PMS

Estrogen Dominance and PMS

While widely accepted as part of being a woman, PMS symptoms can be prevented and treated naturally, without drugs. They are typically a result of progesterone deficiency, otherwise known as estrogen dominance.

Symptoms of Progesterone Deficiency (Estrogen Dominance) include:

Breast swelling/tenderness
Headaches
Mood swings
Decreased sex drive
Abnormal menstrual cycles
Bloating
Weight gain (particularly around the waist and hips)

Although progesterone balances the actions of estrogen and affects the health of the skin, hair, bones, heart, and brain, its main purpose is to maintain pregnancy and ensure that a fetus is carried to term. Progesterone is an amazing hormone that, like estrogen, acts on every cell in the body.

When progesterone is in balance with the body’s other hormones, it can produce many benefits, including:

Anti-Cancer: reduces the risk of breast cancer
Musculoskeletal: builds bone
Neurological: decreases anxiety and depression, improves sleep, manages mood, and improves headaches