Alternative Well-Being your April issue

Alternative Well-Being: your April issue

Dear readers,

Is menopause only a woman's issue?

At first glance, the phenomenon only affects a portion of the population: women, and more specifically, those aged 45-55. But if we look more closely, this transition affects everyone. Why? Because menopause isn't just the end of a woman's fertility. It's a profound change that affects the entire person. It alters their physiology, but also their personality, behaviors, and life priorities.

In other words, those around them—that is, their spouse, children, friends, and relationships in general—will witness a person's transformation. Relationship patterns will change. Roles will shift. All of this is driven by a program orchestrated by hormones. Humans share this program with a few rare cetaceans, such as the orca and the beluga. Its effect is to promote the survival, prosperity, and growth of the community.

A woman's menopause transition involves the entire group. That's why, even if you're not directly affected by this hormonal shift, I encourage you to read Pryska Ducoeurjoly's in-depth article. It provides you with the keys to understanding how to navigate this transition in harmony and good health.

Another issue of the magazine that concerns us all is the one that deals with endocrine disruptors . Here again, it's a subject that really concerns everyone and that calls for our responsibility. In short, they are everywhere, they make us sick – but there is hope, because the slightest little change already has a positive impact. To write this article, we called on an expert, Aurélie Jouan, who for twenty years has been working on the development of everyday products that respect our hormones. She gives you 10 initial measures, easy to implement and which can make all the difference.

Summary:

• Health Investigation – Menopause is not an illness

The menopausal transition is often perceived as hormonal chaos, and many consider it "the beginning of the end" of womanhood. But for gynecologist Christiane Northrup, author of The Wisdom of Menopause, it is the result of an intelligent brain program. Its goal: to free women from their reproductive mission and begin their "self-healing."

A decisive step to allow him to fully realize himself, which journalist Pryska Ducœurjoly summarizes for us on pages 3 to 8.

• Alternative consumption – Water filters: which one to choose?

Tap water is safe to drink, but it can contain various contaminants, such as drug residue, pesticides, and heavy metals. Between water filter pitchers, reverse osmosis systems, and gravity filters, which should you choose?

Rémi Moha tells you the essentials to understand the advantages and limitations of each solution and make the best decision on pages 9 to 11.

• Prevent and cure – Endocrine disruptors: 10 urgent measures to take

They're everywhere: in our homes, in our food, in our kitchen utensils, in our hygiene products, in our clothes, in the objects we use, and even in the water we drink and the air we breathe! Practical and inexpensive, these products have almost everything going for them. Their only drawback: they make us sick.

Aurélie Jouan, a health and environmental protection consultant, details the first steps to take to begin cleaning up our immediate environment, on pages 12 to 14.
 

• Psycho & Soma: Thyroid Diseases, Healing by Regaining Speech and Time

Through its influence on our metabolism, the thyroid contributes to the harmonious development of our body and its proper functioning. But beyond its metabolic function, could this organ also have a symbolic function?

Understanding the thyroid's symbolic messages could well guide us toward resolving our inner conflicts. Dr. Phillipe Dransart demonstrates this through two real-life examples on pages 15 and 16.
 

• Herbalist Secrets – Four Thieves Vinegar Hasn't Had Its Last Word!

There are natural remedies that have survived the centuries without losing any of their youth. Four Thieves Vinegar is one of them. Its formulation was popularized following the plague epidemics that raged across Europe beginning in the Middle Ages.

Caroline Gayet tells you her story and explains why this ancient specialty deserves a bottle at home, on pages 17 to 18.
 

• I tested it for you – I tested life without caffeine

Coffee, tea, cocoa, cola-based sodas, energy drinks, and even some common medications: caffeine is omnipresent in our societies. Its consumption is associated with pleasure, enthusiasm, and energy. Yet, some people choose to do without it. With what consequences?

Emmanuel Duquoc took the test: a withdrawal that led him to another version of himself, on pages 19 to 22.

• Healing Journey – Becoming a Mother! Sarah’s Battle with PCOS

A teenager struggling with irregular and painful menstrual cycles, a late diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and, a few months later, a specialist's abrupt verdict: she was considered infertile, Sarah refused to give up on her desire to have children. And her perseverance led her to motherhood. Today, she helps those who want to conceive regain their fertility.  

Clélia Fortier reveals her approach to you on pages 23 to 25.

• Living in the rhythm of April

Detox, seasonal foods, super new moons and rejuvenating cream: Philippe Chavanne offers his advice for enjoying spring. 

Read on pages 26 and 27.

• Health mavericks – “We are made of the same wood as champions”

Do the greatest athletes have something to teach us? A former mental trainer and author of several books, including "The Champions and Their Emotions," Hubert Ripoll has worked with athletes for decades. He invites us to delve into their psyches.

A source of inspiration for all that Sandra Franrenet shares with you, on pages 28 and 29.

• Health from elsewhere – Cupping: outdated medicine or forgotten treasure?

Soothe pain and eliminate illness by suctioning the skin? The use of cupping therapy, which dates back to the dawn of time, was part of medical practice until the 1980s. Today, under attack from scientific movements and certain medical councils, it remains present in traditional Indian, Asian, and Arabic medicine. So, is it an obsolete therapy or a treasure to be rediscovered?

Health anthropologist Aline Mercan gives you all the keys to verify this for yourself, on pages 30 and 31.

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