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Decades ago we were told we had to little estrogen causing some of the miseries of menopause. Now the latest research says we are also deficient in progesterone during menopause ! It’s progesterone that promotes the formation of new tissue in the bones. Progesterone keeps estrogen from promoting breast cancer! We need balance.

So when these hormones are in balance your body runs like a well oiled machine and that is the key to overall health. That can be hard to achieve!

This is why so many progesterone creams are available, to help increase your bodies progesterone levels. In estrogen dominance (ED) symptoms can include insomnia, anxiety, headaches, increased body fat, bloating, irritability, hair loss, memory problems and body temperature changes!

This needs to be corrected sooner than later, because estrogen dominance activates a cancer causing gene called Bcl-2. In studies, 99% of breast cancer patients had estrogen dominance. The problem is that when you go to the doctor, until recently, for menopause symptoms; the standard answer is to put women on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) drugs.

Unfortunately HRT drugs, made from a synthetic progesterone “progestin”, they now know is increasing estrogen! This is no protection from cancer. It is more causes of cancer and HRT also increases your risk of stroke, epilepsy and asthma. Hormone Replacement has been found to double the risk of Dementia.

Even if you are not yet in menopause, but are on birth control pills, under stress or eat a lot of sugar, you could have ED says Jo Ann Manson, M.D. To much estrogen can also cause fibroids.

Hormone Balance is the key to overall health. If you have trouble sleeping, calcium with magnesium supplements may help. Melatonin decreases as we age so consider a sublingual homeopathic before bedtime. Avoid excess sugar and refined carbs since they raise blood sugar and encourage sodium retention; which can cause the bloating during menopause.

Testerone, often considered a “male” hormone, is made by women too. Women normally have testerone in small amounts but in menopause it can become excessive; this is associated with insulin resistance and belly fat!

It is much harder to maintain weight as you get older and if in menopause; especially around the belly. It helps to decrease stress, if that’s possible, and follow a low glycemic diet. Try ground flax seeds and chia seeds on yogurt or oatmeal. You can also try green tea, ginseng, and spirulina which can help the a sluggish metabolism.

In Germany, extracts of rhubarb have helped the intensity of hot flashes.

Pomegranate and legumes especially black beans can help with hot flashes and are high in phytoestrogens. Walnuts are good for the memory and have a high Omega 3 level. In fact they say snacking on nuts daily can control the hot flashes!

The herb,Sage, traditionally has been used to control the sweating, it helps by producing less perspiration.

References:

www.naturalnews.com

www.healingkitchen.com

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Cindy Burrows
Cynthia Burrows, M.T. CWC, Herbalist

Cynthia Burrows, from Austin, Texas, owns Cindy Burrows, Natural Health Consultant; assisting individuals with health issues they would like to change. She will set up a program giving choices of foods, herbs, teas and homeopathic suggestions. Cindy is past owner of Nature’s Healing Herbs, an Herbal, Green Tea, and Tincture product line, and a rare product line of Green Tea Foods. She has certificates for Herbalist at East West School of Herbology, and as Wellness Consultant with the Wellness Forum in Ohio.

Cindy is also a Medical Technologist, with a B.S. degree from Mansfield University in Mansfield Pa., she has been in healthcare for over 30 years. In 2005, she started using a new device founded in Europe, Quantum Biofeedback, “an energy rebalancing of the body”, by using our bodies electricity or frequency waves it can detect stress points in the body, she has added this to her consulting practice. She now has her Certification as a Biofeedback Specialist. She helps her clients by working with the synergy of herbs, food, homeopathy, and aromatherapy within her practice. She is a speaker, writer, and teacher. Cindy has been interviewed on TV; about the benefits of Green Tea and has been on radio about her small business tour to Ecuador.

Cindy has been an herbalist for over 20 years and has spent 6 years learning through the East West School of Herbology with Michael Tierra. She has studied Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic Herbs with a strong emphasis on nutrition. Along with many other continued studies of alternative and complementary medicine. She is a Certified Wellness Consultant, through a special program, The Wellness Forum, which has its nutrition program, now part of the curriculum at Ohio State University, providing educational seminars and workshops designed to impart relevant nutrition information to individuals to take control of their own health. These programs give healthier options and choices that can impact your longevity and quality of life. Cindy has been a speaker to many groups and has conducted many of her own classes on food and healthy life style programs.

Cindy has been involved with a hands-on healing program for the past 4 years and offers energy healing, through donation only, to anyone who needs her services.

She is Co-president of the Austin Herb Society and a member of the American Herbalist Guild. Cynthia has been a board member on many programs in the past including; La Sertoma, Arthritis Foundation, Toastmasters International, National Association of Female Executives, Handicapped Equestrian Learning Program, Entrepreneurs Association, and Austin Integrated Health Care Program.

Cindy also loves nature, animals, reading, blending teas, juices, etc.; likes to hike, and work with plants and, of course, cooking., mostly vegetarian.
Cindy has an adventurous streak.
She has organized and taken tours with business and artists groups to Big Bend, Texas, New Mexico, USA, and Ecuador, South America.