*The Scribble Pad*: Progesterone pt 3: "master hormone" myth, immune system, appetite, obesity, diabetes
discuss:
particularly interested in this quote:
"1) A brief addendum about immune system and progesterone...
Point #1 is fairly comprehensive, as the myth of "progesterone as a master hormone" also ties into the fact progesterone is also an immune suppressant (Progesterone -> cortisol -> bull**** for immunity!). However I will just state this specifically and clearly: Progesterone is an IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT. Women with autoimmune disorders find remission during pregnancy and flares occurring posptartum. That's great if you are afflicted with an autoimmune disease, but if you are a normal woman then you're just opening yourself up to crap immune system, with risks of bacterial infections, viral infections, and even cancers. Particularly risk exists if the progesterone leads to blood glucose disorders, which it often does, as another noted effect of both progesterone and cortisol is diabetes, with hyperglycemia and an inability to normally build tissues, breaking down protein and not using glucose for energy."
discuss:
particularly interested in this quote:
"1) A brief addendum about immune system and progesterone...
Point #1 is fairly comprehensive, as the myth of "progesterone as a master hormone" also ties into the fact progesterone is also an immune suppressant (Progesterone -> cortisol -> bull**** for immunity!). However I will just state this specifically and clearly: Progesterone is an IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT. Women with autoimmune disorders find remission during pregnancy and flares occurring posptartum. That's great if you are afflicted with an autoimmune disease, but if you are a normal woman then you're just opening yourself up to crap immune system, with risks of bacterial infections, viral infections, and even cancers. Particularly risk exists if the progesterone leads to blood glucose disorders, which it often does, as another noted effect of both progesterone and cortisol is diabetes, with hyperglycemia and an inability to normally build tissues, breaking down protein and not using glucose for energy."