Women’s stories

“I’ve always been a skeptic and that’s why I’m so excited!”

Six months ago, 42-year-old Rita was barely coping. As a wife and mother of three, the demands of her full-time job were very stressful, including a great deal of travel. Pulled in a million directions and under pressure to perform, Rita was not prepared when her body began to show symptoms of hormonal imbalance.

While Rita still had regular periods, she was suffering night sweats, mood swings, poor sleep, weight gain, fuzzy thinking, extreme fatigue and absent-mindedness. She found our Program on the internet and began following it immediately.

“Within three months, I felt so much better that I was able to slowly get off my antidepressant. I am so thrilled! I’m feeling even better now after six months. My fatigue has been cut in half and my brain has cleared. I am such an advocate for your Program. I’ve always been a skeptic and that’s why I’m so excited!”

While she is still under stress, with very little time for herself, Rita is determined to make even more improvements. She has seen improvement in every area except in losing weight — which she now feels ready to tackle. In a Nurse–Educator consultation we explained the need to make more time for herself as part of her approach to weight loss, and referred her to the wealth of resources on this topic on our website.

We’ve both promised to keep in touch. We were happy to hear her say, “I love the support. The Program’s been truly life-changing for me!”

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Last Modified: 02/16/2010