Progesterone Cream: Does it Help?
When the total truth came out about synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT), it sent the medical community into a tizzy. Not only are they divided over the proper way to handle the symptoms of hormone imbalance, but millions of women are left confused about what will help their symptoms and what will cause them health consequences down the road.
Natural progesterone cream has been found to help many women through some of the worst symptoms of hormone imbalance. It has the same molecular structure as the progesterone produced by ourbodies. When absorbed through the skin, it can help keep estrogen and progesterone levels in balance.
Natural progesterone cream was my first line of defense against my hormone imbalance symptoms. It helped me to sleep better and the night sweats and hot flashes decreased greatly.
But I didn’t hear about progesterone cream from my physican. It was mentioned to me by a friend and I researched it on my own. Once I started using progesterone cream I felt much better.
You can check your progesterone levels with either a blood test or a saliva test. I didn’t do this for several years into the process. You should have your progesterone checked if you plan on using progesterone cream. Then you will know where you started and if that is what you really need or not.
To get the optimum benefit from using progesterone, it is important to also balance your adrenals. This is something that is often overlooked in hormonal balancing. Suzanne Somers talks about the adrenals in great detail in her book “Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness”. I highly recommend this book for anyone suffering hormone imbalance symptoms.
As with any health realted issue, it is important to eat a balanced diet, exercise regulary, drink plenty of water….half your body weight in ounces is optimum…..and keep the stresses in your life contained. Some suggestions for this are: prayer, yoga, meditation and walking.
In addition, it is especially important to get good, quality, refreshing sleep. This means going to bed by 10 p.m. to accomodate your bodies biorhythms, as taught by natural medicine doctors for years. Your body does most of its healing between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.
There is no magic bullet in getting your hormones back in balance. But, I found that natural progesterone cream helped me to sleep better and therfore I gained more mental clarity during the day. If you are too tired to think during the day, you are not going to be able to handle lifes stresses and problems.
The following are some of the benefits of natural progesterone cream: It protects against breast cysts, natural diuretic, natural anti-depressant, increases libido and helps use fat for energy.
In addition it can help to normalize blood sugar levels, prevents endometrial cancer and breast cancer and increases bone building.
