Ladies I want to encourage you all to read, The Heroine's Journey. She addresses some of this as part of a journey of wisdom.
But I think the exposures we get to relatively untested chemicals are likely increasing the severity of responses in women and men. We have younger and younger girls experiencing menstration and it seems, women far too young experiencing symptoms of menopause. I think men are affected too but because they have less identifiable cycles it's harder to pin point with them. Those of you who have beeen around for a while are familiar with my personal credo; If it won't hurt and might help - try it.
In this vein of thought I encourage you to examine your diet and lifestyle. Go organic as much as you can and especially with animal products -Reduce your consumption and keep away from anything containing BGH.
Another thought provocing little book you might want to read is, If You Love Me Don't Feed Me Junk. Her story of the fight for her life, years ago, tells what all of us are exposed to without knowing.
We can only learn to love by loving. - Iris Mudoch, British writer
Thanks Wild Child, I'll investigate those two books. I have always had an interest in diet and its effect on our lives and tried to eat and live healthily.
#20 Agreed. My partner is mid 60s and although he's a great partner, he's of an age-group which grew up never hearing about the particular health problems women endure. Mothers in those days were stoic and silent and issues such as PMT and Menopause were only "whispered" about amongst females.
My mother had a lot of "female problems". I have no idea what because they weren't spoken about, but we were often left with our Grandmother while Mum was in hospital. Hopefully, this generation of women has raised their sons differently and don't consider these issues to be mysterious or as "mental problems".
I also don't think there's a lot of research going on in this field. Not a lot more is being offered by the medical profession compared to 20-30 years ago. There is still a sense that women should grin and bear it. My doctor offered me HRT but said it would only be for a short period, not semi-permanent as it used to be. I have a friend who was on HRT for 10 years and when she went off it, she was set right back where she left off, hot flushes galore. So for that reason, plus the feeling I didn't want to "fiddle" with my hormones, I have avoided HRT.
Finally though, I can see light at the end of the tunnel. I have good and bad days. By this time yesterday, (8.45 am) I'd had over 10 hot flushes, today I've had one. Perhaps my early morning walk helped? Who knows?
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