I have practiced hormone, weight, health, and mind optimization for over forty-three years. As we age and or become chronically inflamed, our hormones become disrupted, making us feel out of sync, overweight, sickly, and negative. Our internal chemistry, our hormones, governs the way we feel and look. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter on how to optimize our lives by optimizing our hormones.
The "Pause" - This Supplement May Be The Answer
THE PAUSE
A NEWSLETTER TO MAKE US PAUSE-AWESOME
Recall there are four strands to The HOPE Protocol, a system designed to make us “Pause Awesome.”
- Hormone Optimization
- Organic Sustenance
- Purification Protocols
- Enlightenment Coaching
If you want to be Pause Awesome, you want to begin by optimizing your hormones. Being “Paused” has everything to do with your hormones.
Recall that during Phase One of The HOPE Protocol, our mission is to tame Estrogen Dominance.
ESTROGEN DOMINANCE
Recall my definition of a woman paused–she has stopped ovulating.
Recall my definition of a man paused–his testosterone has become too low.
Progesterone is indirectly a woman’s fat-burning hormone and the hormone that brings about happiness, sleep, and calmness.
Testosterone is a man’s fat-burning hormone and the hormone that brings about strength, the drive for sex, and the drive to be successful.
Recall that estradiol is the feminine hormone. When it becomes dominant, it makes women and men feminine by enlarging breasts, bellies, and hips.
As estradiol augments these areas within our bodies, the multiplying fat cells produce a hormone-converting enzyme called aromatase.
Estradiol begets breasts, bellies, and hips. These plumper parts beget estradiol, leading to even plumper breasts, bellies, hips, and so on and so on.
To tame estrogen dominance in a woman, we must balance progesterone and estradiol.
To tame estrogen dominance in a man, we must balance testosterone and estradiol.
The best way to do this is to raise progesterone levels in a woman and testosterone levels in a man while simultaneously losing the excess fat filled with the aromatase enzyme that makes estradiol.
Why do we want to tame Estrogen Dominance?
Just look at its symptoms.
- Weight Gain
- Weight Loss Resistance
- Sleeping disorders
- Hormonal Insuded Anxiety
- Hormonal Induced Moodiness
- Loss of Interest in Being Intimate
- Loss of Motivation to be Social
But…
During Phase One of HOPE, the primary purpose behind taming Estrogen Dominance is…
The next step we take to tame estrogen dominance is to test a herb called Vitex.
VITEX
Vitex is a plant used in herbal medicine for centuries. It is also known as chaste tree or chasteberry.
It has been used for numerous medical conditions, but it is primarily known to help remedy hormonal problems caused by menopause.
National Institute of Health
When it comes to men in andropause, Vitex should probably be avoided unless you are suffering from prostate problems.
Studies indicated that Vitex will reduce testosterone. Through the centuries, when Vitex is used as a remedy for men, it is used to reduce a man’s libido.
The alternate name of Vitex is "chaste tree," and it is believed that its name came about because of its ability to suppress libido.
Don’t worry! It seems only to do this when your testosterone-induced libido is too high. Typically, women and men in their pauses suffer from having low, very low, non-existent testosterone levels.
What it really comes down to is that Vitex balances hormones.
Vitex increases progesterone!
As you may know, we misnamed Estrogen Dominance. When it comes to women, estrogen dominance should be called progesterone deficiency.
With Vitex’s ability to increase progesterone, it becomes an herb we should consider seriously.
Let’s first take a look at how Vitex increases progesterone levels.
- Vitex increases luteinizing hormone (LH):
There is a hormone thermostat in your brain called the hypothalamus. When it sees that progesterone is low, it sends a messenger hormone to the pituitary gland, our master gland, and lets it know that progesterone is too low. The pituitary gland sends another messenger hormone called Luteinizing Hormone to your ovaries to produce more progesterone. Vitex stimulates the pituitary gland to release Luteinizing hormone.
- Inhibiting follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH):
Follicular Stimulating Hormone is the messenger hormone that stimulates the growth of follicles in the ovary and estrogen production. If you're in menopause, your ovaries no longer respond to FSH, and your brain reacts by making even more FSH. The FSH level is what doctors test to determine if you are in menopause. FSH is abnormally increased during menopause. Vitex inhibits FSH, therefore inhibiting the production of estrogen.
- Reducing prolactin secretion
High prolactin is known to cause hot flashes and vaginal dryness. During menopause, if prolactin remains high for long periods of time, osteoporosis may occur. Vitax has been shown to reduce menopausal increases of prolactin.
AGING
In earlier newsletters, I explained what causes us to age more quickly than we would like.
Recall it has everything to do with oxidation. Oxidation occurs by an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants. When there are more oxidants than antioxidants, our cells become damaged, and we age.
Oxidants are molecules missing an electron. Oxidants will steal an electron from our cell's interiors, causing cellular damage.
I like that definition because it blankets all that encompasses aging. But when you get right down to it, oxidation is the main culprit of immune system dysregulation, a deficiency in sex hormones, the level of inflammatory cytokines, and the development of chronic diseases such as cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and neurological dysfunction.
Since oxidation is what ages us, it's a great idea to flood our bodies with anti-oxidants.
Vitex is a great antioxidant.
What I love about Vitex is that the research shows that it helps with most, if not all, the symptoms associated with being paused in our third act of life.
Oh, and when it comes to men, we may want to experiment with Vitex for a few reasons.
RxList
VITEX DOSAGES
WebMD
Always speak with a healthcare provider before taking a supplement to ensure that the supplement and dosage are appropriate for your individual needs.
My wife and I, when starting a new supplement, always follow the directions on the bottle.
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THIS WEEK'S US-IE
This past weekend, Vicky and I made our third act awesome by attending a crab and wine function at a local winery. You can't beat crab and wine.
And remember...
"IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR HORMONES!"
"Because when your hormones are balanced, your weight, health, and mind will follow."
❤️ Doc
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I have practiced hormone, weight, health, and mind optimization for over forty-three years. As we age and or become chronically inflamed, our hormones become disrupted, making us feel out of sync, overweight, sickly, and negative. Our internal chemistry, our hormones, governs the way we feel and look. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter on how to optimize our lives by optimizing our hormones.
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