by Karen Thomson
www.naturapause.com

When most people hear the words “menopause” or “andropause”, they immediately think, “middle-age” and “misery”. After all, most people experience the onset of the end of their reproductive cycle during middle-age — and this is usually accompanied by emotionally and physically draining symptoms such as hot flashes, low libido, and mood swings.

However, the facts are changing, and they’re changing with the times.

People are now experiencing these symptoms, along with constant fatigue and depression, much earlier in life. Some studies suggest that perimenopause can begin as early as twenty-five in some women. Men in their twenties and thirties regularly experience the symptoms of low libido and erectile dysfunction. Both men and women battle fatigue and depression — often with drugs and dangerous habits.

What is causing this rapid onset of the symptoms of menopause or andropause? Is this ‘really’ what people are experiencing, or it is something altogether different that is “masking” itself as menopause or andropause? What can someone in their early mid-life do about these stressful symptoms? And, what about those who are actually experiencing the onset of the end of reproduction? Are drugs the only alternative? Are they actually safe?

The questions and much more are addressed spectacularly in NaturaPause:  The Natural Hormone Solution For Men And Women.  Created by Naturopathic physician Dr. Holly Lucille and “Fit Over 40″ author Jon Benson, NaturaPause uncovers what Dr. Lucille calls “the root causes” behind the symptoms associate with perimenopause, menopause, andropause, rapid weight gain, functional erectile dysfunction and constant fatigue. Rather than addressing the “symptoms”, Dr. Lucille and Benson address the “cause”, as they enlighten both men and women in methods that can restore hormonal function.

NaturaPause is not a supplement or a drug, but a “how-to” instruction kit comprised of a six audio CDs, a 137-page book and a 28-page workbook.

“Most physicians try to replace hormones. That’s a poor strategy,” says Dr. Lucille in Audio 1. “Exactly what ‘hole’ did they fall out of?”  From almost a decade of clinical practice, Dr. Lucille has found solid, natural methods for encouraging bodies to do what they were designed to do:  heal themselves, from the inside-out. This healing process can not only take care of the problem, but also the nasty symptoms — and, unlike drugs (HRT is the common term for hormone therapy via drugs), leave the individual much healthier and more fit than when they began.

“Drugs have their place in hormone help, but they should not be the first choice. The body must be given the chance to heal the root cause of most of the symptoms…and that’s something rarely discussed in traditional medicine,” says Dr. Lucille. “For those on HRT, it is even more crucial to address the core issues, otherwise long-term health can definitely be affected.”

NaturaPause audios include:  “Hormones 101:  What You Really Need To Know”, “Menopause:  Reasons And Remedies For Regaining Your Life,” “Andropause:   What Men Need To Know To Restore Vigor”, “Exercise and Nutrition:  Secret Weapons In The Battle For Youth”, “Restoring Sex Drive:  The Psychology and Physiology of Renewing Your Love Life”, and “Putting It All Together:  Dr. Lucille’s 1-2-3 NaturaPause Plan.”  Each audio is impressively thorough and conducted in a conversational style between Mr. Benson and Dr. Lucille. Both give their take on the subject; Benson from personal experience of early andropause at 27, and Dr. Lucille from a clinical perspective.

So, what is addressed in the NaturaPause Solution Kit? A small sampling includes…

– Exactly why traditional medicine flat-out fails to wipe out the hellish symptoms of menopause, male menopause, perimenopause, weight gain, and constant fatigue;

– What the natural health industry is missing, and why people are not seeing the rapid results they are looking for by trying what they hear on T.V. or read in a magazine;

– The real, absolute, without-a-doubt cause of nearly all these symptoms�and how to get rid of them, make people feel better, and radically boost mental, emotional, and physical health at the same time;

– Why 95% of doctors never treat this hormonally-based cause;

– A top-to-bottom, �treat the cause� Solution that is based in fact and medicine that’s been successful for thousands of years;

– And more than can be covered in this short review.

Dr. Lucille’s book rounds out the package nicely, covering all you need to know about restoring and maintaining hormonal balance in what she calls, “An ever-increasing toxic environment.” Dr. Lucille demonstrates how everyday household items are contributing to the increase of estrogen in both males and females. The result:  children are reaching puberty 2.3 years sooner than fifty years ago, and both sexes are experiencing the onset of menopausal symptoms earlier and, often, in increased severity.

NaturaPause is the best product I have ever seen for addressing relief and restoration when it comes to this natural phase of life. Combine that with the solid, down-to-earth nutrition and fitness  information, how-tos on sexual healing, and a complete “what works” natural supplement guide, and you have a product that everyone over 30 desperately needs in order to live at their peak for decades to come.

For more information, visit the NaturaPause website at –
www.naturapause.com

A Candle In A Dark Week

Unless you hitched a ride on NASA’s Lunar Orbiter, you’ve heard the news.

In a single day, we lost two people that almost everyone in this country, if not this world, felt as if they knew personally.

In the same week, there was a candle flickering in the darkness.

A candle fueled by science. By research.

By hope.

We lost Farrah Fawcett to cancer. But this week a promising new cancer drug has a large number of folks highly optimistic.

And of course we lost Michael Jackson. We don’t know why yet. I wonder if we ever will.

But still, the candle burns.

The light here is a light of reckoning. A light that says, “You are but dust in the wind.” To dust, we return.

In a sense, at least.

You are also the stuff of stars.

I’m not talking about movie stars — I mean literal stars.

The inspiration for this article comes from one of my personal heroes, Carl Sagan. In his brilliant book, A Demon-Haunted World, Carl brings is wit, intelligence and sobriety to bear on the candle in the dark — science.

Science has helped liberate us from the dark ages, literally.

Science has cured more people in a single generation than all the wars in “history” have taken. Can you believe it?

During this dark week, science enabled us to launch the most sophisticated lunar probe in history to the moon.

And science will eventually find a cure for that monster we call cancer.

But science may never find a cure for what killed the King of Pop.

You see, I don’t think it is as simple as it seems. It may be. Who knows. But I think Jackson died of loneliness and self-abuse.

It just took time.

That, combined with stress (the number-one killer in the world) is enough to do anyone in.

The candle in the dark? Managing your health is really under your control… more than you think. That includes your mind.

Not totally, but in a few years, who knows.

That’s a candle that burns bright to me.

Brighter than the sun.

A bit of honesty:

My first thought upon hearing Jackson died was, “Wow. Too young. How?”

I’ve always recognized his contribution to music, but I’ve never been “attached” as a fan per-se.

When Kurt Cobain died, I cried. When Gene Roddenberry died, I cried. I cry every time I watch the end of “Contact” that just says, “For Carl.”

When Michael died, I shook my head in disbelief, skepticism, and reflection.

My candle was burning at both ends, I suppose.

How fragile we are. Yet, like Sagan loved to say, we are all “starstuff.” Literally.

Every atom in your body with the exception of hydrogen can be traced to a red star, billions of years old.

That makes me hang my head in utter awe. How beautiful, yet how chaotic our universe and our lives seem to be.

The reason I do what I do is not to try and extend “just years” to your life — it’s to help you make your life the best it can be.

To extend the healthy, happy, joyful aspects of your life.

To give you the candle in the dark called “self-management”.

Your time can come in a snap of a finger. In a breath, your light can go out.

But until then, I urge you to fight the good fight.

And keep your candle lit for all the world to see.

Fit Bits: This Will Kill You. Really.

Inflammation.

That’s the ticket. That’s the answer.

That’s what you must address if you want to live a longer and more productive, healthy life. No ifs, ands or buts.

Inflammation is caused by insulin resistance, among other things.

I’ve decided to share this week’s Fit Bits with you in an entertaining video I made called “Low Carb Lunacy.”

Get ready for the facts like you’ve never seen them before…

Please press the Play button to start the video. Thanks!

P.S. For those of you who really want to take charge of your health, I do encourage you to adopt a dietary plan you can live with. The best I know of is found below.

The Every Other Day Diet     Lose Weight. Lower Inflammation!