Natural Health International Launches a Natural Alternative to the Pill for PMS, Irregular Menstruation, and Infertility

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – JULY 28, 2009 – For years, doctors have been prescribing young women synthetic hormones in the form of the oral contraceptive pill, to counteract pre-menstrual (PMS) symptons and irregular menstruation. As common as this treatment may be, it is saddled with unpleasant side effects and an increased risk for blood clots, high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. ,  Research shows it also may increase the risk for certain cancers, including breast, cervical, and liver.   Fortunately, with the release of Femmenessence MacaHarmony from Natural Health International (NHI), women now have a clinically proven, health-risk-free, natural alternative for balancing their hormones.

Natural Health International Launches a Natural Alternative to the Pill for PMS, Irregular Menstruation, and Infertility
Femmenessence MacaHarmony Balances the Body’s Hormone Production Naturally

Unlike the Pill, MacaHarmony does not introduce any foreign hormones into the system. Instead, it supports and balances the body’s own hormone production naturally, with its key ingredient Maca-GO® — a concentrated, organically certified, proprietary formulation of different phenotypes of Lepidium peruvianum – the Peruvian herb Maca. In fact, Femmenessence MacaHarmony is as safe and side effect-free as one’s own hormones have been throughout life.

According to James Frame, CEO of NHI, a San Francisco-based health and dietary supplement company, the contraceptive pill does not actually correct PMS or irregular menstruation, instead it manipulates and controls the hormonal cycle, masking symptom, not correcting the cause.

MacaHarmony is also helpful in normalizing the menstrual cycle in women with irregular periods. Many times, women who go on the pill to regulate their cycle eventually come off it only to find their conditions have not changed or have worsened. “We have had patients who’ve not had a period in ten months who’ve taken MacaHarmony and within two weeks start their cycle,” says Jan Roberts, a pharmacist, clinical nutritionist and fertility specialist.

Additionally, MacaHarmony supports fertility in women trying to conceive. According to Jane Bennett and Alexandra Pope, co-authors of the book “The Pill: Are You Sure it’s for You?”, the pill can negatively affect fertility even after usage has ceased. In fact, they note that Fabio Bertarelli, owner of fertility drug manufacturer Serono Laboratories, told the Wall Street Journal, “Our usual customers are women over 30 who have been taking birth control pills since they were teenagers or their early 20s. “By normalizing a woman’s cycle, MacaHarmony increases the chances she will get pregnant,” says Roberts, who recommends MacaHarmony to her clients.

“Having worked for nearly 30 years to improve women’s reproductive health by natural means, I know that restoring hormone-balance in the preconception period has positive implications for fertility, for a healthy full term pregnancy and more. MacaHarmony not only achieves hormone balance, establishing regular menstrual cycles, it optimizes gastro-intestinal absorption of all key nutritional factors which are required before conception.”

MacaHarmony and all NHI products are packaged in oxygen-barrier blister packs, recycled lightproof cardboard boxes, and printed with vegetable ink. Each MacaHarmony box contains 120, 500mg vegetarian capsules. NHI recommends ingesting one Femmenessence MacaHarmony capsule twice daily, once in the morning and once in the afternoon or evening. However, as each woman is different, consulting with a health professional or speaking with one of NHI’s naturopathic doctors is always recommended.

About Natural Health International
Since it’s founding in 1977 as a raw material supply business in Sydney, Australia, Natural Health International has expanded internationally and merged with a leading research and development company. Today, It is one of the few vertically integrated dietary supplement companies in the world, growing its own herbs and maintaining complete control of its product manufacturing and distribution.

Through years of research, world-renowned biochemist and NHI’s Director of Research and Development, Dr. Henry Meissner created a range of finished herbal products with unprecedented levels of the full spectrum of active constituents in each herb – superseding the highest concentrated extracts on the market. Dr. Meissner achieved this by combining different sub species of herbs with unique active constituents with bio-dynamic type farming practices, different harvesting, drying, and specific manufacturing methods for each individual herb based on its biology and chemistry. Capitalizing on this achievement along with five years of published clinical research, NHI launched its own line of retail products in 2007 that focus on balancing hormones naturally in both women and men with the most pure, organic and un-chemically touched herbs available.

For more information on NHI, the Femmenessence product lines, or media related inquiries, please contact Renee Cooper at 805-962-1347 or via email at rcooper@christiecomm.com, or visit NHI online at www.naturalhi.com.

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