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Herbs & Homeopathic Remedies May Alleviate Menopausal Symptoms.
Does hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for your menopause make your
blood run cold?
Many women are faced with the potential risks
associated with HRT. First, let’s take a quick look at the three stages
of menopause.
Menopause begins in your early 40s as your ovaries gradually
produce less and less of the hormone estrogen. Your periods become
erratic sometimes skipping a month or alternating between light and
heavy.
The next period of time is the transitioning to actual menopause.
During this time you may continue to have erratic periods and the “fun
stuff” begins to settle in for a long visit. Yes, fun stuff like hot
flashes, vaginal dryness, mood swings and insomnia are some of the
symptoms.
The final and actual onset of menopause usually occurs in your
early 50s and is represented by the absence of your period for a full
12 months. It’s those in between years that can wreak havoc in your
life.
Are there natural alternatives for chemical HRT? The good news is
yes! It’s a sad fact that less than two percent of doctors even mention
alternative therapies and that most of them feel there is no benefit.
Thousands of women would disagree. Here are just a few of the many
natural alternatives:
Try adjusting your diet to include vegetables and fish that are
high in Omega-3 as they contain nutrients that can help your body deal
with menopause naturally. Conversely, there are foods that can make
your menopausal symptoms worse. Caffeine, sugar, fatty dairy products,
salt, alcohol and saturated oils can aggravate the symptoms.
Be sure and take a daily multivitamin making certain that the
vitamin contains 100% of the daily allowance for nutrients. Just be
aware that vitamins are no substitute for following a healthy diet.
If menopause causes mood swings, it only makes sense that it’s
possible to experience extreme responses for stress. Try using deep
breathing techniques, meditation or some other methods of relaxation
that works for you and practice the technique for 10 to 20 minutes per
day. You will be left feeling calmer, more able to cope and more in
control.
Exercising regularly can also help alleviate menopausal symptoms.
Scheduling at least 30 minutes of exercise three times a week will
relieve hot flashes. You will be able to think more clearly and reduce
your risk of osteoporosis and heart disease.
Some women have found relief through yoga and acupressure. Both are mainstays of practitioners of eastern medicine.
Last, but not least, we come to herbal treatments. Beans and
certain other plants have a mild estrogenic activity in their makeup
thanks to "phytoestrogens." These are compounds that include
isoflavins, lignans, phytoseterols and saponins. In additional to
helping your body through menopause, animal experiments show they are
significantly effective in preventing tumors of the breast tissue.
Without sending you off for a medical dictionary to understand the
compounds listed above, here are some of the foods and herbs that
contain healthy compounds: Soy, black cohosh, licorice, alfalfa,
chasteberry, Chinese angelica, red clover, strawberry, celery stalks,
dates, elder, false unicorn root, fennel, Honduran sarsaparilla, lady’s
slipper, liferoot, Mexican wild yams, passion flower, pomegranates and
sassafras.
The foods, of course, are available from your local grocery. Visit
your local health food store where you should be able to find the herbs
and methods to include them in your daily diet.
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