Natural Remedies for Menopause
It is a perfectly natural part of life and though it does come with a long list of symptoms, it should never be regarded as a burden. Given the right amount of effort and care, menopause can be a smooth transition with the minimum of stress for the woman in question. So relax, reduce the amount of stress in your life and re-evaluate your diet and exercise habits for needed changes. It’s time to look out for your health and well-being! Natural Remedies for Menopause Can Help If you are reluctant to try hormone replacement therapy for your hot flashes and other menopause symptoms, you are not alone. However, you should know that there are options. There’s a wide variety of natural remedies you can use to help support your health and reduce the amount of anxiety and stress you must deal with from menopause symptoms. Below are some of the more widely used remedies. · Herbal Supplements: Black Cohosh is thought to be a good herb for helping with hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms such as heart palpitations, anxiety, migraines and painful menstrual cycles. Black cohosh is thought to act much like estrogen in the body without the side effects of HRT. This is a theory - so talk to your doctor about any herbal supplement you might want to try. · Vitamins: There are several vitamins that are depleted by the reduced presence of progesterone and estrogen in the body and they need to be replaced to help maintain a healthy and balanced body. Taking Zinc, calcium, magnesium, folic acid, vitamins A,C, D, E and K, B6, B12 are very important as they provide things like a healthy immune system, bone density and strength, healthy hair, nails and teeth, and a reduced amount of symptoms from menopause. A good multivitamin can provide all or most of these vitamins. · Soy: Available in a wide array of foods, supplements and beverages this food is thought to help provide many benefits to women going through menopause. This is because soy contains phyto-estrogens, a plant based version of the hormone estrogen. Soy in fact acts as a natural replacement for estrogen. This is why it might be good for women in menopause, and yet why it might be a bad idea for pregnant women. · Exercise: Proper levels of activity are vital to maintaining the health of your body. This is even more important during menopause when the body begins to slow down considerably. It also provides you with a sense of well-being that can be vital for helping regulate mood and reducing stress and anxiety, major symptoms of hormone fluctuations. · Red Clover: Some believe that this plant might help to reduce the vaginal dryness and hot flashes associated with menopause. This is thought to be because of the isoflavones found in the plant which act much like the phyto-estrogens found in soy to fill some of the role that estrogen filled previously. · Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Foods rich in this nutrient can help boost mood and according to more recent research may help you maintain a healthy heart. You can find this nutrient in plentiful amounts in fish like salmon, tuna and trout, one of the health foods you should be eating now. Be careful about some fish that might have mercury however. To be safest you may want to do what so many of our readers do and try our favorite pure fish oil. It is the fish oil that this editor gives to my own mother. That is how much I like it and trust it.
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