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Quiz: How Balanced Are You?

Check Your Current Balance Here, Then Use Your Free Materials and Personalized Recommendations to Guide You to Better Health

Here's How to Take the Quiz

First, please divide a piece of paper into four columns and write 1,2,3,4 across the top for balanced, mild, moderate and severe, as below.

For each symptom on the left, read the descriptions of degree going across to the right. Choose the one that most closely describes your experience, and put a check in the corresponding column---mild, moderate or severe---on your paper. If you are not sure, then choose the one that is more severe to ensure getting the most helpful recommendations. If you are taking medication to control the symptom, rate the symptom based on how severe it is when you are not taking the medicine.

When you are finished, refer to the bottom of the quiz for how to take the next step--restoring your body to balance!
Your
Symptoms
 1.
Balanced		 2.
Mild 		3.
Moderate		 4.
Severe

Hot Flashes

 

No hot flashes and no problems with body heat regulation

Mild or occasional
warm flushes or hot flashes

Uncomfortable hot
flashes occurring several times a day and/or night

Very disturbing hot flashes or sweats occurring many times a day and/or night

 
Menstrual Cycle
(cycling women only)
 Comfortable, regular each month Mild discomfort with your period--controllable without medication Moderately uncomfortable symptoms such as moderate cramping, heavy bleeding, irregular periods, desire or take medication Severe symptoms that interfere with your daily life or require medication in order to function; very irregular periods (less than 10 periods per year)

Vaginal Dryness

 

Normal lubrication

 

Mild or occasional dryness

 

Moderate dryness and/or discomfort during intercourse

 

Severe dryness and/or pain with intercourse

 
PMS
(cycling women only)
 Barely noticeable or no symptoms of PMS Mild mood swings, bloating or other symptoms Definite mood swings, weight gain, bloating or other uncomfortable symptoms Serious discomfort, excess weight gain, fluid retention, pain or mood swings that interfere with daily life
Insomnia or
Sleep Difficulty
 Sound sleep Occasional trouble getting to sleep or going back to sleep after awakening (1-2
times a week)		 Frequent awakenings during the night and/or trouble sleeping 3-4 times a week Trouble sleeping on a nightly basis
Dry Skin
 Normal skin moisture Mild skin dryness Moderate dryness with wrinkling in areas normally
exposed to sun		 Very dry skin with wrinkling and sagging in all areas
Weight Gain
in Past Year
 Weight stable or gain of up to 5 pounds Gain of 6-10 pounds Gain of 10-20 pounds Gain of more than 20 pounds
Anxiety
 Feel calm and settled most of the time Occasionally feel anxious about things that did not
previously cause anxiety		 Often feel more anxious than in the past Feel very anxious most of the
time and/or have panic attacks
Mood
Swings
 Mood is stable or appropriate to life
circumstances		 Mild or occasional mood
swings are noticeable		 Fluctuations in mood are more pronounced and begin
to affect relationships		 Mood swings are very bothersome
and interfere with work or
family life
Headaches
or Migraine
 No headaches Occasional mild tension headache (less than
once a week)		 Frequent mild to moderate headaches or infrequent
debilitating headaches		 Debilitating headaches occurring once a month or more
Muscle
Aches,
Pains, or
Stiffness
 Muscles are comfortable Mild or occasional
aches or stiffness unrelated
to exercise		 Moderate aching
and stiffness or easily fatigued or sore muscles		 Pains in the muscles,
tender spots, weakness or fibromyalgia diagnosis
Joint Pains
 Joints are supple
and without discomfort		 Soreness or cracking in the
joints that comes and
goes		 Recurring soreness or ache of moderate intensity in joint(s)
(tendonitis/ bursitis episodes)		 Persistent pain in the joint(s) or
osteoarthritis diagnosis
Sexual Interest
or Libido
 Normal sex drive
for you		 Somewhat less interest than in the past Much less interest Sex drive has
completely disappeared
Urination;
Frequency
and Continence
 Normal urination pattern Occasional urgency or
more frequent urination		 Increase in urinary
frequency, noticeable sense of
urgency, or occasional
leakage		 Leakage or sudden need to urinate
on a regular basis
Urinary
Tract Infections
in Past
Year
 No UTI No more than
one UTI		 Occasional UTIs (up
to twice a year)		 Frequent or persistent UTIs (more than twice a year)
Memory
Problems or
Forgetfulness
 Good memory;
no decline		 Noticeable forgetting
of names or other details		 Frequent forgetting of names or details, especially those you
should know		 Difficulty remembering
many things; need to write
nearly everything down
Indigestion
(Gas, Bloating,
Heartburn
 Digestion is good,
with no symptoms
except rarely		 Occasional
(less than once a week)		 Frequent (1-3 times a week) Persistent
(nearly every day)
Palpitations
 Heartbeat is regular
and without palpitations or skipped beats		 Mild or infrequent palpitations Frequent (more
than twice a month) or anxiety-provoking palpitations		 Occur almost daily or severe
enough to take medication
Fatigue
 Good energy,
as in
the past		 Less energy than in the past Tiredness or low energy at least half of the time Constant feeling
of fatigue
Depression
 Mood generally
good, upbeat		 Occasionally feel depression
or recurring lack of motivation		 Often feel low, dissatisfied,
more easily upset or crying		 Feel seriously depressed for
weeks at a time
TOTAL
        

Use Your Results to Guide Your Path to Balance

Now look back at your total scores for each of the four categories on the self-rating scale. Add together the totals from columns 1 and 2. Then add together the totals from columns 3 and 4. Compare the two new totals, one for your mild symptoms and the other for your more moderate to severe symptoms.

To see Dr. Lonsdorf's suggestions for which Wellness Plan to consider based on your score click here.


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