Menopause Treatment Article

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » October 30, 2004 8:40 pm

I found this for our brother Vinny (or is it Vinnie?), who currently has a Menopausal Mommy. Rather than just PM it to him I decided to start a thread in case anyone else might be interested.

http://www.menopause-online.com/naturopath.html

The Naturopathic Approach to the Treatment of Menopause
by Harry Adelson, ND

With so much information available today on the use of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of menopause, whom can one reliably turn to for guidance? The only primary care providers who are trained in the diagnosis and conventional management of medical conditions such as menopause as well as a broad spectrum of natural modalities are licensed naturopathic physicians (NDs).

There exist many natural treatments; particularly botanical medicines, for the treatment of the symptoms and risks associated with menopause. Some of the better known effective botanical treatments for relief of hot flashes are black cohosh and dong quai. However, properly prescribed homeopathic medicines can be helpful as well. Soy products may help to decrease the risk of osteoporosis in women with mild to moderate risk of osteoporosis. Hawthorn is thought to improve memory loss associated with menopause, as well as lower risk of heart disease.

The first order of business when choosing a treatment plan for menopause is to assess a woman's risk for developing diseases associated with menopause, most significantly heart disease and osteoporosis. Women at moderate to high risk for these diseases are good candidates for drug therapies to most aggressively prevent these diseases, along with natural therapies to treat the more benign symptoms, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness and low libido. Women at low to low-moderate risk can be candidates for entirely natural treatment plans, supervised by a licensed naturopathic physician. Healthful diets, regular exercise, sufficient sleep, nutritional supplements and botanical medicines can significantly reduce the risk of disease and dramatically optimize health.

Not all NDs are created equal.
Licensed naturopathic physicians are trained at four-year, postgraduate, in-residence accredited naturopathic medical institutions as family practitioners that specialize in natural medicine and have further passed state licensing exams. Naturopathy is not currently licensed in each of the United States. Health care consumers must investigate the credentials of NDs practicing in states that do not license naturopaths.
NDs learn pharmacotherapy and minor surgical procedures, but the majority the clinical training lies in nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, and physical medicine. The profession is defined less by the modalities employed, and more by the six philosophical principles. Those principles are:

1) vis medacatrix naturae- the healing power of nature,
2) tolle causam- identify and treat the causes,
3) primum non nocere- first do no harm,
4) docere- doctor as teacher,
5) treat the whole person,
6) prevention.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » October 31, 2004 12:05 am

thanks shane.

IsleReef · Post by **IsleReef** » October 31, 2004 12:19 am

Thankyou Shane............. I find this thread more informative than Jah's Drive By Truckers thread.......... I won't tell my mom about it, but I appreciate what you have done for what the son of a menopausle mom has to deal with................... You are a true humanitarian...........

citcat · Post by **citcat** » October 31, 2004 12:52 am

IsleReef wrote:Thankyou Shane............. I find this thread more informative than Jah's Drive By Truckers thread.......... I won't tell my mom about it, but I appreciate what you have done for what the son of a menopausle mom has to deal with................... You are a true humanitarian...........

A little KY jelly fixes everything.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » October 31, 2004 8:22 am

I still haven't figured out how to "prevent" menopause....

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » October 31, 2004 8:24 am

phjrsaunt wrote:I still haven't figured out how to "prevent" menopause....

I think the only prevention is suicide..

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 31, 2004 8:48 am

nycparrothead wrote:
phjrsaunt wrote:I still haven't figured out how to "prevent" menopause....
I think the only prevention is suicide..

by the person going thru it? or those around them facing the moodswings?

IsleReef · Post by **IsleReef** » October 31, 2004 9:26 am

My Dad still seems happy as I am pretty sure he & my mom are still going at it........ I interrupted them last summer with a phone call and two heavily breathing parents asking me, "what do you want?"......... I just put my head down and slammed it on my desk and wanted to puke......

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » October 31, 2004 9:29 am

IsleReef wrote:My Dad still seems happy as I am pretty sure he & my mom are still going at it........ I interrupted them last summer with a phone call and two heavily breathing parents asking me, "what do you want?"......... I just put my head down and slammed it on my desk and wanted to puke......

Do they ever ask you to videotape them like my parents do?

IsleReef · Post by **IsleReef** » October 31, 2004 9:34 am

nycparrothead wrote:
IsleReef wrote:My Dad still seems happy as I am pretty sure he & my mom are still going at it........ I interrupted them last summer with a phone call and two heavily breathing parents asking me, "what do you want?"......... I just put my head down and slammed it on my desk and wanted to puke......
Do they ever ask you to videotape them like my parents do?

No, but I will give you the full honors if the day comes that they want someone to video tape them humping away....... I still hope I'm still alive ay 65 years old, not to mention still humping away........

tommcat327 · Post by **tommcat327** » October 31, 2004 9:50 am

very informative article shane,thank you so much for posting it

IsleReef · Post by **IsleReef** » October 31, 2004 9:59 am

I'm hopping in the shower and getting dressed...... My menopausle Mom & horny Dad are comming over to give the kids some Halloween gifts..... I have to shut the computer off before they see this.......