Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Dec/Jan 2019 Aspire Magazine Final | Page 23
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Iron Supplements
Let’s talk about foods that
will support you during
this potent transition:
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Eat More Carrots
& Beets
Your body is going through a lot and you
need the tens of thousands of plant-based
nutrients that only veggies can offer you.
Eating carrots and beets together can help
balance hormones, a sure way to stop many
PMS and menopausal symptoms. Consider
eating beets and carrots together 2-3 times
per week for a month and see how you feel.
2
Try Flax Seeds & Meal
They contain phytoestrogens (plant-based)
and can help balance hormones. Beware:
they can also trigger estrogen symptoms
like cystic breasts so listen to your body.
3
Increase Your Intake of
Leafy Green Vegetables
Increase your intake of leafy green
vegetables—collard greens, dandelion, and
parsley are all high in bioavailable calcium.
You get very little calcium from dairy due to
the high phosphorus content, and it’s likely
you can’t even digest it. Get it from your
greens—your bones will thank you.
Increase Your Intake of
Fresh Vegetables
Increase your intake of fresh vegetables and
low sugar fruits like apples and berries. They
are a great way to increase fiber, keep your
calories low and your nutrient levels high. If
you allow yourself to eat processed foods
and you stop moving your body, then, of
course, your metabolism will slow down—
but that doesn’t have to happen.
5 Drink more spring water!
6 Take Omega 3 Fish Oils
7 Take Vitamin D3
8 Take Wild Yam Capsules
Vaginal dryness and hot flashes will be worse
if you’re dehydrated. As we age our skin
needs more moisture and water is a sure
way to help.
Take Omega 3 fish oils from small fish like
sardines which accumulate fewer heavy
metals. If you eat wild salmon or sardines
then occasionally get the kind in a can with
bones and gobble them up, it will support
your healthy calcium levels as well as adding
necessary Omega 3s for your happy brain.
Take Vitamin D3 with a healthy carrier oil
such as MCT or olive oil; avoid soy, safflower
and corn oils. Begin with 400IU/day and
get tested with a comprehensive functional
blood chemistry panel to see if you need a
higher dose.
Take wild yam capsules but don’t put the
prescribed wild yam cream on your body.
Your body knows how to utilize the food
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Your need for iron decreases as you age. Get
a comprehensive functional blood chemistry
analysis with a full iron panel on it to
appropriately assess your individual needs.
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