early menopause

March 5, 2007

Cyndi -

I don't know if you are going into early menopause or

not, but many of the problems women have today is

because of the excess estrogen in our bodies. As we

age, our progesterone levels drop to nearly nothing,

and our estrogen drops to 40%. Doctors don't know

what else to do for us, so they put us on synthetic

estrogen. Synthetic estrogen has been proven to

cause breast cancer; when that fact was exposed, a lot

of women stopped using synthetic estrogen and the

cases of breast cancer dropped dramatically.

I was having some perimenopausal problems last fall

and for the last 5 months, I have been diligently

researching about health and hormones. What I

discovered is a natural progesterone cream called

Endau made by the toxin-free company, Neways. I

have been on Endau for just over 2 months now and the

particular problem I was having (heavy, month-long

periods) has stopped and I'm now back to being a

normal (???) perimenopausal woman.

The benefits to using natural progesterone are huge.

It protects our bones from bone loss as we age,

protects us again breast cancer and other diseases.

Estrogen causes cells to rapidly grow and multiply

(hence the rapid growth of cancer) whereas

progesterone causes cells to mature and die, which are

then replaced with new cells.

Natural progesterone creams can be purchased online or

at healthfood stores, but the most pure natural

progesterone is probably Endau by Neways, since it

doesn't contain glycerine, which inhibits absorption.

If you want to use natural progesterone, I recommend

putting 1/4 to 1/2 tsp twice a day; use less if you

are normal weight, more if you are overweight. At

night, put the cream on your face and neck; it helps

you to sleep wonderfully. In the morning, apply it

to the thin-skinned regions of your body: Inner

elbows, inside wrists, tops of hands, tops of feet,

backs of knees and on the chest. Don't use it on your

face in the morning or you will be sleepy throughout

day.

One caution: When you begin using natural

progesterone, your symptoms may increase initially

because your estrogen will spike to maintain

dominance, but after a few weeks, it will settle down.

I have friends who were suffering excessively with

hot flashes, night sweats and beginning natural

progesterone cream made those symptoms stop almost

right away.

If you want more information, let me know.

Julie

Sunlady120

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March 6, 2007

Thanks for the info, Julie. I don't know if you've read any books on hormones, but two I'd recommend are by Suzanne Somers and Ann Louise Gittleman. Actually, Suzanne has several books about bioidentical hormones. I would never consider synthetic hormones.

I am going to get my hormones tested before I start mixing up any "cocktails," lol. I've found that most of my symptoms (so far) are controllable with a good diet, thank goodness. Knock on wood!

Cyndi

In a message dated 3/5/2007 11:07:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, sunlady120 writes:

Cyndi -I don't know if you are going into early menopause ornot, but many of the problems women have today isbecause of the excess estrogen in our bodies. As weage, our progesterone levels drop to nearly nothing,and our estrogen drops to 40%. Doctors don't knowwhat else to do for us, so they put us on syntheticestrogen. Synthetic estrogen has been proven tocause breast cancer; when that fact was exposed, a lotof women stopped using synthetic estrogen and thecases of breast cancer dropped dramatically.I was having some perimenopausal problems last falland for the last 5 months, I have been diligentlyresearching about health and hormones. What Idiscovered is a natural progesterone cream calledEndau made by the toxin-free company, Neways. Ihave been on Endau for just over 2 months now and theparticular problem I was having (heavy, month-longperiods) has stopped and I'm now back to being anormal (???) perimenopausal woman. The benefits to using natural progesterone are huge. It protects our bones from bone loss as we age,protects us again breast cancer and other diseases. Estrogen causes cells to rapidly grow and multiply(hence the rapid growth of cancer) whereasprogesterone causes cells to mature and die, which arethen replaced with new cells.Natural progesterone creams can be purchased online orat healthfood stores, but the most pure naturalprogesterone is probably Endau by Neways, since itdoesn't contain glycerine, which inhibits absorption.If you want to use natural progesterone, I recommendputting 1/4 to 1/2 tsp twice a day; use less if youare normal weight, more if you are overweight. Atnight, put the cream on your face and neck; it helpsyou to sleep wonderfully. In the morning, apply itto the thin-skinned regions of your body: Innerelbows, inside wrists, tops of hands, tops of feet,backs of knees and on the chest. Don't use it on yourface in the morning or you will be sleepy throughoutday.One caution: When you begin using naturalprogesterone, your symptoms may increase initiallybecause your estrogen will spike to maintaindominance, but after a few weeks, it will settle down. I have friends who were suffering excessively withhot flashes, night sweats and beginning naturalprogesterone cream made those symptoms stop almostright away.If you want more information, let me know.JulieSunlady120Need Mail bonding?Go to the Mail Q & A for great tips from Answers users.http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396546091