Natural Menopause Remedies
and Solutions

 

If you are tired of suffering from they symptoms of menopause and are ready for some relief, you may want to try a natural solution instead of the pharmaceutical kind. One that has really begun to become popular with women is called natural estrogen cream, although there are also natural progesterone creams that are also available. Which do you need? That depends on the balance of hormones in your body, and only a test from your doctor can determine that.

 

Many women may be skeptical about natural estrogen and progesterone creams at first, and hesitant to use something they don’t know much about. Here we will discuss the pros and cons of using natural hormone cream and how it can help you with the symptoms of menopause.

 

First of all, natural hormone creams are natural products because they are made of plant derived hormones that are chemically identical to the estrogen or progesterone found in a woman’s body. There can be hormones other than estrogen in these creams as well, such as progesterone and even testosterone. Although testosterone is considered traditionally a male hormone, it occurs in women also, although in much smaller quantities. This hormone helps to regulate certain bodily functions, and boosts sex drive in both men and women.

 

All natural ingredients that are safe!

 

The vast majority of these natural hormone creams are made from a fermentation process of the Mexican Wild Yam, or other natural plant. In the past, and even still in some pharmaceutical remedies, the hormones were extracted from horse urine. Yes, that is hard to believe, but true! Which would you rather put into or rub on your skin? To be fair, the extracted hormones from horse urine are safe, only not identical to the human hormones they intend to replace. Plants can be used in a much safer and controlled way, and are closer to female hormones in chemical makeup.

 

You may ask "How can a hormone that got its start in a vegetable be considered natural in the human body?" The wild yam is rich in "precursor" molecules that can be easily converted by biochemists into estrogens and other steroid hormones. The molecular structure is nearly identical to the hormones produced in a womans body, and considered to be safer because of this.

 

In addition to the benefits of easing the symptoms of menopause, natural estrogen creams can also be a healthier alternative to HRT, which research has shown to increase heart disease, stroke risks, and even raise cancer rates in women that take HRT for longer periods. Estrogen cream, on the other hand, has been reported by some doctors to improve blood pressure and triglyceride levels in many women. It can also lower the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), one of the markers of harmful inflammation in the arteries that can lead to blood clots.

 

It is often very difficult to decide whether to opt for a “traditional” westernized health remedy, a traditional eastern one, or a home remedy for treatment. During menopause the choice to utilize natural estrogen cream is not an easy choice, as any other health choice in life. We must continue to challenge ourselves to learn and investigate the benefits and risks of treatments. Sometimes, a less effective treatment may be the preferred route, due to overwhelming negative side effectives of treatments that are much stronger.