How to Use Dietary Sources of Natural Progesterone

Progesterone is the primary hormone that increases female fertility. The balance of estrogen and progesterone ensures female reproductive health. Progesterone aids in immunity, regulates the thyroid gland, aids bone strong, regulates the nervous system and helps produce collagen tissue that heals wounds. Natural sources of the hormone progesterone that come from plants are in its original form, which is called diosgenin.

Instructions

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  Stock up on soy and soybean products. Soybeans are one of th erichest sources of natural progeterone. They are among the plants that contain this hormone in its a precursor form called diosgenin.

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  Eat Mexican wild yam. Mexican wild yam is the most prominent herbal source of natural progesterone.

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  Drink fenugreek tea. Fenugreek is among herbs that women use to relieve symptoms of "estrogen dominance" associated with pre-menopause. It has been used since ancient times for various conditions and balances progesterone and estrogen levels.

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  Chug down some cow milk. Cows have very high levels of progesterone in their systems, especially when they are milked during pregnancy, when progesterone levels are high.

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  Eat beef gonads. As distasteful as they may seem, beef gonads contain high levels of progesterone.