I know. You haven’t been having a great time so far, so you’re cynical about how you could possibly make menopause one of the best times of your life. All you want is to get relief fast – but there’s probably a lot standing in the way of that happening.

There’s too much bad advice, one-off or incomplete solutions, and too many pills and potions that don’t work, or don’t address your unique challenges. I think you’ll agree that you deserve better than a ‘hit and miss’ approach when it comes to your quality of life.

The key to having a better menopause is knowing how to cut through the clutter and confusion of incomplete and conflicting advice available from your doctor, on the Internet, in books, and magazines and natural food stores. But how can you do this? You’re not a menopause expert and you probably don’t have the time or desire to become one.

How do you feel about the current medical model that says women should take drugs or added hormones as a first-choice, one-size-fits-all approach to menopause? I think that strategy is too much, too fast and too general. Did you know that there are serious health risks associated with taking any hormone or drug? When you ‘mess’ with one hormone, it affects all of them? And your problem may not be solved by added hormones.

Whether your doctor offers standard hormone replacement or bio-identical hormone replacement – they’re ALL drugs. Your body didn’t make them. This is true even if they’re made from wild yams or soy. Once the hormonally-active substances are extracted and processed in a lab, they’re no longer ‘natural’. They’re drugs. And they’re certainly NOT a one-stop, magic solution – ever!!

How could any pill, cream, added hormone, antidepressant or other drug enhance your current and long-term health and wellness if your lifestyle choices and current emotional health doesn’t support optimal health? Wouldn’t it make sense to find what is causing the uncomfortable symptoms and find the support you need to deal with that – even if you decide to take the pharmaceutical solution for awhile?

Why take a processed hormone that your body didn’t produce – when it’s possible that you could get the relief you’re looking for by working with a practitioner to see where your symptoms are really coming from, then use natural remedies that are safe and gentle to bring your body back into balance? It’s a fact that it’s possible to enhance your body’s ability to produce all the hormones you need to stay healthy – for the rest of your life!

Did you know that everyone who takes drugs, of any kind, is suffering from nutritional deficiencies? The vitamins and minerals needed to process drugs and hormones need to be replenished, and drugs are processed through the liver which puts undue strain on this important organ. Interestingly, the liver is connected to your endocrine (hormonal) system. When you cleanse the liver and other organs and bodily systems, it can normalize the entire body which will resolve many problems such as hot flashes, weight gain and digestive difficulties. This is an example of how nothing in our bodies operates in isolation.

Your body is a miracle that requires the right nutrients, exercise, stress management and peace of mind to function optimally every day as it was meant to. Why not start with the intention to live a genuinely healthy life – body, mind and spirit?

Sometimes what a woman thinks is menopause is actually the outward manifestation of unsupportive beliefs, childhood pain, or other health issues that have been slowly building up and limiting her life over the years. Conditions such as hypothyroidism and adrenal fatigue have symptoms that, curiously, are on the list of menopause ‘symptoms’.  Premature aging of skin and hair can have it’s ‘roots’ in unhealthy lifestyle choices, nutritional deficiencies and an unhealthy mindset.

Premature aging is a concern for many people who don’t realize there’s a lot that can be done to slow it down – from the inside out! Right now there are many scientists working on solutions to reverse aging. The two methods that seem to have captured their attention are work on telomeres  – the end points of DNA that determine how long you have to live biologically, and work on altering genes. Baby Boomers aren’t tolerating growing old like their parents have. We expect more out of our later years than any other generation before us.

Already there are youthful-aging supplements that have been proven to slow or reverse aging of cells in the petrie dish and in animals. One nutritional company has its youthful aging product in clinical trials to prove its affordable nutritional supplement has the end effect of reversing aging in human beings!

Meanwhile, what are you doing to prevent wrinkles, body aches, joint stiffness and pain, reduced stamina, low energy, age-related memory loss and dementia, poor balance, mobility issues, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other conditions and diseases connected to aging badly?

What would happen if you addressed those concerns with better hydration, superior nutrition, leading edge supplements, the right exercise, emotional healing and consistent stress management? What do you think might happen to your so-called ‘menopause’ symptoms and aging process then?

Did you know that most North Americans living today will spend their last seven to 10 years in a nursing home unable to care for themselves because of poor brain function and a body that is compromised by chronic disease?

It’s a known fact that the lifestyle choices you make today will affect the quality of your life in the short-term – and in the future. Are your lifestyle choices in alignment with the kind of life you want to live as you get older? You can take responsibility for your quality of life now, and for the future, by making it your goal to become too healthy to ever live in a nursing home!

I know you want to be in control of your health and wellness, or you wouldn’t have read this far.

Clearly it’s time for you to make some changes, but the many choices that are available can make this goal overwhelming and discouraging. It might seem easier to do nothing. To coast and indulge in wishful thinking that something will change if you hang on long enough. Sure it will. Eventually you’ll go through menopause – that’s a given. However, you can spend the years before and after menstruation stops enjoying life or hating it – that’s a choice too.

The menopause expert you choose should care as much about your health and wellness – as you do.  A knowledgeable menopause coach will help keep you focused and moving forward with your health and wellness goals. Think of it like you would if you were to hire a business coach or a life coach. These days, most people agree that if you want to achieve extraordinary results in any endeavor, you need a coach – just like an Olympic athlete, an entrepreneur or a millionaire. If you want to have an extraordinary menopause – you need an expert menopause coach.

As your menopause coach, I’ll guide you through your menopause transition with emotional support, easy-to-implement recommendations and on-going coaching. To get started, I’ll help you examine your current menopause status, and together we’ll find the answers that will move you forward – beyond the pain of where you’re at now to living the life of your dreams! I’ll lead you to the natural remedies that will make your life easier, your thoughts more focused and the quality of your life much more enjoyable.

Will it require effort and commitment to succeed on your part? Of course it will! I only work with women who are ready and truly committed to doing what it takes to get their lives back on track. No excuses!

Having a successful menopause is a lot like exercise – in order to experience the benefits you have to do the work and keep it up. But imagine how difficult your life will be if you continue on the path you’ve been on so far? Wouldn’t you rather have the help of a caring, experienced practitioner who can guide you to set yourself up for superior health and wellness now, and in the years to come? You need to put some quality into your years – starting now!

I predict that when you commit to taking action, you’ll feel like your old self again – only better – and faster than you think. Did you know that takes more than 21 to 30 days to develop a new habit? You’ve got to develop new brain pathways through repetition over three to six months. A habit is a habit when it feels strange not to do it.

So, what are you waiting for?