AIM RevitaFem™ details

For many years, most medical and health related research was done on men, and it was assumed that women have the same health problems and needs. We now realize that this is not true. The symptoms and progression of diseases differ between men and women. Women have special needs due to their unique physiology.

Menopause

As women age, a major concern is menopause, when hormone levels begin to drop and the menses cease. The term perimenopause refers to the events leading up to and lasting for one year after menopause.

Today, millions of women in their 40s and 50s are on the threshold of menopause. Many sail through without symptoms. However, many others experience a wide range of discomforts, such as hot flashes, night sweats, and mood swings. Osteoporosis also becomes more of a concern at this time, as the lack of estrogen may speed up bone loss.

A question of balance

Menopause results from changes in the ovaries and in glands that produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which control the menstrual cycle. If communication between all the organs and glands involved in the production of these two hormones fails, too much estrogen or progesterone may be produced. This generally results in too much estrogen relative to progesterone—a condition now known as estrogen dominance.

John R. Lee, M.D., author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, believes that estrogen dominance is prevalent in industrialized societies due to a number of factors. These include estrogen replacement therapy, birth control pills, and hysterectomies.

Other factors may include lack of exercise and a diet rich in animal fat, sugar, refined starches, and processed foods. When women consume more calories than they need, hormone production increases, and this may contribute to hormonal imbalance and estrogen dominance. Finally, we must consider xenoestrogens, which are foreign substances originating outside the body that have estrogenlike activity. Xenoestrogens are generally produced through pesticides and petroleum products. Again, these may contribute to hormonal imbalance.

Estrogen dominance manifests itself in many ways, including the absence of periods, a long menstrual cycle, frequent or heavy periods, painful periods, PMS, hot flashes, mood swings, and more. Dr. Lee also notes that estrogen dominance may be linked to the acceleration of the aging process, allergies, breast tenderness, decreased sex drive, depression, fatigue, fibrocystic breasts, headaches, irritability, memory loss, osteoporosis, uterine cancer and uterine fibroids, and water retention.

Synthetic hormone therapy

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was developed in the 1960s to treat the symptoms of menopause, but doctors have since prescribed HRT to relieve depression, cardiovascular disease, and bone loss, as well as a myriad of other conditions. In the United States and Canada, most women use one of two main types of hormone therapy-combined estrogen and progestin or estrogen only.

These therapies have been shown to provide relief from hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness, as well as to decrease the risk of osteoporosis and colorectal cancer. However, research shows that the risks may be greater than the benefits.

Due to serious health concerns, the Women’s Health Initiative, an eight-year study commissioned to determine if HRT is beneficial to healthy women, was halted after five years and two months. This study involved 16,608 healthy postmenopausal women (no periods for 12 months). The women received equine estrogen with synthetic progestin. It was concluded that the study posted significant health risks to women that exceeded the benefits. The results from the study indicate a 111 percent increased risk of blood clots, a 41 percent increased risk of stroke, a 29 percent increased risk of coronary heart disease, and a 26 percent increased risk of breast cancer.

Natural hormone therapy

Millions of women in the United States and Canada use some form of synthetic hormone replacement therapy while still others experience symptoms but don’t want to take a drug. Studies are currently under way to compare the benefits of synthetic therapies to natural remedies and healthy lifestyle choices. But the anecdotal evidence is already clear. Natural hormone therapies and lifestyle changes relieve symptoms without unwelcome side effects and harmful health risks. One such natural approach to menopause is AIM RevitaFem®.

Powerhouse of menopausal support

The combination of botanicals in AIM RevitaFem provide a synergistic powerhouse in the support of menopause management. 

The combination of botanicals in AIM RevitaFem® provides a synergistic powerhouse in the support of menopause management. Please note that this formula is strictly contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation.

If you experience long and heavy periods, consult a health care practitioner before use.

Lifestyle support

Of course, taking a natural, botanical supplement like AIM RevitaFem® is only part of a menopause management program. After a lifetime of prescription drugs, stress, poor food choices, and environmental pollutants, the liver and adrenal glands have become taxed leading to even greater hormone imbalance. It is necessary to provide support to the liver and adrenals to aid the body through the transition. To support a system going through the “change,” it is wise to incorporate the following lifestyle factors:

• Exercise regularly.
• Manage your stress.
• Eliminate toxins regularly.
• Eat a whole foods diet. Eat foods rich in phytoestrogens such as soybeans, yellow and red lentils, blackeyed peas. In fact, all legumes are high in isoflavones. Eliminate red meats, fried foods, and dairy products. If you must eat meat, eat less and eat organic. Meat and dairy products most often contain synthetic growth hormones that can add to the disruption in your body systems. Avoid junk foods.
• Replenish your body with the nutrient-dense AIM Garden Trio® (AIM BarleyLife®, AIM Just Carrots®, and AIM RediBeets®) and add other supplements as needed.

In the early 1900s, the average life expectancy for women was 51. In this century, a woman’s life expectancy has increased dramatically to 93. That means she can expect to live nearly a third of her life after menopause.

A positive attitude about this change eases the transition and helps the body weather almost any challenge.

Despite an increased risk of heart disease and osteoporosis or a family history of difficult menopause, women can—by utilizing natural healing strategies—defy genetics and enjoy a vital, strong, productive new beginning in this stage of their life.

If you are a perimenopausal or menopausal woman, make the right choice for your physical and emotional health, as well as peace of mind. Choose the natural way for optimal health during your transitional years.

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• Writing Group for the Women’s Health Initiative Investigators. “Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Healthy Postmenopausal Women.” Journal of American Medical Association 288 (2002): 321-333.

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