As a woman ages and goes through menopause, her body loses much of the natural health benefit supplied by her hormones throughout her child-bearing years. Estrogen levels dramatically decrease, changing body chemistry. The long-term effects of this estrogen loss can have serious late-life health consequences, including loss of bone, connective tissue and muscle. And then there are those aggravating mood swings, vaginal dryness, weight gain, loss of sex drive, and sleeplessness …
Today a woman’s life expectancy averages 30 years beyond the onset of menopause, and without estrogen replacement, those years can feel like a daily uphill struggle to maintain a healthy balance – physically and emotionally. Reported health risks associated with traditional, “old school” Hormone Replacement Therapies, most notably an increased risk of breast cancer or stroke, have led many women to tough it out, when that is simply unnecessary.
