Eating Horse Urine Pills

Over 75,000 mares (female horses) are confined to
their stalls hardly larger than themselves for most of
their eleven month pregnancy. The mares live on
restricted fluid intake, are not allowed to exercise,
and not even allowed to lie down. After they give
birth, they are allowed only a few months of pasture
with their foals before they are re-impregnated to
begin another round of urine production.

All this to make the fifth leading medication in this
country - Premarin.

Why are you still eating horse urine pills?

This is sick! How did we as women ever think that
horse urine could help our hormones? Horse hormones
and human hormones are totally different. There is no
way women can metabolize these hormones without very
serious consequences.

Using phyto-estrogens (pronounced – fido) is using
plants that have an estrogenic effect, meaning it
won’t produce estrogen in your body. Instead, it will
help your body to produce the right amount of
estrogen. Soy products are regarded as the most widely
used phytoestrogens, but I’m not convinced.

Latest research has shown otherwise...if you want to
check into this further, go the westonprice foundation
for their full report on whats happening in the soy
industry. 

Bottom line is to understand that anything
synthetically made can never bring your hormones into
balance, totally. There is always a price to pay.


Until next time,

Dr. Judy

Herbal Superfood for Your Menopause

Dong Quai is my favorite herbal superfood!

Of all the female herbs that I used on myself and on the
women in my clinic, dong quai worked the best. Whether
its for peri-menopause, menopause, post-menopause this
herb works for almost every female gynecological ailment.

It’s particularly useful for irregular bleeding, insomnia, and
is known as a valuable blood purifier.

Suggested use is 2 capsules, 3 times daily with meals.

Tip – use this herb for 4 weeks, take a break for 1 week,
and then resume. By taking a break, this allows your body
to balance hormones naturally.

I have found health food store herbs of lower quality and
not give the results I wanted to see for my patients in my
clinic. My suggestion is to buy from a reputable source
where they use fresh herbs. Resources coming soon...

Until next time,
Dr. Judy

Menopause Discomforts

A patient came into my office one day complaining about
her stomach. She certainly wasn't the only one. Many of
my menopausal patients have this happen to them.
Here's one particular case that stands out:

"It seems like I always have heartburn or a bloated
stomach after every meal. I feel like a watermelon
and all my clothes feel tight. I don’t even feel like
eating anything. What can I do?"

Heartburn and indigestion are frequently common
during peri-menopause and menopause. “Inhaling”
your food when you’re in a hurry or eating when
you’re stressed causes your stomach to be overworked.

Also, eating late at night, especially hi carb foods will
cause that feeling throughout the next day.

During your menopausal years, it becomes even
more difficult for your body to break down nutrients
from the foods you eat. Everything beging going into
slow mode, including your digestive juices.

A few tips here:
~ Eat nothing after 6:00pm (for me personally, I eat
nothing after 4:00 but if I get hungry I might have
a grapefruit or apple)

~ Eat fresh pineapple with your meal or drink lots
of peppermint tea, spearmint, or ginger tea throughout
the day - like 2-3 cups.

~ Take a high potency digestive enzyme before every
meal. This helps break down your foods so you don't feel
like the bloats are going to squeeze you out of your pants!

Until next time,
Dr. Judy

On the Lighter Side of Menopause

Holiday Stress Test

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You know you're experiencing menopausal stress when...

~ You can achieve a "runner's high" by sitting up.

~ You are missing several days from this week.

~ You say the same sentence over and over again,
not realizing that you've said it before.

~ You can hear mimes.

~ You ask the drive-thru attendant if you can get your order to go.

~ Your heart beats in 7/8 time.

~ You and reality file for divorce.

~ You can travel without moving.

~ Antacid tablets become your sole source of nutrition.

~ You begin to talk to yourself, then disagree about the subject,
get into a nasty tiff over it, lose, and refuse to speak to yourself
for a week.

~ You wonder if brewing is *really* a necessary step
for the consumption of coffee.

Until next time,
keep your cool!
- Dr. Judy

Balanced Menopause

Every once inawhile, I pick up a magazine to find
out what's going on in the world of fashion. This
week, I read about "exciting" stories for losing
weight, getting a nose job, burning fat, cheap
makeovers, making my breasts bigger, 100 ways to
dress thinner - - it's all about looking skinnier
and looking sexier.

Frankly, this whole 'look-a- certain-skinny-way'
is getting old. Plus, it's very confusing.

Why do we we want to look like a scare crow with
big breasts?

I'm all for being healthy. But I also want to
enjoy life! Having a chocolate chip cookie (Mrs.
Field's is my favorite) or eating a nice dinner
out once in awhile is important for my emotinal
well-being.

Focusing only on what I look like in the mirror
makes me feel like a health guru fanatic.

There's more to life than reading confusing
articles that have one hundred ways to lose
weight (none of which work for any long periods
of time).

My focus is to live a balanced life - time with
family and friends, eating food occasionally that's
not good for me but fun to eat anyway, and
strengthening my faith.

How about you?

Let's get off this crazy rollercoaster together
and learn what it takes to live a balanced life
as healthy women.

Until next time,
Dr. Judy

Estrogen and Your Emotions

Do you feel like you’re constantly in a “brain fog?

Do you constantly forget things like where you put
your keys? Whether you turned off your toaster oven
before you left the house? Stuff that drives you
crazy because you can't quite remember.

Most women worry about getting Alzheimer’s disease
as they enter into menopause. As far as I can see
from observing thousands of women, and reviewing
the research, there is no direct link between
Alzheimer’s and menopause. Initally, women feel
better if they go on estrogen replacement therapy,
but there is no conclusive evidence that estrogen
works on a woman’s brain in a detrimental way.

I do believe...
... that there is a direct link between
lack of sleep and stress than there is about estrogen
loss. When sleepless nights become the norm, its time
to get focused on alleviating this challenge.
Otherwise, crankiness, irritability, and even depression
can set it. This does not make a happy, calm peaceful
homelife and can certainly wreak havoc on relationships!

Your body needs rest to repair and heal itself from
the busy, stressful day. Sleeping at least seven to
eight hours every night is imperative, since this allows
your body to rejuvenate itself. I list 15 Steps to Sleep
in my book: 100 Answers to Menopause that will help you
get your sleep and destress.

Bottom line, you need to get a good night’s rest to
help you remember your activities for the next day.

Until next time,
Dr. Judy

On the Lighter Side

Signs of menopause:
you write post-it notes with your kids’ names on them