What does “midlife” or “menopause” mean to you?

For many women (and men for that matter) these are scary words with connotations of getting old, mood swings and hot flushing.

Interestingly, our primate cousins do not do menopause, they remain reproductive throughout their life. Biologist Virpi Lummaa believes that menopause is a human evolutionary adaptation developed to help improve the survival rate of our offspring. This theory gives grandmothers some of the credit for the survival and success of the human race.

Our modern experience of menopause, however, is different to that of our grandmothers and great grandmothers. We need to remember that menopause is a natural process and nothing you do or don’t do will stop it from happening. What we can do is bring our hormonal system back into balance, get our nutritional status back up and our stress levels down, so we can enjoy the same easy, carefree peri and post menopausal experience our ancestors did.

Perimenopause is that transitional phase beginning when periods become irregular through to “menopause” when we retrospectively acknowledge that menstruation ceased at least 12 months ago. Peri and post menopause are not diseases, so I will not talk in terms of symptoms, but depending on current state of health, nutrition and hormonal balance a woman may experience one or several unpleasant effects of the fluctuating and declining production of reproductive hormones. These effects may include hot flushing, night sweats, mood swings, vaginal dryness and low libido. The healthier you are going into perimenopause (anytime between 40 and 50 years of age) the easier the transition will be for you.

For those experiencing some of these less than fabulous effects of hormonal change, there is Radiance® MenoEze. New Radiance^® MenoEze capsules provide 100% natural herbal support for the endocrine, reproductive, adrenal and nervous system to help you transition smoothly through the perimenopause. With a comprehensive blend of herbs, including wild yam, dong quai, black cohosh, withania and vitex, this is a product designed to help ease you through the transition.

Radiance^® MenoEze Tea provides a 100% natural, organic and deliciously refreshing brew, taken hot or cold for a cooling, relaxing and soothing time out cuppa. Incidentally, MenoEze tea is also great for PMS, period pain and drying up breast milk after weaning.

So don’t suffer through perimenopause, get some herbal helpers to ease you through and breathe a sigh of relief that one monthly chore is, or soon will be, over for good.