The APGL to Estrogen (Anti-Menopausal)
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More than half of menopausal women experience hot flashes and night sweats. These symptoms may last up to five or more years. Over 20 percent experience significant vaginal dryness. In all women, the vagina itself will shrink and lose elasticity and become more susceptible to infection. The breasts sag and the skin will lose its softness.
The result might be a variety of unsettling physiological and psychological symptoms:
In spite of all of the known side effects and risks associated with taking these synthetic analogs, most doctors continue to prescribe them. Instead of helping, these synthetic analogs often aggravate symptoms causing irritability and emotional problems.
While estrogen has shown to
have beneficial cardiovascular effects, progestins exerts a detrimental
effect on blood lipids by increasing LDL and reducing HDL cholesterol.
Many post menopausal women do not need estrogen supplements. Not only does a woman's body continue to produce some estrogen but she is ingesting phytoestrogens (estrogenic substances found in plants) and is exposed to xenoestrogens (environmental estrogenic substances of petrochemical origin). The addition of progesterone enhances the receptors of estrogen and thus her need for estrogen may not exist.
Hot flashes are not a sign
of estrogen deficiency, but are due to heightened hypothalamic activity
due to low levels of progesterone and estrogen. If these levels were
raised, a negative feedback message is sent to the pituitary and hypothalamus.
Once progesterone levels are raised, estrogen receptors become more sensitive,
and hot flashes usually subside.
Estrogens aid the development of secondary female sex traits such as breast development and fat deposited under the skin. Estrogen deficiency and amenorrhea (absence of monthly menstrual flow) have many causes including prolactin-producing tumours, anorexia nervosa, intense exercise associated with leanness, as well as natural or surgical menopause.
Estrogens are associated with
procreation and survival of the foetus, as it is advantageous to the baby
for the expectant mother to be able, in times of famine, to store body
fat. Thus, the effects of estrogen include far more than merely its
action on creating the female body from and its stimulation of the uterus
and breasts. During times of consistent dietary abundance (especially
excess fat in the diet), estrogen's effects are potentially undesirable.
Ads for Premarin brand of conjugated
estrogen tablets can be found in many women's and health magazines.
They market to women concerned about osteoporosis and menopause.
Premarin is described as a complex blend of estrogens manufactured by a
125-step, 6 week process. Something that requires so much processing
seems far from anything natural and beneficial to the body.
During the 1970's it became obvious that post menopausal women taking unopposed estrogen for hot flashes, prevention of osteoporosis, etc., were at increased risk of endometrial cancer. This type of cancer is an uncommon occurrence before menopause when one has normal levels of estrogen and progesterone. Combined hormone therapy (using both estrogen and a progestin) in post menopausal women can reduce the risk of estrogen-induced endometrial cancer.
Remember that there are many additional hormones in the body besides estrogens and progesterone. Any time a synthetic hormone is introduced to the body, the hormonal balance (homeostasis) of the body is upset. Problems, which are referred to as side effects, are then the result of this imbalance. One can attempt to balance estrogen and progesterone, helping to eliminate some potential problems, but there are dozens of other hormones to also be concerned with.
The bottom line is once
you start messing with the hormonal balance of the male or female body
by introducing a synthetic hormone, you cannot avoid the break down
of homeostasis (hormone balance) and the related negative side effects.
In young females, the ovaries are responsible for 50 percent of androgen production and the remainder coming from conversion of DHEA with-in other tissues. With aging, the ovary, despite estrogen loss, is still able to synthesize androgens. However, clinical estrogen substitution does nothing to restore DHEA levels, suggesting a non-estrogen dependent role for ovarian function in regulating DHEA production. Removal of the ovaries has shown to have a significant influence on DHEA levels enhancing the age related decline. However, DHEA decline is probably indicative of changes in the adrenals. The implications of this suggests that the other androgens whose levels are fairly stable despite aging may have more psychological importance to the maintenance of youthful survival which ay go beyond their role as sex steroids.
As APGL has been shown to increase DHEA via increased IGF-1 & Growth Hormone levels, its seems clear that APGL will increase NATURAL estrogen levels while allowing the body to stay in its hormone balance state (homeostasis) and enjoy the additional benefits derived from increased natural GH.
The APGL to Estrogen (Anti-Menopausal)
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Supplemental DHEA given orally has proven to be highly beneficial. Healthy women given DHEA rapidly convert it to estrogens causing a 300-500 percent temporary increase in levels. Testosterone levels also temporarily increase. These effects occur ONLY if the body naturally requires such a conversion.
Supplemental DHEA or Natural
DHEA via APGL is non-toxic and far safer than taking synthetic hormones
or steroids.