Excellent, Natural Hormone Balancer

I was a “late bloomer”.  I don’t think I started my cycle until I was about 14 years old.  And I never really developed much on top either.  My cycles were very irregular…and LONG.  I would cycle about every 2 months.   I had horrible PMS symptoms too.  What was my problem?  I’m not sure, but God was kind to bring a simple, inexpensive, and natural  herb to my attention after my third child was born…and it changed everything.  (Well…OK….not what’s “on top”…but ya know what I mean…)

I started reading a series of books written by Shonda Parker: Naturally Healthy Woman, Naturally Healthy Pregnancy, and Mommy Diagnostics.  I really liked her common sense approach.  Instead of throwing out all conventional medicine, she encouraged women to be open to natural alternatives first, and then, if they were not accomplishing the goal, to turn to conventional medicine as a viable option.  It was a refreshing, balanced perspective, and because she was an experienced herbalist and instructor, as well as a solid, biblical Christian, I felt relatively confident in the advice she offered.

One of the things that came up over and over in her forums was the issue of hormone imbalance, infertility, lack of milk supply for nursing mothers, PMS, and other female plagues.  Her answer to so many of these problems was a simple herb called Vitex Agnus Castus.

If you go to her question/answer forum you will be able to read all kinds of great questions (and her answers) on every topic you could probably think of.  She recommends Vitex for SO MANY things.  Here is just one quote:

Vitex is the best herb for balancing hormones.  It has been well-studied and shown to be effective for conditions with insufficiencies of overproduction of estrogen and progesterone.  We would call Vitex’s action on the female hormone levels adaptogenic.  While it does decrease prolactin levels in those with elevated levels that result in a luteal phase defect, it is also used to increase milk production, thus not being a problem at all in nursing.

I started taking this herb about 11 years ago, and it has made an OBVIOUS change in three areas:

1. My milk supply increased!  I was able to nurse without supplementing for as long as I desired!  With my first two babies I had to start supplementing with formula around 4 months.
2. My cycles went from sporadic and long (around 50 days give or take a week or two) to exactly 28 days!
3. My PMS symptoms eased.  I was told that if you have bad PMS as a youth, it will only get worse as you age.  I have not found that to be true at all…rather the opposite.

One other interesting thing…there are four years between my second and third babies….I had a hard time conceiving during that time period, and the one time I did…it ended in an early miscarriage.  Ever since, I’ve had ZERO problems conceiving.  Yes…I’ve had three more losses (all after I turned 40); however, conception has been very easy.  I’m going to be 45 years old in November and am currently carrying our 9th baby.  Do I give credit to Vitex?  Of course not.  God is the author of life.  But He has blessed the human race with all kinds of plants for healing, and I think we should take these gifts, use them as needed, and thank God for them.

The brand I’ve used from the beginning is Nature’s Way.  It’s so cheap…and you just take one per day.  I’ve been taking it for 11 years now…every day…and will continue to take it through pre-menopause and menopause as my hormones reset for the next stage of life.  If you have never heard of Vitex, I encourage you to research it further and discover for yourself the wonderful benefits that it offers to women!

I found another great article HERE on this topic for your reading pleasure!  May God bless you with balanced hormones!