Should You Take Hormones When You Get Older? - Dr. Berg 

Could you share, if you have side effects? Are you on Wiley protocol?

Dee Ivens Alderton DEE SAME STORY HERE!! ONLY BIODENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY WORKED FOR ME THE PELLET !! MY LIFE SAVER!! estrogen and testosterone:))

I will follow!

I know.. there ministry be something more through nature as God gave us healing remedies but we just don’t know 100% what that is. It’s a mystery.

I agree! This option is a life saver to me.

Amen!

Yessss!!!!

I ageee, he is the only one I trust

I would love to hear about how you did with the HRT and what kind did you do did you try wild yam cream? God bless you and thank you in advance!

I agree and I’m a big fan of Dr Berg but he need to research more on what women go through.

He isn't saying that we don't go through a lot. He is giving an alternative way to treat it rather than BHRT because other organs produce estrogen as well. HRT is not our real hormones and may not be safer than non bioidentical.

Same here. I went on them after my hysterectomy. did you have one as well? Just curious as why you started the hormone therapy. thanks!

marsack7 yes! Same here, was a hot mess before I found BHRT within a couple of weeks I felt human again. Been on them now like 9 years I’m sixty I bodybuild outperform all these young Sheila’s at the gym. I look younger feel 20 no aches no pains I’m a total machine because of BHRT ...that’s a little bit of N = 1 research right there Dr Berg. This is the only thing I disagree on with my dr berg. Maybe I will post this under my name as well he may never see this message of agreeable with you 💪😊

pamsvqh....Amen...cant make it without them. feel so much better. Dont sleep either if I dont take them. I am 57 and look 35 too. but I do eat healthy, take supplements, etc. thanks for comment. blessings

Dianna/JesusSrvnt J. No hysterectomy but bones getting soft, trouble sleeping, hot, hot all the time, hot temper, weight gain (inexplicable), etc. Read book by Suzanne Somers and in the back was the name of my present doctor. I feel so much better now. Tried to talk my aunt into them for her soft bones but she didn't want to spend the $$. It's not too expensive if you realize the benefits for good health. I'd pay a lot more. Wow! I just looked at your channel name. God bless you. Jesus is coming to collect His bride soon. HalleluYah.

Thanks to all for the comments in support of it. I’ve been on BHRT for almost a year now and it has been amazing.

Same here, overnight like a switch at 51.I am on HRT thanks to Menopause Taylor lectures and feel way better!

Forgive my ignorance but how do you know when you have hit menopause? My body is doing weird things of late but I still get periods, although very, painful, heavy and long now. Had a blood test recently and was told my cholesterol is slightly high but thats all they found.

@@Onwardsandupwards2023 You sound like you are definitely in peri menopause. I had/have the same symptoms.. Sometimes I don't think i can go on any longer cos I get so tired so easily. Thank god the worst bleeding is over but my hormones are still out of whack.

@@Onwardsandupwards2023 you hit menopause one year after the last period. Uterus lining becomes thin, that is visible on ultrasound. That is how you know.

@@Onwardsandupwards2023 I don't believe in menopause. I think it is a lie which everyone keeps trying to get planted in everyone's brain. The brain is a powerful thing. They all talk symptoms and then they get them. I don't talk that talk and I believe in divine health. We all have access to our Creator so we all have access to His blessings. That includes good health and youth. People say I look between 27 and 32. I just go by Jesus' constant healing promise. He is the way the truth and the life. I'm in 50's and have never had any menopause shtuff. Be healthy and blessings to you!

Francisco Garcia I totally agree! And lots of benefits of taking estrogen when you’re deficient. There are lots of new studies out there of the benefits

Francisco Garcia I totally 100% agree. I’ve been taking Bioidentical hormone replacement and I’ll be blunt I probably would end my life if I had to go back to the way I was feeling without them. Super tired all the time and super depressed and so anxious that I couldn’t leave my house. All that started 5 years after I started experiencing menopause symptoms. I will much rather take my chances with HRT than to go back to how I was feeling, I never want to go back there ever again. I have a new understanding respect and compassion for people who suffer from depression, anxiety and Adrenal fatigue now.

Francisco Garcia do you also take natural thyroid too? I went off cause I thought it might be stopping me from losing weight. I am on DIM A-Adrenal, testosterone pellets and progesterone

My wife just came from doctors today devastated. She was Diagnosed with Fibroids and heavy periods. She’s turning 44 this yearand her only options are either Pregnancy, HRT or Hysterectomy. Can anyone here help her make a good decision?

@@Maddie9185 could you plese share what exactly are you using?

Dianna/JesusSrvnt J hi I had also total hysterectomy 4yrs ago I’m now 49 I took synthetic hormones for1 yr I instead of taking 1g I took 0.5mg I was still having the symptoms finally I decided to see naturopath she gave me pills for adrenaline gland let me tell you it did help instead of having hot flashes every 5 min now I have them 2 to 4 times a day I take my vitamin D and I eat healthy that’s it I’m not sure about taking calcium but will c Hope my experience will help some

Sounds familiar! Women having a relatively easy menapause, you are so lucky. Some of us got our butts kicked. And men pay attention, you go through it too

Being a woman is a blessed thing. Women are amazing and have amazing capabilities. It's the corrupt medical system that is the problem where they see these smaller easy-to-fix issues and just treat the symptoms instead of trying to heal the body. Iodine, cruciferous/DIM, avoiding all the pesticides they allow in foods, promoting more stress-free living, and so on, would make everyone live better lives. But no one is told any of that by doctors. Instead we're victims to big corporations.

They saved me, wish they werent so expensive

Yes, we need a video about HRT!

@@susanbrown2578 At about 18:50 she starts talking about synthetic vs bio identical

Yes please ☺️

I love bioTE hormone pellets. I have been getting them since summer of 2015x

Art Nerdyz channel That is why we all have been following his channels. 😁

Most doctors have 10-15min to spend with each patient.

DLA Teach Truth Dr. Berg has a Video on that already

Kristie Check John Bergman he took about hormone these days

DLA Teach Truth See my comment above. Estrogen dominance aka UNAPPOSED ESTROGEN will lead to malignancies, period! Unless you are taking BIO IDENTICAL PROGESTERONE...

I feel I am in a position of experience and might have something to offer here. Kristie I had a problem with excessive bleeding when I lost my ovary at 30. It increased every year and at 38 was found to have 8 uterine fibroids. It continued to increase and I grew more and more used to it until it became urgent at 46 when I started haemorrhaging. Unfortunately, I was working in a not-so-developing nation and did not realize what was happening until it was too late and fogginess set in, year after year, becoming less productive at work and unable to make proper decisions. I lost touch with friends and family because I was housebound much of the time and too fatigued to keep up the connections. I almost died and had 7 blood transfusions. I went through 80 (doubled) tampons and equivalent in pads a month. The time I almost died, I went through 160 of them in one month. I once had a steady stream coming out and had to change them every 5 minutes. I timed how much I lost in 1 hours and it was about a pint glass. Luckily it slowed down, but the next week I by chance went in for Hg test and was 5.6 and still flooding. They urgently sent me for a life saving blood transfusion and I spent 3 days in a hospital. The difference I felt from that transfusion was astounding. I suddenly felt energy I had not felt in 7 or so years. I never noticed how intense my fatigue because it was so gradual. It is amazing what we can adapt to in life. Suddenly, I could lift my arms without exhaustion and ride a bike - I could walk more than a block. That lasted 1 week. I decided then and there that I need to keep my Hg up and that I was too far gone to deny that a hysterectomy was right for me. I was sick of my uterus and never wanted to bleed again. I found a doctor who agreed to give me a blood transfusion if I was below 9 so that I could think my way out of the mess I was in. I had a total of 7 that year. I finally got the sense to figure out who to ask for help. I was in la la land in rebounding anemic haze prior to that. ***You may be suffering from anemia and not know it. I had my Hg levels tested on a few ocassions and they were low-ish, but normal so it was a surprise to see what was happening, yet not a surprise with the amount of bleeding I was experiencing. (My ferritin (iron reserve), I found out later, tested at 1 prior to surgery) PLEASE get your Hemoglobin (Hg) tested right after your period. *** I discovered the herb SHEPERD'S PURSE and it probably saved me from more blood transfusions. It can diminish bleeding drastically. It works. Just read reviews on iHerb My bad estrogen levels were out the roof and my testosterone was nil. My Hg levels would go from 10 to 5.6 (or so) each month. I struggled to do anything to raise my Hg (through diet/supplements) and lower my bleeding (supplements) so I would not die the next month because I had driven my finances to the ground and could not afford surgery. I was stranded. Most likely, you are not stranded and have access to medical care. I suspect there are many anemic women out there who are housebound and too lost to help themselves. I watched some of these videos back then and was too foggy to understand them. Take-away NO. 1 - Get your Hemoglobin (Hg) tested - right after your period. And your Ferritin tested (iron reserves) No. 2: If you bleed this much, there is some underlying cause and it is doing more harm to you than just the bleeding - generally explained in this video. Hormones will not help this. You need a good naturopath, or natural doctor like Dr. Berg to help you sort this out at the core. If you can afford him or someone else, do it. No. 3: Living with anemia for a long time can slowly impair your functions to the point where you are lost and unable to help yourself. No. 4: Short-term help with heavy bleeding can be alleviated with the herb tincture 'sheperd's purse' I hope this story will help someone. 3 years later and I have so many residual issues from living in that state and my finances are shot. Although my uterus is gone and I am no longer low in Hg or Ferritin (60 now hurray), I have not discovered or cured the underlying issues and cannot afford help. I can now focus enough to learn from these videos and little by little, I am learning what is wrong and can address things one by one. The pieces are starting to fit together. They give me hope. Thanks to Dr. Berg.

ARCHANGEL OF LIGHT I think you're right. My menopause symptoms were leading me to be extremely sick with no sleep, hot flashes with extremely high heart rate, and generally feeling like death. With bioidentical compounded progesterone cream I can sleep for a full 6 hrs, wayyyy less hot flashes during the day and my heart doesn't get so high, this must be better for my health than what I was going through! Even low carb high fat could only go so far, I resisted the hormone cream for 1.5 years until finally decided to try it a couple weeks ago and it's amazing.

pamsvqh Thanks! That’s exactly what I want, lol.

pamsvqh I totally 100% agree. I’ve been taking Bioidentical hormone replacement and I’ll be blunt I probably would end my life if I had to go back to the way I was feeling without them. Super tired all the time and super depressed and so anxious that I couldn’t leave my house. All that started 5 years after I started experiencing menopause symptoms. I will much rather take my chances with HRT than to go back to how I was feeling, I never want to go back there ever again. I have a new understanding respect and compassion for people who suffer from depression, anxiety and Adrenal fatigue now.

poolahpot I see Dr Gregory Zittel here in Lake Mary Florida. +1 (407) 302-3133. I also read Suzanne summers book (the sexy years) which she did a great job at interviewing the best endocrinologist in the country.

Angie P, I used to take DIM in permanently, but now that I’m post menopausal, my estrogen is undetectable. DIM wouldn’t work for me now. Has that happened to you too?

After having hot flashes for over 10 years, DAILY, (nothing helped and believe me I tried every supplement out there) , I got bioTE pellets and after 5 days , all hot flashes stopped, I felt great, and didn't want to die anymore. I literally have my life back! Those little pellets are an answer to prayers. My osteopenia is gone, depression is gone, etc. I love them. I see a doctor at The Women's Hospital in Gainesville, Florida every 3 1/2 months.

This video has nothing to do with menopause or surgical removal of ovaries. Look at the list of symptoms on his board - that is what it is about. Sorry!

A healthy diet helps but is not a cure for all. I believe that we must supplement what the body doesn't produce naturally which in your case is estrogen. Your body knows.

Have you tried taking Maca Root? I've researched that it helps increase estrogen. You can take between 500mg and 2,500mg daily, depending on how much estrogen you need. Good luck.

Well, I've heard arguments on both sides. I don't think we can say it's helpful without more information, which perhaps Dr. Berg has. Personally, I stopped taking thyroid hormones so that my glands could learn to work.

I hear this maybe with berg or Bergman

What happens is that with the diminished requirement to produce certain compounds the body epigenetically adjusts to limit it's own production. The risk being that the original problem that caused low levels remains (or becomes exasperated) and seizing supplementation leaves the physiology in a dearth that can take a long time to recover from. Also the exogenous hormones are never at the same natural levels or rate of delivery and can have a de-regulating affect on other signalling pathways. Dr. Ben Lynch is an authority on this.

In the case of thyroid the most likely culprit is the liver. So if you take exogenous thyroid hormones, even though it immediately improves your health your liver will still be under performing on a whole host incredibly important functions. More so if you're on other medications it is the liver's job to filter out the excess thus putting it under greater strain. So essentially short term results at the cost of longevity.

Any statins are really bad.and have so many side effects. I lowered my cholesterol from 291 to 203 in less than one month with oatmeal every single day mixed with linaza, Chia cactus powder, parsely all blended with water and juice of one orange. That and a healty diet of vegetables and fruits. No bread, not sweets,.no dairy. Good luck..

Medication and hormone therapy are 2 different things. The latter being safe as long as you have a knowledgeable doctor that isn't overdosing their clients beyond their clients natural ability to produce them at their hormonal peak in life usually between 16-25, which is what causes the side effects. This is specially the route to take when you aproaching older age as the body even in a healthy natural state simply doesn't produce the optimal amount of hormones as it did 20-30 years prior as any machine organic or non organic becomes less effective over time. Maybe in the future when we can replace our glands and organs with newer ones then probably it won't be necessary to take hormones.

How do we go about accessing and fixing that? I have had terrible issues and experienced early menopause in early 40’s due to an illness.

Yes I agree

Do you feel better?

What is DIM

Great answer!!

Just fasting is not the same as eating nutritional foods. You need fats. Good fats. You need nutritious colorful veggies. And you can get your sugar from fruits. Although fruits are not exactly keto friendly but you don't have to do the complete keto diet and restrict everything. Have delicious fruits if your body needs a little sugar. Plus fruits are great for your overall immune system

I recently started on BHRT (different than synthetic hormones). It was able to get my life back. I strongly recommend it to everyone who is suffering from menopause symptoms. For more information, you can read Suzanne Somer's book.

@@annd888 I've heard success stories too. Does BHRT also prevent against things like osteoporosis and dementia the way they say regular HRT does ? That's my may concern

@@tinkymcginnis I believe so. For more information, you can read books and watch youtube videos on the top. I tried changing my diet, Dr. Berg's estrogen DIM supplements, exercise. These all helped a little but it didn't relieve my symptoms. BHRT is a game changer.

Same as you! I need to get on bioidenticals! Look up menopause specialist in your area.

You should listen to menopause Barbie RU-vid videos. She’s amazing. She explains everything about menopause and hormone replacement therapy

I can’t function without bio identical hormones- some people may function fine with out them but that is not true for all people

I read your bones become frail n it can affect heart health to

IF you don’t take bios!!!! Take bioidentical hormines if you’re deficient. End of story.

I have also just recently started bhrt for perimenopause. My symptoms are not worse than that I could treat them with supplements/healthy food/meditation/yoga etc., but I recently realized (thanks to Menopause Taylor and researcher who studies why dementia is much more common in women) that the symptoms during this transition time are just the tip of the iceberg. The real problem is the diseases hormone deficiency leads to, such as greater risk for heart attacks (strokes etc.), alzheimers (and other types of dementia), osteoporosis.....

So I wish more doctors would inform women, and not refer to the famous clinical study that was full of errors and did discourage so many women to take hormones (and doctors to promote them).

Wow! Thanks for the feedback.

Me too! I was looking into it too and decided, let me see what Dr. Berg has to say about it. I’ll try with his suggestion and if it doesn’t work, then I’ll try the other.

@@mink4inc Chinese herbs can help. Check out Dana LaVoie and "Menopause made easy." It has helped me a lot but still considering bio identicals. It just depends on the person I think. Also I haven't fully tried the strongest herbs yet.

Philip Mc Adam 0665

Dr. Berg info is fresh and God given. God given is the only way to treat our bodies AND to live our lives. We all need Jesus people. Take a look at our world and tell me that isn't true. Other "solutions" are fleeting and non-sustainable.

Probably....... But for how many years you're going to take BHRT? Until the end of life?

What is DIM

@@mikajaksic4560 It's made from cruciferous vegetables and helps even out estrogen amongst other things. Look it up online for a better description, I'm sorry I'm not that good at explaining it. All I know is that I've been taking it now for 3 years and I no longer get night sweats or hot flashes. The vitacost brand is good also there is a good brand on Amazon called Smokey Mountain both are real good quality.

Ms Dee thanks

@@mikajaksic4560 your welcome! I know how frustrating dealing with hormones and peri/menopause can be.

Hi, so you take no man made hormone therapy? & could you tell me what else you take or do besides DIM & other things you mentioned please?

Thank you!

I agree with you on your comment of dr. Berg. I have been following dr. Berg around seven months now he now has over 5 million followers and that's because he is to the point, he studies each and every topic do the T. I am 65 years old and I have seen a lot of doctors, but they do not explain anything to the extent that dr. Berg does and dr. Berg makes it completely understandable to anyone who understands English.

Great question

Glad to inspire!

Thats right compadre🤠🤠

I so agree!

Agree too!

Can I get some info on Pellets Please! I am thinking about them.

Hmm not sure about that 🤔