Two injections of cortisone can destroy the beta cells of diabetes in people as well. In female patients, progesterone therapy may also be indicated. It was reported that their eyes quickly receded to a more normal position in their sockets. Peat gave pregnenolone to a desperate woman with seriously bulging eyes. The next day she phoned him and said her eyes were completely normal.
Progesterone opposes all of the toxic effects of estrogen and cortisol.
We maintained some of the toxic effects of cortisol. Estrogen's toxic effects were described in detail in the June 1991 Earthletter. This topic has been reported by Goodman and Gillman. Estrogen lowers the threshold for both chemically and electrically-induced seizures. Although her estrogen level was 'normal,' it was unopposed by progesterone.