August 29, 2008 12:47 AM BST
Estradiol is good for you. So is vitamin C. I personally don’t believe more C would mean you will need less E.
Forget about substitutes for estradiol, go bio-identical (it is also made from plants, so there’s no reason to think that “herbals” are any safer), eat well, and take the dose that is right for you.
Believe the following statement:
“The only way to truly impact hormone levels is to take hormones.”
From:
http://www.aeron.com/news[...]er_.htm
Soy is not a hormone, nor is liquorice, black cohosh or kwao quack krap.
Reports which tell us hormones are potentially risky are based on
old studies conducted using Premarin and Provera, which should be avoided. They are not bio-identical, and are no longer the only choice of hormone available.
Human oestrogen is what causes women to feminise, estradiol is the strongest of the 3 types of oestrogen. The term bio-identical means it is
identical to human oestrogen. It’s not dangerous, it does exactly what it says on the tin:
E S T R A D I O L
Half the planet can’t be wrong.
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