| Some time ago, I took
part in a lecture tour in the United States. One glorious
morning before my next meeting, I took a walk along the white
sand of a beautiful beach in Clearwater, Florida. I watched
the big waves of the Gulf of Mexico coming in and the sun
was shining brightly. I felt totally relaxed, at ease and
in tune with Nature.
While I stood there drinking in the majestic scenery, a lady
of about my age walked towards me. She was dressed in a bikini
and visibly enjoyed the sunshine that had tanned her skin
beautifully. She must have wondered what a strange person
was doing on the beach, dressed formally in a sober suit.
The lady started a conversation and asked me if I was not
going to sunbathe. I told her that I had to leave in a few
minutes to give a lecture. In my life there is little time
for sunbathing. She then wanted to know what I did for a living
and when I told her, her face clouded over and she begged
me for advice.
She wanted to know how to cope with the awful hot flushes
that plagued her day and night. In fact, she told me that
they seemed to be even worse on the beach. She so much wanted
to enjoy her holiday, but all day long, at regular intervals,
she had to go for dips in the ocean to cool off. In her situation,
the worst problem of the menopause was the hot flushes.
My hotel was right on the beach and, on a previous walk,
I had seen something of interest. In the border I had found
some beautiful herbs and plants and I told this lady that
Nature has an answer for everything. I invited her to walk
back to the hotel with me so that I could explain something
to her.
She looked me up and down and must have decided that I was
harmless. In the hotel grounds, I showed her a plant which
is primarily known as a culinary herb. Yet it is also one
of the finest remedies for hot flushes. I pointed to the leaves.
With the sun becoming
hotter, they were perspiring just as heavily as the lady.
Just as women get hot and bothered during the menopause, so
this plant gets hot and bothered in the full sun and little
specks of perspiration almost shout out the message that it
is Nature's gift to enable us to counteract hot flushes.
That very special herb is known as Sage or Salvia officinalis.
Clinical trials have now shown that it can be effective in
the treatment of menopausal hot flushes.
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