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Cancer
Depression Endometriosis
Fibroid Tumors
Migraines
Osteoporosis
PMS
Thyroid
Progesterone
is
one of the two main hormones made in our body. The other hormone
is estrogen which is made by the ovaries of menstruating women. Progesterone
is the precurser to many of the hormones that our bodies produce. It has
many beneficial actions throughout the body. Dr. John
Lee states in his book "What your doctor may not tell you about menopause",
that progesterone has many functions and positive effeccts on the body.
They are:
1. It is a precursor of other
sex hormones, including estrogen and testosterone
2. Maintains the uterine lining
3. It is necessary for the survival
of the embryo and fetus throughout gestation
4. Protects against fibrocystic breasts
5. Stimulates osteoblast bone building
6. Helps use fat for energy
7. Natural diuretic
8. Natural antidepressant
9. Restores sex drive
10. Normalizes zinc and copper levels
11. Helps thyroid hormone action
12. Normalizes blood sugar levels
13. Normalizes blood clotting
14. Precursor of corticosteroids
15. Restores proper cell oxygen levels
16. Has a thermogenic (temperature-raising)
effect
17. Protects against breast cancer
18. Protects against endometrial cancer
19. Protects against osteoporosis
20. Promotes restoration of the thinking
powers of the elderly
21. Helps eliminate depression after
childbirth
22. Improves sleep patterns
Below is more indepth information
on the ways that natural progesterone can help us achieve better health
and hormone balance.
Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in our bodies
sufficient enough to kill us if left untreated. If we look at the
big picture, cancer comes about from an imbalance in the body. Click
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Depression strikes twice as many women as men.
The dramatic changes in psychoactive hormones like estrogen & progesterone
that occur during menstrual cycles, pregnancy and menopause are believed
to be the key factors. Click to find out more................
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Endometriosis, which afflicts five million American
women is a painful, often disabling disorder that can lead to infertility.
It is sometimes treated, mistakenly with synthetic birth control pills.
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Another example of estrogen dominance caused from
progesterone deficiency is fibroids that develop in the uterus. They
generally occur in the 8-10 years before menopause. Click to find
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Migraines are serious headaches, most often occurring
only on one side of the head. Migraines are thought to be related
to over dilation of blood vessels in the brain. They very likely
have an allergic or chemically mediated trigger and are related to stress.
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Osteoporosis is a progressive disease involving
excessive bone loss and decreased bone density. Osteoporosis results
in less bone and what bone is left is lighter and more porous which leads
to an increased risk of bone fractures which can be debilitating enough
to lead to premature death. Click to find out more........
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PMS did not exist 100 years ago and was not even
recognized 50 years ago. It is a phenomena associated with the modern
way of living in western industrilized countries. The symptoms of
PMS begin 7-10 days before menstruation begins. Women often report
a tidal wave of symptoms at their onset and dread the approach of each
premenstrual time of the month. Click to find out more............
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Many of us don't realize that the teaspoonful
of the hormone secreted each year by the thyroid gland, (one of the human
body's master glands), is as important to maintaining or gaining good health
as the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink. This
hormone acts as a metabolic carburetor for all of our one trillion cells,
from those in our hair follicles down to those in our toenails. Click
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