| Hormonal Balance in Menopause | | | | Irregular periods |
| The quality of your hormonal balance during your | | | | Heavy periods |
| reproductive life will affect the quality of your | | | | Fibroids |
| transition through menopause. Like puberty, | | | | All of these can be treated with natural remedies. |
| menopause is an inbuilt timing mechanism and the | | | | In my experience the vast majority of women |
| two together are the bookends on either end of | | | | experience rapid and lasting relief from hot flushes |
| your childbearing years. | | | | and other unpleasant symptoms of menopause |
| Think of menopause as a plane coming into land. | | | | with flower essences and professionally prescribed |
| If your hormones are in good shape as you enter | | | | herbs. You are best to consult with a |
| into it, you will be lined up with the runway and | | | | professionally qualified herbalist or naturopath who |
| come in for a smooth landing. | | | | specialises in Women's Health for individualised |
| However if you have an existing hormonal | | | | assessment and advice, rather than self treating |
| imbalance as you commence menopause, your | | | | or buying standardised remedies over the counter. |
| wings will be tipped off to one side and you will | | | | Osteoporosis |
| not be in alignment with the runway. The result is | | | | Osteoporosis is another major concern in |
| what is commonly referred to as a 'bad | | | | menopause. Contrary to what most of us have |
| menopause' - when you crash and burn. This | | | | been told, oestrogen actually causes us to lose |
| burning often takes the form of the dreaded "hot | | | | bone mass. It is progesterone that stimulates us |
| flashes". | | | | to lay down new bone. |
| Your body has a good reason for giving you hot | | | | A word on Calcium Supplements |
| flushes - the heat and sweat are designed to | | | | Make sure you are taking natural calcium. |
| eliminate any excess oestrogen. Rather than | | | | Your liver looks at synthetic calcium and doesn't |
| suppress the hot flushes with HRT (which, | | | | recognise it. So it doesn't know to send it to your |
| incidentally, will only add MORE synthetic | | | | bones. If your kidneys aren't up to filtering it out |
| oestrogen to your body), consider removing the | | | | of your blood and straight into your urine and |
| cause of the problem. Several herbs are very | | | | toilet, you will store it. Not in your bones, but in |
| high in natural progesterone and natural | | | | your joints (arthritis) and blood vessel walls |
| progesterone is known to displace synthetic | | | | (hardening of the arteries). |
| oestrogen from your oestrogen receptors. | | | | How to know if your calcium is natural? Do you |
| Not all women experience hot flushes in | | | | recognise the source on the bottle? Or is it a |
| menopause. Hot flushes are simply a symptom of | | | | chemical name? |
| oestrogen dominance and if you are in good | | | | Dolomite, Coral and Slippery Elm are very high |
| hormonal shape you won't get them at all, or only | | | | sources of natural calcium. Your liver knows what |
| experience them mildly. For this reason, hormonal | | | | they are, and your body knows how to store |
| problems in peri-menopause (from age 40 | | | | them in the place it stores natural calcium - in |
| onwards) can be a blessing in disguise. They alert | | | | your bones. |
| you that things are not quite right and give you | | | | Flower Essences can help |
| an opportunity to seek help and give you plenty | | | | The good thing about flower essences is that |
| of time to bring things back into balance before | | | | anyone can use them. They are totally natural, |
| your hormones begin the more intense shift of | | | | and completely safe for everyone - from the |
| menopause. It's a lot easier (and wiser) to adjust | | | | cradle to the grave - and even during pregnancy. |
| the tilt of the wings and realign with the runway | | | | If you take the wrong one it simply won't work. |
| when you are a long way out than it is upon final | | | | If you take too much, your body eliminates it |
| approach. | | | | immediately. |
| Symptoms of Oestrogen Dominance in | | | | They are easy and pleasant to take and |
| Menopause: | | | | inexpensive, which makes them accessible to |
| Hot flashes | | | | everyone. |
| Poor Memory | | | | Many flower essences can be helpful in |
| Mood Swings | | | | menopause, including She Oak, Mulla Mulla and |
| Insomnia | | | | Bush Fuchsia. |