Manage Your Menopause Naturally. Maryon Stewart
recommend are safe and natural, if you are receiving medical treatment, or if you’re experiencing debilitating symptoms that might be caused by an underlying medical condition, it’s important to consult your doctor to get approval of these recommendations and ensure that they are compatible with any medication you may be taking.
Jump-Starting Your Menopause Solution
We each have our own journey through menopause. Some women sail through and honestly wonder what all the fuss was about. But for many others, the hormonal ups and downs result in bodily changes and unwanted symptoms that disrupt their lives and result in utter misery.
Constant hot flashes during the day and sweats at night can leave you exhausted, disoriented, and despondent. Vaginal dryness and reduced libido can wreck your sex life, while headaches, chronic insomnia, and woolly-headedness can make you wonder if life will ever be the same again.
The good news is that these are menopausal moments — and like all moments, they will pass. My goal is to help you fast-track the process naturally with simple diet and lifestyle adjustments. The only side effect will be that you feel more like yourself, or possibly a whole lot better!
Though some of the symptoms of menopause can take weeks or even months to ease, in week 1 of the Six-Week Natural Menopause Solution we start by alleviating the symptoms you can do something about right away, from reducing hot flashes and night sweats to easing achy joints and painful sex. (Check out the cheat sheet listing symptoms, possible causes, and recommended solutions on page 35.) I want you to start feeling better immediately, and I know from experience that once women get a taste of how good their bodies and minds can feel, it motivates them to keep going.
Quiz: Assess Your Symptoms
This quiz will help you identify your main problems. Based on your responses, I will show you how to tailor your plan based on your own individual needs. Check all of the symptoms below that you’re currently experiencing. Give honest, spontaneous answers.
If you checked more than three items, then my Six-Week Natural Menopause Solution can help you manage your particular perimenopause or menopause symptoms and, if necessary, provide you with a tried-and-tested way to wean yourself off hormone replacement therapy (HRT) without any side effects. You will restore your self-esteem, rekindle your libido, resurrect your memory, recharge your batteries, and regain your zest for life, all in the space of a few short weeks, by following a program that has helped literally hundreds of thousands of women worldwide over the past twenty-seven years.
My approach offers a simple, workable, and enjoyable way of alleviating symptoms during perimenopause and beyond. It is based on sound, published scientific research (see the medical references at the back of the book). Its effectiveness astounds most clients.
During my years at the Natural Health Advisory Service (NHAS), we conducted several research projects measuring levels of nutrients in women at different stages of their lives. The results suggested that falling levels of estrogen are not the only trigger of menopausal symptoms. Diet and lifestyle also play an important part. Levels of some nutrients drop naturally as we age. By the time many women reach menopause, they are running on two cylinders instead of four. Women who are not in a good nutritional or physiological state are likely to suffer more severe menopause symptoms and face poorer long-term health prospects.
My Six-Week Natural Menopause Solution includes five approaches to overcoming perimenopause and menopause symptoms:
• Getting nutrient levels back into an optimum range
• Using natural plant-based estrogen compounds that bind to the estrogen receptors in our cells to fool the brain into believing we once again have normal circulating levels of estrogen
• Taking standardized nutritional supplements that have been proven both safe and effective
• Exercising regularly to keep our metabolism ticking over and release endorphins, our feel-good hormones
• Doing a session of relaxation daily to keep cool, calm, and relaxed
My six-week plan includes explanations of why common symptoms occur, nutritional deficiencies that can contribute to symptoms, and action plans to address specific symptoms. Chapter 4 includes a list of supplements that have