Wishy-Washy Effect of Phytoestrogens in Menopause - 26 

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You are correct. Some women notice no effect at all from phytoestrogens.They're that weak. A special blood test is entirely optional. Remember, these are hormone levels that are typically fluctuating greatly during peri-menopause. For most women, they're a rollercoaster. If you were to draw your blood levels daily for a month, they'd be all over the place. So don't place too much importance on a blood test. I believe YOU more than I believe the blood test. If you have symptoms, I want you to feel better. I would not deny you something to alleviate your symptoms just because you drew your blood on a day when the labs were "normal."

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Video 107 was on Xenoestrogens. I think that's the one you're want. If you watch my videos in order, starting with the very first one, you will understand absolutely everything. I give you facts so that you can tailor them to YOU and choose your best options.

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Ariane, You sill have the receptors. The problem is that they are all empty once you lose your estrogen. Any bodily function that relied on estrogen starts to deteriorate. The same is true for any hormone deficiency: Insulin, thyroid, etc.

No. They have to compete for receptor sites. The pharmaceutical estrogen has a 1500 - 11,000 times greater chance of getting the spot. You'll discover this if you just keep watching these videos in order.

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You're welcome! I;m glad it made sense.

...also I'm not talking about "eating" phytoestrogens but taking an herbal extract.

If you watch these videos in order, you will see that I address that. Videos 25 - 30 (in order) will walk you through it. The short answer is "no," and the videos will explain why.@@janedoe7251

Robin Fairweather My mom went plant based and lost about 16 pounds. she no longer has hot flashes at all. she's 63 and takes no hormones whatsoever.

Hi, I gave mine time after I went off. Your body needs to adjust back to normal . I went through the same withdrawal. Was on them for about 5 years. I changed my diet some. Not sure it was that. Maybe I didn't need that much Soy milk and plant based stuff with estrogen. My hot flashes stopped. I just had lot's of moody upset sad crying times and vag dryness. Sure taking fun out of sex. Gee, can't do it everyday to keep it open or thinning, nor do I want to. Lol. Not sure this will get better.

Labradorite Feldspath I been using coconut oil which was recommended also. Maybe will try oil olive with dropper. Good idea too. I guess I need to do it more often. Hopefully we can more info later on with Barbie. I book her book and she's got a cool name going.. Your German article translated for me in English. Will read it. Thanks

It's impossible to know if you'll ever stop having hot flashes, Robin. And it's not imperative that you stop taking estrogen. Whether or not you can talk them forever is a very individual thing. You may find that you can decrease the dose very slowly over years until your hot flashes don't ruin your life. But don't just stop them cold turkey. It's obvious already that such an abrupt change will not work for you. It's also possible that you'll find a weaker form of estrogen that you can substitute for HRT if you so choose. But, again, there's no absolute rule that says you have to stop taking HRT at some point. Talk with your gynecologist or find a gynecologist that specializes in menopause. Be sure you tailor all your adjustments to YOU personally.

Thank you for this comment. It just goes to show that there are so many options and you need know what will work for you until you try various things.

Hey Gabby. Maca is considered to be a "famine food" with many nutrients that do not deteriorate for years when they are stored. It is used in the high Andes, and believed to be a fertility enhancer, although studies do not support that theory. It enhances fertility in women but not men. I'll be covering it.

You are so kind .. ad so smart for getting this education.

You'll learn all about this if you just keep watching all my videos in order. I always address everything at the appropriate time. Videos 25 - 29 are all on phytoestrogens.

A blood estrogen test gives you your total estrogen, bound and unbound.

Thank you.

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Menopause Taylor u you mean like a Barbie Doll (she’s not anatomically correct 😉)

Good. You'll see that it goes hand-in-hand with these videos. And you can read ahead to be super prepared.

This comment makes no sense. I think there's a typo. If you meant to ask if estradiol is absorbed through your scalp, the answer is "Yes, it is." As such, it does become systemic.

Well, thank you, my dear. Keep watching. I can tell that you are really learning a lot.

BiEst is a compounded estrogen. It is made by a compounding pharmacy. And, because the compounding industry is completely unregulated, you never know what it consists of. When you were pre-menopausal, you had the three estrogens in the following ratios: Estrone 10% Estradiol 10% Estriol 80% The alternative medicine industry tries to reproduce this combination for post-menopausal hormone replacement even though you no longer need two of the three estrogens. So, instead of estradiol 100%, you will get one of two formulations that are made in huge batches: • Tri-Est contains all three estrogens in the same ratio as your body used to produce: o 10% Estrone, 10% estradiol, and 80% estriol. • Bi-Est contains two of the three estrogens rather than all three: o 0% estrone, 20% estradiol, and 80% estriol. Bi-Est is not capable of preventing heart attack, osteoporosis, or Alzheimer's.

It's all about the molecular structure of the product. If it's the same molecular structure as human estrogen, then it's "bioidentical." If it isn't, it's "non-bioidentical." But the big misconception is that "bioidentical" is "better." It may be or it may not be. It all depends on the woman and what HER body prefers. "Bioidentical" has become a buzz marketing term. But your body doesn't care about buzz marketing terms.

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No, it can't. What it does is dehydrate you ... and that makes everything in your body more concentrated. But it does not increase the quantity of anything. Most people need to drink more water, not less.

Menopause Barbie Water fasting means you don't eat any food and only drink water. It shouldn't dehydrate you if you are drinking plenty of it which is what someone does when they go on a water fast.

Oops, my stake. I thought you meant restricting your water. If you think about it, the title "water fasting" is somewhat incorrect. Okay, I'll start over: Water fasting will do absolutely nothing for your hormone levels. It will affect your blood chemistry values quite a bit ... in an unfavorable way, though.

I found them almost immediate. However, HER can be like the contraceptive pill. Some you get on with and some make you physcho! 😯

You are so welcome! Just think, you now know some biochemistry of estrogens!

They're animal estrogens, so they're strong like human estrogen. We humans are animals (some of us more than others). Good question! You're really thinking.

Menopause Barbie I have a friend whose doctor told her to use progesterone cream and stay away from soy and flaxseed because they have phytoestrogens. BUT she can eat all the meat, eggs and dairy she wants. How does that make sense? It doesn't according to what you just explained in this video. I'm plant based. I told her she was consuming more estrogen than I who eat a couple of tablespoons of flaxseeds a day, tofu once a week and plants in general every day. Can you clarify this? I sent her a couple of videos from Nutrition.org so she could check the facts and science.

You're correct. She is getting higher hormone levels than you are. Maybe that's what she wants. But there's no question as to which hormones are stronger. Animal hormones are stronger than plant hormones.

Menopause Barbie Her doctor was wanting her to lower her estrogen levels and increase her progesterone. Thus the cream. He was telling her to stay away from soy and flaxseed for that reason. When I told her she was consuming more estrogen eating eggs that flax she was stunned. :/ Then I sent her your videos. Nothing like education to help us make some informed decisions. :) Most doctors don't know much about nutrition. Which is a pity since it's one of the foundations for good health.

I agree completely! I think it's a shame that there's so little education on nutrition, exercise, and health. I think my "menopause" videos are really about health. I can assure you that a lot of non-menopausal and non-women are watching. Maybe we'll revolutionize the way people learn about health.

The first draft took about six months. Then the real work began ... editing. That took about two years. (This was true for both my menopause book and our love story.)

What a commitment...you are a blessing to all of us women that just want to be the best that we can be..

You can have a blood test to measure each hormone level individually. But it's entirely optional. You can certainly treat your symptoms without getting any testing for hormone levels. If you go to a Naturopath, they'll do the same testing on your saliva. It's easy, but less accurate. If you're post-menopausal, it will give you valuable information. If you're peri-menopausal, none of these tests will tell you much simply because, by definition, your hormones will be a complete rollercoaster, changing daily.

I definitely will, Sherry. And if you want to jump ahead, Chapter 22 in my book will give you a preview. Despite what most people believe, the vagina is the most problematic aspect of menopause for the majority of women.

Menopause Barbie Maybe we're just supposed to stop having sex at some point! !!! 😂

mytreasuredcreations OMG I hope not

Denise Fox I was dreading it too. But I began thinking ... There are certainly other pleasurable things in life. And our sex life is really ruled by our hormones. Think about it. Before puberty began there was no sexual desire. Scientific research has proven that some women on birth control pills lose their sex drive and have other sexual disfunctions. Once your natural hormones begin decreasing and find a new normal balance in menopause we might not want sex as much. There are other ways of showing and receiving love. Just a thought. No sex is not the end of life. :)

This is such a good discussion. I think every one of you makes a good point. And I think it's the very nature of sex typically involving someone else other than ourselves that makes it more of a problem for some women than for others. Face it: humans are the only animals (except apes) that have sex purely for pleasure rather than for reproduction. And human males have sex more for pleasure than for reproduction. So Mother Nature may have made us lose interest and receptivity for sex when we don't need it for reproductive purposes, and that doesn't suit the males of our species.

I'm assuming that you are using SNP as the acronym for Single Nucleotide Polymorphism. I know of no problems with slow metabolism causing problems for HRT use. To be specific about your own particular situation, you would need to see a geneticist who can map the specific genes that are affected. This would be the first step. Then, depending on what you discover form a genetic standpoint, you would take that information to your prescribing doctor so that he could tailor your prescription accordingly. For most women with SNP, there's no need to change the dosage or schedule of HRT.

Thank you for the compliment, Nina. And you are correct, soy is fine for everyone. Think abut the Japanese. They all eat it every day of their lives, and they're the longest-living people on earth. They also age the best.

You're having ah-ha moments right and left, aren't you!