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