone is produced than estrogen.
It is different from progestins on the molecular level, and affects the body differently.
When supplemented after menopause it allows the body to better deal with estrogen excess.
When estrogen is balanced with natural progesterone health is protected from the dangers of estrogen dominance.
Benefits of Its Balanced Use
controls growth in the endometrium
Reverses fibrocycstic breast disease
Enables fat to be used for energy
Protects against water retention
Acts as a prostate cancer preventative in men
Allows embryo to live and grow in pregnancy
makes estrogen receptors more sensitive
works as a precursor to the other corticosteroid hormones
Rebuilds blood vessel tone
Increases building of new bone by osteoblasts
works to prevent breast cancer
stops endometrial cancer
normalizes mineral levels in the body
keeps blood sugar levels normal
improves sex drive
improves cell oxygen levels
works as an anti-depressant
makes the thyroid hormones work better
makes the blood clot normally
Available Types and Uses
You can get this hormone in pills, sublingual drops, vaginal suppositories and skin creams.The authors of What Your Doctor May NOT Tell You About Premenopause, consider the skin creams to be the best for restoring hormonal balance.
They say creams are well absorbed by our bodies, and they have a longer lasting effect than the other forms. They discuss each delivery method in detail. Most of the others are either hard on your body, don't result in the right levels of the hormone acting in the body, or cause other problems. For example, they don't recommend the pills because most of them are metabolized by the liver. The result is they are hard on your liver and you have to take very high doses to attain hormonal balance because most of the hormone never gets used by the body. If you are interested in all the details, you'll want to read the book. You could get it from many public libraries, or you can get it from Amazon by clicking the link to the right. For a further discussion of the details about the creams and sources available, please read the page on
natural progesterone cream.
Act Now -
In today's society, polluted with so many xenohormones, progesterone can truly enable us to restore and protect our health. Natural creams are easy to use and produce speedy results. If you can find a health professional to work with you in balancing your hormones be sure to utilize their services. If not, you could probably achieve a workable success by studying the resources mentioned earlier and following their instructions on your own. The many difficult health challenges that result from long term estrogen dominance can usually be avoided or reversed by balancing your hormone levels using a natural progesterone cream. If you have symptoms of estrogen dominance, make balancing your hormones naturally one of your top health priorities.
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