Women’s stories
“After just three days, I started sleeping again!”
During her mid-30’s, Samantha suffered from extensive endometriosis that required a hysterectomy and bowel resection to remedy the problem. Major surgery to be sure, but they left one ovary in hopes it would support her hormones. Unfortunately, after just a year the little ovary began to give out!
Samantha recalls that her hot flashes were intense, and her menopause insomnia, mood swings and irritability began with a vengeance. Her doctor then decided to put her on Premarin, which worked fairly well for many years — but she never felt quite the same again.
Eight years ago, at the age of 40, Samantha was getting her annual checkup with her PCP when the doctor announced she’d been on Premarin too long; it wasn’t healthy, and it was time to come off of it. Her doctor offered no weaning plan or support — just no more prescriptions. Samantha followed orders, but then her body really fell apart. All the terrible symptoms came back, and she was miserable.
Samantha told us she felt so unable to cope with her symptoms that she began to drink too much. “I was too young to have no hormones in my body. I just can’t believe a doctor could do that to someone — it affected my entire life. I was headed for divorce!”
Samantha tried every product in the health food stores for years, even doubling up products and doses. Nothing helped! Then one day her mother told her to look at our website. She read and read. She told us she was "blown away" by the testimonials — everyone’s stories were so much like hers! “I just couldn’t believe that the Program would work when nothing else natural did, but I had to try it. Now I’m so happy I did!
“After just three days, I started sleeping again! Before I would wake with the dawn, no alarm- but after starting my Program my husband had to wake me up at 9:00 AM because I was sleeping like a baby!”
By the third month of her Personal Program, Samantha admits she wasn’t always consistent with her supplements or eating plan, but she’d still dropped two pounds per month. She’s at the point now where she feels ready to make the dietary changes.
We look forward to helping her blaze into her 50’s feeling better than ever!
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Last Modified: 02/19/2008