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FLOURISH and NOURISH Through Menopause NAVIGATING MENOPAUSE CAN BE A CONFUSING AND DISTRESSING EXPERIENCE FOR MANY WOMEN. INTRODUCING A HOLISTIC, INTUITIVE, ALL-NATURAL ONLINE COURSE TO HELP THROUGH THE TRANSITION
Since the most recent release of information showing Hormone Replacement Therapy (aka HRT) increases the risk of everything from breast and lung cancer to diabetes and dementia, thousands of Australian women have been left searching for alternate therapies to relieve the symptoms of menopause. Expert naturopath and nutritionist Belinda Kirkpatrick and chef, clinical nutritionist, yoga and meditation teacher Lee Holmes from Supercharged Food, have partnered to create a six-week course for women to prepare for and who are experiencing menopause. Flourish and Nourish Through Menopause is a holistic, intuitive and all-natural program; an online course based on the duo’s own experiences, and that of the women who they both have helped through the issues of menopause. The course is based on the ethos that menopause is a natural process that needs to be supported and understood - from symptom management in peri-menopause to long-term health maintenance in menopause, and beyond into post-menopause. 42 | THRIVE #3
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“Menopause can be a time for women," says Lee. "Almost overnight I noticed my hormones going haywire, my usual sleep was all over the shop and temperature control was swinging from hypothermia to feeling like my body was on fire, then shivering from the effects of night sweats. “And to think the answers to the flushes were already in my kitchen - just two tablespoons of flaxseed a day calmed them right down! “I am so motivated to offer this course and nutritional information to women all over the world so they no longer have to suffer in silence." Belinda says: “Over the last 15 years, I have worked with many women and nearly all of them report feeling lost, out of control of their bodies and not sure where to turn for advice and guidance during the menopausal transition.
