Archive for the 'Progesterone' Category

Feb 13 2008

Dr. Ellen Grant and Lynne McTaggart Launch Attack Against Progesterone

Published by PureAgeless under Hormones, Progesterone

A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE HOPKINS HEALTH WATCH

Dr. Ellen Grant, Lynne McTaggart and WDDTY Newsletter Launch Muddled Personal Attack on Dr. John Lee and on Natural Progesterone

Dr. John Lee and Dr. Ellen Grant had a longstanding disagreement about natural progesterone and its effects, but until recently it was a heated debate between physicians. Now Dr. Grant and Lynne McTaggart have launched a personal attack against Dr. Lee in the newsletter What Doctors Don’t Tell You (WDDTY). Dr. Grant’s article about progesterone and breast cancer, titled “Cancer in a Cream?” sounds convincing on the surface, but in truth it’s hopelessly muddled and riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies.

Dr. Lee greatly admired the early and pioneering work Dr. Grant did exposing the first birth control pills as dangerous, and he felt she had been instrumental in galvanizing drug companies to create safer oral contraceptives, probably saving thousands of lives in the process. He expressed that admiration, both to her personally and in his talks and books. The fact that Dr. Grant is now attacking someone who isn’t here to defend himself speaks volumes, but there are many of us who are here to defend Dr. Lee and set the record straight. Read further…

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Jan 27 2008

PROGESTERONE:

Progesterone is produced in the adrenal glands of both men and women, and in the ovaries of women and the testicles of men. This hormone is responsible for sustaining a pregnancy(known as the “pregnancy hormone”, regulating the menstrual cycle, stimulating bone producing cells, protecting the body against nerve cell damage, and promoting energy production in the brain. As women and men approach their forties, progesterone levels decline and often in women, this comes hand in hand with symptoms of estrogen dominance. Read more…

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