10 Tips for a GOOD Menopause

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Return to Balance and a GOOD Menopause No one likes being out of balance, especially when the hot flashes, foggy thinking, and mood swings of menopause leave us feeling like a pale reflection of our former selves. During this hormonally challenged time it’s important to realize that the extent to which we suffer from troublesome symptoms has much do with the extent to which our lives – and our hormones – are out of balance. Picture if you will synchronized swimmers all pointing their toes in perfect petal formation at the exact same moment. Suddenly, one of the swimmers takes off in a different direction, let’s call her progesterone, another dives to the bottom of the pool (call her testosterone), a few more decide to make waves (call them cortisols) while the last but not least of swimmers (call her estrogen) takes over the whole routine. All that beautiful synchrony - gone. Key hormone players achieve balance through synchrony. And so it goes with us. When our hormones are out of sync, we are out of sync – physically, mentally, and emotionally. And because hormones are so mutually dependent (a deficiency of one creates a surplus of another), there are countless opportunities for imbalance. As Oprah put it at the opening of her show on women and menopause, “You could be walking around with a hormone imbalance and not even know it!” Knowing the signs and symptoms of a hidden hormone imbalance during menopause is your first big clue. Testing your hormone levels is the next necessary step. But before we go any further, let me explain what a hormonal imbalance is. It’s what happens when one or more of the key hormone players: estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA and/or cortisol, fall out of balance and proportion to each other. These unwelcome but inevitable shifts in hormonal milieu can be handled, but until we learn how to make the necessary adjustments (including but not limited to: dietary, exercise, sleep and supplements), they can seriously disrupt our moods, memory, mojo, and zest for living. It happens to the best of us. During my own early menopause I would describe myself as addled, exhausted, impatient and unloving – in short, a basket case. That was in the bad old days, before I read Dr. John R. Lee’s life changing go-to book on the subject, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, and got smart. Fortunately we have a lot more control over the ups and downs of menopause than we might think. Here are the Top 10 Tips to return to balance and a GOOD MENOPAUSE.

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No one likes being out of balance, especially when the hot flashes, foggy thinking, and mood swings of menopause leave us feeling like a pale reflection of our former selves. Fortunately we have a lot more control over the ups and downs of menopause than we might think. Here are the Top 10 Tips to return to balance and a GOOD MENOPAUSE.

#1 Determine your own symptoms of hormone imbalance: www.zrtlab.com www.womeninbalance.org

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#2 Test your hormones to detect hidden imbalances. You can order the Comprehensive Female Profile I online: www.zrtlab.com

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#3 If testing identifies imbalances that require hormone therapy, insist on bio-identical hormones! Made to mimic natural physiology, they are better and safer than synthetic hormone combinations. You can find a natural hormone friendly physician to partner with at: www.womeninbalance.org https://myzrt.zrtlab.com/tools/FindProvider

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#4 Support the adrenals: with optimal C, B-complex, D3, and herbal “adaptogens” such as Dong Quai, Astragalus, Ashwagandha, Maca, Rhodiola, that nourish the adrenal glands ability to adapt to stress.

Adrenals are the main source of hormone supplies during this time of life, so supporting them is key to a healthy menopause.

#5 Avoid xenoestrogens: eat “hormone free” foods, go GREEN with home, garden, and personal care products; microwave/heat/store foods in ceramic or glass (never plastic). Reject synthetic hormone replacement (HRT) and any products with unpronounceable ingredients.

#6 Counteract stress by releasing tension: stretching, deep breathing, yoga, Pilates, Zumba, walking, swimming. Exercise in the open air whenever possible.

#7 Strength train to boost anabolic hormones naturally (the kind that build and maintain) muscle, bone and libido. Work with a trainer to avoid injury.