Why did your last diet fail?

Better Nutrition, Oct, 2005

It could be pre-menopausal or menopausal weight gain. So if you're over 35 ... and gaining weight in places you've never gained weight before ... you're not alone! But researchers may have just discovered the solution!

You're a woman. You're gaining weight in places you never gained weight before. And you just can't seem to lose the excess pounds as easy as you used to. Join the club! You're one of the more than 47 million American women experiencing menopausal and pre-menopausal weight gain. (By the way, if you're over 35, "pre-menopausal" is you.)

But Here's The Good News ...

You don't have to look overweight, over-tired, and out-of-shape just because your hormones, metabolism and caloric requirements are changing. Researchers are finally focusing their attention on menopausal and pre-menopausal weight gain (probably because they're getting older and out of shape themselves). And what they're coming up with is a new generation of diet pills specifically to help menopausal and pre-menopausal women lose weight.

New Discoveries

Interestingly, the first of these new-generation diet pills (specifically developed to help overcome menopausal and pre-menopausal weight gain) is not a drug, it's a nutraceutical ... probably because nutraceutical products do not have to go through the lengthy FDA drug approval process. This new diet pill is called Estrin-D, [TM] and in recent studies, the active ingredients in Estrin-D were shown to increase resting metabolic rare in menopausal and pre-menopausal women, automatically reduce caloric intake and provide sustained energy. But that's not all. Users reported that Estrin-D helped control mood swings, virtually eliminated overeating and gave them an overall sense of 'well being.'

The First and Only "Diet Pill" for Menopausal and Pre-Menopausal Weight Loss

While Estrin-D is the first and only "diet pill" specifically developed to help menopausal and pre-menopausal women lose weight, you can be certain it won't be the last. Society is changing. A new breed of over-35 women are no longer willing to just give up and become old, fat and tired.

"In my mind a product like Estrin-D was inevitable," said Dr. Nathalie Chevreau, PhD, RD, Director of Women's Affairs for Basic Naturals,[TM] Estrin-D's distributor. "There's a whole generation of women out there who have outgrown Cosmopolitan magazine but are not ready to join the AARP [American Association of Retired Persons]. American women are redefining age, beauty and sexuality, proving that life doesn't end at 40. It's about the way you're perceived, your ability to earn and be productive, and it's about the desire to stay strong, self-confident and happy. These women will not allow the MTV generation to push them aside."

For Most of Us, Diet and Exercise Are Not Enough

Dealing with menopausal and pre-menopausal weight gain has not been easy. For most of us, diet and exercise are not enough. We need something more. Something to help with the hormonal and metabolic changes that begin in our mid-thirties. That's why this new emphasis on menopausal and pre-menopausal weight loss is so exciting. "Looking good, feeling young and being energetic are essential. This new generation of diet pills targeting menopausal and pre-menopausal women has the ability to truly change lives," Dr. Chevreau says. "We're glad Estrin-D is the first and only 'diet pill' to address the needs of today's women."

Help Is Finally Here

"This new-found attention to menopausal and pre-menopausal weight loss has been a long time in coming," continues Dr. Chevreau. "Look at the market today: you have diet and energy pills targeted to the under-30 generation (products like Zantrex[TM]-3[R] *. from Zoller[R] Labs), diet pills for the significantly overweight (Leptoprin[R][dagger] from A.G. Waterhouse[TM]), and fat blockers like Xenical[R] ** for the general population (from Hoffman LaRoche). But what about 'real' women? You would have thought the menopausal and pre-menopausal weight loss market, which makes up the majority of the female population, would have been addressed earlier. I guess it's better late than never."

There's no way of telling how many of the major drug companies currently have menopause-specific diet pills going through the lengthy FDA approval process, but with the size of the market and changing social trends, you can bet we'll be seeing more than a few menopause-specific diet pills in the near future. But for right now, if you're a woman over 35 and you're battling menopausal or pre-menopausal weight gain, there's only one: Estrin-D. Help is finally here!

All trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

* Zantrex[TM]-3[R] is a trademark exclusively licensed to Zoller[R] Laboratories, LLC.

([dagger]) Leptoprin[R] is a trademark exclusively licensed to A.G Waterhouse[TM], LLC.

** Xenical[R] is a registered trademark of HLR Technology Corporation.

Ms. Strobel is the editor of the web's most popular diet site, www.MyFreeDiet.com.