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Menopause Dounne Alexander speaks about traditional remedies for menopause. "I was extremely fortunate to have been brought-up in the Caribbean, (Trinidad) where I experienced an amazing quality of life, obtained through living in a pollution free environment, on a rich diet of natural foods, good old fashioned home-cooking, home-made herbal remedies and spirituality - all of which was carefully taught and passed on to us as children, to enable us to take care of ourselves and future generations. My great-grandmother Elizabeth Adams, lived to 112 years but could easily have passed for 70. She had incredible skin, perfect eyesight, physical strength, exceptional memory, and all her teach (strong, clean, brilliantly white with no cavities or plaque). My ancestors ate a variety of root vegetables, like cassava, sweet potatoes and yams. Young women never experienced pre-menopausal symptoms, or osteoporosis; neither did older women in menopause. Men sperm-count remained high and could still father children well past the age of 90. Yam, particular is known as the great natural hormone balance for both women and men. It not only helps in the production of progesterone, oestrogen and stimulates bone-building, but also prevents breast cysts and cancer, fibroids, fluid retention, depression, stress, high blood pressure, fatigue, low thyroid function, obesity, weight gain, plus it aids liver and bowl function. Unlike HRT recently reported to treble the risk of breast cancer, yam prevents it. This information alone, could increase yam sales, and provide a substantial income for third world farmers, if fair-trade and not commercial greed is practiced. My ancestors also used to make bush tea, by brewing leaves, flowers, tree barks, stems and roots, to drink as herbal cleansers. Once or twice a a year, everyone was given a complete worming, follwed by a strong herbal purge. The first question asked when anyone felt sick was "have you gone off today?". Constipation was the first sign of illness. There were no big words like healthy eating, organic, detoxification or immunisation - as everything was simply natural. The above are examples of what God has provided us through nature. The old phrase "Your health is your wealth" still stands true today. It's what we need to protect, safeguard and value above all else. You cannot truly appreciate, enjoy or celebrate your life, if you are constantly sick. The worsening critical state of the nation's health shows that the Government's daily recommended intake of 5 fruits and vegetables, healthy eating, exercise, conventional/alternative medicines or vitamin supplements - are not supply all our body's essential needs. Proving beyond a doubt that either science has got it all wrong, or that something vital is definitely missing from our daily diet - and or both. We are bombarded daily with so much conflicting information on health, food and medical scares, junk-food advertising posing as healthy, numerous scientific breakthroughs which never seem to materialise - that people are now lost in a health maze and simply don't know what to do, believe, or where to turn" by
Dounne Alexander
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