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Natural Progesterone Cream Inhibits Effects Of Too Much Estrogen

September 1, 2010 – 8:17 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

WorkonInternet.com

Progesterone cream is beneficial for both men and women. Progesterone is a hormone that is made naturally by the human body. It effects every tissue in the body including the uterus, cervix, vagina, the endocrine system, brain cells, fat metabolism, thyroid hormone function, water balance, periphral nerve myelin sheath synthesis, bone cells, energy production, the immune system, and more. It is not strictly a female hormone. For men progesterone is produced in the adrenal glands in the testes. For women progesterone is made by the corpus luteum of the ovary. The use of natural progesterone cream inhibits the harmful effects of too much estrogen and reverses the effects of “Estrogen Dominance.”

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Aging, Breast Health, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Depression, Endometriosis, Estrogen, Heart Health, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Men, Menopause, Natural Progesterone, Ovarian Cancer, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (0)

More evidence hormone therapy can muddy mammograms

August 31, 2010 – 5:30 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Reuters

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK | Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:21pm EDT

(Reuters Health) – Hormone replacement therapy after menopause may interfere with the accuracy of mammograms used to screen for breast cancer — and the risk may be greater with hormones delivered by patch or injection compared with pills, a new study finds.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Breast Health, Cancer, Estrogen, HRT, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, Pharmaceuticals, Post Menopausal Women, Synthetic Hormones, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Will wild yam make you younger

August 31, 2010 – 9:41 am
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Truth in Aging.com

August 30, 2010
Posted by marta

I just got reacquainted with Skin Nutrition’s Cell CPR after buying a replacement bottle and was reminded that amongst its 70-odd ingredients is wild yam. This jumped out at me because a friend had just emailed me a couple of links about wild yam and controversial claims that it can harness hormones to relieve symptoms of menopause, cure arthritis and even enlarge breasts. Sounds like a little Truth In Aging perspective is in order.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Aging, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Natural Progesterone, Wellness, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Estrogen Mimics’ Angry Implications & Autism Questions

August 30, 2010 – 8:50 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Opposing Views
Opinion by Val
August 27, 2010
Health / Autism

Effects of estrogen mimics are concerning per – “The Role of Environmental Factors on the Timing and Progression of Puberty”; the workshop was initiated due to the need for more study with regard to the effects of estrogen mimics that we are all exposed to in daily living. The workshop consensus is that there is an identifiable trend of earlier puberty onset.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Adolescent Girls, AutoImmune Disease, Breast Health, Cancer, Cervarix, Cervical Cancer, Depression, Environmental Health, Estrogen, Gardasil/Silgard, Global Gardasil/Silgard Concerns, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Menstrual Cycle, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Puberty, Teens, Vaccinations, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Menopause increases sexual desire

August 30, 2010 – 8:28 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Women’s experience of sexual activity during menopause differs greatly between individuals, says a new study.
Times Of India
ANI, Aug 31, 2010, 12.00am IST

New research from the University of Sheffield says that external factors such as providing care for a relative, partner’s low sexual desire and the quality of the relationship were more important than hormonal changes in determining sexual satisfaction during menopause.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, Sexual Health, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Stress inhibits hair growth in mice by induction of premature catagen development and deleterious perifollicular inflammatory events via neuropeptide substance P-dependent pathways.

August 27, 2010 – 9:23 am
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

PubMed.gov
Am J Pathol. 2003 Mar;162(3):803-14.

Abstract

It has been much disputed whether or not stress can cause hair loss (telogen effluvium) in a clinically relevant manner. Despite the paramount psychosocial importance of hair in human society, this
central, yet enigmatic and controversial problem of clinically applied stress research has not been systematically studied in appropriate animal models.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Gardasil/Silgard, Global Gardasil/Silgard Concerns, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Men, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Do You Know the Difference Between Natural and Synthetic Hormones?

August 26, 2010 – 9:34 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

Healthy Women

Natural hormones are substances that are like those produced naturally. Synthetic hormones are close enough to the natural kind to get into the cell and perform many of the same functions, but they don’t provide all of the benefits and they do have some definite problems.

As an example, both natural progesterone and the synthetic counterparts, which are called progestins, help prevent cancer like uterine cancer. However, only natural progesterone protects against breast cancer, normalizes the fatty acid profile, restores normal sex drive, and regulates sleep patterns.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Aging, Breast Health, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Estrogen, HRT, Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Natural Cycles, Natural Progesterone, Progesterone, Women's Health | Comments (0)

The Female Brain

August 26, 2010 – 9:10 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

AOL Health

By Michelle Burford Aug 26th 2010 3:00PM

She’s a contradiction in heels: fearless one day, weepy another and keenly intuitive every day in between. Dr. Louanne Brizendine, author of “The Female Brain” and founder of The Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic in San Francisco, says that a woman’s unique hardwiring and hormonal makeup can turn her into a different creature with every passing day and decade. Here are six things men should know about how women’s minds work.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Holy Hormones Honey! The Greatest Story Never Told, Hormone Cycles, Men, Menstrual Cycle, Menstruation, Mothers & Daughters, Periods, Pregnancy, Progesterone, Sexual Health, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Does the pill make brains bigger?

August 18, 2010 – 9:49 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

NHS Choices
United Kingdom

August 18, 2010

“Contraceptive pills increase the size of certain parts of women’s brains, improving memory and social skills”, reported The Daily Telegraph.

This news story is based on a small study that looked at brain structure in 14 men and 28 women, half of whom were using hormonal contraception.

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Birth Control, Birth Control Pills/BCP's, Menstrual Cycle, Menstrual Suppression, Synthetic Hormones | Comments (0)

The Men-strual cycle? – YOU MUST BE KIDDING!

August 18, 2010 – 9:13 pm
Posted by Leslie Carol Botha

BNET
August 10, 2010
I’ve always been sceptical when experts say men go through their own versions of female conditions such as the menopause or PMS.
Yes, men may experience depression or mood swings at certain periods in their life but that doesn’t mean we should look for similarities to female hormonal conditions.
For [...]

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By Leslie Carol Botha | Also posted in Hormone Cycles, Hormone Imbalance, Men, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle, Periods, Premenstrual Syndrome, Testosterone | Comments (0)