A Perimenopausal Miracle
During the last year, at 45, I've been experiencing what I suppose could be described as "intense PMS" 7-10 days before my period, making me a tired, bloated, sugar craving, spaced out, emotional freakazoid. Bizzare emotions and strange symptoms like incredibly painful and swollen breasts, waking frequently during the night, insatiable sugar cravings and feelings of insecurity were plaguing me just at this time-every other time of the month I was fine.
After torturing my boyfriend for 8 months and experiencing the symptoms worsening, I realized I had to get a handle on this. I can't afford, nor do I believe its necessary to use, expensive holistic doctors and their over priced supplements when the internet is filled with tons of research and data for those who will take the time to do their homework.
Searching for natural treatments for perimenopause, I found Nina's book. It sounded just too good to be true: eat soy and flax daily and your suffering is over. As a vegan already, her mouth watering recipes that could actually make me feel normal again sounded like paradise.
As of this writing, I have been using the guidelines that Nina talks about in this book for the past 3 weeks, making sure to get 2-3 servings of flax seed and/or soy daily. This is right about the time I turn into my scary hormonally deprived alter ego and I have to say I feel GREAT! The first sign that this is working is that while my breasts are swelling some, they are not painful at all!! Halleluiah! That made me feel like I was three months pregnant.
Also, I the general feeling of spaceiness and sugar cravings are gone. In fact, I feel, well, normal.
I urge every woman who is plagued by psycho hormonal shifts to read this book and implement the diet asap. It really, truly works. I never would've believed something so simple could work so powerfully.
Forget the overpriced physicians and their overpriced potions and pills! Take on your diet, and in addition to balancing your hormones, you will be protecting yourself against heart disease, osteoporosis and even breast cancer. (your man will benefit too from prostate cancer protection and will experience protection from heart disease as well) You will be amazed at how much better you feel!
Use Tofu in Familiar Recipes
I have been using this cookbook for over 5 years. It's great! Most of the recipes are easy. The nice thing about it is that it incorporates tofu into receipes that are familiarto you and your family: soups, crepes, smoothies, main dishes, cheesecake, puddings, etc. You don't have to buy odd ingredients that you would need to prepare tofu in a Japanese or Chinese style. It stimulated me to think of my own ways to add tofu and soy products to my diet. And the estrogenic ingredients really worked to get rid of my hot flashes.
My only problem with it is the flax seed deserts. Some of them haven't turned our at all.
Good infomation, great recipes! Watch out for Garlic!
This book is well worth buying. The information is very valuable to any women who wants to experience an important natural transitional stage of life in a very healthy supportive way. I found the recipes to be very tasty. There is something I would caution you about the recipes though, in Chinese medicine peri-menopausal and menopausal women are considered to have an excessive yang or heat condition (known as hot flashes). I would recommend limiting the use of garlic or leaving garlic out (which creates excessive heat in the body). As an alternative you can substitute horse radish (which is cooling to the body) if you need to add a tangy flavor to the recipe. This book came to my attention when I had a delicious dinner at my friends's house and she credited the recipes from this book. She knew I was looking for recipes that created a healthy diet for peri-menopausal women. This book answered a lot of questions for me and has started me on a healthy diet.
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