Meno-PAUSE

​How I maintain a healthy hormonal status.
 
I am 48 years old and nearing my peri- menopausal  stage.
 
My philosophy  has always been that if I can maintain a menstrual  cycle,  my hormones  will  remain active and “change of life" will be delayed until an appropriate  time.
 
So far so good. Mercifully  my plan has worked and I remain asymptomatic.
 
This is what I attempt to do.

1. Liver Detoxification. Your liver plays an integral role in detoxifying many toxins and substances including  any excess of hormones.  Hormones are produced  by the body and where there is excess of a hormone, it needs to be eliminated to keep the balance of all the hormones accurate. I take a liver detoxification aid on a daily basis. I combine this with a diet abundant in vegetables from the cruciferous family (cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts) to aid detoxification.

2. Vitamin D. This vitamin is classed as a prohormone. It plays an active role in regulating hormone levels. I keep my levels in the optimal range by taking 5000ius daily

3. Chaste tree. This incredible little berry has the ability  to regulate estrogen and progesterone  levels and to keep them in the correct ratio of 1:10. A lot of unpleasant  hormonal symptoms  arises from having a level of estrogen that is too high. Chaste  tree will boost  progesterone levels in a natural way. I take one tablet daily.

4. Good fats All the hormones in your body is manufactured  from good fats that you get from your diet. I make sure that I consume enough  good plant fats daily to keep my levels optimal.  I include the following  good fat sources in my diet: avocados, nuts and seeds, coconut oil and cream, good plant oils like avocado or other nut oils and fish.
 
For assistance  with your hormones please contact  Naturopathic health care centre on 012 460 9216. 
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