Period Repair Manual, Second Edition: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods by Lara Briden

Author:Lara Briden [Briden, Lara]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Health
Publisher: Lara Briden ND
Published: 2017-09-14T04:00:00+00:00

Did you notice the third point? Reduce inflammation. Why is that important for PMS?

The Role of Inflammation

Inflammatory cytokines put you at greater risk of PMS [238]. Why? Because, as we saw in Chapter 6, chronic inflammation distorts hormonal communication.

More precisely, inflammation impairs both the manufacture of progesterone and the responsiveness of progesterone receptors. So, you end up needing more progesterone just to be able to feel its soothing effect.

Inflammation also down-regulates GABA receptors, which further impairs your response to progesterone and worsens PMS.

Finally, inflammation interferes with estrogen detoxification and hyper-sensitizes you to estrogen.

In summary, inflammation can cause 1) less progesterone and GABA, and 2) more estrogen.

Inflammation is the perfect storm for PMS.

Fortunately, you can reduce inflammation with the anti-inflammatory strategies we discussed in Chapter 6. You can also harness the natural anti-inflammatory effects of progesterone [239].

Let’s start with progesterone.

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