Napoleon Bonaparte: The Little Corporal who built an Empire. The Napoleon complex. Diminutive in stature but towering in influence â few figures in history stand taller than Napoleon Bonaparte. Loved by his men, feared by his foes, the Duke of Wellington claimed he was worth 40,000 men on the battlefield.
One of the little known effects of progesterone is that it has a calming effect by activating the GABA receptor sites. GABA is our most calming, inhibitory neurotransmitter and effective against some forms of epilepsy. Progesterone boosts the immune system. It is also neuroprotective and helps stabilize blood sugar.
Progesterone is a natural diuretic and in theory should not cause weight gain and in fact can promote weight loss when necessary (estrogen is cited as a weight maintainer). But, I started to balloon. Talk about distress. My middle grew about six inches and my poor little 36 barely A's were crying for a larger bra.here is some evidence that the patch might have a slightly lower risk of blood clots because it does not go into the intestinal tract and bypasses your liver. Weight gain should not differ between one form of estrogen and the other.