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« Reply #1 on Aug 27, 2005, 8:04pm » | |
35 Possible Symptoms Of Premenopause
1. Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy
feeling
2. Bouts of rapid heart beat
3. Irritability
4. Mood swings, sudden tears
5. Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
6. Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods,
flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
7. Loss of libido (see note)
8. Dry girl thingy, a general drying out that can include eyes, mouth,
joints and skin. (see note)
9. Crashing fatigue
10. Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
11. Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom (see note)
12. Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion
13. Disturbing memory lapses
14. Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge
incontinence (see note)
15. Itchy, crawly skin (see note)
16. Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons (see note)
17. Increased tension in muscles
18. Breast tenderness
19. Headache change: increase or decrease
20. Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain,
nausea
21. Sudden bouts of bloat
22. Depression (see note)
23. Exacerbation of existing conditions
24. Increase in allergies
25. Weight gain (see note)
26. Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in
facial hair
27. Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance
28. Changes in body odor
29. Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head (see
note)
30. Tingling in the extremities, (see note)
31. Gum problems, increased bleeding
32. Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, dry
mouth, change in breath odor
33. Osteoporosis (after several years)
34. Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier
35. Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing' buzzing etc.
NOTES:
Symptom 1 (flashes) Hot flashes are due to the hypothalamic response
to declining ovarian estrogen production. The declining estrogen
state
induces hypophysiotropic neurons in the arcuate nucleas of the
hypothalamus
to release gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in a pulsatile
fashion,
which in turn stimulates release of luteinizing hormone (LH).
Extremely
high pulses of LH occur during the period of declining estrogen
production.
The LH has vasodilatory effects, which leads to flushing.
Symptom 7 (loss of libido) For some women the loss is so great that
they actually find sex repulsive, in much the same way as they felt
before puberty. What hormones give, loss of hormones can take away.
Symptom 8 (dry girl thingy) results in painful intercourse
Symptom 11 (doom thoughts) includes thoughts of death, picturing
one's own
death
Symptom 14 (incontinence) reflects a general loss of smooth muscle
tone
Symptom 15 (itchy, crawly skin) feeling of ants crawling under the
skin,
not just dry itchy skin
Symptom 16 (aching sore joints) may include such problems as carpal
tunnel syndrome
Symptom 22 (depression) different from other depression, the
inability to
cope is overwhelming. There is a feeling of loss of self. Hormone
therapy ameliorates the depression dramatically.
Symptom 25 (weight gain) often around the waist and thighs,
resulting in
the disappearing waistline
Symptom 29 (shock sensation) "the feeling of a rubber band snapping
in the layer of tissue between skin and muscle. It is a precursor to
a hot flash"
Symptom 30 (tingling in extremities) can also be a symptom of B-12
deficiency, diabetes, alterations in the flexibility of blood
vessels,
or a depletion of potassium or calcium
Some of the 34 signs may also be symptoms of one of the following:
* hypothyroidism
* diabetes
* depression with another etiology
* Multiple Sclerosis
* other medical conditions
If you have reason to believe you may have one of these conditions,
please see your doctor for treatment.
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« Reply #2 on Aug 27, 2005, 8:05pm » | |
Estrogen The Hidden Culprit To Premenopausal Symtpoms
Many women who suffer from hormonally-instigated symptoms can be unsuspecting victims of an estrogen dominance. Because we hear so much about keeping our estrogen levels up as we approach menopause, we rarely consider the fact that we may be suffering from an estrogen overload during pre-menopausal years. It is important to keep in mind that when estrogen is not balanced out by adequate amount of progesterone, a whole array of symptoms may develop - many of which are easily misdiagnosed and subsequently, mistreated such as heavy periods, sore and tender breasts, water retention, bloating and bouts of depression.
Most physicians neglect to discuss the very serious health risks of an estrogen dominance, but I can assure you that it is all too real. In fact, most of us are unaware of the fact that a woman can have regular periods and not be ovulating. A continued lack of ovulation or impaired ovulation can also create a progesterone deficiency leading to an abnormal buildup of the uterine lining which is never sufficiently shed. The incomplete removal of the endometrium can lead to endometriosis, uterine fibroid cysts, fibrocystic breasts, bloating, depression, heavy or irregular periods and possible malignancies.
Take from article in, The Natural and Safe Way to Hormonal Balance, by Rita Elkins M.H.
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« Reply #3 on Sept 1, 2005, 10:54am » | |
Many women ask, why am I not having a normal menes? This could be due to a number of reason , but lets look at vitamins and minerals that we need to be asorbing in our foods. We as Americans eat tons of junk food. We are a rich country, but very malnurished!
Supplement:
Vitamin E (as d-alpha locopheryl succinate)
Vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate & as beta carotene)
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid)
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol)
Thiamin (Vitamin B1)
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
Niacin (as nicotinamide & as nicotinic acid)
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCL)
Folic Acid
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin)
Biotin
Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate)
Calcium (as amino acid chelate)
Iron (as amino acid chelate)
Magnesium (as aspartate)
Zinc (as amino acid chelate)
Copper (as amino acid chelate)
Manganese (as amino acid chelate)
Chromium (as amino acid chelate)
Molybdenum (as sodium molybdate)
Potassium (as aspartate)
Proprietary Blend:
Cysteine Hydrochloride
Choline Biartrate
Inositol
Racemethionine
Aminobenzoic Acid
Bioflavonoids
Hawthorne (fruit)
Lime Tree (flower)
Garlic (bulb)
Kelp
Other:
Povidone
Maltodextrin
Iron Oxide
Macrogol
Hypromellose
Alginic Acid
Microcrystalline Cellulose
Carnauba Wax
Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate
Soy Polysaccaride
Silica
Magnesium Stearate
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« Reply #4 on Sept 1, 2005, 10:55am » | |
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I have been reading this book called Menopause Without Medicine,
wanted to share something with you that I read today.
If you have emotional distress, what are the chances that you are
missing a vital vitamin or mineral in your diet? Check whether any
of
the symptoms listed below are familiar to you:
- Vitamin B-1(thiamine): loss of appetite, depression, irritability,
memory loss, sensitivity to noise, inability to concentrate,
fatigue, reduced attention span.
- Vitamin B-3 (niacin): insomnia, nervousness, confusion, depression,
hallucination, loss of memory
- Vitamin B-6: anxiety, depression, irritability, insomnia
- Pantothenic acid: depression, inability to tolerate stress
- Vitamin B-12 (cobalamine): difficulty concentrating and
remembering,
stuporous depression, severe agitation, hallucinations, manic
behavior
- Folic acid: irritabiity, weakness, apathy, hostility, anemia
- Vitamin C: increased stress and fatigue
_ Vitamin E: depression, lethargy
- Potassium: nervousness, irritability, mental disorientation
- Magnesium: paranoid psychosis
- Calcium: anxiety, neurosis, fatigue, insomnia, tension
- Zinc: anemia, poor mental function
- Iron: depression, lethargy, poor concentration, irritability,
decreased attention span, personality changes
- Essential fatty acid: anxiety, irritability, insomnia
The chemical makeup of the brain requires an ample and constant
supply of essential nutrients. Vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids,
and enyzymes are all interrelated, each dependent on the others for
absorption and utilization; moreover, a shortage of one vital
element
can render all the others less effective. That is why nutritionists
urge people to eat a variety of nutrient-dense foods.
I do know from past research and personal experience that if you are
not taking a good multi-vitamin along with a mineral supplement it
is
more difficult to get your hormones balanced and keep them there...
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« Reply #5 on Sept 1, 2005, 10:56am » | |
Understanding This Whole Thing About Premenopause
By Dr. John Lee, MD
Www.johnleemd.com
Immediately after a woman ovulates, her ovaries produce progesterone, the hormone that prepares the uterus for the reception and development of the fertilized egg,
Progesterone’s name tells its function: pro means “for,” and gest means “gestation.” It plays a major role in a woman’s ability to conceive and sustain the pregnancy.
In addition to this fundamental role in conception progesterone provides many major protective functions of the body. Among the most important is its role as the great “hormonal harmonizer.” It balances estrogen. Anytime that the estrogen level rises in the body, you want to have progesterone there to offset it. That’s why I like to refer to it as the “estrogen shock absorber.”
A female has little progesterone until she begins ovulating. For some, this can be as early as ten years of age. For others, it never occurs naturally and needs to be induced through modern medical intervention.
Unlike estrogen, the body never overproduces progesterone. It does, however, manufacture a large amount of the hormone during pregnancy, which promotes the development of the fetus.
In a normal twenty-eight-day menstrual cycle, barely any progesterone is produced during the first two weeks. After ovulation, at day fourteen, progesterone kicks in. The level peaks at day twenty-one. If no fertilization takes place, the body pulls the switch on progesterone and the hormone level starts falling. The mechanism is precise. The progesterone phase lasts for two weeks after ovulation.
I find that women with progesterone deficiency tend to get their first period relatively late. They have a history of infrequent periods with minor bleeding. They often have difficulty becoming pregnant or carrying the pregnancy to term.
In the life cycle, women generally start to produce less progesterone when they reach their early thirties. The slowdown increases after thirty-five, and accelerates dramatically in the forties. Very few women over forty-five produce the quantity of progesterone that they did twenty years earlier. In premenopause, most of them are deficient in progesterone.
Some women in premenopause may experience fluctuations that occur in blocks. They may ovulate, for instance, for several months at a time and then stop ovulating for several months, but there are none of the frequent ups and downs that take place on a daily or weekly basis, as with estrogen. For more than 60 percent of women, the decline is persistent.
All women in menopause are progesterone-deficient. They have only a minute amount of progesterone, a level insufficient to carry out the hormone’s widespread physiological tasks. One of those critical tasks is to generate new bone tissue. The loss of this function is a major contributing factor to osteoporosis.
The overall reduction in progesterone is earlier, more rapid and persistent than the decline of estrogen. The departure of progesterone from the hormonal stage leaves the body vulnerable to the consequences of estrogen dominance. The loss of hormonal balance is a root cause of many female problems, such as endometriosis, fibroids, polyps, adenomyosis, irregular periods, heaving bleeding, out of control cycles and more.
Today premenopausal symptoms are being treated as a disease as opposed to a natural phase of a woman’s life. Because of this many women are being misdiagnose with fibromyalgia, anxiety or depression and eventually find themselves on prescription drugs for pain or SSRI’s like Paxil, Prozac or Seraphim.
Another misnomer about premenopausal women is that they are efficient in estrogen, which is far from the truth since it’s usually progesterone, not estrogen that they’re deficient of.
What is estrogen dominance?
Dr. John Lee coined the tern “estrogen dominance” to describe what happens when the normal ratio or balance of estrogen to progesterone is changed by excess estrogen or inadequate progesterone. Estrogen is potent and potentially a dangerous hormone when not balanced by adequate progesterone.
Hallmark symptoms of estrogen dominance are: weight gain, bloating, mood swings, irritability, tender breasts, headaches, fatigue, depression, hypoglycemia, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and fibrocystic breasts and more. Estrogen dominance is known to cause and/or contribute to cancer of the breast, ovary and endometrial cancer.
Why do women need progesterone?
Progesterone is needed in hormone replacement therapy for premenopausal for many reasons, but one of the most important roles is to balance or oppose the effects of estrogen. Unopposed estrogen creates a strong risk for breast cancer and reproductive cancers.
In the ten to fifteen years before menopause, many women continue to have regular menses in which they make enough estrogen to create menstruation, but they don’t make progesterone, which sets the stage for estrogen dominance.
Women begin to have non-ovulating menstrual cycles in their mid-thirties. Any month that you do not ovulate you don’t make any progesterone (although you will still have a menstrual period). Without progesterone you cannot maintain good estrogen receptor sensitivity, so even when there’s plenty of estrogen available, your cells cannot use it as effectively. Treating the underlying progesterone deficiency first to reduce the overall hormone fluctuation allows you to take advantage of the estrogen you have.
Also PMS can occur despite normal progesterone levels when stress is present. Stress increases cortisol production, when this happens cortisol competes for progesterone receptors. To overcome this blockade additional progesterone is required.
Why do pre-menopausal and menopausal women need progesterone?
Estrogen levels drop only 40-60% at menopause, which is just enough to stop the menstrual cycle. But progesterone levels may drop to near zero in some women. Because progesterone is the precursor to so many other steroid hormones, its use can greatly enhance overall hormone balance during menopause. Progesterone also stimulates bone building, which helps protects against osteoporosis.
How long does it take for a woman to see a change in her symptoms after starting a good progesterone cream?
Most women see a noticeable difference within three months of being on the cream, some as soon as days or weeks.
Why doesn’t our doctors tell us about natural progesterone?
Unfortunately, many conventional doctors are not familiar with the benefits of natural progesterone. Dr. John Lee often points out in his seminars that the benefits of using progesterone is not covered very thoroughly in medical schools, if at all.
Unfortunately, profit comes from the sales of patent medicines. The system is not interested in natural (non-patentable) medicines, regardless of their potential health benefits. Thus the flow of research funding does not extend to products, which cannot be patented.
Information taken from books by Dr. John Lee
I highly recommend that any woman who suffers with premenopausal, post menopausal symptoms, PMS, concerns about Osteoporosis and who is concerned about breast cancer read Dr. John Lee’s books, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menoopause and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer. All of these books are must reads for any woman who does not want to pump synthetic hormones into her precious body.
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« Reply #6 on Sept 1, 2005, 10:57am » | |
THE REWARDS OF NATURAL HORMONE BALANCE: A TESTIMONIAL
It's difficult to describe the relief that women feel when they balance their hormones
and come out of the ill effects of premenopause syndrome. One of the best
descriptions we've read comes from a woman named Linda, who has turned
a longer version of the following letter into a brochure and is handing it out to
any woman who will take it:
Mood swings, chronic fatigue, foggy thinking, depression, leg cramps,
migraine headaches, heavy painful periods, anemia, endometriosis, shooting back
and extremity pain, water retention and bloating, sleep dysfunction, anxiety
attacks, thinning hair, allergies, chronic sinus infections, fever blisters,
acne, dry skin, infertility, hypoglycemic symptoms and fibroids are only a few
of the many symptoms that dominated my life for almost two years.
Those years were so challenging physically and emotionally, I thought I'd
never survive! At the age of 30, doctors were giving me every conflicting
diagnosis in the world, taking my money for doing so, and yet leaving me
without any help or suggestions for getting help. I saw gynecologists,
endocrinologists, dermatologists, neurologists, and assorted other "-ologists."
Their comments ranged from, "The tests show that you are perfectly healthy. It
must be in your head, take this Xanax," to "Something is definitely wrong, but
I don't know what it is." Emotionally I felt like I was on the verge of a
mental breakdown. I felt very alone.
Finally I drove four hours to see a specialist who put me on synthetic
estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. At first, I felt so good I thought
this was the miracle for which I had been praying. But within two years of
starting this treatment the symptoms came back. The doctor's answer was to
continue increasing my dosage until I was at the maximum level: six implants,
the patch and shots in-between. I went from seeing him every six months to
every three months. The hormones were only effective for two months and the
last month before I could get back for more implants I felt emotionally and
physically as if I had been thrown off a ten-story building. For six years I
lived my life surviving from office visit to office visit. I was having constant
back pain, heavy bleeding, anemia and varying degrees of all my old
symptoms, some worse than before. My pap smears began indicating pre-cancerous
cells. This went on for about a year before I finally agreed to have a
hysterectomy. The surgery alleviated the bleeding, anemia and back pain for
obvious reasons -- my uterus was three times its normal size and density!
However, all the other symptoms continued.
It was three years after my surgery before I learned about natural
progesterone and began using it. After a brief period of withdrawal from
synthetic hormones, the only hormone I have used during the past four years is
a natural progesterone cream. I also have combined this with a balanced diet,
exercise and nutritional supplements. My life has changed dramatically. Today,
I feel like I did when I was in my twenties: I have energy; can think clearly;
no depression; my skin is wonderful; I am losing weight; can sleep at night; no
more migraines; my hair has stopped falling out; the dark facial hair is
disappearing; and my allergies have disappeared. No more antihistamines! This
is the answer to my prayers. My family is glad to have the "real me" back.
It's sad to say that Linda's story is not all that unusual. It is very common to
hear stories from women whose symptoms are less severe, but who are
suffering from similar problems. Dr. Lee has been (wrongly) accused of talking
only about natural progesterone cream as if it is the magic solution to a
woman's every problem, but this letter demonstrates why. Progesterone cream is
certainly not a magic potion. But it is the best remedy we've found so far to
counteract the effects of living in a state of xenohormone excess. We do not
naturally need to supplement progesterone. Mother Nature has equipped us to
live a long, healthy robust life given a wholesome environment. If we were
living in a stress-free, unpolluted world; if we were eating whole, fresh
organic foods; and if we got plenty of outdoor exercise, we probably wouldn't
ever need progesterone.
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« Reply #7 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:30am » | |
Progesterone and Hot flashes
A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1999 found that natural
progesterone cream significantly reduced hot flashes in about 80% of the women that
were experiencing this "vasomotor symptom". This study including a small number of
women but the results were significant. The women in the progesterone groupexperienced the disappearance of lumps and bumps in their breasts, were less
depressed (experienced greater feeling of well-being), had less hot flashes. In the
book "The Wisdom of Menopause", Northrup says that natural progesterone skin
cream works in about 85% of perimenopausal women. As little as 20mg of this real/
natural progesterone per day can ease hot flashes.
Dr John Lee stated "So, I learned that every time I added progesterone to a woman
already on estrogen I had to tell her to cut her estrogen at least in half. Then later she
could cut it down even more because the progesterone was handling so many of her
problems. She didn't need all that much estrogen. Then I had some ladies who kept
cutting it down, cutting it down and pretty soon they weren't taking any, and they
were doing fine. No hot flashes, no girl thingyl dryness, no problems, they were doing
fine and I said, "how can this be?" I was taught in medical school estrogen goes to
zero." (However it only drops around 35% so a women still has over 60% of estogen
estrogen that they had before menopause. Progesterone on the other hand drops
significantly.)
Dr. Willix also says: "A hormone replacement drug is one that most doctors
prescribe to women when they develop the "disease" of menopause - which is no
disease at all - to help them avoid heart disease and slow osteoporosis and to relieve
symptoms such as hot flashes, depression and insomnia. I've seen the studies. Yes,
it's true that it does all those things. But at what price? I can accomplish every one of
those things without foisting a drug on my patients by encouraging them to follow a
low-fat diet that is high in fruits and vegetables, take supplements, exercise, maintain
a positive attitude, use herbs and natural progesterone cream."
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« Reply #8 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:31am » | |
Two Vitamins that help STOP hot flashes
Vitamin E: E for Excellent
from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vitamins and Minerals
Copyright 1997
by Dr Alan Pressman, D.C., Ph.D., C.C.N and Sheila Buff
Getting the Most from Vitamin E
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The benefits of Vitamin E really kick in only at daily amounts over
100 IU. There's no way you can eat that much Vitamin E--in fact, it's
hard to eat even 25 IU. To get 100 IU from food, you'd have to eat
about 15 ounces of almonds (which would have over 2,500 calories) or
swallow five tablesthingys of wheat germ oil (600 calories) or 22
tablesthingys of safflower oil (over 2,600 calories). Supplements are
the way to go. But which kind? Here's how to choose:
Natural or Synthetic?
Natural Vitamin E is made from vegetable oil, usually from soybeans
or safflower seeds; synthetic Vitamin E is made chemically. Natural
Vitamin E is about twice as expensive, but it's also more active.
You absorb it better and it stays in your system longer. Natural E
is definitely the best choice.
When you look at the label on the vitamin jar, you can easily tell
the difference. Natural Vitamin E is called d-alpha-tocopherol, while
the synthetic version is called dl-alpha-tocopherol. Look for
supplements that have just the d- prefix.
I'm All Mixed Up
Vitamin E isn't just Vitamin E--it's the whole family. To make sure
you're getting everything the family has to offer, choose a mixed
supplement that has all the tocopherols; you can also get supplements
that have tocotrienols. Most of the E's in a mixed supplement will
still come from alpha-tocopherol, since it's the most active form.
Wet or Dry?
Vitamin E supplements are available in "dry" and "wet" forms. In the
dry form, the alpha-tocopherol is chemically bound to succinate; in
the wet form, it's bound to acetate. Acetate and succinate are weak
acids found naturally in your body--they're added to keep the Vitamin
E from reacting with oxygen in the air and don't affect you in any way.
Dry Vitamin E is made into tablets or capsules. Wet Vitamin E is more
like an oil, so it's usually sold as soft gel capsules or as a liquid.
If you have trouble digesting fats or oils, pick the dry succinate form. Otherwise,
choose the wet form--you'll absorb the E's better.
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down for Vitamin E
Vitamin E works better with:
small amounts of dietary fat
selenium
Vitamin A
beta carotene
Vitamin C
Vitamin E is harmed by:
antacids
some cholesterol-lowering drugs
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What About Selenium?
The trace mineral selenium helps Vitamin E work better and longer in
your body. You need only very, very tiny amounts of it--the amount
in
your daily multivitamin/mineral supplement is usually plenty. If you
think you're not getting enough, though, try one of the Vitamin E
supplements that has added selenium.
Now You're Cooking
You absorb Vitamin E a lot better if you take it with food, especially
dietary fat. Always take your E's with a meal.
Vitamin E is broken down by high heat, light, and freezing temperatures.
Store your Vitamin E supplements in a cool, dark place, but don't let
them freeze.
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Warning!
If you take the blood-thinning drugs warfarin (Coumadin) or heparin--or
any other drug to thin your blood or prevent clots--do not take
Vitamin E supplements! The combination could lead to dangerous bleeding.
Talk to your doctor about all supplements before you try them.
B Vitamins are important for hormonal health, they help to get our
hormones in balance and keep them there. The following is
Dr. John Lee's suggestion on what we need as a woman going through
premenopause:
Biotin: 100-300 mcg
Choline: 50 to 100mg
Folic Acid/Folate/Folacin: 400 to 800 mcg
Inositol: 150 to 300 mg
Niacin (B3): 20 to 25 mg (please be aware that Niacin can caus a
flushing) similiar to that of a hot flash and may trigger a hot
flash when first starting out with this particular B)
Pantothenic Acid (B5): 50 to 100 mg
Pyridoxine (B6): 25 to 50 mg
Riboflavin (B2): 25 to 50 mg
Thiamine (B1: 25-50 mg
Vitamin B12: 1,000 to 2000 mcg
Other roles of the B Vitamins:
B's are an important part of your stress-buffering system. If you're
under more stress than usualy, you may want to add an extra B complex
to your multivitamin for a little insurance.
The B's also play multiple roles in brain function, mood regulation,
the transformation of food into energy within the cells, and neutralizing
of a toxic by-product of protein metabolism called homocysteine.
B Vitamins shoiuld always be taken together (called a B complex) as just
taking one can cause imbalances of the others.
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« Reply #9 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:32am » | |
Vitamin B complex & hair loss:
Progesterone is good for the hair, most women see their hair return to normal
once they get their progesterone level up.
Are you taking a good B-Complex? If not, go to a good health food store and get
one that
has the following Bs in it. Here's some info.
• Niacin (Vitamin B3) - Promotes scalp circulation. Food sources: Brewer's
yeast, wheat
germ, fish, chicken, turkey and meat. Daily dose: 15 mg. Warnings: Taking more
than 25
mg a day can result in "niacin flush" - a temporary heat sensation due to blood
cell
dialiation.
• Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) - Prevents graying and hair loss. Food sources:
Whole
grain cereals, brewer's yeast, organ meats and egg yolks. Daily dose: 4-7 mg.
• Vitamin B6 - Prevents hair loss, helps create melanin, which gives hair its
color. Food
sources: Brewer's yeast, liver, whole grain cereals, vegetables, organ meats and
egg yolk.
Daily dose: 1.6 mg. Warnings: High doses can cause numbness in hands and feet.
• Vitamin B12 - Prevents hair loss. Food sources: Chicken, fish, eggs and milk.
Daily dose:
2 mg.
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Burley, WA 98367
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« Reply #10 on Sept 30, 2005, 10:33am » | |
Hair loss
By Dr. John Lee, MD
Www.johnleemd.com
When progesterone levels fall as a result of overian follicle
failure (lack of ovulation), the body responds by increasing
its production of the adrenal cortical steroid, androstenedione,
an alternative precursor for the production of other adrenal
cortical hormones. Androstenedione conveys some androgenic
(male-like) properties, in this case, male pattern hair loss.
When progesterone levels are raised by progesterone cream, the
androstenedione level will gradually fall, and your normal hair
growth will eventually resume. Since hair growth is a slow process,
it may take four to six months for the effects to become apparent.
Taken from Dr. John Lee’s book, What Your Doctor May Note
Tell You About Menopause page 323
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It's also very important to read Dr. John Lee's books,
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause,
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause
and is most recent book
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer.
These three books are must reads for any woman who
refuses to pump synthetic hormones into her percious body.
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Nita Lopez
360-649-3942
PO Box 419
Burley, WA 98367
http://crafty-ones.com/stormys
kats@crafty-ones.com
EBay store Stormy's Collectables
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