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After all the years of fertility treatment, painkillers After chatting for a
A true story
and birth control pills to treat the endometriosis,
while she made me
I finally felt like my health really needed an over-
feel confident that
haul and I wanted to lose some weight.
we could finally get
My periods were still as erratic as anything, but
to the bottom of
then one day they suddenly stopped. It was then
my health problems,
of courage, weight loss and
that I read about Narelle Stegehuis in a magazine.
and I was shocked to
I looked her up online and, after looking through
realise that hormones
cause weight gain in
her websites, it was like she was talking about me.
75% of women.
overcoming infertility odds
Narelle is an experienced naturopath and I felt
at ease discussing what I’d been through with her.
“Your hormones are definitely in need of some
balancing and they are definitely making it hard
for you to lose weight”, she said. We can estab-
lish exactly what you need by determining your
‘hormonal profile’. This way I can treat the cause
of your weight gain. “If you start by filling in my
online questionnaire, I will be able to tailor a pro-
gram specific to your hormonal needs”, she said.
After chatting for a while she made me feel
confident that we could finally get to the bottom
of my health problems, and I was shocked to
realise that hormones cause weight gain in 75%
of women.
She then emailed me an article that had been
featured previously in New Idea about two other
patients of hers who had similar health concerns to
mine. Realising that changing my diet to suit my
Are your hormones
hormonal profile could improve my health
was a real eye opener. Things like tomatoes, making you fat?
broccoli and spinach were on my ‘don’t eat’ list due
to their influence on my hormones. All the foods
3 Steps to uncover the cause of your weight gain:
that I was currently eating were actually making my 1) do you experience fatigue, sugar cravings, bloating, PMs and weight gain?
endometriosis and polycystic ovarian disorder worse.
uncover the cause of your weight gain by firstly filling in Mass attack’s
After being on my program for about a month
online questionnaire. this will unmask what symptoms are telling you the
I felt more energised … and I got my period back.
hormones that need balancing.
The weight started to move and my period pain was
barely a problem. I started to feel like me again. 2) after you take the ‘hormonal profile test’, Narelle will be able to formulate
I guess it’s one of those things – when your a specific program especially for you.
health starts to fall in place and you feel on track
3) Further testing referral: From this, Narelle can determine if other tests are
in life you tend to meet new people … so yes, I
deemed necessary to provide a more detailed and thorough analysis,
found love once again. I was up front and hon-
e.g., salivary, urine or blood tests.
est about not being able to have a baby, but it
was okay. So we just went about doing the usual this methodology has been selected to provide the most thorough and
things a new couple does, having fun and enjoy- accurate picture of what is occurring hormonally in your body.
ing the good things in life. Six months into our
like to know more?
relationship I started to feel unwell, “Oh my god,
I thought, I couldn’t be …yes; I was pregnant, and
Narelle stegehuis runs Massattack and Bump Fertility. she is a naturopath
when I told Narelle she was delighted. On May 28,
specialising in women’s health, fertility and weight loss. call 1300 133 536 or
2007, I gave birth to my beautiful boy Tane.
visit her websites, www.massattack.com.au and www.bumpfertiltiy.com.au
By Michelle Curmie, Deer Park, Vic.
issue 001 / 2009 Ripple
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