tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post9131203647264959062..comments2023-10-29T05:14:38.158-04:00Comments on The Vegan Mocha Angel: Embracing PerimenopauseAltheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311926350061672944noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-65661669800522068852010-09-16T09:44:10.589-04:002010-09-16T09:44:10.589-04:00A great information for me.
Thank youA great information for me.<br />Thank youtubal ligation reversalhttp://www.mybabydoc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-83551602782848851502010-03-11T13:25:34.349-05:002010-03-11T13:25:34.349-05:00Thanks so much for your story and especially for t...Thanks so much for your story and especially for the specific list of raw foods that help. <br /><br />I'm just off a 10 day juice fast (which my husband and I do annually) and I'm spending some time reacquainting myself with raw food books, and this time I'm looking for it's effect on specific physical issues, peri-menopause being one of them (I too am estrogen dominant) -- your site was very helpful. <br /><br />2 thoughts - (except I already forgot one... I definitely identified with the memory loss symptom, among others!) -- OK, brain is back and I remember both: <br /><br />1) Greens -- You may already know this too, but if not: Green smoothies are a GREAT way to get all the greens you are trying to get into your daily diet -- Victoria Boutenko's<br />"Green for Life" and "Green Smoothie Revolution" are very much worth the read (and recipes). She gives the scientific back up on greens (in easy to "assimilate" language). She is, of course, indebted to Ann Wigmore, as are all raw foodists, but she developed the green smoothies b/c she simply could not adapt to the green juices and soups suggested by Ann, just due to their taste, and this was after being a raw foodist for 6 or 7 years... The fiber, likewise, has its benefits. And you can drink alot more greens that you can possibly eat -- just have to rotate the dark, leafy greens and not keep doing the same one (details in above books). I'm sure Ann Wigmore's recipes are perfect for many, and the wheatgrass is a fast purifier, but the Green Smoothies seem to be the only hope for me on a sustained, mostly raw diet (at least that’s what it seems like to me0. <br /> <br />2) Progesterone<br />I've also read, over the course of the last year "What your Doctor May Not Tell You about Peri-Menopause", by John R. Lee, Jesse Hanley, and Virginia Hopkins. Very helpful. <br /><br />If the whole progesterone thing is new to you, here is how I understand it: <br />> Definitely NATURAL progesterone, NOT synthetic (I assumed this, but it was good to read some details on this). <br />> In Natural, there is Oral and Cream. Per their book, Cream is much better <br />> In Creams, make sure that it is Certified -- most, I think, are made from Wild Yam -- but the ingredient needs to be made usable by the body, and that is where the certification comes in -- If only marked Wild Yam, may not be the real deal. The book expounds and gives sources. I think Emerita is a good one. <br /><br />3) OK, 3 points: <br />I have read that after a time on the raw diet the cream may not be needed. I am just transitioning from oral to cream, but since I stopped while fasting, I may see how the improved diet, plus herbs, work—there may be no need. <br /><br />Thanks again! <br />Patricia (www.vermontberries.com)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875067411462345416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-60309816808748719752010-01-05T23:45:22.418-05:002010-01-05T23:45:22.418-05:00hi ladies here i love to share a blog about women ...hi ladies here i love to share a blog about women health infertility vaginal issues <a href="http://www.mybabydoc.com" title="tubal reversal,tubal ligation reversal,ligation reversal,tubal reversal surgery, tubal reversal pregnancy,tubal reversal" rel="nofollow">tubal reversal</a>and Menopause<br />http://www.mybabydoc.com/blog/sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083413237062420158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-86284122972588017562009-04-09T09:10:00.000-04:002009-04-09T09:10:00.000-04:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have thought I ...Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have thought I was alone in the 30 -something and perimenopause department! This hell started last June out of the blue and I have been frantically trying to get a handle on it all. Last month I started the Women to Women program. I will say some of my symptoms have decreased but I can't seem to tolerate the herbal product with it all...I think it is too estrogenic for me at this time. I have also purchased the products from Sensible Health but have not used them yet for the liver cleanse. How do you go Raw? The vegetarian part would not be too difficult for me as I am already mostly meatless. But I can't seem to do the raw thing after many attempts. Any suggestions?SwimmingOpheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773586891832338713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-47609022329663789322009-03-30T17:40:00.000-04:002009-03-30T17:40:00.000-04:00Hi, Google took me to this blog post and I can see...Hi, <BR/><BR/>Google took me to this blog post and I can see why -- I am 36 and I just typed in an almost identical list of symptoms as you list at 36 (except the bruising -- mine is varicose veins). I checked out the SensibleHealth.com and WomentoWomen.com links. Both look great. From the women 2 women site, I also liked these articles... <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.womentowomen.com/menopause/phytotherapy.aspx" REL="nofollow">Phytotherapy</A> and <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.womentowomen.com/bioidentical-hrt/bioidenticalhormones.aspx" REL="nofollow">bioidenticals</A> <BR/><BR/>Thanks! I look forward to keeping up with your blog!Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487435119624962828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-60355435551054611952009-03-19T16:55:00.000-04:002009-03-19T16:55:00.000-04:00I have considered herbs. According to SensibleHeal...I have considered herbs. According to SensibleHealth.com, the following herbs have estrogenic activities:<BR/><BR/><I>Anise, hops, fennel, black cohosh, milk thistle, clover, red clover, Dong Quai, licorice, ginseng, royal jelly, peony, nettle, sage, fenugreek, evening primrose oil, burdock, chamomile, rhubarb</I><BR/><BR/>I was taking red clover tea everyday. I've also done dong quai, fenugreek, evening primrose oil, nettle, sage, and black cohosh. Looks like they were adding to my problem.<BR/><BR/>I was going to do a liver cleanse, and I thought, "you know what? The best I ever felt in my LIFE was when I was juicing and 100% raw." I'm going to focus on the 2 week cleanse as laid out in my home study program and truly focus on my healing. <BR/><BR/>What I need to do is re-orient my thinking on a lot of levels. I know its not all about the food, but it's a large part.Altheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311926350061672944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-42977383875920895772009-03-19T11:38:00.000-04:002009-03-19T11:38:00.000-04:00Have you considered herbs?..You can make your own ...Have you considered herbs?..You can make your own herbal tea w/ingredients like red raspberry, black cohosh, ginger or donq quai. Or you could try a packaged tea geared towards your symptoms.<BR/><BR/>Hope this is of some help.ChocolateOrchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012098213623493976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-4742354089986702912009-03-19T09:09:00.000-04:002009-03-19T09:09:00.000-04:00I will do that as well. My mom said progesterone c...I will do that as well. My mom said progesterone cream helped her when she was my age. Thanks for leaving your comment! :-)Altheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10311926350061672944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094190866247927416.post-85930120857785297782009-03-19T06:50:00.000-04:002009-03-19T06:50:00.000-04:00You could look at progesterone. A 2% progresterone...You could look at progesterone. A 2% progresterone facial creme might help. Studies showed it was good for wrinkles and might go some way towards balancing the estrogen.menopause_trackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668162275512125035noreply@blogger.com