David Musgrave

David understands menopause better than many - at 72 he is just starting to experience his third. When a woman from a past relationship was in a very menopausal state, she told him "I am going to have to go on to HRT in spite of the risks, otherwise I will probably kill someone, and that's most likely to be you".

That worked for him as an incentive to find out a whole lot about women's hormones, and within a couple of weeks, she was on a supplement of natural progesterone and other products. By then she was feeling fantastic and "like she was in the second trimester of pregnancy”. The scientist in him wanted to know how and why this had happened, and why so many women really struggle around menopause and their periods - which is something that just happens naturally in hunter-gather populations.

When he was working as a research scientist in agriculture, David quickly discovered that he has a knack of being able to combine information from a wide range of sources into a whole (often new) concept. During his research on woman’s hormones, he discovered techniques to completely disappear his own quite severe prostate issues (which has similar hormonal origins).

The books he was reading on woman's health often did not reflect the latest science as he understood it, so he decided to use his research skills to bring to you the science that women deserve to know, by writing his first book - Take Charge of Your Happiness, Bellyfat and Sexiness - A Woman's Rapid Reset for Body, Mind and Hormones.

When David was in his early 40s, his youngest son had a bad reaction to his MMR immunisation at the age of two and ended up with severe eczema and food allergies, and trying to scratch himself bleeding day and night. Two and a half years later somebody gave him a bottle of imported flaxseed oil, saying, "it's really good for the skin". That turned out to be the understatement of the year, and within a couple of days, Oliver's eczema was almost magically better.

Again, David wanted to know how and why this had happened, so he started avidly reading the research literature about flaxseed oil. What he learned convinced him to start taking it himself, and was amazed at the rapid improvements in his energy levels and skin, and just how well he felt all the time.

He quickly decided to start his own company to bring the benefits of good tasting flaxseed oil to New Zealand. So for the past twenty-seven years, he has been studying nutrition, and more recently, how a woman's hormone system works so that he can design and manufacture food products that support wellness. If you would like to find out more about David’s products please follow this link www.waihibush.co.nz

David lives on his 110 ha Waihi Bush Organic Farm in Canterbury, New Zealand, with Lara, his partner of 8 years, her two teenage sons and their beloved dog, Pippin and lots of other animals. He has 4 sons and a stepdaughter and the whole family are musical - two of the children are international performers. For twenty years David and his family ran a popular music festival on the farm. Davids busy life doesn't allow much time for hobbies, but he is a passionate skier and loves to dance.

The farm has a 15 ha area of virgin rain forest containing many 1000-year-old trees. David still owns and is actively involved in his functional food company and farm, where he grows flax and raises organic cattle.

David’s book will take you on a journey of discovery that will change your whole outlook on life. For a 50 page read see www.ITookCharge.nz/book/look-inside