Menopause:

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm just starting the good ole menopause and so for I've been taking

Flax Seed Oil for it.It does help some,But I was wondering if there

might be some other natural remedy you may know about that's even

better. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Lela

[Guest guest]

A Natural Approach to Menopause

 

The transition from fertility to infertility, perimenopause, is a time

of wild hormone swings as a woman's body produces less and less

estrogen. If a woman's body is in balance (healthy) then as Henry

Bieler, M.D., said in his book, Food Is Your Best Medicine, " The

'normal' menopause in the healthy woman is symptomless. The periods

simply stop. That is all. "

 

But, you and I know that most women today are not entirely healthy

because of our modern toxic lifestyles (nutritional & emotional stress

and pollution in our food, air & water). Such stress can cause the

body to be out of balance. Thus, during menopause, women may go

through a long list of problems, among them hot flashes, dry skin,

facial blemishes, insomnia, depression, and lapses in memory.

 

For years, women thought they had only two choices for dealing with

menopause: avoid taking synthetic hormones altogether and suffer the

occasional debilitating effects of menopause or accept a prescription

for Premarin (an estrogen derived from pregnant mares' urine) and

Provera (synthetic progesterone) and with it perhaps an increased risk

of some cancers.

 

There are, however, other choices than the ones mainstream allopathic

medicine has to offer. Women should bring their bodies back to

balance through detoxification (get the liver, kidney, intestinal

tract, and lungs to do their detox jobs better).

 

How? Detox organs will work effectively in your body if you include

superfoods in your diet. Superfoods such as flaxseeds, soy-derived

products like tempeh and miso, wild crafted blue green algae

(http://tinyurl.com/g1iz and http://tinyurl.com/a78qa), artichokes,

asparagus, apples, siberian gingseng, parsley, walnuts (raw and

unsalted), and wheat germ (raw & organic). These particular foods

contain phytochemicals that will help balance the diminishing estrogen

levels a woman experiences beginning approximately at age 30.

 

Each day, consume 2 tablespoons of ground organic flaxseeds (grind in

a coffee grinder) and sprinkled on soups or salads. Drink miso soup

or eat tempeh. Drink a high quality fruit and/or vegetable smoothie

containing wild crafted blue green algae.

 

Soy sprouts added to your morning drinks contain two of the most

active phytoestrogens - genistein and daidzein. Organic soy sprouts is

in most green drinks. You could also sprinkle a tablespoon of a green

powder mix (http://tinyurl.com/6j9t5) on salads or a sandwich. Soy

sprouts are the only unheated sources of phytoestrogens. Use a green

drink mixed in a liquid of choice twice a day, once before breakfast

and again midafternoon. Add organic and raw wheat germ to your

salads. Wheat germ is abundant with Vitamin E. Vitamin E is effective

in reducing hot flashes and many other menopausal symptoms.

 

Enzyme therapy can also help with reducing menopausal symptoms. Dr.

Lita Lee in her book, The Enzyme Cure, says that many women benefit

from taking extra enzymes on an empty stomach several times during the

day. For example, protease and/or lipase enzymes which are often

deficient during menopause, can be replaced by enzyme supplementation

(http://tinyurl.com/ey8l).

 

" Calcium is carried in blood partly as an ionic (salt) and partly as

protein-bound calcium. Protease, the enzyme that digests protein,

supplies both the required digested protein for protein-bound calcium

and adequate acidity required for the ionic or salt form. Lipase is

required to carry calcium across the intestinal wall and for the

production of female hormones. " (p.179).

 

What can you do for vaginal dryness and thinning? Buy unheated virgin

coconut oil and apply as a topical lubricant. The coconut oil must be

unheated to be effective. Some doctors recommend vitamin E as a

topical lubricant, but coconut oil is more natural and it doesn't

oxidize as other oils when exposed to light and oxygen.

 

Avoid the intake of foods known to exacerbate menopause symptoms such

as spicy foods, alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, sugar, dairy foods, and

fatty meat. Also avoid soft drinks, which contain large amounts of

phosphates that contribute to osteoporosis.

 

Women certainly have many " Natural " options other than hormone drugs

for relieving menopause symptoms. Be patient and understand that it

took years to create a toxic imbalanced body and it will take some

time working with foods to bring your body back to balance. Proper

natural diet, regular exercise and whole food supplements can

certainly help women take control of their own health.

 

References:

 

Health and Healing, Hormone Replacement Therapy: You Have Other

Options - by

 

Jane Heimlick.

The Enzyme Cure - Lita Lee, Ph.D.

[Guest guest]

Bio-Identical Progesterone Cream is natural to your body and helps to balance all the excess estrogen we ingest every day. You can learn more at http://www.bodymindspirithealing.com/progesterone.htm . I have been using 100 mg before each meal for a year now and it has changed my life.

 

 

Claudia