Are Your Hormones Balanced?

Can you explain how a beautiful young woman can be a loving wife and mother for twenty-five days of the month, then turn into a screaming shrew for the other five days? Try guessing… Hormones!

Do you know what prevents normal, healthy couples from conceiving a baby when they want to? Right again. Hormones!

Hormones are incredible, multifunctional bio-chemicals, without which, we simply could not live. Within the endocrine system, there are literally hundreds of types of hormones produced — certain ones affect a specific gland or tissue, some affect our overall health, and others simply aid in the production of hormones. Hormonal balance is essential to the maintenance of good health and a strong immune system, which directly govern the welfare of the entire body, keeping us young and happy.

A slight imbalance can cause misfiring of many metabolic activities and create subtle dysfunctions in our physiological and psychological states. Weight gain, fatigue, digestive issues, hair loss, arthritis, depression, menstrual pain, irregular periods, cystitis, fibroids, endometriosis, premature aging, just to name a few, are common disorders associated with hormonal imbalance. These conditions seem clear to the women who experience them, but many fail to recognize their relation to hormonal imbalance.

Perhaps, the most feared, by far, in hormonal imbalance is menopause. Many women fear that menopause will bring with it night sweats, fatigue, wider hips, hot flushes, and other distressing symptoms. Menopause is not a disease. It is a perfectly natural process. However, the symptoms commonly associated with menopause are actually not a natural part of menopause. They are symptoms of hormonal imbalance.

These symptoms may be caused by a combination of poor diet, unhealthy lifestyle, environmental pollutants, negative attitudes toward life, and the use of prescription drugs and medications.

POOR DIET

Modern-day women have demanding careers, kids to raise, and households to manage, leaving them with little time left to prepare proper meals. So we rely on fast-foods and processed foods that have little or no nutritional value and lack the vitamins and minerals we need to make use of and balance our hormones. And while our diets are severely lacking in nutrients, they are surprisingly rich in one of the last things we need when trying to achieve hormonal balance: synthetic hormones. Synthetic hormones are injected into animals in order to fatten them up quickly. Unfortunately, this means women can get too much of certain hormones that will throw them off balance!

UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Between modern-day conveniences like computers, television, and the remote control, we’re becoming an increasingly sedentary society. This has the undesirable effect of slowing down our metabolism so that we are more likely to retain fat. Fat storage and the release of estrogen further contribute to hormonal imbalances.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS

Unfortunately, we are exposed to all kinds of unnatural estrogens in our daily lives, particularly from products derived from petrochemicals, (e.g., plastics. Styrofoam, car exhaust, and carpet glue). These foreign estrogens are absorbed into our systems, where they mimic estrogen’s effects, all the while causing toxic side effects and inhibit progesterone production.

STRESS

Stress is a major cause of hormone imbalance because it interrupts all the body’s cycles. Your adrenal glands have to work overtime and wind up with hormonal deficiencies—your adrenal glands are constantly taxed to manage stress and the adrenal hormones are not able to contribute to all the hormonal pathways in which they are so intricately involved.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICATIONS

Not only do they not solve the underlying causes of many diseases and illnesses, drugs and medications affect our endocrine system, causing it to overproduce or underproduce hormones. This, in turn, causes a whole lot of problems which can be avoided.

It’s never too early to create the healthiest possible environment for yourself and make positive changes to improve your quality of life. Every small step you take towards improving your health today can make a big difference in your experience of menopause tomorrow. Take the following approach and be sure to live and age well.

EDUCATE YOURSELF

Knowledge is power. The more you know about what is going on in your body, the more you will be able to make changes that will make menopause a more positive experience. The vast majority of hormonal imbalance symptoms can be avoided by good nutrition, avoidance of unhealthy foods, and removal of toxins, along with regular exercise and proper nutritional supplements.

MAKE LIFESTYLE CHANGES NATURALLY

Committed to balancing your hormones naturally, you must also be committed to making certain lifestyle changes.

Women are faced with enormous pressures in raising children, running households, and building careers. This can lead to vitamin, hormonal, and sleep deficiencies. You need to help your body become more efficient at making, using, and detoxifying hormones. Dr. Lynn Tan’s 7-Day Detoxification and Rejuvenation Programme (DRP) is a good start to stimulate the metabolism, eliminate toxins, and restore sluggish waste removal functions of the liver and kidneys.

CASE STUDY 1

In 1989, I discovered that I had endometriosis, which resulted in monthly pre-and postmenstrual pain and discomfort. This occasionally resulted in pain so extreme, it immobilized me.

In December 1999, the yearly routine checkup with my gynae showed a startling prognosis. I was referred to as a “messy case” with 2 cysts ranging between 5-6 cm each. My uterus was also enlarged and inflamed, causing much discomfort. My gynae, of course, recommended surgery to remove the cysts.

By May 2002, my monthly menstrual pain was becoming intolerable. Another gynae advised that I have a hysterectomy (removal of my entire womb), plus an oophorectomy (removal of an ovary).
This was a wake-up call for me, as I knew my condition was worsening. I then decided to look for a natural alternative, something that would be less invasive with fewer side effects, and longer lasting. I resorted to a 2-week DRP. Together with that, I drank Dr. Brusch’s Essaic Tea twice daily and administered the castor oil pack externally.

Two weeks later. I had another scan.
The two cysts which were originally 5-6 cm had shrunk by half and the inflammation in my uterus had decreased from 10 cm to 8 cm. In June 2002. my menstrual cycle came with absolutely no pain! Today, I am reaping the rewards of more energy and better health.

Mrs. Wong (Mdm Hoy. M)

CASE STUDY2

Before I underwent the DRP, I had serious endometriosis which affected my fertility. I suffered from excruciating pain. During every subsequent menstruation, I experienced heavy bleeding, accompanied by blood clots. My gynaecologist told me that since I had done my duty as a mother of two teenage girls and was nearing menopause, I should have my womb removed. I’m glad that I did not follow that advice.
After the DRP treatment, I followed the NewLife Health-Building Programme (NHBP), had regular Castor Oil Enemas, and of course, continued on the “Rebound For Health” exercise programme.
Now, I only experience some dull cramps before menstruation, and the endometriosis has largely disappeared. Along with this, I have also been healed from chronic constipation, migraines, and the risk of colon cancer.

Mrs. Goh (Singapore)

TAKE SUPPLEMENTS

Our body requires certain vitamins and minerals to make the enzymes that transform hormones into what the body needs. Vitamins and supplements are very useful in making sure that your body gets what it needs.

• 5 Essentials. The “Cleanse and Build” combination provides the building blocks your body needs to make the right hormones in the right amount.
• N Zimes P.A. Plus. Aids digestion and also acts as systemic enzymes.
• Calcium Complex. protects you against bone loss and supports the proper and timely use of hormones.
• Nutritional Yeast. branched chain amino acids encourage detoxification of hormones.
• Licorice Zinger Tea. natural herbs stimulate the right amount of estrogen production.
• Kelp. helps in hormonal balance.
• B Complex. an important anti-stress supplement.

Hormones exert a profound influence over a woman’s life from the cradle to the grave. Have you ever wondered why some people breeze through their lives, totally oblivious to the fact that they even have hormones, while others are plagued by symptoms after symptoms of hormonal imbalance? Hormonal imbalance can totally wreck your life, as well as those who share a part of their lives with you. Balance your hormones today!!!