Doctors prescribe estrogen to help with a host of negative symptoms that women experience. But is estrogen helping these symptoms to be alleviated, or is it making them worse? Estrogen has been prescribed for several decades now, and do we, as women, really see relief from the following symptoms?

Lack of sex drive, mood swings, endometriosis, pain and irritability during PMS, recurrences of acne, and even osteoporosis, are a result of estrogen dominance or hormonal imbalance in women. Hormonal balance is the relationship between the body's progesterone and estrogen levels. If progesterone and estrogen are not at their normal levels an imbalance occurs and ultimately causes one of many undesirable conditions. It is unfortunate that these conditions often effect not only the woman with the imbalance but those around her as well. If you or someone you know is suffering from any of the conditions mentioned above, the following information may be very important.

ESTROGEN DOMINANCE
Many symptoms of hormonal imbalance are found only in modern society. Stress, processed foods, and other factors unique to today's society are the reasons many women do not get enough essential nutrients to create hormonal balance. It is almost always progesterone, NOT estrogen, that is deficient. Virtually all the commonly known symptoms are those of estrogen dominance. When balance is restored by increasing natural progesterone levels, these symptoms typically disappear. Natural progesterone is created by the ovaries at the time of ovulation. It is critical to understand that a woman can have her period and still not be ovulating. If she does not ovulate, she will not create the progesterone necessary to remove the fiber and lining that has been stored. The repeated storing without the essential cleaning can eventually result in fibrocystic breast disease, endometriosis, uterine cysts, bloating, weight gain and depression.

AFTER MENOPAUSE
Ovaries no longer produce at previous levels. Although estrogen is typically only produced at 40% of previous produced amounts it is still adequate for most women. It is not a lack of ESTROGEN that creates the problems. It is the lack of PROGESTERONE. If a woman's body is given back the progesterone it can no longer produce, menopausal symptoms disappear! Balance is critical.

NATURAL CREAM VS. PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS
Pharmaceutical "hormones" are only chemical imitations of the body's natural secretions. They are NOT the same. Estrogen replacement drugs have been associated with increased cancer of both the uterus and breast. The most commonly prescribed drug has more than 30 negative side effects listed in the Physicians Desk Reference. Such "progestins" are far LESS effective than natural progesterone. Natural progesterone has no side effects. Nearly every culture in the world uses natural plant medicinals to support women's health and hormones. Plants such as soybeans, wild yams, and certain herbs are rich in progesterone virtually identical to that produced in a woman's body.

WHY A CREAM AND NOT PILLS?
Before products taken by mouth can begin supporting body organs and processes, they must survive digestive juices and be processed by the liver, where much of the potential value is lost or altered. By applying a natural cream directly to the skin, ingredients bypass the digestive system and can immediately begin helping the body with nutritional building blocks needed to create the body's own optimum levels of balance. The skin is our largest organ and can serve as a highly effective, immediate delivery system. Obviously, only the HIGHEST quality plant ingredients or extracts should be used, and the BASE (carrier) should be one of proven superiority.