Women's News

Natural Hormone Balancing 
The first thing to keep in mind is that you do not have a disease, although you are probably experiencing much dis---ease. Remember that you are going through a natural change in your body's metabolic system. 

You are beginning to lose a vital female hormone, estrogen, and your body needs to adjust to life without it. 

Keep in mind that this is God's plan for women and that many societies and natural doctors believe that there is a divine purpose for the hot flash. What if, just like a fever serves to cleanse the body of disease, so would the hot flash serve to fight disease in the aging female body? 

I feel that acceptance and self-nurturing will be our best defense against the changes we will be experiencing.

Susan's Vitamin Regime For Post-Menopausal Support: 
Your most important health challenges will be to protect your heart, bones, skin, and circulation. Some of my favorites for achieving these goals are:

1. A well-balanced natural multi-vitamin.
2. A well-balanced natural multi-mineral. Your bones need much more than calcium, so does your heart.
3. Vitamin C with extra bioflavonoids, promotes elasticity in veins, arteries, and capillaries.
4. Vitamin E for circulation, dry skin, and healthy platelets.
5. Co-enzyme Q 10, supports the heart, the gums, and the circulation.
6. Digestive enzymes to help digest and assimilate the nutrients you're eating and supplementing.
7. Anti-oxidant formula with grape seed and alpha lipoic acid. I use "Skin Eternal" by Source Naturals. It has other nutrients to assist aging skin. 
8. An acidophilus supplement to support healthy digestion and support for the colon.
9. Soy foods help our hearts and our bones. Try soy milk in the evening.
10. Natural creams from yams help keep us comfortable and supports bones.

Herbs That Can Be Used For Comfort And Mental And Physical Energy:

1. Black cohosh - has mild estrogenic activity, helps with hot flashes and moodiness.
2. Red clover - cleanses the blood and supplies natural estrogens.
3. Raspberry - keeps the uterus clean and healthy.
4. Siberian ginseng - helps with mood and energy by nourishing the adrenal gland.
5. Gotu kola - helps with mental vitality.
6. St. John's Wort - helps with mild depression.
7. Vitex - from chaste tree berries, natural source of progesterone.
8. Sage - helps with fatigue, mood, and wisdom.
9. Holy basil - helps with stress by helping to neutralize cortisol, a very damaging stress hormone.
10. Valerian - helps with insomnia, works as natural muscle relaxer, helps to lower blood pressure, particularly when combined with calcium and magnesium.
11. Dong Quai - Chinese herb to help balance hormones.