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Managing Your Menopause Type^® Educational Class
Session Two - Your Quality of Life
Foundational Therapies
The following table lists some Foundational Therapies that may be suggested by your healthcare professional on the first visit. These recommendations are based upon symptoms, as analyzed by the Menopause Type^® Questionnaire. Please note that while some therapies are appropriate for all Menopause Types^®, others are only appropriate for specific types.
	Make sure you get proper rest and exercise and other lifestyle choices.
	Eat a healthy balanced diet with adequate nutrients. Make sure you have proper elimination so your body can get rid of toxins.
PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL ESSENTIALS
Consider for All Menopause Types^®
		The high-grade Multiple Vitamin & Mineral Supplement should be the foundation of good nutritional support during and after menopause.
		The Antioxidants Formulas and vitamins, particularly beta-carotene, are appropriate for all Menopause Types^®, especially those with weak progesterone activity since progesterone production requires antioxidants.
DECREASE CANCER RISK
Consider for All Menopause Types^®
		Soy Isoflavones are is appropriate for all Menopause Types^®., especially those with estrogen deficiency symptoms. Soy Isoflavones increase the metabolism of endogenous estrogens to the protective 2-hydroxylated estrogens in women, and this may play an important role in lowering 17b-estradiol levels and the long-term risk for breast cancer.[1]
		Indole-3-carbinol - Studies increasingly indicate that dietary indole-3-carbinol (I3C) prevents the development of estrogen-enhanced cancers including breast, endometrial and cervical cancers. [2]
ENHANCE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Consider for All Menopause Types^®
		Cardiovascular Nutrients - broad spectrum cardiovascular nutritional supplement.
		Co-Enzyme Q10
		Vitamins B12 and Folic Acid
MAINTAIN BONE HEALTH
Consider for All Menopause Types^®
		Calcium & Magnesium - with trace minerals an vitamins
		Vitamin D
IMPROVE BLOOD SUGAR AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
Consider when High Testosterone and / or Low Estradiol are presented
		A Glucose Balancing Formula - support for normal glucose levels is appropriate for any Menopause Type^® at risk for abnormal glucose or insulin metabolism including those types with high testosterone and/low estradiol.
		Chromium - 200 mcg of chromium may be useful in any Menopause Type^® at risk for dysglycemia / dysinsulinemia.
		Vanadium 20 mcg of vanadium may be useful in any Menopause Type^® at risk for dysglycemia / dysinsulinemia.
CONSIDER ADAPTOGENIC HERBAL FORMULAS
Consider for any Menopause Type^® with fatigue as a presenting symptom
		Adaptogenic Herbs such as Panax Ginseng, Siberian Ginseng, Withania, Astragalus, Bupleurum, Schisandra, Rehmannia, Licorice, Peruvian Maca and other herbs should be chosen based upon the Menopause Type^®.
CONSIDER ANDROGEN EXCESS CONTROL
Consider for High Testosterone Menopause Types^®
		Saw Palmetto Berries - Useful in excessive testosterone Menopause Type^®.
		Nervines - Valerian, Hops, Skullcap, St. John’s Wort and Passiflora are useful for calming agitation and anxiety that may exist in excessive testosterone Menopause Type^®. The anti-androgen effect of hops is also appropriate for such Menopause Type^®.
What this means to you
Beginning Foundational Therapies early, even before hormone replacement, can be beneficial in enhancing your quality of life and diminishing the symptoms associated with menopause. It's also important to realize that by improving your nutrition, you are supporting the proper function of tissues and decreasing your risks for disease.
What's Next?
Your risk for developing osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes and cancer can be determined a number of ways, including laboratory tests, bone density studies physical exams. Knowing your risks can guide you and your physician in making correct hormone replacement or other medical choices.
Session Three of the Managing Your Menopause Type^® Educational Class is titled "Your Risks of Disease". Session Three will focus on how information from your physical exam, your lab tests, your bone density tests and other tests reveal your risks for disease and what choices you can make to decrease your risks for disease.
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The Managing Your Menopause Type® Educational Class is provided to the public without charge. This information is provide for education purposes only, and is not intended to prescribe treatment. Consult a physician, pharmacist or other healthcare professional regarding the applicability of any opinions or recommendations with respect to your symptoms or medical condition.
This public education class does not provide physicians, pharmacists or other healthcare professional with the extensive training and ongoing education provided within the Management of Menopause Type^® Program.
The extensive Professional Management of Menopause Type^® Seminar is available to healthcare professionals as a component of the Management of Menopause Types® Program.
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[1] Lu LJ, Cree M, Josyula S, Nagamani M, Grady JJ, Anderson KE. Increased urinary excretion of 2-hydroxyestrone but not 16alpha-hydroxyestrone in premenopausal women during a soya diet containing isoflavones. Cancer Res. 2000 Mar 1;60(5):1299-305.
[2] Auborn KJ, Fan S, Rosen EM, Goodwin L, Chandraskaren A, Williams DE, Chen D, Carter TH. Indole-3-carbinol is a negative regulator of estrogen. J Nutr. 2003 Jul;133(7 Suppl):2470S-2475S. Review.
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