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"Do you use natural progesterone to manage menopausal or thyroid-related symptoms?"
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by Mary J. Shomon
Sherrill Sellman is psychotherapist and health researcher and writer. She is author of "The Hormone Heresy: What Women MUST Know About Their Hormones."
On myths and realities about osteoporosis, Sherrill Sellman notes that:
- Osteoporosis is NOT caused by menopause
- Osteoporosis is NOT caused by an estrogen deficiency
- Osteoporosis is NOT caused by a calcium deficiency
- Good bone health comes down to eating a nutrient rich, including regular weight-bearing exercise, reducing the toxic and heavy metal load, reducing stress and having strong digestion in order to properly digest and assimilate nutrients and hormonal balance.
With regard to too much estrogen and not enough progesterone she points out that:
- Hormone Replacement Therapy, i.e., estrogen and synthetic progestins, have a combined 120 possible risks and side-effects which, among other things, are initiating and promoting breast, ovarian and uterine cancer, causing blood clots, strokes and high blood pressure.
- Nature did not make a design fault in women's bodies causing their health to deteriorate when then arrive at menopause.
- The World Health Organization has found that an overweight post menopausal woman has more estrogen circulating in her body than a skinny pre-menopausal woman
- As a result of saliva testing, we now know that perimenopause is not a time of declining estrogen levels at all.
- Unfortunately what the medical experts believed were symptoms of estrogen deficiency are really estrogen excess symptoms.
In conclusion, regarding natrual progesterone treatment and soy issues, Sherill Sellman says:
- The use of natural progesterone has been shown to be most helpful to women with mild symptoms of clinical hypothyroidism.
- For many women, using natural progesterone along with committing to a healthy diet, using nutritional support, reducing stress and adding exercise is most effective.
- A good quality natural progesterone cream is as effective as a compounded one.
- It is now known that soy, in its unfermented forms, does have an inhibiting effect on the thyroid but it is also a very allergic food and hard to digest.
- To regain hormonal balance and support thyroid function, one really needs to a commit to a healthy diet filled with adequate protein, essential fatty acids and good quality carbohydrates (mostly from fruits and vegetables) and to embrace a healthy life style filled with physical exercise, stress reduction, and a loving and supportive community of friends.
- Women should find a competent holistic practitioner who can be a compassionate and qualified ally on in her quest for regaining hormonal health and well-being. Healing the thyroid, as with any health problem, is an holistic journey.
More detailed information on Sherril Sellman’s thoughts about thyroid disease, hormonal dysfunction, and her perspectives is featured in a detailed on-line interview.
Sherril Sellman’s book "Hormone Heresy: What Women MUST Know About Their Hormones" is available from bookstores, or from her web site http://www.ssellman.com or by calling toll-free number 877-215-1721. She can also be contacted via e-mail at golight@earthlink.net.
Sherrill Sellman
P.O. Box 690416
Tulsa, OK USA 74169-0416
Ph: 918-437-1058
Fx: 918-437-1258
http://www.ssellman.com
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