NATURAL HORMONE THERAPY

 

Hormones direct our bodies, telling us when to grow, when to slow and every step in between.  Hormone levels change over our lifetime, presenting special challenges and transitional periods.  This is particularly true for women experiencing menopause.

 

The Hormone Problem

-         The federal government has added estrogens used in postmenopausal hormone therapy and oral contraceptives to its list of “known human carcinogens” – USA Today

-         Pre-menopause and menopause are natural transitional hormone periods in the human life cycle, much like that of puberty, and should be experienced as a natural stage of life, not treated like a disease.  All hormonal symptoms are due to an imbalance of hormones instead of a shortage.

 

Symptoms

-         Hot flashes

-         Water retention

-         Depressed libido

-         Depression/anxiety

-         Vaginal Dryness

-         Anxiety, mood swings

-         Poor sleep quality

-         Memory problems

-         Blood sugar highs and lows

-         Night sweats

 

Conventional Treatment

 

In mainstream medicine, hormonal symptoms (PMS) and menopause are seen as hormonal deficiency, for which routine treatment is synthetic hormone replacement.  The conventional medical approach is to force a woman’s body to live with hormone levels associated with childbearing years.

 

Women are prescribed with hormone replacement therapy like Prempro, Premarin, and Premphase which have been shown to increase risks of breast cancer, strokes, heart attacks, blood clots, cardiovascular disease and dementia.

 

Holistic Treatment

 

Hormones are “chemical messengers” which are produced and secreted by numerous glands in the body.  Once a hormone is released into the bloodstream it instructs target cells and/or glands to produce particular substances (such as other hormones).  These hormones stimulate or inhibit the actions of cells everywhere, depending on the needs of the body.   Thus, although very different in their functions, different hormones are dependent on each other to produce a chemical environment in the body.  If the body is toxic, and not functioning at optimum levels it may not be able to produce and regulate  hormone levels as needed. 

We recommend detoxification as a critical internal program for hormonal imbalances, to help accumulated toxins and to strengthen vital organs.

-         A diet high in plant sterols, which are easily converted to human estrogens and progesterone in the body as it has been shown to reduce or eliminate menopausal symptoms.  Plant sterols help your body make or take whatever the body needs.

-         M’lis Balance and Wild Yam Cream are used to help stimulate the body to make and utilize all of its own necessary hormones.

-         Hydration – drink at least 8 glasses of water per day to speed up cleansing and elimination.

-         Exercise to improve internal sluggishness and poor elimination, both of which contribute for hormonal imbalances.