Video: Oestrogen Dominance in Menopause Explained

Estrogen dominance. It’s a confusing topic, isn’t it? The fact that we can be estrogen dominant during menopause, even though our estrogen levels are declining.

But here’s the thing. Fat cells have the highest number of estrogen receptors, including those in your breast tissue. When fat cells become enlarged, this isn’t only because of fat storage. They’re also storing excess estrogens found in foods, chemicals, pollutants, and alcohol. These estrogens come from outside the body and are called xenoestrogens.

Your fat cells, including liver fat cells, love storing them. For those of you who are overweight or obese, this is important information. Your body is no longer producing ovarian estrogen. Instead, your fat cells are storing any excess estrogen they can find.

Your fat cells also have a secret life. They produce a type of estrogen called estrone, particularly in the deeper visceral fat cells. So, when I’m talking about estrogen dominance, I’m not referring to the declining estrogen production in your ovaries. I’m talking about the storage and production of estrogen that occurs in fat cells.

When estrogen levels inside fat cells are high and women are putting on weight, especially around the diaphragm and the abdomen, estrogen can become dominant compared with the opposing hormone, progesterone.

This is why, in both the My Menopause Transformation Transform Me Program and the Beyond Menopause Program, I teach women about estrogen dominance. Thousands of women joining the MyMT programs now understand the lifestyle changes they can make to help overcome estrogen dominance.

I’m Dr Wendy Sweet, and through my doctoral studies in women’s healthy aging, I’ve spent years researching menopause and post-menopause weight loss. It’s such a privilege to help women feel back in control of their weight again.

I teach women that when it comes to menopause and post-menopause weight loss, the liver and the gut are their lifeline. More than 50% of estrogen metabolism occurs in the liver. Once broken down, these excess estrogens are transported to the gut, where a part of the gut microbiome, known as the estrobolome, influences how estrogens are recycled and transported back to fat storage areas.

This knowledge is the turning point for many of the women on my programs. Once they understand this connection, they can begin repairing their liver and gut health to help clear excess estrogens.

Women also need to sleep well throughout the night because poor sleep interferes with the body’s overnight fat-burning processes.

More than 20,000 women from around the world have now completed my programs, and it’s my privilege to help them become healthier and more vibrant as they age.

With the information you’ll receive in the 12-week Transform Me Weight Loss Program or the Beyond Menopause Program, you’ll never have to go on another diet again.

If menopause or post-menopause weight gain is getting you down, as it once did for me, I invite you to join one of these world-class lifestyle change programs. Every recommendation is based on evidence from my women’s healthy aging research.

I can’t wait to support you.