Beating The Menopause Blues
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Menopause — God’s way of making grannies, or nature’s toughest bootcamp for women?
In this empowering episode, Doc Frank dives deep into the mysteries of menopause with science, humour, and heart. Discover what really happens during “the change,” why weight gain and hot flashes are survival strategies (not failures), and how to support your body naturally — without hormone replacement therapy.
Learn how acidity, insulin resistance, and muscle loss fit into the picture, and why Cancer Bush, iodine, magnesium, and Vitamin D3 might just become your new best friends.
It’s time to embrace menopause as a transformation — not a diagnosis.
Source Material:
The Mediterranean diet showed now benefit or risk:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5728369/
Most diets are deficient in iodine:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5372917/
A woman loses about a teaspoon's worth of muscle mass every week:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7296268/
Regular moderate exercise:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9886316/
Drinking more water:
https://hormonehealth.co.uk/importance-of-staying-hydrated-during-menopause-hormone-health
* Breathing exercises:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22990758/
Conversely, regular saunas also seem to help:
https://www.salussaunas.com/blogs/blog/sauna-use-during-menopause
Do pelvic floor exercises:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFJtUtKQCuM
Even intakes of 20,000 IU / day are no longer considered toxic: https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(15)00244-X/fulltext
More than ~500 mg of inorganic, elemental calcium supplementation daily is not a good idea:
https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f228
Taking a supplement that has both calcium and magnesium is thus a waste of money:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623376028
Taking the RDA of Vitamin D (400 - 600 IU / day) is based on a faulty calculation:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5541280/
Even the influential Mayo Clinic is happy to recommend 15,000 IU / day over the long term, with no adverse effects expected:
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(15)00244-X/fulltext
Phyto-estrogens reduce breast cancer risk:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4129534/
Our Products:
Our Iodine Spray:
https://integrow.co.za/store/iodine-spray-9-ml
Our Lava Dust:
https://integrow.co.za/cart/lava-dust-120-g
Our Fish Oil:
https://integrow.co.za/store/fish-oil-1000-mg-x-90-softgels
Our spirulina:
https://integrow.co.za/cart/spirulina-pure-organic-500-mg-x-1000-tablets
Our booklet:
https://integrow.co.za/cart/womans-waterworks-booklet
Our MgO:
https://integrow.co.za/store/mgo-240-mg-magnesium-x-60-capsules
Our Mega D3:
https://integrow.co.za/store/mega-d3-cholecalciferol-40-000-iu-x-30-capsules
Higher serum bicarbonate levels are linked to stronger bones:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4399281/
Our Cancer Bush (Sutherlandia):
https://integrow.co.za/store/cancer-bush-sutherlandia-frutescens-500-mg-x-60-tablets
Our Eubex:
https://integrow.co.za/store/eubex-eucalyptus-bark-extract-500-mg-x-60-capsules
In this empowering episode, Doc Frank dives deep into the mysteries of menopause with science, humour, and heart. Discover what really happens during “the change,” why weight gain and hot flashes are survival strategies (not failures), and how to support your body naturally — without hormone replacement therapy.
Learn how acidity, insulin resistance, and muscle loss fit into the picture, and why Cancer Bush, iodine, magnesium, and Vitamin D3 might just become your new best friends.
It’s time to embrace menopause as a transformation — not a diagnosis.
Source Material:
The Mediterranean diet showed now benefit or risk:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5728369/
Most diets are deficient in iodine:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5372917/
A woman loses about a teaspoon's worth of muscle mass every week:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7296268/
Regular moderate exercise:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9886316/
Drinking more water:
https://hormonehealth.co.uk/importance-of-staying-hydrated-during-menopause-hormone-health
* Breathing exercises:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22990758/
Conversely, regular saunas also seem to help:
https://www.salussaunas.com/blogs/blog/sauna-use-during-menopause
Do pelvic floor exercises:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFJtUtKQCuM
Even intakes of 20,000 IU / day are no longer considered toxic: https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(15)00244-X/fulltext
More than ~500 mg of inorganic, elemental calcium supplementation daily is not a good idea:
https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f228
Taking a supplement that has both calcium and magnesium is thus a waste of money:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623376028
Taking the RDA of Vitamin D (400 - 600 IU / day) is based on a faulty calculation:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5541280/
Even the influential Mayo Clinic is happy to recommend 15,000 IU / day over the long term, with no adverse effects expected:
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(15)00244-X/fulltext
Phyto-estrogens reduce breast cancer risk:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4129534/
Our Products:
Our Iodine Spray:
https://integrow.co.za/store/iodine-spray-9-ml
Our Lava Dust:
https://integrow.co.za/cart/lava-dust-120-g
Our Fish Oil:
https://integrow.co.za/store/fish-oil-1000-mg-x-90-softgels
Our spirulina:
https://integrow.co.za/cart/spirulina-pure-organic-500-mg-x-1000-tablets
Our booklet:
https://integrow.co.za/cart/womans-waterworks-booklet
Our MgO:
https://integrow.co.za/store/mgo-240-mg-magnesium-x-60-capsules
Our Mega D3:
https://integrow.co.za/store/mega-d3-cholecalciferol-40-000-iu-x-30-capsules
Higher serum bicarbonate levels are linked to stronger bones:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4399281/
Our Cancer Bush (Sutherlandia):
https://integrow.co.za/store/cancer-bush-sutherlandia-frutescens-500-mg-x-60-tablets
Our Eubex:
https://integrow.co.za/store/eubex-eucalyptus-bark-extract-500-mg-x-60-capsules
