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In our Newsletter we strive to bring you the latest information in all areas of hormones, beauty, and health. We do, however, encourage you to send any requests for articles or any comments you may have to us at sales@ihdistribution.com

Jennifer Price - Our Facebook Friend Winner!

We would like to thank everyone who signed up to be a Friend on our Facebook site and congratulate our winner, Jennifer Price – she is eligible for $100 worth of FREE all-natural cosmetics. Remember if you would like to be a Facebook Friend you can sign-up at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=660377334.

Product of The Month

This month’s “Product of The Month” is Virtual Illusion™ Makeup Primer. Create a flawless canvas for makeup application with this advanced primer. A blend of vitamins, skin-perfecting pigments, advanced cushioning, and anti-aging ingredients work in harmony to help tone, smooth and minimize the visual appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and enlarged pores. The result is a velvety, matte, radiant finish.

You can find this product at www.ihd.myarbonne.com. IH Distribution LLC will add to its normal FREE tube of hand cream by also including a FREE tube of herbal foot cream just for ordering the Makeup Primer. Try it now and let us know what you think.

Recipes for Good Health

This month’s “healthy recipe” is “Mediterranean Soup”. As always, you can find our group of healthy recipes at http://www.hormones-beauty-health.com/pageAppendix03.html.

1 Cup Chopped Onion
2 Cloves Garlic – minced
2 Tablespoons Soybean Oil (vegetable oil)
2 Quarts Vegetable or Chicken Broth
2 Quarts Water
3 Cups Textured Soy Protein (10 oz.)
2 Cups Brown Rice – uncooked
2 Teaspoons Oregano leaves –dried, crumbled
1 Teaspoon Thyme Leaves – dried, crumbled
1 Teaspoon each Salt & Ground Pepper
3 Quarts Diced Tomatoes – canned
2 Cups Zucchini – diced (3/4”)
1 Cup Celery – sliced
½ Cp Parsley – chopped (optional)

Saute onion and garlic in oil until tender
Add broth, water, soy protein, brown rice, and seasonings. Bring mixture to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
Add tomatoes, zucchini, and celery; return to boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
Portion12 ounces into large bowls, if desired.
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon minced parsley over each serving.

Serves 6. Per serving – Calories 182, Fat 2.2g, Carbohydrates 31.8g, Protein 11g, Cholesterol 2.0 mg, Sodium 510mg, Fiber 3.6g

Victoria's Secret CEO Shares Her Beauty Secrets!

In a recent interview, Victoria Secret’s CEO, Christine Beauchamp, shared a few of her beauty secrets. Here they are:

Switch-up Your Look – if you don’t, you’ll be a caricature of yourself. I used to have really thick brows. People kept telling me, “Thought about waxing?” I eventually had to listen.
Scrub – Women use exfoliators only occasionally, but I can’t advocate it enough. Your skin will look much sleeker, from your face to your legs.
To Play up Your Cleavage – run bronzer down the middle of your chest, then shimmer powder. I learned this from a makeup artist at a Victoria’s Secret shoot. They know their stuff!
Spritz behind your knees, too – “Body heat makes scent rise, so you get a subtle lift all day long.”
Never try too hard – “It’s the biggest mistake women make when they want to look sexy. Don’t do a revealing top and red lips and a smoky eye.”

34 Menopause Symptoms

Last month we promised you that we would cover each of the 34 Menopause Symptoms (one every month) – this month is Difficulty Concentrating.

You can experience difficulty concentrating before, during, and after menopause. This symptom is extremely frustrating – I can attest to this personally as it’s the one menopause symptom that bothers me the most.

First, let’s explain what difficulty concentrating means. It can be associated with depression, stress, sleep disorders, and aging. If it’s menopause-related, the usual symptom is forgetting names of people, places, things, etc. You still know them, you just can’t bring them to your mind when you want to.

If you have trouble remembering how to do things you’ve done many times before (such as getting to a place you’ve been often), or doing things that use steps (like following a recipe), then you may have a more serious problem.

Difficulty concentrating usually involves a decrease in the functioning of the short-term memory. This is why people who suffer from it can remember events that happened years ago, but can’t remember recent events (like where they left the keys, or names of people, places, things, etc.).

The causes of difficulty concentrating are usually divided into two groups – psychological and physical. It’s generally accepted that physical causes are responsible for most cases of difficulty concentrating.

Psychological Causes – There are two groups of psychological causes - those related to rare psychological disorders and those related to life stresses. The first group consists of rare hereditary diseases provoked by chemical imbalances in the brain. The second group is related to daily stress, overwork, and fatigue.

Physical Causes – The main cause of difficulty concentrating is hormonal imbalance. Estrogen controls the cortisol hormone, which blocks the function of neurotransmitters (chemicals that brain cells use to communicate with each other). When estrogen levels fall, the hormone ceases to effectively control cortisol. Neurotransmitters then start to malfunction, resulting in difficulty concentrating. Therefore, controlling estrogen hormone imbalance is an important step in reducing this problem.

Other, rarer causes of difficulty concentrating are Alzheimer’s disease, alcoholism, brain infections, and some medication. However, as imbalanced hormone levels are the most common cause of difficulty concentrating, there are a variety of safe and effective ways of coping with it – such as using a natural progesterone cream that can be applied topically.

Before you take any steps, however, you should visit your doctor to determine what your actual cause is.

We hope you enjoyed this topic and if you have any comments, concerns, or questions, please direct them to sales@ihdistribution.com and we will endeavor to answer them as soon as possible.

Next month’s topic will be Night Sweats. As always, If you have a specific issue that is affecting you or you would like us to discuss, please send us an email at sales@ihdistribution.com and we will put it at the top of the list.

Guest Authors Wanted

If you are a writer and are interested in having your articles published, please email us at sales@ihdistribution.com. We are always looking for new information, opinions, and insights. We will consider articles on all topics related to hormones, beauty, or health. Also, include a short bio.