Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:09 pm   Reply with quote      

My daughter suffers from severe PMS. She has mood swings-altered view of reality for one week a month!, severe low energy, severe body aches, inflammation...and then it mostly goes away in a day after her period starts and she is herself again. Would like information to share with her about nutritional support during this time. I have heard that the stores have an on-site nutritional counselor that is free of charge...more info please.

Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:21 pm   Reply with quote      

We do have Nutritional Health Coaches in each of our stores. This is a free service and I have attached a document listing the NHC’s in each store. You did not say how old your daughter is but I encourage you and/or your daughter to set up a coaching session to review our support documents on “Nutrition and Hormone Balance in Women”. The NHC can discuss possible underlying hormone balance disrupters, give dietary suggestions, provide meal ideas, and list nutrients to help balance hormones.

In our support documents it says that supplementing with just a high quality multiple vitamin and mineral has been found to be helpful for PMS, thus hormone balance. One double-blind trial used a multivitamin-mineral supplement containing vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin E, vitamin A, B-complex vitamins, and various other vitamins and minerals which was found to relieve a wide range of PMS symptoms, anxiety, cravings, and depression.

Of course for any health condition eating natural, whole foods is the basis for acquiring and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. In the second document attached we explain how natural foods lead to optimal health. Foods play such an important role in our diet. For example, a high intake of sugar impairs estrogen metabolism. The evidence is based on the higher frequency of PMS symptoms in women consuming a high-sugar diet and the fact that a high sugar intake is also associated with higher estrogen levels. PMS symptoms occur when estrogen levels are too high and progesterone too low 5-10 days before menses. Also the consumption of caffeine-containing beverages is associated with increases in both the prevalence and severity of PMS.

It might be helpful to have a holistic doctor monitor your daughter’s progress since her symptoms are so severe.

Download Natural Foods for Optimal Health.LW.0309.pdf
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