Sunday, May 22, 2011

Low progesterone levels

I was able to get my estrogen balance down, My own TSH and FSH were low.
Estrogen dominance causes all the fun, ranging from PCOS, Endometriosis and probably breast cancer too.

Since we need to combat the estrogen (with progesterone); it's probably a good idea to look at what's going to increase progesterone levels.

Improving Progesterone Balance
So how can you improve these levels? The reality is that hormone therapy is only a small part of the process; the rest is up to you.

Saliva Hormone Level Imbalance Testing Kit
1. Exercise: Exercise is essential to maintaining good overall health and as it turns out in maintaining or increasing hormone levels when they are imbalanced. Get up and stay active to get your body to follow suit.
2. Eat Right: Eating more of foods that boost progesterone levels in the body can go a long way toward increasing progesterone levels. Foods such as walnuts, cherries, chicken, red meat, wild yams, soy milk, whole grains and herbs such as turmeric, oregano and thyme are all good progesterone boosters.
3. Get Your Vitamins: Zinc, magnesium and vitamins such as Vitamin B-6 and Vitamin C, are generally found to be lower in women who have low progesterone. Getting more of these vitamins in your diet and vitamin intake can help boost your levels.
4. Reduce Stress: The less stress there is in your life the less fluctuation your hormones will go through in your daily life. Lowering the damage that can occur from excess levels of cortisol and estrogen.
5. Stop Smoking: No seriously! Smoking has been shown to bring on premature menopause and increase infertility in younger women. The more you smoke and longer the higher risk there is to bring on these side effects.
6. Consider Hormone Therapy: Whether you use all natural methods or synthetics it’s important that you begin some sort of therapy to help balance your hormone levels, without it there’s a strong chance that the effects of hormonal imbalance will increase.
7. Try Natural Supplements: Chasteberry is one of several supplements you can get that may boost progesterone levels.
8. See Your Doctor: Seeing your doctor and getting your hormonal levels tested regularly are important to maintain desired levels as well as check up on the effectiveness of what you’re doing.

Read more: http://www.testcountry.org/8-easy-tips-to-improve-progesterone-hormone-balance-in-your-body.htm#ixzz1N70cPWmv


THIS is a good read: Caffine also depletes progesterone development.
Car exhaust, petrol-chemical derived pesticides are just some examples of how these estrogen-like compounds can behave like estrogen once inside the body.
http://www.drlam.com/articles/Jane_Story.asp?print=yes&page=3

1 comment:

  1. Really very useful information you have posted here. Polycystic ovary syndrome aka PCOS is an endocrine disorder associated with obesity, anovulation or amenorrhea leading to irregular menstruation, zits, and excessive androgenic hormones. Polycystic ovarian disorder should be cured naturally without any drugs and surgery.

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