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November, 1997
My doctor is trying with all his might, to put me on synthetic progesterone.
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More on Wild Yam & Progesterone
My doctor
is trying with all his might, to put me on synthetic
progesterone. The thought of taking it would actually
make me nauseous. You said you knew a brand that you
would recommend. Might I ask what brand?
You asked
about the natural progesterone source (wild Mexican yams)
that I recommend.
First, a little background: about two years ago I had John Lee, M.D. on as a guest on my radio show. He'd been in private practice for 30 years and had a lot of patients going thru menopause. Unlike most physicians who are locked into the Premarin/Provera routine pushed by the drug companies, one of his own patients showed him the far better way.
Well, after our two-hour show I went away with a fairly complete education on women's hormones. I read his book, had him back a couple more times and got a lot of women here in Hawaii off the horse's urine and onto the brand he recommended which was ProGest. He said most of the other brands either didn't have enough progesterone or they only had the precursers which don't work without functioning ovaries (the definition of menopause).
At the time ProGest wasn't available in Hawaii so I started buying it in large quantities for which I was given a discount which I passed on to the women who wanted it. The word spread to women all over the islands and even the mainland, so I just pop the cream into envelopes and mail them wherever. ProGest regular retail price is $32 plus $4 shipping when you buy it from the distributor. I sell it for $25 plus $3 Priority Mail. A fun side benefit is that I get to talk to a lot of women about their first priority which is a vegan diet and lots of vigorous exercise and get feedback from them. I've seen the full range of results! Hope this helps
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