All about Progesterone
Top benefits for progesterone (Speech content by Dan Purser, MD)
Menstruation
It helps your periods to be normal. Whether you have endometriosis, whether you have PMS, if you are being average and run properly, then your periods should be normal. If they are not, you need to get it on, or you need to deal with root causes and figure out why you are not making enough.
Sleep
Sleep becomes magical with progesterone. When you are sleeping 8 hours and feel really rested, then it is perfect. The dose is perfect. If you sleep too much. You are probably taking too much, back off the progesterone. You cannot get progesterone hangover even from taking too much.
Cancer
It kills premalignant. Breast cancer tissue causes apoptosis. You can go to PubMed and look up the word “progesterone” and “apoptosis”. You will see about 7800 articles. It kills premalignant breast tissue. When you start progesterone, it will make your breast tender, lighter, fluffier, larger, because it kills fibrodense breast tissue, which is full of premalignant breast cancer cells. According to American College of Epidemiology 1981 article, it is still accurate today. It will give you a 500% decrease risk for breast cancer.
More information was presented at a convention by Dan Purser, MD.
Low Progesterone Causes:
- PMS
- Headaches (especially bad migraines)
- Endometrioses
- Hot flashes
- Day & night sweats
- TMJ disorders
- Insomnia
- Demyelization- Neuropathies (tingle or burning in toes)
- Lack of libido (feeling of sexiness)
- Hair loss
- Increase acne (clogged pores)
Most physicians believe these symptoms are caused by low estrogen. It is wrong. Only 2% night sweats are from estrogen dominance.
The 5 B’s of Estrogen Dominance:
- Backache
- Bleeding (excessively)
- Bloating
- Breast (tenderness)
- Bitchiness
- Uterine fibroids (it’s a stretch….)
Do you know who the 7 Menopausal Dwarfs are?
- Sweaty
- Bloaty
- Sleepy
- Forgetful
- Itchy
- Witchy (with a B) and Psycho!
- Estrogen dominance: means too much versus not enough progesterone to balance.
- Progesterone always balances estrogen.
Benefits of Progesterone in women:
- Cool arteries
- Prevents 98% of hot flashes
- Prevents 98% of menopausal night or day sweats
- Prevents 98% of PMS
- Prevents 98% of migraines/ head aches (women only)
- Really improves post partum depression
- Aids in weight loss
- Helps regain hair in women (improves alopecia)
- Decreases acne in younger women (decreases sebum production)
- Mood elevates (quality of life/ well being)
- Stops 95% of TMJ inflammation
- Reduces breast cancer risk
- Aids somnolence (make you sleepy)
- Heals nerves (causes nerve remediation)
- Reduces and can get rid of endometriosis symptoms
- Improve bone density
- Improves libido
- Husband Favorite: make breast light and fluffy
Synthetic VS Natural Progesterone
Synthetic “progesterone agents” worsen the risk of breast cancer. E.g., Birth control pills -MPA or Levonorgestrel are synthetic hormones, Synthetic is bad and can causes cancer. After taking one birth control pill (Not the pack), you have 10+ years increased risk of breast cancer.
Natural is Good. Natural Progesterone is made from wild yams (natural compounding process). Synthetic VS Natural Progesterone. What is your choice?
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