{"id":720,"date":"2012-08-06T18:08:15","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T18:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/?p=720"},"modified":"2012-08-06T18:08:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-06T18:08:15","slug":"balancing-hormones-naturally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/balancing-hormones-naturally\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing Hormones Naturally"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hormone<\/a>Hormone imbalance<\/a> can be a major problem, specifically in women going through menopause<\/strong>. What exactly happens during menopause? According to PubMed Health<\/a>, “During menopause a woman’s ovaries stop making eggs and they produce less estrogen<\/strong> and progesterone<\/strong>…Periods occur less often and eventually stop…Menopause is complete when you have not had a period for 1 year. This is called postmenopause. Women who are postmenopausal can no longer get pregnant.”<\/em> Going through menopause can bring on a number of side effects, including mood swings, irritability, fuzzy thinking, hot flashes, anxiety and low libido. Even if you are not going through menopause yet, you still may be experiencing these side effects because of PMS<\/strong>. Is there anything you can do to naturally treat the symptoms of PMS and menopause? Yes!<\/p>\n

We now carry a complete line of Bio-identical Hormone Creams<\/a><\/strong> for a variety of symptoms. But why are they in cream form instead of pill form?\u00a0Natural hormones are small, fat soluble molecules which are easily absorbed through the skin. They pass into the subcutaneous fat layers, then into the blood stream in one to two minutes<\/strong>. Hormones in a pill<\/em> go directly to the liver and about 20% is absorbed. Thus it is necessary to take 100 mg. of the hormone in a pill form to get approximately 20 mg. into your cells.<\/p>\n

\"hormone<\/a>Following is a list of female hormone creams<\/a> that we have tried and tested. Each do something specific in a woman’s body, and can be of benefit to you if you know your symptoms well, and know the difference between each cream<\/strong>. Remember that each woman is different, so what works for someone else, may not work well for you. The key is knowing your body. We recommend going to the doctor to check your hormone levels, so you know where you have a deficiency or an excess.<\/p>\n

Use Pro Female\u2122 Hormone Cream if:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"profemale<\/a>Your body needs only progesterone <\/strong>and very minimal estrogen. During peri-menopause, many women do not ovulate regularly. After menopause, women do not ovulate at all. Without ovulation, the ovaries to do not produce progesterone. When progesterone levels get lower, night sweats, insomnia, changes in bleeding patterns, fatigue, depression and more can occur. Adding progesterone may help restore the body\u2019s balance and alleviate symptoms.<\/p>\n

Even if you do not have symptoms, you can still get benefits from using natural progesterone. Three main benefits may include: hormone balance, protection against breast cancer and new bone growth.<\/p>\n

Use Pause Naturally\u2122 Cream if:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"pause<\/a>Your body needs progesterone and<\/span> estrogen.<\/strong>This may be the case if you have had a hysterectomy or are no longer menstruating and are having menopausal symptoms such as night sweats, hot flashes, low libido, irritability, etc.<\/p>\n

Pause Naturally\u2122 Cream contains red clover extract<\/strong>, and modern scientific tests have shown that red clover contains isoflavones, plant based chemicals that produce estrogen like effects in the body. Isoflavones have shown potential in the treatment of a number of conditions associated with menopause, such as hot flashes and can support cardiovascular health and osteoporosis.<\/p>\n

Use Pro-Pause Flash Cream\u2122 if:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"flash<\/a>You have hot flashes<\/strong>. Pro-Pause Flash Cream\u2122 contains black cohosh which is used to relieve symptoms of menopause and hot flashes. It also contains the same micronized progesterone that is in our other creams. This progesterone is derived from the yam plant and is chemically identical to the human hormone, thus offering distinct advantages over synthetic progestins.<\/p>\n

Pregnant women or women trying to get pregnant should not supplement with these hormone creams. Also, women on birth control pills should not supplement with hormone creams, as they may make the pill become less effective.<\/p>\n

Contact NWC Naturals\u2122<\/a> if you have any questions, or need help picking out a hormone cream that is right for you!<\/p>\n

View all of our hormone creams here, including all natural hormone creams for men.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hormone imbalance can be a major problem, specifically in women going through menopause. What exactly happens during menopause? According to PubMed Health, “During menopause a woman’s ovaries stop making eggs and they produce less estrogen and progesterone…Periods occur less often and eventually stop…Menopause is complete when you have not had a period for 1 year. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[55,52,49,51,47,50],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hormones","tag-all-natural-supplement","tag-balance-hormones","tag-hormone-replacement","tag-hot-flashes","tag-natural-creams","tag-progesterone"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":739,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions\/739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}