Do you suffer from severe premenopausal, perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms?
Do you feel like you are riding a roller coaster of hormones that is out of your control?
You’re not alone.
Now more than ever, women experience extreme hormonal imbalance during their premenopausal, perimenopausal, and menopausal years.
Why is that?
Due to a little known condition called “estrogen dominance”.
If you don’t know what estrogen dominance is and why it has such a disastrous effect on your hormones, you’re not alone. Even some medical professionals are unaware of the condition and how to treat their patients suffering from severe perimenopausal symptoms.
Coined by the late great Dr. John R. Lee, author of What your doctor can Not I tell you about menopauseY What your doctor can Not talk to her about premenopause,”Estrogen dominance” refers to the balance of estrogen versus progesterone in the body.
And while many women think their estrogen levels are declining as they approach menopause, the opposite is often true. Many actually suffer from a large amount of estrogen. However, they may suffer from decreased estrogen levels, but their progesterone levels are even lower.
And that imbalance between their estrogen and progesterone levels makes them feel very, very sick.
Full List of Estrogen Dominance Symptoms
Let me tell you, the list of symptoms due to this condition is quite extensive. The full list of estrogen dominance symptoms includes:
or headaches
o Accelerated aging
o Allergy symptoms (hives, asthma, rashes, nasal congestion)
o Autoimmune disorders
or breast cancer
o Breast tenderness/breast pain/breast cysts/swollen breasts
or cervical dysplasia
o Thyroid dysfunction (simulating hypothyroidism)
or Excess copper
or low libido
o Depression/ Anxiety/ Agitation
Or dry eyes
o Irregular periods-
o Endometrial (uterine) cancer
o Weight gain (particularly around the hips, abdomen, and thighs)
or Fatigue
o Fibrocystic breasts
or brain fog
o Gallbladder disease
Hair loss
or Hypoglycemia
o Increased blood clotting
or infertility
o Early onset of menstruation
or Irritability
or insomnia
or magnesium deficiency
Memory loss
or mood swings
Osteoporosis
or premenstrual syndrome
or polycystic ovaries
o Premenopausal bone loss
or prostate cancer
or slow metabolism
or uterine fibroids
or cancer of the uterus
o Fluid retention/swelling: the face is flushed
or zinc deficiency
or Dizziness
o Heavy or irregular bleeding/ Irregular menstrual cycles
or cramps
Acne
or bread stamp
Do you suffer from any of these foods on this list of estrogen dominance symptoms? If so, never fear. Estrogen dominance is treatable and sometimes reversible with natural remedies alone.
But it requires some effort on your part. A good diet, exercise, stress management, and elimination of the toxins that contribute to the condition are necessary if you want to balance your hormones effectively.