Good news in the menopause arena! And it’s NOT HRT!
The safety of HRT has been linked to major diseases such as stroke, heart attack and ovarian cancer.…so why would you do it?
The synthetic progestins heavily promoted in hormone replacement therapy have undergone molecular alterations at unusual positions. As these strange, not-found-in-nature molecules travel down the hormone pathways, they occupy progesterone receptor sites, create actions different from natural progesterone, cannot be used as precursors of other hormones (as natural progesterone can), and are difficult for the body to metabolise and excrete. These molecular alterations carry potential undesirable side effects.
Side Effects
Synthetic progesterones are not all alike, and people are not all alike. It’s always wise to read the Consumer Product Information slips which are inserted in the packaging of medicines. Some of the side effects are frightening.
The “Physicians Desk Reference (PDR)” pages for medroxyprogesterone acetate, claims potential side effects from loss of vision to stroke, heart attack, liver disease and pulmonary embolism. Precautions include: may cause fluid retention, migraine, asthma, depression, and thrombotic disorders.
This formula is for the following women:
1. Peri-menopausal – Usually around their forties, periods slow down or become irregular, emotional rollercoaster, maybe the beginning of hot flushes or night sweats, general weight gain, brain fog, even acne and increased hair in places you don’t want it.
There is declining levels of oestrogen and progesterone, as ovarian synthesis of these steroid hormones dramatically reduces.
2. Menopausal – The period has stopped and you maybe suffering from low energy, low libido, dry vagina, dry skin, wrinkling skin, depression, anxiety, night sweats, alopecia or thinning hair, migraines, hot flushes, memory loss, constipation, weight gain around the midline, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and more!
Researchers suggest menopausal symptoms may be due to a deficiency in DHEA. 25% of menopausal women have been found to have high levels of DHEA and have no clinical symptoms of menopause.[7]
Menopausal symptoms are also linked to elevated cortisol production from the adrenal glands. Therefore, menopausal symptoms can be seen to be related to a profile of increased cortisol and reduced DHEA, indicating that adrenal dysfunction is a key component of the disorder and of the treatment!
This is why our Wild Yam, Chaste Tree and Castor Oil Herbal Cream works so well! Apply daily rubbed into the inner arms, neck or chest. Our Wild Yam cream is absorbed efficiently transdermally through the skin, it affects the adrenal hormone pathway to boost natural progesterone levels and balance out oestrogen. This in turn can relieve anxiety, improve memory, protect brain cells and prevent hot flushes and night sweats. Hormonal headaches and weight gain around the midline are other hormonal imbalance issues that our Wild Yam cream will address. Improved energy is a lovely side effect that you will encounter with the Wild Yam, Chaste Tree and Castor Oil Herbal Cream.
Improving natural progesterone levels can increase the tone of blood vessels and improves the efficiency of the heart. It also reverses many of the signs of ageing in the skin and promotes healthy bone growth without the side effects of HRT.
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Herbal medicines can promote normal physiological oestrodiol production for the woman’s age and also support the adrenal function and balance neurotransmitters to achieve an asymptomatic hormonal transition.
The key neurotransmitters identified to influence thermoregulation are:
1. Noradrenaline
Catecholamines such as noradrenaline (NA) are released in stressful situations, and clinically we know that stress is a common trigger for hot flushes.
Additionally, herbs which block the release of NA reduce the incidence of hot flushes in symptomatic women.
2. GABA
Hypothalamic NA levels have also been found to be attenuated by the neurotransmitter gamma- aminobutyric acid (GABA). GABAnergic agents have been demonstrated in clinical trials to be significantly superior to a placebo for reducing the incidence and severity of hot flushes,[highlighting that promoting GABAnergic actions is an effective therapeutic action.
3. Serotonin
Serotonin is known to reduce the tendency to hot flushes. Oestrogen increases the availability of serotonin in the hypothalamus by increasing the synthesis of serotonin and slowing its degradation. A reduction in serotonin in the hypothalamus during peri-menopause is thought to lower the upper threshold, and the use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has been found to reduce hot flushes by 65%.
The transition to menopause has been found to be associated with increased levels of urinary cortisol and women who experience the most severe hot flushes and menopausal symptoms have the highest amount of urinary cortisol.
Moreover, researchers suggest that the excessive cortisol seen in symptomatic menopausal women may be driving the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, visceral obesity, insulin resistance, and depression.
Studies have repeatedly shown that a woman’s risk for depression is significantly increased during the menopausal transition.
The experience of the menopausal transition and negative life events that commonly occur for women during the transition may contribute to the stress. For example, menopausal depression is associated with a reduced sense of control over their lives and their experience of menopause.
Additionally, several stressful life events are linked to menopausal depression, such as children leaving home, marital breakdown, and death of parents. Considering the significant changes and life events that often occur during this period of women’s lives, it is not surprising that elevated cortisol occurs.
Understanding How It Works: The Adrenal Pathway & Hormone Balance
Your endocrine system doesn’t operate in isolation. Three glands — the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal glands — work together with the ovaries to control hormone levels throughout your cycle. Below is a simple diagram to help illustrate this:
Last Word..
Finally, do not allow an uninformed doctor to persuade you to go on an extreme cholesterol-lowering diet, nor put you on killer cholesterol-lowering drugs. Judging by the way most physicians have embraced the cholesterol-is-evil propaganda, they never learned or have forgotten the following:
- All of the sex hormones are derived from cholesterol!
- All of the steroid hormones, which help us deal with stress, inflammation and injury, are derived from cholesterol!
- Cholesterol is required for brain function!
- LDL is extremely good because it is used as a source for producing progesterone and DHEA.
So finally, there is always a herbal natural solution to any transitionary time in life and menopause is no different.
