11.13.24 Your New Vitality Substack
Everything about healing your body naturally from the inside-out through diet, lifestyle & supplementation. I specialize in Live & Dry Blood Analysis, Natural Hormone Balancing & general health.
PROGESTERONE ISN’T JUST FOR WOMEN!
IT’S THE FEEL-GOOD HORMONE
Just as women need and produce testosterone, men need and make progesterone (and estrogen, by the way). Both genders require these vital hormones but in different quantities— this is part of what differentiates the sexes.
LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT PROGESTERONE:
Calming - stabilizes the mood (think PMS), reduces stress & anxiety
Aids in sleep
Helps regulate body temperature (esp hot flashes and night sweats)
If you convert more to Beta-Pregnenediol than to Alpha-Pregnenediol (progesterone metabolites), you are more likely to have issues with the things listed above.
Promotes bone growth and density
Reduces risk of blood clots
Reduces ADHD and improves mental focus.
Can reduce depression (including bipolar) and OCD, which may be tied to ADHD
Reduces anger issues
Reduces swelling as a result of traumatic brain injury
May help with IBS & constipation - adrenaline shuts down digestion and elimination. Progesterone reduces adrenaline.
May reduce fibroids in most cases (fibroid size can impact results), PCOS, endometriosis, asthma, gallbladder issues.
Reduces heavy bleeding and spotting in menstruation
Helps use fat for energy compared to estrogens, which store fat
Protects the thyroid from nodule formation due to excess estrogens
Increases thyroid function (if excess cortisol is an issue)
May reduce muscle pain and tension, even headaches, migraines, TMJ, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, muscle cramps & restless leg syndrome.
May reduce addictions
Promotes fertility by encouraging implantation and maintaining pregnancy
Increases youthfulness of skin and reduces wrinkles and dryness of skin
Reduces preeclampsia, toxemia and gestational diabetes in pregnancy
Helps with urinary urgency (including waking to urinate) and bedwetting (often tied to ADHD)
Stress can steal from sex hormones, like progesterone, to make cortisol
Blood sugar imbalances & inflammation in the body are important factors to test and balance.
Cortisol can block progesterone receptors in the body.
Progesterone can reduce adrenaline dominance.
Women’s bodies are more sensitive to stress and trauma, leading to more hormonal issues.
HEALTH TIPS:
B Vitamins, esp B6, and Vitamin C are important for progesterone production.
Vitex or chasteberry is an excellent herbal support for progesterone production BEFORE menopause. After menopause, wild yam cream, such as Emerita Progest, is more effective. Bladderwrack and saffron may be helpful post-menopause as well.
Wild yam cream post-menopause helps protect the breasts and endometrium in women by balancing estrogens (which promote cell proliferation, ie- tumors).
Vitamin E is critical for progesterone production (2 oz. sunflower seeds or almonds, 3 oz. hazelnuts = 100% RDA).
Seed Cycling can be used to increase progesterone production and reduce stronger estrogens from binding to estrogen receptor sites in the body through phytoestrogens in seeds:
1 T. ground flax seeds + 1 T. ground pumpkin seeds during Weeks 1-2 of monthly cycle
1 T. ground sesame seeds + 1 T. ground sunflower seeds during Weeks 3-4 of monthly cycle
NOTE: I grind 2 weeks worth and store in a jar in the refrigerator, then sprinkle ground seeds on my food each day.
MORE INFO: https://hormonesbalance.com/seed-rotation/
Vitamin E also reduces mast cell degranulation (MCAS). Vitamin E & progesterone also help with POTS & EDS.
Almost all hormone imbalances have a food sensitivity component to them (inflammation). I can help you test and interpret your results for food sensitivities.
Avoid alcohol - it is nearly impossible to regulate hormone imbalances when alcohol is being used in any quantity, especially in women during peri-menopause/ menopause. The liver is key to balancing hormones!
Balance and stabilize blood sugar for maximum progesterone production - another reason why alcohol interferes with progesterone production.
Reduce excess weight, especially belly fat, which produces excess estrogens and throws off the balance with progesterone.
Support the adrenals: protein, healthy fats (incl MCT), adequate hydration, activate parasympathetic nervous system, Adrenal Cocktails: very effective for Sodium and Potassium which are depleted during stress (histamine overload will cause stress too). Start with:
Potassium - use one or a combination of the following, keeping ratio at 3-4:1 for Potassium:Sodium and not exceeding 4700 mg/ day of Potassium. Start low (400-500 mg/ day) and slowly increase once a week by 100-125 mg/ day:
400 mg/ cup of coconut water
1 t cream of tartar = 495 mg potassium
1/8 tsp NOW Potassium Chloride = 363 mg potassium
Sodium - start at 1/4 tsp/ day of Sea Salt and slowly increase once a week by 1/8-1/4 tsp/ day:
1 t sea salt =2200 mg sodium (RDA = 2300 mg)
If you are swelling, increase Potassium vs decreasing Sodium.
Recipe idea: 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar or 4 oz coconut water + 1/4 tsp Sea Salt + 4 oz. citrus juice (lemon, lime, orange) + collagen powder (optional - protein will slow down release of glucose from juices).
Drink one cocktail per day, or add to your daily allotment of fluids (Drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of clear fluids daily).
It’s a complex dance, but hormone imbalances, MCAS, POTS, EDS and the other issues mentioned in this newsletter can all be managed naturally— ask me how.
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MAIL-IN LIVE & DRY BLOOD ANALYSIS KITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
Interested in checking out the health of your blood under the microscope but live too far away to come see me in-person? No problem! I now have mail-in Live & Dry Blood Analysis kits available. Order HERE.
Here are a few things you can learn about your health through Live & Dry Blood Analysis:
Listen to my first podcast on Deep Roots at Home to learn more about Live Blood Analysis
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L’chaim - To Life!
