Women’s stories

“Finally, something that helps my hormonal imbalance symptoms”

Lynnea had been on Prempro four years when she found us. Never wanting an HRT solution following menopause at 48, but with a high-stress job, diabetes and horrid hormonal imbalance symptoms, she needed something effective. Anxious to get off the Prempro, she’d tried weaning before and failed miserably. After starting her Essential Nutrients and trying again, “This time I did not have the return of symptoms… Finally, here is something that’s going to work….”

“It has been unbelievable,” Lynnea relays. “I’d been on HRT for four years. I was really concerned about being on it for so long, so I dropped back to taking it every other day, but every time I tried this my hormonal symptoms would come back so bad that within a week I’d have to go back on it.

“I was on the internet looking up info on bioidentical alternatives when I found the Personal Program. Once I’d started it I noticed a difference pretty quickly, and I’ll tell you why. Like I said, I was very anxious to get off the hormones. I immediately started reducing the Prempro after taking the Essential Nutrients — but this time, I did not have the return of symptoms. Within a couple of weeks with no symptoms, I realized, finally, here was something that was going to work. I’ve been on the Program for a little over two months now, and I’m down to taking one Prempro every three days.

“I had even talked to my ob/gyn about all this. My worst symptom — though heaven knows I had them all — my worst symptom was not being able to sleep. I’d sleep about four hours and wake up, night after night. My mind would be just racing. I couldn’t get back to sleep for anything. Every night, after four hours of sleep, I’d immediately wake up, with no chance of getting back to sleep.

“As for the hot flashes — I don’t know who it was who named them hot flashes. There was no ‘flash’ about it — mine would last at least 15–20 minutes! I have an extremely high-stress job, going full-tilt 10 hours a day on one end and starting a new business, too. One day I was giving a speech in front of the FBI and the chief of police down here, and the sweat was just pouring off me — I couldn’t even read my notes!

“I also had the irritability and night sweats. My night sweats were so bad I literally would have to get up, wake my husband and change the sheets in the middle of the night! Now, I’m having no symptoms, no night sweats — nothing.

“I feel better, and my complexion has improved, too. I used to joke about having a worse complexion now than when I was a teen. I never had acne as a teen, but I had four outrageous ‘zits’ from hormones or menopause — probably both. And they were big, obnoxious ugly things that just would not go away. Now three of them are gone, and the other one’s on its way to clearing up, too.

“I had also been fighting yeast infections for years — I could just look at a candy bar and get a yeast infection. I used to eat two yogurts a day just to keep them down; now I’m not even eating yogurt and I’m not having the yeast infections.

“After reading the nutritional guide book, my husband and I have started eating healthier. That’s been the other marked improvement. I was on four different diabetes medications, but I’m able to reduce the dosages drastically because my blood sugars have improved so much. My blood sugars were averaging 150 on the meds, and now they’re down to 90. And my hemoglobin A1c is down to 6.4 from 7. My husband’s diabetic, too, and both of us have seen just whopping improvement in our blood sugars. It has made such a difference. Our endocrinologist is just jumping up and down.

“I’ve lost probably 15 pounds since being on the Program. I went shopping last weekend and bought myself some slacks two sizes smaller than before. But what I really like about it is that it feels so effortless. I don’t feel like I’m radically depriving myself. As far as we’re concerned, this is really a lifestyle change — except for coffee! We’re not about to give that up! I’ve tried so many diets, but it’s easier than merely ‘dieting,’ where instead of depriving yourself so much of something you’re encouraging yourself. You feel so much better it keeps you going. My husband and I used to just come home and crash for the evening. Now we get out and do stuff. We’re balancing out our life.”

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Last Modified Date: 05/24/2011