| First of all, let's define Menopause. Then | | | | |
| we'll take a look at some natural ways to | | | | - Cold hands and feet |
| make this one of the best times in your life! | | | | |
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| Defined, Menopause means "the cessation of | | | | |
| menses", or in common terms, when a woman | | | | In addition to your body's natural tendency |
| stops having her menstrual cycles. Most women | | | | to slip into "estrogen dominance", men and |
| enter this stage of their life between the | | | | women alike can be exposed to excessive |
| ages of 40 and 58. | | | | amounts of estrogen as a result of toxins in |
| | | | our environment such as pesticides, plastics, |
| Perimenopause is the period directly | | | | industrial waste products, car exhaust, meat, |
| preceding premenopause and is the | | | | soaps, and many other things that we |
| transitional time between normal menstrual | | | | encounter in our day to day life. |
| periods, and no periods at all. The time | | | | |
| range of perimenopause can be anywhere from 5 | | | | Females can slip further into an estrogen |
| to 15 years, during which estrogen and | | | | dominated state as the result of being |
| progesterone production by the ovaries starts | | | | overweight. Fat cells produce estrogen, so |
| to fluctuate, causing many menopausal | | | | the more overweight you are, the more excess |
| symptoms. | | | | estrogen there will be in your body. |
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| Premenopause is the period directly preceding | | | | In addition, even if your estrogen levels are |
| menopause, and some women begin to experience | | | | normal, if your progesterone levels are below |
| menopausal symptoms such as PMS, but most | | | | normal, you are still subject to the many |
| women still have regular menstrual cycles | | | | acute and chronic conditions that are a |
| during this time. | | | | result of estrogen dominance, including: |
| | | | breast and uterine cancer, acceleration of |
| As the progesterone production of the ovaries | | | | the aging process, increased risk of stroke |
| fluctuates and eventually bottoms out as | | | | and heart disease, allergy symptoms, |
| ovulation stops completely, your body can | | | | depression, anxiety, weight gain |
| easily slip into a state known as "estrogen | | | | (particularly in the abdominal region, hips, |
| dominance", which causes many unpleasant side | | | | and thighs), fatigue, hair loss, |
| effects. These include, but are not limited | | | | osteoporosis, uterine fibroids, and more. |
| to: | | | | |
| | | | Also, as a woman travels through the |
| - Fibroid tumors | | | | menopausal time in her life, her body's |
| | | | ability to absorb nutrients diminishes, |
| - Tender breasts | | | | although her need for those nutrients |
| | | | increases. |
| - PMS | | | | |
| | | | Fortunately, it is possible to utilize a |
| - Sudden weight gain | | | | progesterone supplement to alleviate or |
| | | | eliminate many of the acute and chronic |
| - Fatigue | | | | conditions associated with the menopausal |
| | | | years. Remember, it is the balance of |
| - Irritability | | | | estrogen and progesterone that your body |
| | | | needs in order to ensure a quality of life |
| - Depression | | | | free from the many unpleasant and even fatal |
| | | | side effects of estrogen dominance. |
| - Foggy thinking | | | | |
| | | | As you now know, menopause can be a |
| - Memory loss | | | | particularly unpleasant and even dangerous |
| | | | time for a woman. However, through a quality |
| - Migraine headaches | | | | nutrition program, the use of an all-natural |
| | | | progesterone product, and a high quality |
| - Irregular timing and flow of menstrual | | | | vitamin and mineral supplementation program, |
| cycles | | | | a woman can take control of her menopausal |
| | | | years and look forward to the next healthy |
| - Bleeding in between periods | | | | and fulfilling stage of her life! |