Additional hormonal balance details for for peri- and post-menopausal women

Dear readers: we received many questions regarding last week’s article on balancing hormones for women. Many of you were wondering specifically whether the SVA protocols that include the Femi Ojas cream and Nectar drops would be ok to use for peri- and post-menopausal women. Here is Vaidya’s response, in addition to some details about addressing low level of bone tissue and facial skin dryness and thinning due to menopause.
“SVA is all about supporting the physiology in a balanced way. This means: we would  not want to boost the ratio of any hormones at the expense of others, as this would  imbalance the ratio or  proportion of hormones in their relationship with each other . When we do things ayurvedically, balance occurs naturally and innocently. The Charak Samhita says it best: Ayurveda, when followed fully, will not bring about an imbalance in your body while balancing a different condition. In other words: no small print of an endless list of side-effects as we are used to hear or read with modern formulations! In this sense, the SVA Femi Ojas product will support the levels of estrogen, even as it balances progesterone. The whole protocol is based on supporting the production and maintaining the intelligence of ojas.
The article in our previous issue (#16, Vol. 4, April 24, 2014) discussed how lunar energy has a lot to do with the hormonal production and hormonal interaction of the body, and also how solar energy helps transform lunar energy. All 5 tips and factors discussed in that article hold true for all women from pre- to post-menopause. Based on this backdrop, here is a specific protocol for menopausal women.
Remember: whether menstruating or not, in perimenopause, or menopause, women’s physiology is and remains connected to lunar (and solar energy). The primary difference between pre and post menopause is in the reception and delivery of soma, agni and marut. The delivery and reception of these cosmic energies becomes slower. So the point is to enhance the reception and delivery so that things can remain optimal. You have learnt through SVA that this would involve the physical and vibrational channels. Maintaining a regular routine of light exercise and/or yoga, along with a light but nourishing SVA diet so you do not create roadblock through heavy indigestible foods, as well as monitoring your stress levels by keeping a good rest vs activity routine, all these things will go very far. But if you need some additional support, I have put together several ayurvedic formulations to help give you that extra help.
So my first recommendation is to use: SuperSport cream or roll-on on your arms, legs and lower spine. This will improve the vibrational circulation. Once a week do a self-massage with Vata oil with Magnesium and Vitamin D to support physical circulation. Everyday do a quick massage with Women’s Rasayana oil on your arms and legs before your shower, to nurture the cellular system.
The following applies for all women, pre- and post-menopause: 5 days before the full moon and five days after full moon follow an estrogenic diet. Eat the following:

• Asparagus

• Fresh fennel bulb – cook as a vegetable

• Fennel seeds – toasted

• Pineapple

• Papaya

• Sweet items with good raw sugar – avoid processed white sugar

• Make the pineapple and toasted fennel smoothie

• take the fennel, shatavari, Zinc, Herbal memory drops – 1-2 drops in 16 oz of water

• add the For Her cream during these days to your lower back – this cream is estrogen based and will help enhance and support your estrogen levels

 5 days after the full moon, you will revert to the progesterone based protocol. This means:
stop all things estrogenic as listed above
start using the Femi Ojas cream on your pulse and lower back every morning and evening.
start using the Femi Ojas Herbal Memory Nectar drops – this can be added to any other drops you may be taking
you can resume using the Kamini cream, whether you have a problem with libido due to menopause, or are just experiencing excessive vaginal dryness – apply on your lower spine morning and evening, follow the directions from the previous article about testing before using internally
If you are experiencing hot flashes, add Flash Freeze nectar drops to your water.
In addition: some associated symptoms of menopause have to do with thinning sagging facial skin. This is also affected by poor reception and flow of soma in the physiology. Do a facial marma massage at least morning or night every day. You can use the Lalita’s Facial oil. Best is to use the Lalita’s Age-Defying Cream. Ideally do a marma massage with this cream 6 days a week. On weekends, use Lalita’s Prebiotic Cream Clay and then apply Lalita’s Probiotic Cream.

When reception and circulation of Soma is poor during menopause and post-menopause, women may experience problems in the volume and quality of their bone tissue. This is because the bone tissue, or asthi dhatu, receives less nourishment. This is one of the reasons why osteoporosis can occur. Diet wise, a  soma-rich or soma-predominant diet that contains ingredients such as:
milk
paneer
yogurt
coconut
sesame seeds
nuts and seeds
is good to keep. However, remember, you need agni  to digest and metabolize these ingredients. Usually, by the time they are in peri-menopause, most women have discontinued the use of some or all of the above ingredients because they feel they cannot digest them. It is possible and important to continue eating these ingredients as they have a wealth of nutrients to offer, and most of all, because they will keep a good reserve of soma for your body that will help balance and nurture your hormones.
In addition to diet, you can use the Vata Massage oil with Vit D and Magnesium to help with low(er) levels of Vit D. Magnesium in this formula will also help with the absorption of calcium that you may be ingesting. You can also add the Bone Herb Transdermal Cream to your daily protocol – apply on osteoporosis prone areas before going to bed. Last but not least, adding Soma Cal Capsule, one capsule twice a day – morning and evening, as well as Soma Cal Nectar drops to your drinking water, will help with depleted calcium levels.”