MENOPAUSE :
As many wise women have said, there's
no reason really that we should accept these symptoms as inevitable: menopause
is not an illness, it's merely another stage of life. So why do so many women
experience distressing menopausal symptoms? This stage is when the female body
ceases to produce eggs, and ceases to shed the lining of the womb. In fact the
whole process that's necessary for procreation comes to a halt. Hopefully, if
all goes well, we'll keep enough of our feminine hormones to keep us looking
reasonable and to keep our emotions on an even keel as we glide into our later
years.
Exercise and a healthy diet are the places to begin. Since women
of menopausal age tend to gain weight rather easily, it's of great importance to
cut down on the amount of food we eat, in addition to monitoring the components
of our diet to make sure that we don't consume too many carbohydrates or too
much fat, both of which will add to our girth. Concentrating on plenty of fresh
fruit and vegetables and a small amount of cold pressed virgin oils will make
sure we have enough raw materials to feed our bodies wisely.
Alarmingly,
in the past few decades, the medical profession has been encouraging women
approaching menopause to supplement their hormones with artificial ones. More
recently, they thankfully discovered how dangerous this can be when cancer rates
rose significantly in women taking artificial hormone replacement. It's a mercy
to womankind that artificial hormones are now being phased out. Think very
carefully before you decide to subject yourself to artificial hormone
replacement therapy; natural is always best.
So what can women do to
alleviate the worst of the moodiness, hot flashes and weight gain that often
accompany menopause? To begin with, there are a number of alternative therapies
that women have used successfully to improve their situations. Among them are
massage, acupuncture, homeopathy and more. For many women though, these
solutions are too time-consuming to be of much real use.
The good thing
about natural versions of hormone replacement for menopausal women is that they
don't pose a threat to our health. To the contrary, carefully chosen natural
ingredients that have been known for their benefits for centuries can enhance
our endocrine systems, support our immune systems, and keep us looking and
feeling younger and more vital. We can use these supplements to help us sail
through menopause serenely.
If we also manage to keep our diets and
exercise levels reasonable, we can expect better and better results. Are there
any other supplements we can use to make sure we stay as healthy as possible?
Significant supplementation with vitamin E has been known for some time to stave
off heart disease in both men and women. Another wonderful reason for taking
vitamin E is that it can end hot flashes in women going through
menopause.
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