But am I not supposed to somehow raise progesterone levels to balance out the estrogen levels? Between the environment and fat, I suspect I'm estrogen dominant? If so, wouldn't I need to raise the progesterone levels up so the balance is good?
Yes and no. There is also a condition known as progesterone dominance that has a lot of the same side effects as estrogen dominance so they are often confused. Especially by women trying to artificially raise their progesterone levels with progesterone creams. They mistake their progesterone dominance for estrogen dominance and increase their progesterone us thinking that they are estrogen dominant making the problem worse.
There are better and safer ways to balance out the hormones such as cleansing the liver and increasing your intake of phytoestrogens.
Did I ever send you my write up on Hormone Balance?