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Women’s Health
This Information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, cure or prevent illness and
disease. Seek your healthcare provider before starting any exercise or nutritional program
5 Major Health Concerns
• Osteoporosis
• Heart Disease
• Breast Cancer
• Mental Health
• Hormone Balance
#1 Osteoporosis
This Information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, cure or prevent illness and
disease. Seek your healthcare provider before starting any exercise or nutritional program
What Causes It?
Risk factors for osteoporosis include:
• Age
• Gender (females at higher risk)
• Race
• Low body weight
• Low sex hormones such as during menopause
• Smoking
• Some medications
Are There Symptoms?
• No symptoms actually occur until it results in a
fracture.
One in three women over the age of 50 will experience an osteoporotic fracture
during her lifetime
How Does It Work?
• Osteoclasts: Brake down the bone matrix
• Osteoblast: Build the bone back up
How Is It Prevented/Managed?
• Proper Nutrition
How Is It Prevented/Managed?
• Regular Exercise
• Bone is an active tissue and it is sensitive to gravitational and muscular forces
• Exercise and strength training increase bone mineral density
How Is It Prevented/Managed?
• Supplementation
Formulated with bioavailable
forms of natural nutrients that
include vitamins C and D, plus
calcium, magnesium, and
other trace minerals that
support healthy bone density
as a woman ages.*
Bone building oils:
•Clove
•Thyme
•Peppermint
BONE NUTRIENT
LIFETIME COMPLEX™
Vitamin D
•Sun exposure
•600-800iu/day
•LLV: 1600iu
•BN: 810iu
Calcium
• You might be surprised to learn that calcium is
plentiful in many vegetables. Go for dark leafy
greens such as bok choy, Chinese cabbage, and
kale. One cup of chopped turnip greens has
about 200 milligrams of calcium.
• LLV: 500mg BN: 1000mg
#2 Breast Cancer
About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just under 12%) will develop
invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
This Information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, cure or prevent illness
and disease. Seek your healthcare provider before starting any exercise or nutritional program
How Do You Know?
• Breast Cancer Symptoms
• There are often no symptoms of breast cancer, but
sometimes women may discover a breast problem on their
own. Signs and symptoms to be aware of may include:
• A painless lump in the breast
• Changes in breast size or shape
• Swelling in the armpit
• Nipple changes or discharge
• Breast pain can also be a symptom of cancer, but this is not
common.
WebMD 2011
Prevention Is The Key?
Raw Foods
• Provide the beneficial enzymes needed to utilize the nutrients present in the food
• Have living nutrients that give life enhancing energy to the cells of the body
Prevention Is The KEY!
Exercise
Cancer Fighter
•Protection From
an Exotic Spice
Curcumin is the main
ingredient in the Indian
spice turmeric and a
potential cancer fighter.
Lab studies show it can
suppress the
transformation,
proliferation, and invasion
of cancerous cells for a
wide array of cancers.
WebMD 2011
More Cancer Fighters!
Prevention is the KEY!
•Vit & Minerals
•EFA’s
•Antioxidants
•Antiinflammation
•CPTG Essential
Oils
Life Long Vitality
Essential Oils & Breast Cancer
•Frankincense
•Rosemary
•Lavender
•Lemongrass
•Clove
•Sandalwood
•Oregano
•Marjoram
#3 Heart Disease
• Heart disease is the leading killer of both men
and women. In women, the condition is
responsible for about 29% of deaths, reports
the CDC.
This Information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, cure or prevent illness and
disease. Seek your healthcare provider before starting any exercise or nutritional program
How Do You Know?
Risk Factors
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Smoking
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Obesity
Excessive alcohol
Lack of nutrition
High stress
Physical inactivity
Prevention Is KEY!
Prevention is the KEY!
Heart Healthy Foods!
Take Charge of Your Health!
•Cardiovascular
•Strength Training
•Nutrition
•Supplementation
Supplementation
Life Long Vitality and Heart Health
CoQ10
• Improves endothelial cell function
• Improves mitochondrial function
Resveratrol and Grape seed extract
• Help prevent damage to blood vessels and
heart cells
• Help reduce LDL "bad" cholesterol
• Help prevent blood clots
• Attenuate cardiac diseases such as
atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease
Omega-3 EFA’s
• Protect against several types of cardiovascular
diseases such as myocardial infarction,
arrhythmia, atherosclerosis and hypertension
• Decrease LDL and increase HDL
ONLY THE BEST!
Vasodilators:
• Rosemary
• Eucalyptus
• Marjoram
Heart Tissue:
• Peppermint
• Cinnamon
• Rose
Atherosclerosis:
• Lemon
• Lavender
• Ginger
Cholesterol:
• Lemongrass
• Clary sage
• Helichrysum
#4 Mental Health
• According to the CDC it’s estimated that 25% of adults
in the U.S. have a mental illness and 50% will
throughout their lifetime
• Two-thirds of people in nursing homes have a mental
illness
This Information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, cure or prevent illness and disease.
Seek your healthcare provider before starting any exercise or nutritional program
Many Types Of Disorders
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Clinical depression (7 to 9%)
Anxiety disorders (14%)
Bipolar
Dementia (Alzheimer's)
Obsessive compulsive
disorder
• ADD and ADHD
• Etc.
Around 35,000 suicides per year
How Are They Prevented/Managed?
Proper Nutrition
One large handful of
cashews has the
beneficial mood
enhancing effects of the
equivalent of one dose
of Prozac
How Are They Prevented/Managed?
Exercise
All types
• Rhythmic cardio
• Weight lifting
• Sports
• Dance
• Yoga
• Tai chi
• Walking
• Rock climbing
• Etc.
Benefit Of Exercise On The Brain!
30 minutes of vigorous exercise 3-5 times per
week is like taking a daily dose of a prescription
antidepressant
• Release of positive
neurotransmitters
(serotonin, dopamine,
epinephrine and
norepinephrine)
• Reduce immune system
chemicals that worsen
depression
• Stimulates formation of
new brain cells (memory
and cognitive function)
• Boosts confidence
• Increase social
interaction
• Increase levels of "brainderived neurotropic
factor" (BDNF)
How Are They Prevented/Managed?
Supplementation
Bacopa
• Increased memory and cognitive function
• Decrease the “FOG” feeling
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s)
• 15-30% of the brain are made up of EFA’s
• Increase cognitive function
• Positive effect on neuronal membrane
dynamics and therefore on receptor,
transporter and neurotransmitter function
Alpha CRS+ Antioxidants
• Increase cellular metabolism and
proliferation, making the cells in the brain
function better
Curcumin (Turmeric extract)
• Inhibit Amyloid beta plaque in the brain,
helping with dementia
Micro Plex VMz
• Increase nutrients essential for proper
brain health
Only The Best!
Memory/cognitive function
• Rosemary
• Peppermint
• Frankincense
Alzheimer's
• Sandalwood
• Frankincense
Anxiety disorders
• Lavender
• Elevation
• Balance
Depression
• Lemon
• Citrus Bliss
• Melissa
• Frankincense
ADD/ ADHD
• Vetiver
• Serenity
• Lavender
#5 Hormone Balance
• Hormonal balance is your body’s natural state.
• When there are too many demands on your
body, its ability to balance your hormones is
overwhelmed.
• The demands that create hormonal imbalance
tend to peak in perimenopause which gives
rise to hot flashes and/or night sweats
This Information is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, cure or prevent illness and disease. Seek your
healthcare provider before starting any exercise or nutritional program
What other time?
Imbalance of hormones
PMS
5 to 11 days
A Long Time
Hormone Imbalance
• Women can experience hormonal imbalance
at any stage in their lives. It’s just your body’s
way of asking for help.
Hormones
What are they?
• Chemicals made in the Glands
• Estrogen, Progesterone & Testosterone
Pituitary Gland
•Sends Messages
•Regulate production
Other Places
•Adrenal glands
•Adipose tissue & liver
Estrogens?
Estriol
•Produced primarily during
pregnancy
•If not enough is produced
it can cause chromosomal
or congenital anomalies
Estradiol
•Most dominant hormone
during menstruation years
•Develops secondary sex
characteristics
•Greatest impact on bone
strength and density
•Plays a big roll in mood
balancing, especially postpartum depression
Estrone
•Predominant estrogen
in postmenopausal
women
•Can be made from belly
fat; in excess increasing
risk for heart disease
and breast cancer
Xenoestrogens!
What are those?
• The word xenoestrogen is derived from the Greek
words (xeno, meaning foreign) and literally
means "foreign estrogen"
• Also called "environmental hormones" or "EDC"
(Endocrine Disrupting Compounds).
• They are widely used industrial compounds such
as PCB & BPA (basically all plastics)
• The Endocrine Society, regard them as serious
environmental hazards that have hormone
disruptive effects on both wildlife and humans
What do they do?
• Xenoestrogens may act as false messengers
and disrupt the process of reproduction.
• Xenoestrogens can increase growth of the
endometrium, increasing the risk of
endometriosis
• Xenoestrogens play a big roll in some cancers,
such as; Prostate and testicular (in men),
breast & ovarian (in women)
Now what?
Help is on the Way!
•Blend of natural plant extracts that
support hormone balance throughout the
different phases of a women's life.
•Standardized soy extract with genistein, a
powerful phytoestrogen that binds with
estrogen receptors in cells
PHYTOESTROGEN
LIFETIME COMPLEX™
•Concentrated extract of flax seed lignans
to help manage potentially harmful
metabolites that are produced when
estrogen is metabolized in the liver
Help is on the Way!
•Blend of Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade®
essential oils that have been traditionally used
to balance hormones and manage symptoms
of PMS and the transitional phases of
menopause.
SOLACE™
MONTHLY
ESSENTIAL OIL
BLEND
•Solace is a topical blend of clary sage,
lavender, bergamot, Roman chamomile,
cedarwood, ylang ylang, geranium, fennel,
carrot seed, palmarosa and vitex that provides
temporary respite from cramps, nausea, hot
flashes, and the emotional swings sometimes
associated with regular hormone cycles in
women.
Hormone Balance
Balancing hormones and managing harmful
metabolites by eating a healthy diet rich in
phytoestrogens and other essential nutrients,
exercising, and managing weight can:
• Help reduce uncomfortable symptoms
associated with PMS and the transition
through menopause
• Supports healthy bones, heart, breast tissue
and other body structures and functions as a
women ages.*
Women’s Health
Make The
Commitment!
Take Charge of your
LIFE!
FIND BALANCE