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Progesterone: Hormone Balance in Perimenopause & MenopauseWhen we talk about hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause, estrogen gets the most attention. However, estrogen’s “partner,” progesterone, plays an important role. If you are in perimenopause, it likely hasn’t been since puberty that you’ve experienced such a wild hormonal ride!
Considering Transitioning from Bioidenticals to Amata Life?
This is a question we hear over and over again. Many, many women are on bioidentical hormones—meaning various combinations of estrogen, progesterone, and/or testosterone. Some have done well with this for many years. As a matter of fact, Dr. Northrup was a pioneer in bringing the benefits of bioidentical hormones to the attention of women world wide way back in the 1990’s.
Questions about testosterone during menopause are incredibly common, but supplementation isn't always the first step. Understanding the broader hormonal connection can help women explore supportive lifestyle habits and natural foundations, including Pueraria Mirifica, to achieve overall balance and well-being.
If your hot flashes feel more intense the moment summer arrives, there's a physiological reason why. Understanding your body's shifting temperature buffer can help you explore practical cooling strategies and natural foundations, including Pueraria Mirifica, to stay comfortable and balanced all season long.
Vaginal dryness during perimenopause is more common than many women realize, often linked to fluctuating estrogen levels. Understanding the hormonal connection can help women explore supportive lifestyle habits and natural remedies, including Pueraria Mirifica, to support vaginal health and comfort.
Menopause symptoms can go beyond hot flashes, often caused by fluctuating estrogen levels. Recognizing these changes can help women explore supportive lifestyle habits and wellness options, including Pueraria Mirifica, during menopause.
Estrogen DetoxificationEstrogen is critical for women’s health. Yet, the conversation tends to focus on estrogen production, levels, and balance. We don’t hear much about what happens to estrogen after we use it. Still, estrogen detoxification is another crucial piece to the estrogen conversation and helps women achieve optimal hormonal health..
Worried about weight gain in menopause?
Do the strategies that used to help manage your weight, such as eating less and increasing cardio, no longer work?
Weight gain is a common complaint of menopause and has a lot to do with hormonal changes. After menopause, you experience lower levels of estrogen and are more prone to the weight gaining effects of high cortisol and insulin resistance.
The good news is that there is a lot within our control to support hormonal balance that boosts metabolic health, even in menopause.
Women often ask their doctor: Is it me or is it my hormones?
The answer is…..Yes!
It’s not one or the other.
You are your hormones, and your hormones are you.
There’s no distinction.
Some women say they don’t recognize themselves at various times of the month or life cycle, as if their hormones make them into someone they are not. Many go to their OB/GYN when they are in perimenopause hoping that their hormones are the reason for their irritability, brain fog, and hot flashes, and hoping that hormone replacement therapy can “fix them.”
Do hot flashes make you wonder if you’ll ever feel like yourself again?
Perhaps for the first time in decades, you are unsure how to dress. Burning hot one minute….shivering the next…..hot flashes and their “first cousin” night sweats can be very disruptive, affecting your sleep and peace of mind.
Even though hot flashes are so common that roughly three in four women experience them, the medical community hasn’t fully determined what causes them. Doctors and researchers know that when the blood vessels in the skin of the head and neck open more than usual, called vasomotor flushing, it causes a rush of warm blood to flow to an area.