Estrogen Domonance
3 steps to treat estrogen dominance (ED) by rebalancing your hormones
How to treat estrogen dominance 1-2-3
The objective is to REBALANCE your hormone levels
--- and NOT to RESTORE your levels to those of
a person in their 20s or 30s. E.g. A menopausal
woman no longer needs the higher hormone levels required for reproduction.
Treatment for estrogen dominance
corrects an imbalance of:
Too much estrogen relative
to progesterone in
women Too much estrogen relative
to TESTOSTERONE, DHT and
other androgens in
men.
which can wreak havoc with many of the body's systems and cause serious
health problems.
Treating estrogen dominance can:
Shrink ovarian cysts;
Stop endometriosis;
Shrink an enlarged prostate (BPH);
Reverse cancer of reproductive organs
Protect nerves/Aid repair
Reduce facial hair
Much more . . .
Who may need treatment for estrogen dominance?
Treatment for estrogen dominance involves 3 steps:
(1) Use available tactics to reduce bodys excessive
estrogen levels
The first approach to an
estrogen dominance
over
PROGESTERONE
(in women ) or
TESTOSTERONE
(in men)
is to reduce estrogen levels
in the body:
Reduce estrogen levels
(2) Use natural methods to boost body's
PROGESTERONE levels
Help adrenal glands increase their
PROGESTERONE production
The innermost layer of the adrenal glands produces
small amounts of the sex hormones
(Androgens , estrogens
and
PROGESTERONE )
Excessive
vitamin E (>600IU)
intake reduces LDL-Cholesterol
- a precursor for producing
PROGESTERONE High intake of animal
fats and elevated estrogen levels decrease
PROGESTERONE
synthesis Vitamin A, Vitamin E
and Vitamin B5
promote PROGESTERONE
synthesis (according to Dr. Ray Peat) Raymond F. Peat, 1995 PROGESTERONE- boosting
Foods. These include: avocado, raw nuts and seeds,
olives, salmon and tuna; Hormone balancing
herbs. Dong Quai, Wild yams, Macafem,
Licorice, Vitex
Try and reduce stress
Stress uses up
PROGESTERONE.
When under stress, most of the PROGESTERONE
produced by the body is converted into the corticosteroid hormones to deal
with emotional stress or fight or flight situations.
This creates an estrogen dominance
situation leading to insomnia and anxiety, which further taxes the adrenals, and
a vicious cycle continues as PROGESTERONE
is used to make stress hormones. Weakened adrenal glands will never allow
the hormones to find proper equilibrium
Balance
Adrenal "Stress Management"Glands
(3) Supplement with bio-identical PROGESTERONE
But only AFTER using above tactics
to reduce estrogen and naturally increase PROGESTERONE
PROGESTERONE
supplementation may be beneficial when you are living
today's 'Typical' lifestyle. It helps to counter-balance
an excess estrogen presence. However, decreasing the body's estrogen
levels should always be the first approach.
How does
PROGESTERONE
counter estrogen?
How to supplement PROGESTERONE
With estrogen dominance, also boost thyroid function
using iodine supplementation
Estrogen
reduces thyroid function by increasing
thyroid binding globulin (TBG), which binds
thyroid hormone making it inactive. This provides an
explanation for why hypothyroid symptoms are similar to
estrogen dominance symptoms
Iodine - The Universal Medicine
References
http://www.johnleemd.com/store/resource_hormonetest.html
The Estrogen Alternative: A guide to Natural Hormone Balance
Raymond F. Peat (Jul 1995) Estrogen: Simply Dangerous,
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