Who Needs Progesterone?

Who Needs Progesterone?

The simple answer is Everyone! But, especially women, due to the fact:

Progesterone is the Master Hormone in All Women

What Does Progesterone Do For Me?

Progesterone Benefits...

  • Supports the body to protect against breast fibrocysts
  • Helps use fat for energy
  • Natural diuretic
  • Natural anti-depressant & calms anxiety
  • Supports the body to prevent cyclical migraines
  • Promotes normal sleep patterns
  • Facilitates thyroid hormone function
  • Helps normalize blood sugar levels
  • Normalizes blood clotting
  • Helps restores normal libido
    (female body makes testosterone from progesterone)
  • Normalizes zinc and copper levels
  • Restores proper cell oxygen levels

Progesterone Benefits, cont...

  • Supports the body not to have endometrial cancer
  • Supports the body to help prevent breast cancer
  • Supports decreased risk of prostate cancer in men
  • Supports the body to stimulate new bone formation
  • Improves vascular tone
  • Supports the body to prevents autoimmune diseases
  • Increases sensitivity of estrogen receptors
  • Necessary for survival of embryo
  • Precursor of corticosteroid biosynthesis
  • Supports the body to ability to prevent coronary artery spasm/atherosclerotic plaque.
  • Supports the body to overcome sleepiness, depression
    (progesterone is called the “Happy Hormone”)
  • Supports the body to to cope with digestive problems

What If I Have Too Much Estrogen & Not Enough Progesterone?

Estrogen Effects

  • Breast cell stimulation (fibrocystic breasts*)
  • Increased body fat and weight gain*
  • Salt and fluid retention
  • Depression, anxiety, and headaches*
  • Cyclical migraines*
  • Poor sleep patterns*
  • Interferes with thyroid hormone function*
  • Impairs blood sugar control*
  • Increased risk of blood clots*
  • Little or no libido effect*
  • Loss of zinc and retention of copper*
  • Reduced oxygen levels in all cells*
  • Causes endometrial cancer*

Estrogen's Effects (a mixed bag...)

  • Increased risk of breast cancer
  • Increased risk of prostate cancer
  • Increased risk of gall bladder disease
  • Reduces vascular tone
  • Triggers autoimmune diseases
  • Interferes with progesterone receptors
  • Relieves hot flashes***
  • Prevents vaginal dryness & mucosal atrophy***
  • Restrains bone loss***
  • Improves memory***
  • Improves sleep ***
  • Improves health of urinary tract***
  • Relieves night sweats***

***estrogen’s benefits

Clearly, the female body needs estrogen and progesterone. Problems arise when a woman suffers with an imbalance, i.e., too much estrogen relative to insufficient progesterone, or, Estrogen Dominance!

What Could Possibly Interfere With My Progesterone ?

Currently in the US there are more than 100,000 petroleum derived chemicals in the cosmetic industry alone called petro-chemicals and their use has been on the increase since the 1960’s!

  1. The average woman applies over 300 chemicals daily. Soaps, makeup, shampoos, and hair or body care products. Plugins are the Worst.
  2. 26 seconds after exposure, these chemicals are found in measurable amounts inside your body.
  3. Many meat & dairy products are often grown with the use of synthetic estrogens for profit.
  4. Most pesticides on your fruit and veggies are also from petroleum-derived chemicals.

What effect do EDC’s have on your Hormones? The prevalence of these chemicals have been shown to disrupt your endocrine system and are a primary reason women (and men) are not making & utilizing sufficient natural hormones.

There Are No EDC’s in My Home, or Are There…?

BIOLOGY 101 - EDC's IN MY HOME? REALLY?

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