Hormone Health Hub: Expert Insights on Testing, Balance & Better Living — Estrogen Dominance

The latest research confirms what Dr. John Lee and Dr. David Zava argued decades ago: maintaining healthy progesterone levels in proper balance with oestrogen is one of the most powerful tools women have for preventing and recovering from breast cancer. This article outlines seven practical steps to restore hormone balance and reduce breast cancer risk.

A landmark study published in Nature confirmed what Dr. John Lee and Dr. David Zava argued over a decade ago: natural progesterone — unlike synthetic progestins — can slow or even shrink ER+/PR+ breast cancer tumours. This article explains the receptor science behind the findings and what it means for women’s hormone health.

Hot flashes and night sweats affect up to 80% of women during perimenopause — but they are not inevitable, and they are not forever. The root cause is hormonal imbalance, particularly the out-of-sync fluctuation of oestrogen and progesterone as the ovaries begin to wind down. Discover the lifestyle changes, natural supplements and hormone testing strategies that can bring real relief.

A heartfelt personal story of navigating menopause while raising young children, this article explores how hormone imbalance, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, fatigue, stress, and poor lifestyle habits can dramatically affect emotional wellbeing and family life during midlife. Learn how balanced nutrition, sleep, stress management, adrenal support, and hormone testing may help women regain hormonal balance and feel like themselves again through perimenopause and menopause. 

Explore the powerful connection between hormones, neurotransmitters, and mood in PMS and PMDD. Learn how progesterone, allopregnanolone, GABA, serotonin, cortisol, and estrogen fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle may contribute to anxiety, irritability, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and severe premenstrual symptoms. Discover how hormone and neurotransmitter testing can help identify underlying imbalances linked to menstrual mood disorders.