Depression⦠Chronic Fatigue⦠Weight Gain⦠Hair Loss⦠Low Sex Driveâ¦
âMENOPAUSE RELIEF IS POSSIBLE!â
WHY SUFFER NEEDLESSLY?
Discover Natural Solutions To Your Menopause Complaints
Eventually, all women reach menopause â itâs a natural and normal part of life. But the symptoms, the discomforts, the stress so many women experience leading up to menopause are not natural.
These arenât minor or trivial matters. The distresses you feel can and do severely interfere with your daily life, and especially your most intimate relationships.
Many of my women patients come to me as a last resort. Theyâve seen their family doctor, been to an Internal Med specialist⦠many have even gone to several OB-GYN practitioners.
And each time itâs the same frustrating, monotonous drillâ¦
- âYou have to learn to live with itâ¦â
- âItâs all in your headâ¦â
- âIt will get better on itâs own soonâ¦â
- âYou must be under a lot of stressâ¦â
- âYouâre just depressedâ¦â
Well, yes! If you were feeling lousy day after day, week after week, month after month, of course youâd be depressed and under stress!
So youâre sent away with a pat on the hand, some useless advice about reducing stress, and probably a prescription for a mild anti-depressant as well.
Well, the fact of the matter is this⦠itâs not all in your head. Itâs not natural to feel miserable all of the time. And your stress is the result, not the cause of your complaints.
Although they are being more widely prescribed, and in some women are a true gift from heaven, anti-depressants rarely help. In fact, for some women, they may make things worse.
Even if they do help, antidepressants rarely, if ever, solve the entire problem. Whether they help or not, in addition to your aches, pains and bodily changes - by suggesting you may be suffering from depression, you may now feel more guilty and upset than ever â believing there must be something wrong with your attitude or even your mind.
Those of you who persist and ask about natural hormone treatments will be quickly silenced by most practitioners.
âHormones are dangerous, youâll be told.â Or even more incredible, âNatural hormones are a big myth. Thereâs no difference between them and the prescription ones we recommend. They are not standardized, they are not FDA approvedâ¦â
The same with non-prescription alternatives. Youâll be bluntly told none of them work. Your practitioner may even quote you the âlatest studyâ âprovingâ that they donât work. Then youâll hear, donât even bother to try. But whatâs left unsaid is that if it doesnât come from a big drug company, your physician doesnât want to know about it.
But hereâs the elephant in the room all these physicians are trying to ignore: These natural supplements have been used for 100âs of years. Theyâve persisted this long for one simple reason, they work.
Yes, there have been studies purporting to show supplements arenât effective. But also be aware that closer scrutiny conducted by experts in herbal medicine reveal the research into these supplements was flawed â sometimes deliberately so.
Be careful of âexpertsâ stating without doubt that specialized supplements are useless. Because the fact of the matter is this: if they canât prescribe it, in their minds it doesnât exist. Thatâs not to say these supplements work in everyone.
Just like prescription medicines, each person reacts differently. But I do say a reliable supplement is at the very least safe, which is a lot more than what many (if not most) prescription medicines can claim.
If you doubt me, just listen to the appalling list of side effects mentioned in those TV drug ads for almost every prescription touted. The âcureâ usually sounds far worse than the disease!
Some Heart to Heart Advice:
Please bear in mind, itâs vitally important to live a healthy lifestyle.
If your diet consists of fast food, Twinkies, and soda pop â youâll eventually have to face up to the fact that youâre never going to feel fit and well. In fact, the only thing youâll have to look forward to is a life of infirmity, sickness and probably an early grave.
Your diet is paramount. High quality protein, such as wild caught fish and hormone free poultry, along with organic fruits, vegetables, beans and high fiber whole grains and breads are a big plus. Regular exercise that gets your heart rate strongly pumping for at least 5 minutes a session is recommended.
And please, avoid as much as possible artificial ingredients & sweeteners, pesticides and other chemicals that slow down your bodyâs ability to heal.
Remember, there are no easy replacements for your original equipment!
Be wellâ¦
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU ARE GOING THROUGH MENOPAUSE?
Menopause usually occurs around the age of fifty but can be earlier or later. Menopause is the point in a woman's life when she has not had a menstrual period for at least 1 year.
Marking the end of the childbearing years, menopause is often called âthe change of life.â Although menopause is a natural part of growing older, many woman needlessly suffer from symptoms that can be naturally, safely and relatively quickly alleviated.
As your egg supply matures, your body begins to ovulate less. Your hormone levels fluctuate, causing all or some of the symptoms below. Estrogen levels can rise or fall, and progesterone levels tend to drop, with the menstrual cycle becoming irregular - at times heavy, other times lighter, but eventually stopping altogether.
As there are still no reliable laboratory tests for determining true menopause, your doctor will be able to tell by your symptoms. (It is well documented that tests can be âdiagnosticâ of menopause, meaning they only indicate a possibility of menopause, and not the final event.)
Symptoms related to menopause are caused by the changing or dropping hormone levels, and usually end 1 or 2 years after menopause. Some unlucky women continue to have symptoms for 5 or more years afterward.
Menopause symptoms are basically the same as you read for peri-menopause:
- Hot flashes and/or night sweats
- Feeling chilled or cold (sometimes a sign of low thyroid)
- Changes in your monthly period (You are officially postmenopausal when you have not had a period for 1 year.)
- Sleep disturbances (insomnia)
- Emotional changes, such as mood swings or irritability - especially with those closest to you
- Depression, sometimes chronic
- A change in sexual interest and response, usually a deeply decreased libido
- Problems with concentration and memory, linked to sleep loss and fluctuating hormones (which are not a permanent sign of aging)
- Headaches, sometimes severe migraines
- Rapid, irregular heartbeats (heart palpitations)
- Generalized itching âcrawlingâ skin
- Weight gain
Not Just Menopauseâ¦
These symptoms are not only related to menopause or peri-menopause. They can be
caused by other medical problems, including pregnancy, a significant weight change,
depression, anxiety, adrenal disorders, or uterine, thyroid, or pituitary problems.
When menopause starts abruptly due to surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy, your symptoms can be much more severe than usual. Preexisting conditions such as depression, anxiety, sleep problems, or irritability can get worse during the time leading up to menopause.
PERI-MENOPAUSE â WHAT IS IT,
AND WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
Peri-menopause is simply the name given to the changes leading up to menopause. It can start as early as your late 30s, or as late as your early to mid- 50s.
How long peri-menopause persists varies on the individual. Symptoms can last on and off for 2-8 years, and occasionally, longer. A long time to go before experiencing relief.
So what are the most common signs of peri-menopause?
- Hot flashes and/or night sweats
- Changes in your monthly period
- Sleep disturbances (insomnia)
- Emotional changes, such as mood swings or irritability - especially with those close to you
- Depression, sometimes chronic
- A change in sexual interest and response, usually a deeply decreased libido
- Problems with concentration and memory, linked to sleep loss and fluctuating hormones (which are not a permanent sign of aging)
- Headaches, sometimes severe migraines
- Rapid, irregular heartbeats (heart palpitations)
- Generalized itching, âcrawlingâ skin
- Weight gain
But there is good news in all of this. You donât have to wait it out in silent miseryâ¦
RELIEF IS INDEED POSSIBLEâ¦
LET YOUR SUFFERING END!
Here are several products many of my women patients find helpful. No one product is right for everyone, but all will work in most women. Use your intuition when choosing the one right for you in starting on your path to relief.
Natural Progeste Cream®
Safe, Reliable & Effective
Peri-menopause is obviously a time of change. One of those changes is a decrease in ovulation frequency. Your menstrual cycles continue because estrogen is still being produced, but they may become more irregular, because the progesterone production following ovulation is missing or deficient (which is known as luteal phase deficiency).
What you probably donât know is that the hormone progesterone is Mother Natureâs natural relaxer. Where estrogen is considered a stimulating hormone, progesterone is a natural balancer to estrogen.
Progesterone levels are higher during pregnancy than at any other time, and is the reason so many women feel their best when theyâre expecting a child.
Thus, for PMS and/or peri-menopausal symptoms, progesterone can lead to significant and, at times seemingly miraculous, symptom relief.
Some of the symptoms progesterone will be helpful in alleviating include:
- Sore, swollen and/or tender breasts
- Edema,
- Depression, anxiety, Irritability
- Racing thoughts, and its accompanyingâ¦
- Insomnia
How To Use Progeste Cream
Always start 2 weeks before expected menstruation, or 1-2 days before expected onset of symptoms. (If uncertain, use your best guess!)
Follow these guidelines: (Note: tspn equals 1 teaspoon.)
- First 1 to 3 days: Use a small amount (1/8 tspn) of cream
- Increase to ¼ tspn for the next 1-3 days, then
- ½ tspn for 1-3 days
This should generally bring you to about 1 week before expected menses. Then start to decrease dosages over the next week by reversing the process, working down to the ¼ level, then down again to 1/8 tspn.
IT IS CRITICAL YOU LISTEN TO YOUR BODYâS RESPONSE AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY!
For example, with too much progesterone, you may feel bloated, have edema, feel depressed, or tired⦠the similar symptoms of too little progesterone when you still have estrogen. If this is so, adjust the dose downward.
Some women will use the cream for 3 or even 4 weeks because they feel so much better with it. Some will even use it during their menstrual cycle. So adjust the timing to your system. (Remember, this is not one dose fits all and it doesnât work in everyone.)
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PMS Support ®
For Those Whoâd Like To Try Herbal Relief First
Used With or Instead of Natural Progeste Cream
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), also known as PMT (premenstrual tension) is the bane of so many modern day women. More than 200 different symptoms are associated with PMS, but the three most common ones are:
- Irritability
- Tension
- Melancholy
By incorporating a special combination of traditionally used herbs and vitamin B6, PMS Support can be extremely helpful for alleviating the symptoms of PMS at any age. Generally, PMS Support is taken daily throughout the menstrual cycle, not just when youâre experiencing PMS discomfort. While a few women will notice rapid improvement, many wonât feel substantial benefits for 1-2 months, with full benefits coming in about 3 months.
PMS support is very gentle to your system, and yet very effective for most women who use it regularly. Any side effects are rare, however if you donât feel any benefit after 3 months of regular use, discontinue it and try something else.
Recommended Dosage: 1 or 2 capsules of PMS Support a day.
Black Cohosh
Traditional Native American Herbal Remedy
Black cohosh, used by Native Americans for centuries, is derived from a perennial plant native to eastern North America. How effective is black cohosh? Consider this - in Germany, like many other herbs, itâs sold like a drug because it has been tested and shown to work effectively.
Contrary to popular belief, even though it frequently relieves menopausal symptoms, black cohosh is not estrogenic, and likewise does not increase the risk of cancer.
Using Black Cohosh
Recommended Dosage 80 mg vs 250 mg Capsules â Which is Better for You?
- Interestingly, some women exhibit symptom relief with low doses, starting off with the 80 mg capsules
- Others will need the larger 250 mg capsules
- If unsure, start with the 80 mg and double or triple until you get relief
âAlways start low and go slow.â
As with most herbal remedies, they are gentle and work slowly; patience is a virtue. With authentic unadulterated black cohosh, serious side effects are unheard of. On the other hand, if this isnât right for your system your body will have a slight reaction telling you so. Simply discontinue and try something else.
Menopause Support ®
For those who prefer a combination of low dose herbs, Menopause Support from Vital Nutrients is just the ticket. Itâs synergistic combination of ingredients are a compilation of herbs that have been used alone and in various combinations for hundreds of years.
Unlike many, cheaper herbal preparations, all of the ingredients in Menopause Support have been tested for the absolute highest standard of purity.
- No pesticides
- No heavy metals
- No artificial contaminants
Each capsule contains the authentic herbs - you get the real deal and not some worthless filler. Plus, potency is assured, meaning youâll never have to worry about dilution â and having to take multiple capsules just to get the desired result.
Recommended Dosage: 2 capsules once or twice daily, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
Again, this isnât a quick fix, and may take up to 3 months to get the full effect.
