Women’s stories
“Zero hot flashes!”
Aimara, 51, joined the Personal Program for Hormonal Imbalance three months ago
after Dr. Dixie Mills suggested she try it for her nearly constant hot flashes.
Aimara recently e-mailed Dr. Mills to share how she was doing on the Program and
agreed to share her experience with our readers. Here is her e-mail:
“Just wanted to send you a thank you note for referring me to Women to Women’s
Personal Program. When I last e-mailed you I was thinking about asking the Personal
Program for a refund because I was still getting
hot flashes almost two months into the Program. Well, as of a few weeks
ago, they began diminishing, and this week I haven’t had a single hot flash.
I was tracking my hot flashes before and was getting them every 20 to 30 minutes.
I couldn’t wear makeup. I
couldn’t sleep. It was difficult finding tops that I could be comfortable
in and that wouldn’t make me perspire so much.
“The change came when one of the Program’s
Wellness Coaches called me to see how I was doing. After explaining how
frustrated I was, she set me up with a
Nurse-Educator consultation the next week. The Nurse-Educator had some very
good tips for me. She helped me change my
Herbal Equilibrium protocol, and because I needed the
extra support, added 80 mg of soy isoflavones to my diet. We also discussed
eliminating hot salsa and other spicy foods from my diet temporarily because they
can trigger hot flashes.
“I’ve also kept up the daily exercise that I began at the start of the
Program, as well as the healthy eating. When I started the Program I wasn’t
getting much exercise at all. So, I started off slowly and just kept increasing
the duration. What’s made it fun is keeping the activities different. I’ve
also got a few girlfriends exercising with me. We started off with taking nice long
walks — no pressure to go fast. Then, we started saying, I think I can run
this next bit, adding little sprints into the mix. We’ll mix it up
with biking, or a walk on the beach — the goal is to keep it interesting and
fun, and to get some activity each day. It keeps me positive and feels good.
“I’ve also added some of the
dietary suggestions from the Program. It wasn’t too difficult as they
are similar to what I already eat. I’ve made some small changes like eliminating
sugar, switching to whole grains, and eating more vegetables and fruits. I also
eat more fish than meat now. I don’t follow measurements — just eat
healthier.
“As of today, I have lost
12 pounds, I feel great and best of all no more hot flashes! I don’t
want to jinx myself by getting too excited, as it has only been a week of zero hot
flashes, but I’m pretty excited about it. I have a trip scheduled to visit
my cousin and we are planning an all-girl hiking day at Yosemite. I can’t
wait for that.
“I’m not sure what exactly stopped the hot flashes, but I don’t
want to stop what I’m doing. However, I do want to add my hot foods back into
my diet at some point — I’m Mexican and I miss my salsas!
“Thank you again and hope you are doing well.
— Aimara”
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Original Publication Date: 11/10/2007
Last Modified:
11/12/2009