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“This was the first time anyone had acknowledged I was in menopause.”

Denise was in denial about menopause and the effects it would have on her body. She figured she could “think herself through it” and get by without symptoms. In November of 2006 Denise had her first hot flash during the night. In the following year, her menopausal symptoms got worse. She was unable to concentrate, unable to focus, unable to sleep, very anxious, and even short tempered. After an unsuccessful discussion with her gynecologist, Denise finally had enough and started researching menopause on-line. Read about how she found Women to Women’s Personal Program and was able to right her hormonal imbalance naturally.

“I swore I would not have a hot flash. My six sisters and mother went through the change without help, and I knew I would too. I figured I could just think myself through not having hot flashes. I decided to talk about the whole menopause process with my gynecologist, but she was quite young and did not give me effective counseling. In fact, she didn’t think women suffered memory loss through menopause and she didn’t see menopause as ‘serious.’

“I had my first hot flash during the night in November of 2006. Afterwards, I tried to act like I didn’t have it. I moved on. In the following few months, I realized that I was unable to decipher, remember, and articulate important information. When I had meetings, I never wanted to go because I was so anxious and impatient at them. In March of 2007, I began to have even more health issues. I ended up with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insomnia, and my nerves were on edge. My doctor wanted to put me on both blood pressure and cholesterol medication. I finally decided I’d had enough and started to do my own research on menopause.

“I found Women to Women’s Personal Program in December of 2007. The on-line quiz confirmed I was in menopause. This was the first time anyone had indeed acknowledged I was even in menopause. I started taking the Essential Nutrients and Herbal Equilibrium right away. I quickly changed my eating habits and began the 28 day eating plan — and followed it to the letter. Every Sunday I would buy the next seven days worth of food. I cooked my meals ahead of time and brought my lunch, dinner, and snacks to work. I made sure to eat three meals a day and two snacks, which meant I had to start eating breakfast every day. In the last 25 years prior to this program, I had not eaten breakfast. I never realized how important it was.

Once I was done with the 28-day eating plan, I made my own menu, being careful to include all four food groups with every meal. One of the biggest food changes I made was to discontinue eating rice cakes and popcorn. They were my favorite and I’d been eating popcorn and rice cakes every day for the last 7 years! I went cold turkey, so to speak. I stopped skipping meals, I stopped fasting, and I started eating breakfast. All of the sudden I was back to feeling 100% normal.

“My doctor was no longer pushing me to go on the cholesterol medication — after two years. I had managed to naturally normalize my numbers by following the program. In fact, he told me I didn’t have to see him every six months anymore, and I could come see him once a year! Now I am always trying to teach people with health issues about changing your diet and lifestyle. Life as I knew it was not over because of menopause!”

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Last Modified Date: 05/24/2011