Re: Potassium Bicarbonate added to water - what do you think?

I am not so sure that you are acidic. Some of your symptoms sound more like hypothyroid symptoms, which would make sense considering your estrogen symptoms. Excess unopposed estrogen can interfere with thyroid function.

There are several, safe things you can do to help balance out the hormones. The absolute most important is to cleanse the liver. The best way to do this is with digestive bitters. These are sold in health food stores under names like Grape Bitters and Swedish Bitters. Ignore the directions on the bottle though. You only need to taste them for the bitters to work. I recommend 1/2 dropper full on the tongue. Start out with once every few days and gradually work up to 2 to 3 times daily. Don't forget to drink a lot of water throughout the day to hyperdilute and flush the toxins. If you start out 2 to 3 times a day you will detox too quick and get sick, so gradually work your way up. Bitters work by stimulating the bitter receptors on the tongue. This in turn stimulates the vagus nerve, which in turn cleanses the liver. The liver can then do its job properly of breaking down the excess hormones in the body.

Many drugs do affect the liver, so liver supporting herbs are recommended. Turmeric is one of the best choices, and is preferred to milk thistle seed. Schisandra berry is another excellent choice.

The liver requires B vitamins to properly break down the excess hormones. Therefore, I recommend you also take a B complex several times a day with meals. Zinc is also a good idea. Recommended dose is 50mg once daily with your largest meal.

The estrogen metabolites, after being broken down by the liver, need to be further broken down by the intestinal flora. Keeping the flora levels up can be done by increasing your fiber intake. This will also help to decrease the risk of gallstones, which can be increased by excess estrogen.

Increasing your intake of phytoestrogen rich foods will also help as phytoestrogens block estrogen receptors preventing adverse effects of stronger estrogens. Dietary sources include soy, sage, yams, parsley, peas, beans, seaweeds, and kudzu. Broccoli also has similar effects. Raw or unfermented soy and raw broccoli are both goitergens but are inactivated by fermentation or slight cooking. So only use fermented or cooked soy, and steamed broccoli. Flavonoids, which are high in berries, also have phytoestrogen-like effects.

Be careful with iron supplements. They can also cause problems including constipation and iron feeds some pathogens. Iron overload can also lead to oxidative damage to tissues like the joints. Nettle leaf is a safer source of iron, and it is alkaline, nutrient rich, and supportive to the adrenals, thyroid, liver and kidneys.

As far as xenoestrogens go, actually they do biodegrade, though slowly. For example DDT takes about 100 years to break down. Dioxin around 40 years if I recall right, and systemic about 25 years. Although estrogenic substances are oxidizable, and again the liver can help break these down. Again, this is why cleansing the liver is so important when trying to balance the hormones.

And yes, progesterone can help counter estrogens, but it also has its own side effects. And many of these side effects actually mimic the side effects of estrogen dominance. This is why I get so mad about books like those from Dr. Lee. He does not discuss the adverse effects of progesterone. I don’t know if this is out of not wanting to affect financial interests, or just from ignorance of the topic. Either way the good as well as the bad should be addressed in books talking about progesterone.

I don't worry about the use of vitex (chaste tree berry). Vitex will only stimulate the body to form what progesterone it needs. It is not like progesterone creams that overload the body with progesterone. Keep in mind though that vitex is slow to take effect. Generally about 2 months to kick in its effects. Wild yam is also a good choice. It has a very weak progesterone-like effect. Wild yam also supports the adrenal glands, which also form the sex hormones, and helps the immune system, the thyroid, blood sugar, water balance, inflammation, etc.

As for PCOS the herbs and dietary foods I mentioned above should help. Chickweed is also good and don't forget chromium polynicotinate (not picolinate) 3 times a day to help with the insulin sensitivity.

Stiff joints can be from several things. I doubt if acidity is causing the problem.
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