As we enter our 40s, we have declining levels of progesterone which means more brain fog, loss of libido, and more reproductive issues. In her practice, Dr. Anna has noticed decreases in fertility with menorrhagia, fibroids, and ovarian cysts with hysterectomies.
Anxiety and irritability often increase due to declining estrogen and progesterone. She observes that “in our 50’s, we get hot flashes and when we arrive at the stage of the post-menopausal ovary we need to preserve what God gave us.”
The two cornerstones of Dr.Anna’s approach are nutritional—her Keto green diet combined with fasting – and psycho-spiritual. As a functional nutritional doctor, she first puts her patients through an acid detoxification program with low carbohydrate/high alkaline foods to kick the body into a keto metabolic state that she describes as “switching from gasoline to jet fuel” for the mind-body.”
Not only did this knowledge come from her own experience. She saw evidence-based scientific results in her clinical practice. While figuring out the underlying causes and designing natural solutions, Dr. Anna went from performing two to three surgeries a week to two or three per year.
“It’s a revolution for menopausal women,” she says. “That’s what we have to create because we need a new model of women’s’ health.”
To help you get started, she offers a free
10-day course at www.dranna.com/breeze
She also invites you to visit www.magicmenopause.com
In the past two years, new medical research shows a direct correlation between progesterone and brain function. It may be an over simplification but in essence, less progesterone = fuzzy thinking (brain fog) and mental fatigue.
Her new Pure Balance PTR cream provides women with a transdermal form of natural progesterone that can help stabilize moods and improve focus and memory.
Determined to “stop the suffering of so many good women,” Dr. Anna teaches her patients to embark on new programs of such lifestyle practices as daily appreciation, grounding, prayer, meditation, and going out into nature. “This is 75 percent lifestyle and 25 percent is dietary. This changes the fuel to have mental clarity and energy to make good decisions,” she says.
Another cornerstone of the foundation for optimal health are Dr. Anna’s Four P’s:
1. Pause
2. Pray
3. Prioritize
4. Pour into yourself and others
Claim Your Future
Getting started is easier than you may think. While we strongly recommend that you start by reading The Hormone Fix, you can begin feeling better as soon as you wake up tomorrow.
All you need is five minutes of quiet time and perhaps something to write with.
Ask yourself the following questions:
What do I look forward to the most?
What am I so glad I did yesterday?
What changes do you appreciate?
What changes do you love?
Jot down, draw, or sketch any impressions, feelings, or ideas that come to you.
As women, it is our mission to inspire.
“For millennia, older women created monasteries, hospitals, and charities. For you, it can be enjoying hot tea and a good book, or your grandchildren,” says Dr. Anna. ”The most important thing is not giving up. We are all masterpieces waiting to happen.”