Guest guest Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Hi everyone, I've just written a 500 word article for a magazine and thought I would share it here. So many women in their mid-30's are experiencing the symptoms of perimenopause and don't realize it! Enjoy, Michelle http://www.holisticmenopause.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holistic Menopause By Michelle Morris Gluth Menopause is a natural life transition experienced by every woman in the world. Approximately 630 million women are over the age of 50, yet menopause continues to be dreaded, discussed in whispers and treated like a disease. Despite our aging population, most women simply haven't been given the information, skills, resources and support necessary to approach this time of life with confidence and ease. Menopause refers to a point in time rather than a span of years. It's defined by 12 consecutive months without a menstrual cycle. When you reach menopause, you have already endured the most symptomatic time. Perimenopause, the 2-12 year phase preceding menopause, can begin long before you associate your symptoms with " the change " . This is a time of wildly fluctuating hormones and a chain reaction of symptoms that will affect every aspect of your life - mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Each phase of your transition requires that you stay in touch with your body. In perimenopause, your symptoms alert you to the areas of your life that need attention. Consider them a loud and clear " wake up call " to encourage positive change. The turbulent years of perimenopause give way to the " silent symptoms " of menopause and post menopause. Preventing age and hormone related health conditions like heart disease and osteoporosis require your attention from this time forward. Identify what you're experiencing as " normal " to regain a sense of control. Seeing the list of perimenopause and menopause symptoms will bring a sigh of relief. You're not alone, and you're not going crazy! Next, eliminate the possibility of any common midlife health conditions. Hypothyroidism, adrenal exhaustion, chronic fatigue, blood sugar issues and fibromyalgia mimic and intensify the symptoms of your naturally changing hormones. Support your changing needs with a healthy diet, stress management, exercise, quiet time and a positive mental attitude. A multiple vitamin and mineral complex, essential fatty acids, plenty of B vitamins and at least 1,200 mg of (absorbable) calcium daily is a strong foundation to build on. To this, you can add specific supplements, herbs, and holistic modalities that will safely and effectively address the symptoms of estrogen dominance and/or estrogen deficiency. A holistic approach to perimenopause and menopause reveals that midlife is about far more than uncomfortable physical symptoms. It's a transformative time, rich with opportunities for personal growth, renewed health and authentic living. This natural transition is occurring precisely as intended and is preparing you for next chapter of your life. It's time for you now. Retreat, rest and nurture yourself. Take time to reflect, reevaluate, restore and reinvent yourself for the second half of life. Embrace the change! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Holistic Menopause Founder, Michelle Morris Gluth, has been a student, practitioner and teacher of the holistic arts for over 28 years. Skilled and certified in many modalities, Michelle empowers women with the information, skills, resources and support to experience menopause as a positive life transition. " Embrace The Change! " www.holisticmenopause.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © Copyright 2005, Michelle Morris Gluth, Holistic Menopause, All Rights Reserved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Hi Michele, Glad you pointing that out that women in their 30's could be experiencig perimenopause symptoms and not know it. I have a 35 yrs old daughter and besides the estrogen in the enviroment they are getting double " dipped " without being aware of it. Iam 54 yrs young and never really experience a lot of the systems that my peers face. My daughters got away from the diet that they grew up with, no fired foods, no can goods or frozen foods, no over the counter drugs etc. They have more female problems then me. I had the big H in 2002 because of fibors on the utherus. When I turned 40 I no longer saw male doctors because I felt what could they possible tell me about menopause. My gyno was my surgent, in fact my whole team ended up being female at UCLA. I had to find someone who had the same mind set as I did, holistic thinking. My internist was chinese and my gyno is from Europe. At the time of my surgery I told them they can have the utherus and nothing eles, I left there with my ovaries. I brought back the prescribtion drugs they told me I had to get before I was released when I had my first check-up. While in the hospital after waking up from surgery I told them I did not want the morphine for pain it made me sick on the stomach. I let my body heal on its on, while it may have taken longer than most, I felt like a million bucks. I never taken any estrogen replacement, nor had any bouts with HOT FLASHES.. Haven't had any interruptions with the sex life since turning 40 and even now. A good book on pre-mens I came across and actually saw the author on a tv program is, Dr.Anne Gitterman MD, Before The Change. I plan on sending a couple of them to people for Xmas. It is not in our head ladies, the systoms are real and any doctor who tells you, you are depressed and reach to prescribe anti-depressants.. RUN.. Janis --- Michelle <michelle wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I've just written a 500 word article for a magazine > and thought I > would share it here. So many women in their mid-30's > are > experiencing the symptoms of perimenopause and don't > realize it! > > Enjoy, > Michelle > > http://www.holisticmenopause.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Holistic Menopause > > By Michelle Morris Gluth > > > Menopause is a natural life transition experienced > by every woman in > the world. Approximately 630 million women are over > the age of 50, > yet menopause continues to be dreaded, discussed in > whispers and > treated like a disease. Despite our aging > population, most women > simply haven't been given the information, skills, > resources and > support necessary to approach this time of life with > confidence and > ease. > > Menopause refers to a point in time rather than a > span of years. > It's defined by 12 consecutive months without a > menstrual cycle. > When you reach menopause, you have already endured > the most > symptomatic time. Perimenopause, the 2-12 year phase > preceding > menopause, can begin long before you associate your > symptoms > with " the change " . This is a time of wildly > fluctuating > hormones and a chain reaction of symptoms that will > affect every > aspect of your life - mentally, emotionally, > physically and > spiritually. > > Each phase of your transition requires that you stay > in touch with > your body. In perimenopause, your symptoms alert you > to the areas of > your life that need attention. Consider them a loud > and clear > " wake up call " to encourage positive change. The > turbulent > years of perimenopause give way to the " silent > symptoms " of > menopause and post menopause. Preventing age and > hormone related > health conditions like heart disease and > osteoporosis require your > attention from this time forward. > > Identify what you're experiencing as " normal " to > regain a > sense of control. Seeing the list of perimenopause > and menopause > symptoms will bring a sigh of relief. You're not > alone, and > you're not going crazy! Next, eliminate the > possibility of any > common midlife health conditions. Hypothyroidism, > adrenal > exhaustion, chronic fatigue, blood sugar issues and > fibromyalgia > mimic and intensify the symptoms of your naturally > changing > hormones. > > Support your changing needs with a healthy diet, > stress management, > exercise, quiet time and a positive mental attitude. > A multiple > vitamin and mineral complex, essential fatty acids, > plenty of B > vitamins and at least 1,200 mg of (absorbable) > calcium daily is a > strong foundation to build on. To this, you can add > specific > supplements, herbs, and holistic modalities that > will safely and > effectively address the symptoms of estrogen > dominance and/or > estrogen deficiency. > > A holistic approach to perimenopause and menopause > reveals that > midlife is about far more than uncomfortable > physical symptoms. > It's a transformative time, rich with opportunities > for personal > growth, renewed health and authentic living. This > natural transition > is occurring precisely as intended and is preparing > you for next > chapter of your life. It's time for you now. > Retreat, rest and > nurture yourself. Take time to reflect, reevaluate, > restore and > reinvent yourself for the second half of life. > Embrace the change! > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Holistic Menopause Founder, Michelle Morris Gluth, > has been a > student, practitioner and teacher of the holistic > arts for over 28 > years. Skilled and certified in many modalities, > Michelle empowers > women with the information, skills, resources and > support to > experience menopause as a positive life transition. > " Embrace The > Change! " www.holisticmenopause.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > © Copyright 2005, Michelle Morris Gluth, Holistic > Menopause, All > Rights Reserved > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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