I don’t know if you’re still looking for stories. Mine is not as dramatic as some—but I’m being encouraged by friends to tell you so here goes.

I’ve been on the protocol since October of 2003. At that time I was just turning 61. I had started into menopause at 46, was put on hormone replacement and couldn’t take the phony stuff (fortunately for me) so I set out to find a substitute. I was lucky enough to find a doctor that did bioidentical hormones (realize this is 16 years ago) and so I did variations on that theme for the next 14 years. I had my period for a couple more years and then it stopped. I was healthy except for ongoing aches and pains resulting from a family tendency toward autoimmune problems, looked a good 10 years younger than my age, was happily married with a good sex life and generally felt I was about as well as I could be at my age. 

But that’s because I didn’t know how good I COULD feel.!

My chiropractor introduced me to the protocol two years ago since one of his other patients was on it and liked it. I bought the book that day and got myself to a doctor to get my prescriptions the next week. And the rest is history.

Today at 63, people tell me I look younger than I did at 40. I have more fat under the skin on my face giving me a more youthful facial contour, my skin and hair shine. I have always had a lot of energy but now I’m ridiculous. My sleep, while still not perfect, is much better. And my sex life—get your kids in off the streets!—is better literally than it ever has been in my life (and it’s always been good). I have a livelier, healthier and generally more youthful attitude toward life. And, in a word, I am just sexier!  (I even have a larger breast cup size without being any larger in general) Funny at 63.

It’s hard to explain to someone how unsubtle these seemingly subtle changes are. When I get my period each month I actually enjoy it because it represents my more youthful body and mind. (My husband gets a kick out of watching his 63 year old wife buy Tampax and I don’t even want to try to describe his enthusiasm at my increase in libido!) Oddly, while it might seem to some that feeling this youthful at my age is artificial, I feel quite the opposite. The protocol has made me more myself and I’m enjoying every minute of it. I am calmer and even more centered than I was after 30 years of meditation. Always a happy person, I’m now even happier with who I am. I am very grateful.