“I am 54 years old and have been using Progest E for 8 years. Can’t live without it. Great sleeping, well being. Thanks for the dosage article. It has been a mystery to me as to how much to take. Wonderful.” — Suzanne, CA
Yes, many users can’t live without this natural progesterone oil. And for good reason. Research has shown progesterone to be the basic hormone of adaptation and of resistance to stress. The adrenal glands use progesterone to produce their anti-stress hormones, and when there is enough progesterone, they don’t have to produce the potentially harmful cortisol. In fact, estrogen causes the body to store fat; progesterone causes the body to burn fat.
Even though the progesterone found in Progest-E Complex oil is primarily a female hormone, it also plays a vital role in men. It’s the precursor of testosterone and corticosteroids, meaning the body uses progesterone to make these other hormones.
Progesterone levels in men are naturally much lower than in women during their fertile years, however, Dr. Lee says that after menopause (or even 10 to 15 years before menopause) some women’s progesterone levels fall below that of same-age men. Typically healthy men continue to produce normal testosterone and corticosteroid levels in their 70s and 80s.,