"Doc, since I went into menopause, a good night's sleep has become nearly impossible. I've tried many different remedies, but none have worked. What the heck happened?"

When you no longer ovulate, your ovaries no longer produce progesterone or testosterone. This is when all the trouble begins.

PROGESTERONE

It's The Calm Hormone

Women with healthy levels of progesterone are cool, calm, and confident.

They are more likely to be in the present time. When you are in the present, there are no regrets about the past or fears of the future. There is just now, and that is usually pretty calm.

It's Indirectly a Woman's Fat-Burning Hormone

Testosterone is THE fat-burning hormone, but women have much less testosterone than men. Testosterone is why men lose weight twice as fast as women.

Women only get a shot of testosterone once a month when they ovulate, so their sex drive is increased, and inhibitions are decreased. Testosterone perpetuates our species.

The balance between progesterone and estradiol is vital for how we look, feel, sleep, and weigh.

It's The Sleep Hormone

Sleeping well is essential to create the (YOU) you desire to Be. Since progesterone is calming and causes you to be more in the present time, it makes sleep much more effortless.

PROGESTERONE AND SLEEP

Progesterone Promotes Relaxation:

Progesterone can help you relax and improve your mood. It's sometimes called "Mother Nature's valium." (1) ​

Progesterone Reduces Anxiety:

Progesterone's metabolites bind to GABA receptors, helping to reduce anxiety and leading to better sleep.

GABA is a neurotransmitter that slows down brain activity by blocking signals in the central nervous system. It has a calming effect. Progesterone mimics GABA and, therefore, helps with anxiety and sleep. (2)​

Progesterone has anxiolytic effects.

Progesterone Improves Sleep Latency

Progesterone enhances the ability to fall asleep faster and stay asleep. Progesterone has sedative effects. (3)​

Progesterone Minimizes Sleep Disruptions

One of the most upsetting menopausal symptoms when it comes to getting a great night's sleep is called sleep arousal. Menopausal women wake much easier and more often than premenopausal women with higher levels of progesterone. (4)​

Other symptoms associated with low progesterone and sleep include:

Hot Flashes

When estrogen levels drop, the brain releases norepinephrine, a stress hormone that can cause changes in body temperature. Progesterone can help ease this response.

Night Sweats

Progesterone also plays a role in regulating body temperature.

Sleep Apnea

Progesterone can help prevent sleep apnea because it has a bronchodilator effect on the airways.

PROGESTERONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

It is my opinion that sleeping problems caused by menopause are caused by estrogen dominance.

There are two primary steps to take to tame estrogen dominance.

1. Lose belly fat.
2. Take small doses of "natural" progesterone.

I believe that estrogen dominance was misnamed.

I believe the condition called Estrogen Dominance should have been named Progesterone Deficiency.

Progesterone Replacement Therapy is one of the best ways to tame estrogen dominance.

In our medical clinics, we used high doses of progesterone cream and found that the patients developed an immunity to it within months. The progesterone cream dose would quit working, and even higher doses would be needed.

If my wife had estrogen dominance and she was having sleeping problems, I would immediately start her on a dose of 20mg (1/4 teaspoon) of progesterone cream every night just before she went to bed.

Progesterone cream is to be rubbed into thin skin areas and rotated from one thin skin area to another monthly. Progesterone thickens skin, and absorption becomes more difficult the thicker the skin becomes.

Here is a link to our favorite Progesterone Cream. There are many brands in today's market.

Never use any supplemental hormone or supplement without first consulting your healthcare practitioner.

Linda is a current member of HOPE. She has been on our HOPE For Menopause Program for only two months and has had great results, not only in the way she looks but also in the way she feels.

I would also like to praise Linda for introducing several of her friends and clients to HOPE.

If you know someone miserable in menopause, introduce her to me through a three-way text, and I will coach her for a week free.

You can also copy the scheduling link below and send it to them.

​HOPE FOR MENOPAUSE COACHING PROGRAM​

We are in Lake Tahoe celebrating our anniversary. The fall colors are out, and as we took a stroll along the beach, we took this us-ie. We are still here and living life to its fullest.

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