Re: I Enjoy Not Being a Girl!

[Guest guest]

Will,

I totally 100% agree with you about the female liability!

2 of my Great Grandmothers died in Childbirth! We've come a long ways

from then!

I need expert advice on herbs for perimenopausal support, that' how I

ended up

with the Gall stones, taking the estrogen as my Gynecologist suggested

for the symptoms.

Any advice in herbs would be appreciated, I've tried Evening Primrose

oil and it gives me

horrible headaches.

thanks, Dee

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[Guest guest]

Hi Dee, I'm not Will, and I'm sure he will have some fine advice for

you.

My advice to anyone (man or woman) wanting to balance their hormones

and thus avoid a lot of health problems is to start with a good

Natural progesterone supplement. It's one of the cheapest per month

supplements out there and in my opinion gives the most benefit for

the buck:

http://www.restoredbalanceonline.com/

Vince

> Will,

> I totally 100% agree with you about the female liability!

> 2 of my Great Grandmothers died in Childbirth! We've come a long

ways

> from then!

> I need expert advice on herbs for perimenopausal support, that'

how I

> ended up

> with the Gall stones, taking the estrogen as my Gynecologist

suggested

> for the symptoms.

> Any advice in herbs would be appreciated, I've tried Evening

Primrose

> oil and it gives me

> horrible headaches.

>

> thanks, Dee

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/12/2004 3:01:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,

ladybug35@... writes:

> Any advice in herbs would be appreciated, I've tried Evening Primrose

> oil and it gives me horrible headaches.

>

>

Hi Dee,

I have found flax seed oil really helps level out hormones in perimenopause,

with the dual benefit of helping my liver.

Chaste berry may have some use in treating PMS, menopausal symptoms and irr

egular perimenopausal bleeding. In Germany physicians prescribe chaste berry for

menstrual problems, swelling in the breasts and PMS.

Black cohosh - helps relieve hot flashes and is also an emmenogogue,

promoting and regulating menstruation (also clinically tested by German docs!).

Soy isoflavons - questionable, but often hear them being recommended.

Progesterone cream (see Dr Lee's site - very informative) -

http://www.johnleemd.com/

I'm sure there are lots of herbals others can recommend, too...

Personally, I had trouble with progesterone cream, which caused all kinds of

increased pms symptoms (namely bloating and breast tenderness), but there are

so many who have reaped its benefits. The key for me was that once I gave up

the progesterone cream and started eating properly, flushed and included flax

seed oil in my diet, the whole dynamic changed and it was a blessed relief. I

think it really depends on each person's unique situation, though, because

we're all so different, hormonally.

For me, flushing and improving diet (cutting out simple carbs, bat fats and

sugars) was definitely the turning point. A clogged, sluggish liver was just

not breaking down all that estrogen dominance (like you, it also contributed to

my gall stones) and the excess hormones were like toxins floating around in my

body that couldn't escape...adding progesterone (this hormone increases in

the second half of the cycle, along with estrogen, and sometimes causes pms

probs) seemed to exacerbate my problems, too.

Progesterone is apparently like a relaxant with sedative properties, but

according to Dr Vliet (her book is worth getting - " Screaming to be

heard " - also includes info on hormonally increased heart rate, palpatations,

flutters, etc) progesterone is also what paradoxically signals the body to

retain

water, etc. Maybe important to note that adding progesterone can sometimes

make symptoms worse, so worth only buying one bottle to start. Also, worth

having

your hormone levels checked with blood tests, beforehand...these are

expensive and insurance companies probably don't appreciate them, so docs are

loath to

do them! Even begging my doc, she refused. This year, I'm changing my gyne!

This was just my experience, though, so, probably trial and error with all

these things. What didn't serve me, may well serve you, but just wanted to share

my experience.

It's late, so hope this makes sense...key is really getting the liver in

shape, first.

Blessings, n

[Guest guest]

n,

Thanks for all the tips on perimenopausal survival!

Blessings to you....

Dee

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