Understanding DIM and Estrogen Balance What do perimenopause, premenstrual syndrome, enlarged prostate glands, and early heart attacks have in common? Estrogen. A new understanding of healthy estrogen metabolism is providing a natural treatments for these and other important conditions confronting both women and men. Imbalances in estrogen levels can cause a wide range of …
Mother of Progesterone & D.H.E.A. The following information comes from Dr. Ray Peat, who has done pioneering research on the antiaging steroids, pregnenolone, progesterone and DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone). I have included excerpts from his writings plus the results of interviews. Research references are provided when available, but in many cases, I could only describe the group …
THE BARRON REPORT Volume 5, Issue 4 © 1997, Jon Barron. All Rights Reserved. Balance Hormones with Progesterone Creme Vital Hormone Information for Women Every woman between the ages of 13 and 117 needs to seriously consider supplementation with a natural progesterone creme. Why? Because virtually every woman who lives in an industrialized country (the …
by Marcy Holmes, NP, Certified Menopause Clinician & Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Millions of women suffer from low thyroid function (medically referred to as hypothyroidism), especially in the perimenopausal and post menopausal years. Unfortunately the conventional approach to thyroid problems is to treat the thyroid in isolation from the rest of the body. But that …
The Importance of Hormone Balancing How we feel and the quality of life we lead are very dependent upon the delicate balance of three essential functions of our bodies: reproductive hormones, the adrenals glands and the thyroid gland. Each of these powerful components are intertwined, with one interdependent upon the other. When one is out …
What Is Estrogen Dominance? Estrogen dominance is a condition in which estrogen and progesterone levels are out of balance. When the ratio of estrogen is higher than it should be, it can lead to numerous uncomfortable symptoms, including sore throat before ovulation, a puffy face, heavy or painful periods, fatigue, weight gain, fertility issues, …
Estrogens and Progesterone Overview Two types of sex (steroid) hormones are estrogens and progesterone. There are three estrogens: B-estradiol, estrone and estriol. B-estradiol is by far the most potent. It is 12 times more potent than estrone and 80 times more potent than estriol. Any over exposure to B-estradiol can increase a person’s risk of …
By Lita Lee, Ph.D. Revised June 2006 Definitions: T4 (Synthroid) is the inactive form of the thyroid hormone. T3 (Cytomel) is the active form of the thyroid hormone. Thyroid glandulars (Nutripak, Armour, etc.) contain protein precursors to T4 and T3, which are digested to produce the active units of T4 and T3. In order to …
Date: 05/08/2006 Posted By: Jon Barron Every now and then I get a break in putting together a newsletter. I get to steal the entire newsletter from myself. In this case, I was able to take most of the material for this newsletter from the formulation information I put together for my new upgraded Women’s …
By John Foster, MD We are living in the age of estrogen. The food supply is laden with traces of herbicides, pesticides and petrochemical residues from plastics, all of which have estrogen¬like, endocrine disrupting effects in animals and humans. These xenobiotics, or foreign biological substances, have been linked to abnormalities and cancers of human tissues …
