Most often when we’re discussing hormones, we start talking about estrogen and progesterone. Almost all women are high in estrogen and deficient in progesterone (with a few exceptions). Our diets, environmental factors, skin products, and much more quickly lead to the excess estrogen in the body.
The balance of these hormones is important for ALL WOMEN. No matter the age. Even those who’ve had a hysterectomy!
Progesterone is produced in the ovaries and the adrenal glands (and the placenta when pregnant) and is stored in fat. Progesterone is not just needed for our reproductive system but also for our NERVOUS system.
THIS is why we feel so out of sync (and out of control!!). This isn’t just about having babies or our monthly cycle. This is about so much more. It is the way that our bodies function and communicate at a cellular level.
Progesterone is NOT JUST NEEDED by women during childbearing years. It is a part of female health until death, a part of our female nature.
Ok but what about estrogen? Where does she come into the picture? I’m glad you asked…
Estrogen has to first attach to a cell, then it grabs hands with the progesterone. If the progesterone is not there, the estrogen begins to inhibit the chemical process that is supposed to happen and it can begin a process of mutation.
We still need estrogen. She is very much the other half of this puzzle, but we get so much from foods, plastics, chemicals in home and self care products, medications, and more. Many of these are xenoestrogens – artificial estrogens. But our bodies don’t care. They process it the same way.
In today’s society, women’s bodies at all ages are FULL of estrogen going into our cell receptors, then reaching out a hand for progesterone only to be left hanging. Nothing. Chemical imbalance CHAOS.
Bottom line? Both estrogen and progesterone are important. Both are needed. BUT they are needed in a balance of each other.