The Magic of Progesterone and Magnesium

Two of my favorite remedies

A patient of mine recently described her improvement while working with us as, “like chalk and cheese.”

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this colloquialism from Commonwealth countries, the American equivalent might be, “night and day.”

Two of the greatest contributors to her improvement were magnesium and progesterone.

If you look at the symptoms of low progesterone and low magnesium, they’re remarkably similar.

Here is a comparison of symptoms of low magnesium and low progesterone, courtesy of Christiane Northrup, MD.

Magnesium deficiency:

• Anxiety and panic attacks

• Asthma

• Constipation

• Heart disease

• Hypertension

• Infertility

• Nerve problems and muscle spasms

• Migraines and other headaches

• Obstetrical problems

• Some other symptoms and conditions associated with too-low levels of magnesium include bowel disease, cystitis, depression, diabetes, fatigue, hypoglycemia, insomnia, kidney disease, migraines, osteoporosis, and Raynaud’s syndrome.

Progesterone deficiency:

• Headaches or migraines

• Mood changes, including anxiety or depression

• Irregularity in menstrual cycle

And if progesterone deficiency turns into estrogen deficiency:

• Weight gain

• Decreased sex drive, mood swings, and depression

• PMS, irregular menstrual cycle, heavy bleeding

• Breast tenderness, fibrocystic breasts

• Fibroids

• Gallbladder problems

For optimal health, women need optimal levels of both progesterone and estrogen.

So how do you know which one you need? How do you know how much of each to use?

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