production and is, therefore, sufficient to trigger strong menopausal symptoms. Cigarette smoking by
itself accelerates the destruction of estrogen. During menopause a woman’s ovaries naturally reduce
hormone production. The above stimulants can trigger powerful and regular stress responses in the body
that eventually lead to hormone deficiency. A middle-aged woman simply has no hormone reserves that
she can afford to waste. It is incorrect to attribute the occurrence of menopausal symptoms to the natural
decrease in ovarian hormones. If menopause is a “hormone-deficiency disease,” it is certainly not caused
by a lack of hormones.
How To Make The Best Of Menopause
A balanced diet and lifestyle according to body type (see chapters 4-7) can make a woman’s transition
into the next phase of her life much smoother and more comfortable. A well-balanced vegetarian, low or
no dairy diet that is rich in natural fiber often works wonders. Foods that are processed, refined,
preserved, microwave heated, frozen or reheated may still contain enough nutrients but are all deprived of
their natural life force (Chi, Ki or Prana). Without life force, these foods may reach the bloodstream but
are unable to enter the cells where they need to be in order to keep the body healthy. This basic
physiological principle was demonstrated in a classic experiment involving 6,000 healthy cats (as
mentioned earlier). The cats were given highly nutritious food that was warmed in a microwave oven
prior to feeding them. All 2,000 cats died from cell starvation within six weeks.
Freshly prepared meals composed of salads, cooked vegetables, grains and legumes serve the
menopausal woman best. Fresh fruits eaten in between meals (mid-morning or mid-afternoon) provide her
with extra nourishment and life force. Bile secretions and other digestive juices peak at midday, which
makes it easier to digest a heavier meal at this time than one eaten in the evening. Heavy meals eaten in
the evening, especially after 7:00 p.m., tend to putrefy and ferment in the gastrointestinal tract during the
night.
Hot flashes are not necessarily a sign of estrogen deficiency. However, they often, but not always,
indicate that bile and toxins from undigested food are back flowing from the intestinal tract into the
stomach, chest and head areas. The afflicted person is unable to digest food properly, causing food
intolerance and food allergies. Note: To test for food allergies, take your pulse; then place a small piece of
the food under your tongue and take your pulse again; if it is higher than before, you may be allergic to
that particular food.
Hot flashes may also indicate excessive concentration of food protein in the blood and protein storage
in the walls of the capillaries and arteries. This may raise one's blood protein values – Hemocrit and
hemoglobin – which give the appearance of redness and heat in the face and chest. Eating a high-protein
diet also means that calcium is constantly being leached from the bones, furthering the risk of
osteoporosis. The thickening of the blood and connective tissues reduces the nutrient supply to cells,
including the estrogen-producing ovarian cells and fat cells. The resultant lack of adequate estrogen, in
turn, disrupts hormonal balance and may also bring about a disturbance of proper fluid maintenance, also
known as water retention. A weakening of eliminative functions, which causes nervous disorders,
including headaches, irritability and depression may also occur.
Menopausal symptoms, however, can just as often have a spiritual basis. Hot flashes, for example, may
be triggered by an awakening of the spiritual energy Kundalini. The heat waves can “strike” like
lightening during mealtimes, while resting and even during sleep. As this intense energy rushes upward
from the base of the spine or uterus toward the head, it can cause tremendous heat in the body along with
severe sweating. Following the hot flash, the body may experience a cold spell.