Menopause Treatment Part 1: Forget the Damn Rocking Chair!

The Day my Doctor and I got into A Screaming Match

OK, I’m exaggerating. we weren’t really screaming – just ‘raising our voices’ a bit. I went to him to talk about my menopausal symptoms, and I have to admit they weren’t nearly as severe as some of my women friends. Basically, I had two:

Weight gain – a LOT of weight Hot flashes

When I tried to talk with my doctor he didn’t listen very long … then he reached for his prescription pad. He explained that I should take hormone pills for an extended time, the length of which was undetermined.

When I asked him if there weren’t other alternatives he impatiently cut me off. I asked “awkward” questions like: how women survived menopause for thousands of years without hormones? the side effects of hormones? what these hormones would do to for my menopausal symptoms?

His annoyance grew to the point of an argument between us that grew louder and louder.

I left and never went back. and I started searching for answers of my own, answers that did not include adding artificial hormones to my body.

Meet Dr. Holly Lucille …

Then I “met” Dr. Holly Lucille. She is a “Beverly Hills” doctor who also entered Hormone Hell. She says, “I had to hit 175 pounds and watch my own energy and sex drive hit the wall before I did something about it.”

My question: ONLY 175? I outdid you (past tense!) Dr. Holly!

About Dr. Holly Lucille, N.D.,R.N. & Author

Dr. Holly Lucille is a licensed Naturopathic Physician and past president of the California Naturopathic Doctor’s Association. She has worked with the LA Free Clinic providing health education, promotion and prevention in the public health system and last year was awarded the "SCNM Legacy Award" for her "contribution to the advancement and development of the field of Naturopathic Medicine".

Dr. Lucille is on the clinical staff of Renaissance Malibu, an addiction and recovery center, where she applies the principles of Naturopathic Medicine to aid people in recovery. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of both Enzymatic Therapy and Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. and has a private practice in Los Angeles.

Dr. Lucille lectures throughout the nation and has been featured on Lifetime Television for Women and the Discovery Health Channel as well, been a guest on a number of radio show speaking on naturopathic medicine. She has recently joined forces with Jon Benson, the author of Fit Over forty to develop "Naturopause".

What Dr. Holly said made total sense to me.

The Solution is to restore your hormones, not “replace” them.

Band Aid Menopause Drugs

Dr. Holly calls the various drugs prescribed for menopause “band aid drugs” because they treat symptoms but they don’t really take care of the cause!

It took a decade of research, and one year of working with fellow health professional Jon Benson, to develop a 100% GUARANTEED solution to this problem — one that works to restore hormones, boost them higher using natural methods, and, if you are on HRT, supplement your life with specific nutrients to help keep you safe.

Here are some of the valuable clues I gained from Dr. Holly:

The real, absolute, without-a-doubt cause of nearly all your symptoms—and how to get rid of them, make you feel better, and radically boost your mental, emotional, and physical health—all at the same time why 95% of doctors never treat this hormonally-based cause—and why you still feel bad and have down-right dangerous side effects from all the drugs and “happy pills” they keep giving you A top-to-bottom, “treat the cause” Solution that’s proven, tested in clinics and the real world, and based in fact and medicine that’s been successful for thousands of years Throw away those expensive and dangerous drugs in favor of less expensive natural options … or, if you use HRT, discover the 5 things you absolutely must know to help ensure your safety Remember what it’s like to be sexually on fire instead of “burning up” from hot flashes and night sweats Put an end to the psychological damage you are experiencing by feeling “old”, “not sexy”, or “used up” — and how to use this time to achieve greater respect, love, nurturing, and honor Eat simply, deliciously and successfully … and uncover the hidden foods that help cause your problems The “mother of all hormones” — and why your doctor may be killing you by lowering it What is really causing your weight gain, and how you can shed the pounds naturally and permanently The “smear campaigns” that drive you away from alternatives that are cheaper, safer, and more effective

NaturaPause

Dr. Holly’s program is called NaturaPause and includes:

6 CDs The NaturaPause Study Guide Audio Transcripts Holly’s breakthrough book creating and Maintaining Balance: A Guide To Safe, Natural Hormone Health!

CHICAGO – Hot flashes that bedevil many women in menopause might actually be a good thing, depending on when they strike, according to new data from a long-running government study.

Women who had hot flashes at the start of menopause but not later seemed to have a lower risk for heart attack and death than women who never had hot flashes or those whose symptoms persisted long after menopause began.

The research involved more than 60,000 women followed for an average of almost 10 years. It’s the first to examine timing of menopausal symptoms and subsequent risks for heart problems and deaths, said co-author Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Recent studies linked hot flashes with higher blood pressure and cholesterol levels, which could suggest a higher risk for heart problems, but the new research offers a more detailed look, Manson said.

Lead author Dr. Emily Szmuilowicz, an endocrinologist with Northwestern University’s medical school, said the results should reassure millions of women who experience hot flashes or night sweats, which are essentially hot flashes that can be bothersome enough to awaken women.

The results suggest “there may be a positive side” to having these annoying symptoms, Szmuilowicz said.

The study was released in the journal Menopause.

Dr. Elsa-Grace Giardina, a Columbia University specialist in women’s heart disease who was not involved in the study, said the research has several limitations and that more rigorous study is needed to prove the results.

Few women developed hot flashes long after menopause began, and for at least some, previous use of hormone pills may have increased their risks for heart problems, Giardina said.

But more than one third of the women with late-onset symptoms never used hormones, and Szmuilowicz said the researchers took past hormone use into consideration and still found timing of symptoms played a role.

Menopause occurs when women stop having periods and estrogen levels dwindle. Most women experience symptoms including hot flashes that can last for several years. But they don’t usually persist indefinitely or begin long after the beginning of menopause.

Hot flashes aren’t well studied but are thought to result from blood vessels dilating in response to the normal hormone fluctuations of menopause, Manson said. If they occur long after menopause begins, it could signal a blood vessel abnormality that could also affect the heart, she said.

The research involved 60,027 women from the ongoing Women’s Health Initiative observational study, examining disease risk factors and health outcomes and funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Women were in their early 60s on average, about 14 years past the start of menopause, when they answered questionnaires about their health, education history, and symptoms including hot flashes and night sweats. Cardiovascular problems and deaths were tracked during almost 10 years of follow-up.

More than one third, or almost 25,000 women, had early symptoms – hot flashes at the onset of menopause that had stopped before they enrolled. Just 1,391 had late symptoms – hot flashes at enrollment but not at the start of menopause.

About 2.5 percent of women with early symptoms had heart attacks, compared with 3.4 percent of women with no symptoms and 5.5 percent of those with late symptoms. also, about 6 percent of the early-symptom women died, versus 11 percent of the late-symptom group and 8 percent of the symptomless women. Women who had persistent hot flashes throughout menopause had risks similar to those without symptoms.

Giardina noted that high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity – which all can contribute to heart problems – were more common among the late-symptom women.

But the researchers said they accounted for that and still found that timing of menopause symptoms played a role in later heart attacks and deaths.

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02.07.2011– February 7, 2011 (Cincinnati, Ohio) — Results of two Phase 1 clinical trials of S-equol (AUS-131) were published in the February issue of Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society. this first-in-class, nonsteroidal, nonhormonal estrogen receptor ? (ER?) agonist offers a potentially safer alternative to estrogen for the treatment of menopausal symptoms. As part of a drug development program, these studies were the first to investigate AUS-131 in humans. Results demonstrated a favorable safety and pharmacokinetic profile for AUS-131, and have allowed the company to proceed to Phase 2 clinical trials, which will be completed in Q3 2011. these studies evaluated the pharmacokinetics and tolerability of single and multiple oral doses of AUS-131 in healthy volunteers. these studies also established the doses for proof-of-concept Phase 2 studies investigating AUS-131 as a treatment for postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS), commonly referred to as hot flashes. Results also support Ausio’s development of AUS-131 as a treatment option to inhibit prostate cell growth in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The full paper is available at: journals.lww.com/menopausejournal/Abstract/2011/02000/Single_dose_and_steady_statepharmacokinetic.15.aspx “One of the compelling reasons for developing S-equol as a pharmaceutical product is that women are reluctant to take estrogens for their menopausal symptoms” said Richard Jackson, PhD, Ausio Pharmaceuticals, LLC, President and CEO, and the study’s lead author. “Based on the Phase 1 studies, AUS-131 offers an oral medication that safely delivers therapeutic levels of S-equol, which may benefit patients with a variety of diseases and conditions.” History of Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms and Significance of S-Equol whereas hormone therapy (HT) has been the therapy of choice for the management of menopausal symptoms in women, the Women’s Health Initiative has shown that HT has been associated with increased risk of invasive breast cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and deep vein thrombosis. this increased risk is associated with the abundance and prominent role of the estrogen receptor ? (ER?) in the breast, uterus, and endothelium in the cardiovascular system. Alternative treatments for VMS have included serotonin, norepinephrine, mixed reuptake inhibitors, and botanicals such as soy products and black cohosh, but these treatments have both efficacy and safety issues. beyond botanicals, purified, nonsteroidal isoflavones found in soy—genistein, daidzein, and glycitien—have been studied for the treatment of chronic diseases in the aging population, including, among others, VMS in postmenopausal women, with limited success. Daidzein is further biotransformed to the isoflavan S-equol by the intestinal bacteria flora of certain individuals, particularly Asians. Published reports show that patients who demonstrate the health benefits of soy are those who are equol producers. Cincinnati-based Ausio Pharmaceuticals, LLC has developed a patented chemical process for the synthesis of S-equol that allows for large-scale production of pure GMP-quality S-equol to conduct clinical trials. About the Studies two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials were performed in healthy volunteers: a single-rising dose study in 61 participants and a 14-day repeat-dose study in 40 participants. Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of AUS-131 were assessed in both men and women. AUS-131 was well-tolerated by all participants with no significant drug-related adverse events at doses several-fold higher than the expected therapeutic range. Food decreased maximal plasma concentration but did not significantly affect overall exposure to the drug. AUS-131 was readily absorbed with a steady-state level of S-equol achieved after the first day of twice-daily dosing. The pharmacokinetics of the drug were linear with dose and showed that the drug was readily cleared from the body. Subjects receiving the lower doses of AUS-131 achieved plasma levels of S-equol equivalent to those that researchers have associated with the health benefits of ingestion of soy. these studies in healthy participants also provided the first report of plasma and urine levels of unconjugated S-equol after oral dosing using a recently published highly sensitive method. Results from Phase 1 studies provided dosing information for the ongoing international, multicenter Phase 2a efficacy trials in patients with VMS and BPH. About AUS-131 AUS-131 is a first-in-class, nonsteroidal, nonhormonal, selective ER? agonist that has the potential to provide the therapeutic benefits that researchers have attributed to soy ingestion. Importantly, results to date show that the compound has an excellent safety profile. AUS-131 is pure, synthetic S-equol, which is a soy isoflavone that is naturally produced in a small percent of individuals in the US after ingestion of soy. this molecule is being evaluated for a wide range of indications, including menopausal symptoms, BPH, osteoporosis, and topical applications. About Vasomotor Symptoms In the US, there are more than 40 million postmenopausal women. More than 70% of these women experience hot flashes. The major products available to treat these symptoms are estrogens, which have current US sales of $1.8 billion, despite the risks associated with their use. The results of the Women’s Health Initiative study showing increased risk of breast cancer, cardiovascular events, stroke, and venous thrombosis with long-term estrogen-progestin therapy have dramatically decreased the use of estrogen therapy and increased the market opportunity for new VMS therapy with an ER? agonist, such as the S-equol product, AUS-131. About Ausio Pharmaceuticals Ausio Pharmaceuticals, LLC, is a private biotechnology development company focused on the advancement of safe and effective medicines for the aging population. Ausio was founded in 2006 by Richard Jackson, PhD based on technologies licensed from the Australian Health and Nutrition Association Ltd, NSW, Australia, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. The company has garnered a strong patent position for its lead compound, AUS 131. it has rapidly developed AUS-131 by working with excellent service providers. Ausio’s strategic goal is to collaborate with international pharmaceutical partners for AUS-131 in the US and other markets worldwide. for further information on Ausio, please visit the company’s website at ausiopharma.com. CONTACT: Iris Shaffer (708) 799-6284

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Some women say that Soy products help, like drinking Soy milk. It is supposed to help with the hot flashes.

Hormone Replacement Therapy carries significant health risks. But there is a natural option.
As reported by Lancelot, the British Medical Journal, Hormone Replacement Therapy {HRT} increases a woman's chance of getting ovarian cancer by 20%.
in the U.S, between 2001 and 2004, cases of breast cancer dropped 8.6% among women general population.
And what's even more interesting is that among women 50 and older, the drop was even greater- 11.8%!
Why is this?
Well, because a good number of women STOPPED Hormone Replacement Therapy{HRT}.
Who said that, you ask?
no less an authority than "The New England Journal of Medicine", that's who!
in layman {laywoman?} language, what does this mean?
It means that there were 30,000 fewer incidences of breast cancer during 2001-2004!
You would remember that this good news, because of its health significance, was broadcast over every Television channel, right?
WRONG!
Who looks out for you? you, that's who. Your health is your responsibility.
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Seeking far more natural ways to help with the symptoms of menopause? quite a few herbal treatments can relieve and even eliminate the prevalent symptoms of these circumstances.

Throughout menopause, women frequently expertise uncomfortable symptoms. very hot flashes, evening sweats, mood swings, irregular, modifications in bleeding and loss of sexual desire are a few of the most prevalent. Not too long ago, studies have demonstrated that hormone replacement treatment isn’t as secure as originally considered, so numerous women are searching to natural treatments having a wonderful deal of accomplishment.

Black cohosh has been employed for hundreds of years to help women with menopausal symptoms, and is most efficient in treating very hot flashes. It appears to get some capacity to imitate estrogen in the body, relieving the very hot flashes and mood swings that plague so numerous women.

Limiting caffeine will help with your symptoms too. Natural teas, and making use of onion, garlic and lemon instead of salt really should help too. One research at UCLA noted that garlic halted the advance of heart illness in post-menopausal women.

Soy, demonstrated to be useful in so numerous regions, assists with menopausal symptoms too. Soy includes a natural estrogen-like compound that assists balance hormones. Chickpeas, lentils and tofu will offer the same benefits. Complex carbohydrates like brown rice will even help regulate the amount of estrogen inside your program.

Making certain that you might be receiving a sufficient amount of essential fatty acids by eating oils, nuts, seeds and oily fish will help relieve vaginal dryness and keep the pores and skin supple.

Much more and far more women are searching for choice therapies for symptoms of menopause. Attempt these easy and natural foods treatments these days.Menopause help for those in need