Natural Progesterone
Oil Supplementation and Hormone Balancing
Based on the research of Raymond Peat, Ph.D.
About 60 years ago,
progesterone was thought to be the main hormone produced by the ovaries and
necessary for fertility and maintaining a healthy pregnancy. Hence, some
mistakenly had the impression that it isn't needed when you don't want to get
pregnant.
However, it has proved to be the most protective
hormone the body produces and the large amounts produced during pregnancy result
from the developing baby's need for protection from a stressful environment.
Typically, the brain contains a very high concentration of progesterone,
indicating its protective function for that very important organ. Also,
the thymus gland, a key organ of our immune system, is profoundly dependent on
progesterone.
In experiments, progesterone was found to be the basic
hormone of adaptation and of resistance to stress. The adrenal glands use
progesterone to produce their anti-stress hormones, and when there is enough
progesterone, they don't have to produce the potentially harmful cortisone.
Progesterone Deficiency
In a progesterone deficiency, we produce too much
cortisone which causes osteoporosis, aging of the skin, damage to the brain
cells, and the accumulation of fat, especially on the back and abdomen.
Experiments have shown progesterone to relieve anxiety,
improve memory, protect brain cells, and even prevent epileptic seizures.
It promotes respiration, and has been used to improve emphysema. In the
circulatory system, it prevents bulging veins by increasing the tone of blood
vessels, and improves the efficiency of the heart.
It reverses many of the signs of aging in the skin, and
promotes strong bone growth. It can relieve many types of arthritis, too,
and helps a variety of immunological problems.
The best way to intake natural progesterone is
dissolved in vitamin E because it can enter the blood stream almost as soon as
it contacts any membrane, such as lips, tongue, gums, or palate. And when
swallowed, it continues to be absorbed by the digestive process.
If progesterone is dissolved in vitamin E, it is
absorbed very efficiently, and quickly dispersed to all tissues. If a
woman has ovaries, progesterone helps them to produce both progesterone and
estrogen as needed, and also helps to restore normal functioning of the thyroid
gland and other glands as well. If ovaries have been removed, progesterone
may be taken consistently to replace the lost supply, since a progesterone
deficiency has often been associated with increased susceptibility to cancer and
progesterone has been used to treat some types of cancer.
It is important to emphasize that progesterone
is not just the hormone of pregnancy. To use it only to nourish the uterus
would be similar to telling a man he doesn't need testosterone if he doesn't
plan to father children, except that progesterone is far greater and more basic
significance than testosterone.
While men do naturally produce progesterone, and
can sometimes benefit from using it, it is not a male hormone. Some
people get that impression, because some physicians recommend combining estrogen
with either testosterone or progesterone to protect against some of estrogen's
harmful side effects, but progesterone is the body's natural complement to
estrogen. Used alone, progesterone often makes it unnecessary to use
estrogen for hot flashes or insomnia, or other symptoms of menopause.
Beware of progesterone creams using ingredients
that become toxic when ingested.
Some products are labeled as "progestogens" or "progestins"
which do not produce the
desired results and contain toxic synthetic substances.
While use of vitamin E is the best vehicle for
progesterone intake, beware of tocopherol acetate (synthetic vitamin E) since it
is only about half as efficiently absorbed as the simple tocopherol (natural
vitamin E).
Progest-E
Complex
Dr. Peat's
patented natural progesterone formula in natural vitamin E comes in a 10%
solution, one drop containing about three milligrams of progesterone.
Normally, the body produces 10 to 20 milligrams per day. A dose of 3 or 4
drops usually brings the blood levels up to the normal range, but this dose can
be repeated several times during the day if needed to control symptoms.
Dr. Peat's Dosage Recommendations
For
topical treatment of sun damaged skin, or acne, wrinkles, dark marks, the oil
can be applied directly to the affected areas.
Since progesterone has none of the harmful side effects of other hormones
(except the alteration of the menstrual cycle if taken at the wrong time of the
month), the basic procedure should be to use it in sufficient quantity to make
the symptoms disappear, and to time its use so that menstrual cycles are not
disrupted. This normally means using it only between ovulation and
menstruation unless symptoms are sufficiently serious that a missed period is
not important to you.
If a person has an enlarged thyroid gland, progesterone encourages secretion and
unloading of the stored colloid and can bring on a temporary hyperthyroid state
which is a corrective process. A thyroid supplement, like
Thyodine may be used to shrink the goiter before progesterone is
given.
Normal amounts of progesterone promote thyroid secretion, while a deficiency,
especially when too much estrogen is present, causes the thyroid to
enlarge. Some mention euphoria as a "side-effect" of
progesterone usage, but euphoria is simply an indication of good physiological
state. To avoid unexpected anesthesia, the correct dose should be
determined by taking about 10 mg (3-4 drops) at a time, allowing it to spread
into the membranes of the mouth, and repeating the dose after 10 minutes until
the symptoms are controlled.
An excessive estrogen/progesterone ratio (should be 1 part to 10 parts, estrogen
to progesterone), is involved in producing aggravating symptoms such thin,
bluish skin. Low thyroid is one cause of excess estrogen, and when high estrogen
is combined with low thyroid function, the skin can look relatively bloodless.
Symptoms in cycling women are most common around ovulation and in the
premenstrual week, when the estrogen/progesterone ratio is normally
highest. At puberty, in the early twenties and in the late thirties and
menopause are the ages when the ratio is most often disturbed - and these are
also the ages when thyroid disorders are most common.
The individual who suffers from one aspect of the progesterone (and/or
thyroid) deficiency will tend to develop other problems at varying times.
with cyclic depressions or migraine headaches at 22, there will possibly be
breast disease alter, and often there will be problems with pregnancy.
These people with a history of sever symptoms are the ones most likely to have
problems around menopause. Prenatal exposure to poorly balanced hormones
seems to predispose children to later hormone imbalances.
Excess stress (which can block progesterone synthesis and elevate estrogen)
may being on symptoms in someone who never had them. As well as darker
days without sun, toxins and nutritional deficiencies. A very common cause
of an estrogen excess is a dietary protein deficiency because the liver cannot
detoxify estrogen when it is under nourished.
With a diet high in protein and vitamin A, progesterone can usually be
reduced each month. Using thyroid supplementation will also usually reduce
the amount of progesterone needed. Occasionally, a women won't feel any
effect even from 100 mg of progesterone and this may indicate they need to use
thyroid supplementation and diet changes to normalize their estrogen, prolactin
and cortisol levels.
Progesterone stimulates the ovaries and adrenals to produce progesterone, and
it also activates the thyroid. It shouldn't be necessary to use
progesterone indefinitely unless the ovaries have been removed. In slender
post-menopausal women, 10 mg per day is usually enough to prevent progesterone
deficiency.
Ina 10% solution of progesterone in vitamin E, one drop contains about three
milligrams of progesterone. Normally the body produces 10 to 20 milligrams
per day. A dose of 3 or 4 drops usually brings the blood levels up
to normal range, but this dose can be repeated throughout the day to
control symptoms.
For general purposes, it is most economical and effective to take
progesterone dissolved in vitamin E orally, for example taking a few drops on
the lips and tongue, or rubbing it into the gums. (It is good for the
general health of the gums, too.) These membranes are very thin and hence
the progesterone can easily and quickly enter the blood. when swallowed, the
vitamin E allows it to be absorbed through the walls of the stomach and
intestine.
As was mentioned previously, topical application of this oil aids sun damaged
skin. For topical treatment of arthritis, osteoporosis, tendinitis,
bursitis, or varicose veins, to speed absorption it is best to apply a few drops
of olive oil to the area, and then to rub the progesterone -vitamin E solution
into and around the affected area.
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