Walk Softly and Carry a Big Search Engine
I don’t know about you, but if I stop and think about the internet, I am in awe. It blows my mind. What used to take a trip to the library and hours of research can now be done with a few clicks of the keyboard. We’re able to view unlimited information from around the world. Simply amazing!
The fact that I’m writing this and posting it on a blog where seconds later you could be reading it and responding, is nothing short of astounding! What a time we live in!
With great technology comes great responsibility and caution. We have to be careful not to get carried away with those moments of wonder about this vast interactive tool and be discriminating about the words and ideas on it. There is so much on the internet that is just…well…wrong! Look for the facts behind the stories and the science behind the claims. I can boldly invite you to go to www.remifemin.com and look into the science behind the brand. It’s solid. The most clinically tested brand…over 90 scientific papers.
Remifemin® did the homework.
Now you do yours.
Let’s Talk! Tell me about your experiences, from the funny to the poignant.
Let’s encourage each other. Tell me how you use the internet in your daily life.
The fact that I’m writing this and posting it on a blog where seconds later you could be reading it and responding, is nothing short of astounding! What a time we live in!
With great technology comes great responsibility and caution. We have to be careful not to get carried away with those moments of wonder about this vast interactive tool and be discriminating about the words and ideas on it. There is so much on the internet that is just…well…wrong! Look for the facts behind the stories and the science behind the claims. I can boldly invite you to go to www.remifemin.com and look into the science behind the brand. It’s solid. The most clinically tested brand…over 90 scientific papers.
Remifemin® did the homework.
Now you do yours.
Let’s Talk! Tell me about your experiences, from the funny to the poignant.
Let’s encourage each other. Tell me how you use the internet in your daily life.
posted by Michele @ 1:52 PM
8 Comments:
At Tuesday, March 21, 2006,
Anonymous said…
I agree, the internet really makes life better. Remifemin has made my life better too. Stick with it is what I would say. I wish people would try it first and also take the time to learn all there is about menopause on the internet.
At Tuesday, March 21, 2006,
Anonymous said…
Hello Michele!
I have to strongly agree that the computer has changed my life. I just LOVE being able to look up information on ANY topic at a moment's notice. Even if I want to get an actual library book, I go to the computer first, put in a request at the library site, and they notify me when to pick it up on a special shelf so I don't have to "search" the building at all. I'm so spoiled by this technology, that I don't know how I survived before without it. But as you mentioned in your blog, caution must be taken. It is often so hard to tell what is truly fact and what is just someone's opinion or personal experience. With medical information this can be especially problematic. As the old saying goes "Buyer (or searcher) beware!"
At Wednesday, March 22, 2006,
Michele said…
Hi Melody and Jans!
ahh...fellow internet lovers...I'd have to put it right up there with the invention of the wheel...wouldn't you? Thanks for helping to spread the word that there is information and there is help with Remifemin. Next time you're out with a group of your friends...and everyone starts talking about this very interesting time of life...send them to remifemin.com and the blog...they'll thank you!
At Monday, March 27, 2006,
Anonymous said…
Hi. I recently was invited to a home demonstration of this Japanese company which promotes "healthy living". Thank God for the the internet...the only people recomnending their products are the ones who want you to buy them. 15 years ago, I would have been a prime candidate for them. Now I know better...though their theories are good.
In the meantime, I have been hot flashing on a regular basis for over a year now. Some herbal pills from my ND doctor helped for a while and then she moved me over to the Remifemin. And they were working really well for a while. But, I just doubled my dosage. For the last month my hot flashes appear to have jumped to the next stage...every two hours.
My kingdom for some sleep!!
I try not to mind the hot flashes too much....they are easier to deal with than the alternative.
Speaking of which, am I the only one out there who has hot flashes AND her period?!?!? My monthly period appears to be slowly winding down but it was always the "period from hell".
I wish I had known about homeopathic doctors 40 years ago. Their remedies are wonderful..I feel sane for the first time in 40 years.
At Monday, March 27, 2006,
Michele said…
Hi Nancy,
No...you are not the only one...belive me! Give the higher does of Remifemin time to work...and do the every day things you can too...cut down the caffeine...comfortable clothing.
One of my favorite sayings to remember and it's true regarding everything in life:
This too shall pass.
Thank goodness huh! Thanks for your thoughts and keep them coming!
At Thursday, March 30, 2006,
Michele said…
Hi Jo-Anne!
So glad you came to the blog! I loved your line "this little present we get at the end of our period days" :) Made me smile!
I'm equally glad you're giving Remifemin a try. In studies, the best results occured after 12 weeks of use...so stick with it, once in the morning and one every evening. Also, you can increase the dose..there's more about that in the Frequently Asked Question section of www.remifemin.com.
And keep coming to the blog, you also need encouragement and to know you're not alone with "this little present"...
At Monday, April 10, 2006,
Anonymous said…
A type A workaholic perfectionist, that's me. But today, for the first time, I call in sick after another sleepless night. As I sit here enjoying the blog, wave after wave of hot flashes crash over me. My white V neck man's T Shirt makes its fashion appearance every 30 min or so from beneath my gray sweatshirt. At work I wear a lab coat which hides a multitude of sins: "dressy" T-shirts, expanding hips and waistline and sweaty pits. Plus I can make a pretty cool breeze by flapping it's lapels. Next I go to an empty exam room to "check my hair" (mop my forehead and cleavage). I speak to patients cheerfully and calmly as my face turns bright red and "glistens", I fight the urge to get up mid-sentence and run outside. My 20 something co workers come in and put on the heat every morning (I am seated under the vent).As a flash hits me, they stare in awe and say "Hey, I can see it!". My joints ache, the only way I can get some sleep is to take a tylenol pm once a week to "catch up". I am 48 and my symptoms hit about 18 months ago. The scariest was a huge passage of tissue material during my period (at work) that sent me straight to Kaiser believing I was hemmorhaging. I was stunned to hear THAT was normal, and even more blown away when my Mom and other menopausal survivors in my life said it happened to them too. I want my old energy and enthusiasm back, I want to sleep and have dry cleavage! My periods come and go as they please, this time it's been 3 months since the last one. I frequently have periods and hot flashes/night sweats. I started Remifemin 2 days ago and found this website and blog. Next I will go the Dr Phil website, as Robin has made her menopausal journey public and is symptom free (with the help of customized supplements). I have decided to accept this phase of my life and fight it. My name is Sheila and I am peri-menopausal, and I'm not taking these symptoms anymore!!!!! Please comment with tips on how to fight symptoms while at work in the public eye. This would be very helpful to me. (Note, my husband just came home for lunch, his tech is a "raving looney-I had to get out of there!" She is menopausal. I have also noticed my flashes are emotionally triggered- I can hold my sleeping grandson 3 hours and be symptom free, but one escanced look from my boss and I am at the equator.
At Tuesday, April 11, 2006,
Michele said…
Hi Sheila!
Thanks for the blog! I can tell from your writing that you are a very colorful person with lots of passion, and thanks for the "venting"...it's good for you and it's good for everyone who reads the blog to know they are not alone in what we are going through. I'm so glad you found us here at Remifemin. The first most important thing is to be faithful about taking your Remifemin, once in the morning, once in the evening. Our clinical studies showed the best results after 8 -12 weeks of consistently taking it. So consistency is hugely important. Sometimes in our instant potato society, we think if we don't see immediate results...something isn't working.
Tips on how to fight things while in the public eye? Well check out the Remifemin.com site including the frequently asked questions and the conversation I had with Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, one of the leading doctors in the country working with women like us. You can take some solace that the 20 somethings in your office will one day be asking you advice on how you made it through menopause! Watch your caffeine, wear cool clothing ...common sense things can also be helpful. Don't hesitate to get yourself a nice little desk fan. I have one that can go around my neck and one that clamps onto my desk too. I would also encourage the other people in your life like your husband and co workers to check out the Remifemin website and learn about menopause. They may not do it right away, but they can learn that this is a real thing, and not simply just a joke in a greeting card. Remember...you're not alone! Come vent on the blog...talk to other women like you...and be really faithful to taking your Remifemin.
This too shall pass!
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