Top Ten Reasons Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy Works
Top Ten Reasons Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy Works
Studies and research show natural HRT really works. By using natural progesterone you can reap the benefits in the following ways:1. No side effects: It's a natural hormone to the body with no undesirable side effects, when used as directed. Don't mistake this with synthetic progestins, which are unnatural. Tests show they can cause harmful side effects including, partial loss of vision, birth defects, and breast cancer.2. Alleviates symptoms: Natural progesterone alleviates symptoms typically associated with menopause and andropause.3. Menopause comes naturally: Natural NRT allows you to experience menopause naturally-at your own pace-instead of artificial delays or interference with drugs like birth control pills.4. Easy to test: Determining the need for HRT is easy with a simple saliva test that can be taken in the privacy of your own home.5. Inexpensive: Natural progesterone can be bought over the counter in the United States, eliminating dependency upon a physician for prescriptions and keeping the costs down. Be aware that not all progesterone is created equal. Many of the recognized brands are full of fillers/chemicals that can build up in the body.6. Safe: It's safe for women ages 9 to 99 years old. It's safe for men too and can be used as long as it is needed. The name progesterone stands for pro-gestational hormone. It's so safe it's given to pregnant women to prevent premature birth.7. Relieves PMS: Natural progesterone can be used to relieve premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms. You don't have to suffer.8. Produces well-being: It's has been dubbed the "happy hormone." Most women notice a leveling off of their emotions when they get their progesterone levels up to where they should be, especially if they have been a victim of estrogen dominance. Some women actually report a feeling of well-being or euphoria.9. Reduces stress: In experiments, progesterone was found to be the basic hormone of adaptation and of resistance to stress. The adrenal glands use it to produce their anti-stress hormones, and when there is enough progesterone, they don't have to produce the potentially harmful cortisone. With progesterone deficiency, we produce too much cortisone, and excessive cortisone causes osteoporosis, aging of the skin, damage to brain cells, and the accumulation of fat, especially on the back and abdomen.10. You have more freedom: Because natural progesterone is safe, hormone levels can be tested at home, and is available over the counter, you have the freedom to be proactive in your menopause care.You can find out more about progesterone in my eBook, Balancing Your Hormones Without Drugs?You Can Feel Good Again. For a free subscription to the worldwide e-newlsetter, Advanced Health & Wellness visit us at www.oasisadvancedwellness.com.About The AuthorDr. Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP is a Doctor of Naturopath, Clinical Nutritionist and Holistic Health Practitioner in the Houston, TX area and Founder / CEO of Oasis Advanced Wellness. A teacher, educator and seminar speaker, she counsels Oasis Advanced Wellness clients on the aspects of getting the body healthy and keeping the body healthy. As a cancer survivor, she is able to relate extensively, both as a patient and a practitioner, to clients suffering from disease. She is also involved in researching new alternative disease treatments and products. Dr. Lanphier is Editor and contributor to the worldwide E-newsletter Advanced Health & Wellness. To receive a free subscription go to: www.oasisadvancedwellness.com. Be sure and visit our hormonal balancing site at www.menopause-pms-progesterone.org and www.oasisserene.com.staff@oasisadvancedwellness.com
Top Ten Tips (Part 2)
Top Ten Tips (Part 2)
Golden Rules For New Writers - Things you need to know before you begin.Rules govern everything we do in life; even if those rules are of the
unwritten kind we abide by them and expect other people to do the same.
Why should writing be any different? It shouldn't be and it isn't. The
following rules are the basis for good writing. If anyone tries to tell you
that rules are made to be broken, remember that you have to learn those
rules before you try to bend them or break them otherwise you are just
being sloppy, not radical.If you missed Part 1 of this Article, you can read it in its entirety at my website: http://www.huntingvenus.com/ecwart1.htm
_____________________Spell wellYou need to be able to spell in order to write properly. If punctuation is
the putty in your windows, spelling is the bricks out of which your house
is built. If you don't have bricks, you cannot build yourself a house. You
will probably find this hard to believe but spelling used to be taught in
schools in the olden days. Nowadays most people who write do so on a
word processor with a spell check function. It is apparent that many of
these people do not bother to use their spell checker. This sort of
laziness cannot be excused. At the same time, you should not rely entirely
on the spell checker: it is only a machine trying to guess what word you
have scrambled. If you are not sure about a word, look it up in a
dictionary: it never hurts to know the correct meaning of words as well as
the correct spelling. Never forget that spell check will take your words
out of context: if you type "He sold his soul to Santa", you can't blame
the spell checker for not knowing your really meant "Satan". People
would snigger cruelly if you failed to correct this.Keep to the pointNever make the mistake of padding out your writing with unnecessary
or irrelevant details. Keep to the subject announced in your title, after
all, the title is probably what attracted the reader in the first place. If thebody of your work does not relate to the expectation aroused by the title,
the reader will feel tricked and nobody likes that feeling - your
reader will move on to read somebody s/he can trust. Do not attempt topad out your writing with unnecessary words: inserting a few adverbs or
adjectives to boost the word-count never works and makes the article
difficult to read. Keep it simple, whether people are reading for pleasure
or enlightenment, they will not appreciate lumpy prose and they are not
reading your work to marvel at your cleverness or your vocabulary. If
you run out of things to say before your work is the length you wish to
achieve, you are writing on the wrong subject or from the wrong angle.Read and reviseBoring but essential. However much we enjoy the writing process,
reading the end product over and over and making changes is not what
we want to be doing. We would rather be starting the next article which
is bubbling up in our brains but we have to read, re-read, revise and revise
again. It is easy to make mistakes particularly if you have written
something over a long period . If you do not correct your mistakes
before publication, you will lose the trust of your audience. (I never got
over the fact that one of my favourite authors accidentally changed the
date of birth of a main character half way through a novel. How could I
ever believe in his people if they had moveable birthdays?) If you were a
carpenter, you would not offer your customer an unfinished piece of
furniture. If you were a tailor you would not offer your customer an
unpressed garment. The author should not dream of offering the reader
an unpolished piece of writing.Sleep on itDon't be in a rush to publish your work the minute it is finished. Let it
rest. If it is ready for publication, it will still be ready tomorrow but, if it
is not quite ready, you will have given yourself a chance to make a final
amendment. This is particularly relevant when you are writing shorter
things. If you have spent months redrafting a novel, you are likely to
know if you have satisfactorily completed the final draft but it is easy to
knock out and send off short items such as articles or letters and then
regret our haste. There is always scope for improvement and what looks
like a work of art in the evening glow, might not appear so well in the
cold morning light.Pay attention to detailIf you do not pay attention to detail, you will not discover your errors and
there will be plenty of people out there who will be delighted to pick out
and highlight the smallest error. Some people just can't help themselves:
it is the way they are made (the way I react when a menu offers me a
choice of "Salad's" - salad's what?). Other people are just waiting to see
you trip yourself up. Don't give them the satisfaction: get things right
before they start pointing and you will have the last laugh. If you have
realised that this paragraph is number eleven of my top ten and are already
laughing - Well Done! If you did not notice - see what I mean?This is one of a series of articles
published by the author, Elaine Currie, BA(Hons)
at http://www.huntingvenus.com
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Top Ten Writing Mistakes Made By New Childrens Writers
Top Ten Writing Mistakes Made By New Childrens Writers
Okay. So I'm not David Letterman. But I doubt if he'd know much about
the top 10 mistakes made by new children's writers anyway. I, on the
other hand, read from 10 to 20 manuscripts for children every week (I'm
not bragging - I'm just an instructor with the Institute of Children's
Literature). While many of the stories I read are destined for publication,
I find that 10 common mistakes crop up again and again in the other
manuscripts I edit each week.I'll start with number 10 (just like Letterman) and work my way up to the
number one writing mistake made by new children's writers (and, just so
you know - I've been guilty of making some of these mistakes myself, so
don't beat yourself up if you realize you're guilty of some of these, too):10) No Clear POV Character ? Children tend to relate to the POV
character in a story. This is the person they will root for. Make it clear
right from the start whose story is being told. Even if you have two main
characters (twins, for example), you need to pick just one of these kids to
be your POV character. And, it should go without saying, when writing
for children, make sure your POV character IS a kid - even if Grandma
has a big part in your story.9) Multiple Points of View ? Unlike stories for adults, stories for children
are generally told from only one POV. It isn't difficult to maintain a single
point of view once you get the hang of it. Just remember - if you are
"showing" everything from your main character's point of view, then he
or she has to be present for everything that happens. I see stories all the
time where the POV character suddenly leaves the room. Yikes! If your
POV character wasn't there to see or hear what went on, then we can't
see or hear it either.8) Telling instead of Showing ? Read a good story and chances are
there is a lot of action and dialogue (showing) with minimal stretches of
straight narrative (telling). Too much narrative and the story sounds like
a summary. Readers don't want a summary. They want scenes with
action and dialogue that make them feel they are actually experiencing
what is going on. So "show" as much as possible of your story through
action and dialogue.7) Overuse of Adjectives, Adverbs, and Other Unnecessary Words ?
Do you really need to say someone "whispered quietly" Or "shouted
loudly" Or, my favorite - she "nodded her head"? What else could she
nod? Or, she "shrugged her shoulders" - she certainly wouldn't shrug
her foot!6) Dialogue That is Not Punctuated Properly ? Get a grammar book to
learn how to punctuate dialogue properly. But, most importantly,
remember to change paragraphs each time the speaker changes. I read
manuscripts all the time where three or four characters are speaking, yet
the paragraph never changes. Just imagine how confusing that is to the
reader!5) Long Timeframes ? I know Harry Potter takes place over several
years. But, the story also takes place through several books. Most
children's writers start out writing stories for children's magazines or
they want to write picture books for very young children. Either way, the
timeframe in these stories should be rather short - a couple of hours or a
day or two. If your story takes place over a couple of weeks or (gulp!) a
couple of years, then you need to shorten the timeframe.4) No Narrative "Hook" for the Reader ? I know what you're asking -
"What is a narrative hook?" Well, that's simple. It's just an opening
sentence or two that "hooks" the reader and makes him or her want to
continue reading to find out what happens.3) Dialogue That Doesn't Sound Real ? Listen to any child or teenager
and you'll find out that much of what kids and teens say (at least to each
other) tends to sound like a series of grunts. So don't have the child or
teen in your story use words like "shall," or never use contractions. If you
do, the dialogue will sound too formal and your work will not have a
child's or teen's voice.2) Adults Who Step In to Save the Day for the Child ? I know what you're
thinking. Parents and other well-meaning adults DO step in all the time
to save the day for kids. So why can't they do it in stories for children?
The answer to that is - because children don't want to read stories like
that. Stories for children have strong children (or children who
eventually become strong throughout the course of the story) as
characters. This empowers the children who read these stories. They
figure, if the POV character can solve his own problems then maybe
they can too.Now. Drum roll here.The number one mistake new writers make in their stories for children is1) No real conflict - There's no story problem. Your POV character needs
to face some big problem right at the start of the story. Then, he or she
needs to struggle and struggle with this problem as he/she tries to solve
it. That is, things need to keep getting worse and worse until finally the
POV character is able to solve the problem (or at least resolve it) and
change or grow somehow in the process. Without a story problem you
have what editors like to call "an incident," and editors don't publish
incidents. They publish stories.So that's my list of top 10 mistakes new children's writers make. Use this
article as a checklist when you're writing for children. Avoid these
mistakes and you'll be well on your way to publication.See you in print!Suzanne Lieurance is a freelance writer and she teaches children's
writing for the Institute of Children's Literature. Lieurance also owns the
Three Angels Gourmet Co. which produces a unique line of "heavenly
gourmet mixes" for sale at http://www.threeangelsgourmet.com and through
gift shops, Christian bookstores, gourmet food stores, and gift basket
companies across the country.
For daily food tips and other food information, visit the Three Angels
Gourmet Co. blog at http://www.threeangelsgourmet.blogspot.comFor information about children's writing, visit Lieurance's writing website
at http://www.suzannelieurance.com