Natural Hormone Balancing

 

Suggested Diet

  • Minimize refined foods, dairy, caffeine, salty / sugary / fried / fatty foods, red meat, soft drinks, food chemicals
  • Focus on a whole foods diet of fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds, nuts, and whole grains
  • Choose hormone-free meat and dairy products

For side effects from birth control pills

  • Vitamin E – 800 IU
  • B-Complex 100mg daily, with extra B6 250 mg
  • B-12 – 2500mg daily
  • Folic Acid – 800mg Daily
  • Emulsified Vitamin A & D – 25,000 IU / 1,000 IU
  • Ester C with bioflavinoids – 3000mg daily
  • Red raspberry tea – Diarrhea during menstruation

To manage heavy or abnormal bleeding

  • Black Haw extract
  • Iodine / potassium / silica extract to promote thyroid activity (or sea greens)
  • Vitamin A: 50,000 IU for two weeks, then reduce to 10,000 IU
  • Vitamin K: 100mcg 2/daily
  • Ester C with bioflavenoids – 3000mg daily
  • Evening primrose oil – 3000mg daily
  • Progesterone Cream: Start two weeks before menstruation and stop at onset of period
  • For iron uptake: B-12 2500mcg, Folic Acid 400mcg
  • Dark leafy greens or powdered greens

PCOS

  • Low glycemic diet
  • Include phytoestrogens in your diet – alfalfa, soy (fermented form), linseeds, lentils and chickpeas.
  • Vitamin A, Vitamin E
  • Progesterone Cream
  • Evening Primrose Oil
  • White Peony Root to increase chances of ovulation

Irregular, Supressed Flow or Peri-Menopause

  • Vitamin B with extra B6
  • Ester C with bioflavenoids – 3000mg daily
  • Vitamin E – 400mg
  • Magnesium
  • Evening Primrose Oil
  • Progesterone Cream (if experiencing symptoms of estrogen dominance – water retention, loss of libido, weight gain, moodiness, depression, fibrocystic breasts)

Menopause

  • B complex with extra B6
  • Vitamin E
  • Calcium/Magnesium
  • Evening Primrose Oil (3000mg daily)
  • Ester C with bioflavenoids (3000mg daily)
  • Black Cohosh
  • Progesterone cream
  • Phyto-estrogen – Hot flashes or vaginal dryness

Amenorrhea (no period)

  • Increase good fats (EFAs)
  • Increase plant protein
  • Blue Cohosh (or Black)
  • Evening Primrose

Cramps / PMS

  • Red raspberry tea – Diarrhea during menstruation
  • Black Cohosh – PMS
  • PMS Multi
  • Herbal for Cramps
  • Dandelion – Water retention
  • Calcium / Magnesium (500mg 3x/Day) – Alleviates spasmodic discomfort
  • EFAs (Fish Oil) – May enhance Evening Primrose Oil
  • Evening Primrose Oil – May decrease irritability, swelling, breast tenderness
  • Vitamin A (anti-estrogen)
  • Vitamin B with extra B6 (good for stress and slight diuretic)
  • Progesterone Cream – 10 days before period offsets effects of increased estrogen

Fibroids

  • Beta Carotine (20,000 IU)
  • Vitamin B (50-100mg) with extra B6 (up to 300mg)
  • Ester C plus bioflavenoids (3000mg)
  • Vitamin E (400mg)
  • Calcium / Magnesium (400mg)

Progesterone Cream Protocols

  • Premenopausal – Days 12-26 (average cycles); Days 10-28 (longer cycles)
  • No Period / Menopause – 21 days on, 7 days off
  • Irregular Period – Days 12-26, but stop if period comes; then start again 12 days later and repeat cycle

Still not sure where to begin? Contact us and we will guide you on your path.

These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, and these suggestions are not meant to diagnose, prescribe, cure, or treat any disease. Please check with your medical doctor before starting this or any health program.