Menopause Natural Remedies
Diet and Lifestyle
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Take a look at how simple lifestyle and diet changes can make a huge difference to your menopause symptoms. Learn more about natural remedies for menopause...
If you decide not to go down the route of HRT, don’t worry, as there are plenty of effective natural menopause remedies, that you can try…Many women swear by these menopause natural remedies, and are pleased to have found effective holistic remedies, that don’t have the nasty side effects and worrying links to cancer, of conventional treatments and HRT. Natural health remedies are very gentle on the body, but work gently with the body, to relieve the effects of lessening estrogen levels. Herbal remedies are very powerful menopause natural remedies. They will work best, hand in hand with lifestyle and diet changes. Obviously, changes to your diet and lifestyle are long term natural menopause remedies. They may take several months to work well, but you may well find that these lifestyle changes will hugely reduce your menopause symptoms – as well as being a very positive change for your general level of health…
Read on, for further information... Always remember to consult your healthcare provider before taking any decisions regarding your health.
Dietary Changes
Dietary changes can be one of your very best menopause natural remedies…- To avoid making your menopause symptoms worse, avoid:
- Eat more:
- whole grains
- fresh fruit and veg
- ’cuciferous veg’ -
- broccoli
- brussel sprouts
- cabbage
- cauliflower
- garlic
- nettles, dandelion or plantain, in salads
- celery
- rhubarb
- dates
- pomegranate
- oats
- sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds
- fish
- soya
Soya as a Menopause Natural Remedy
- Soya products really are one of the most important natural remedies for menopause.
- Women who consume a lot of soya in their diet, suffer less from menopausal symptoms, and hormone related cancers.
- Soya contains substances called ‘phyto-estrogens’. These are natural substances that mimic the properties of estrogen in the body.
- The phyto-estrogens can take the place of ‘real’ estrogen, which is now lacking in the body, with the onset of menopause.
- These substances can create the correct balance of estrogen in the body, whether there is too little, or too much.
- In this way, soya can help to protect the body from menopausal effects caused by too little estrogen in the body – including emotional or ’psychological’ symptoms.
- Soya may also help protect against:
- heart disease
- osteoporosis
- breast cancer
- other hormonal cancers
- Try eating small amounts of soya once or twice a day:
- soya beans
- soya milk and milk products
- tofu
- tempeh
- miso
- Once you get used to it, I think you will find soya and tofu quite tasty!
- Use soya beans like you would do peas.
- Try tofu or bean curd dishes in your local Chinese restaurant for lots of cooking ideas.
- My favorite way of preparing tofu is to:
- cut into large cubes
- then fry each side gently in a frying pan, until lightly browned
- don't add other food until your tofu is gently browned, or it will all turn to mush!
- Other types of beans contain smaller amounts of the same phyto-estrogen substances. Especially:
- adzuki beans
- kidney beans
- mung beans
- black beans
- butter beans
- broad beans
- black-eyed peas
Dietary Supplements
- Dietary supplements can also help to prevent or lessen some of the symptoms of menopause.
- Try:
Exercise as a Menopause Natural Remedy
After diet, the next best change in your lifestyle, to get natural menopause remedies, is to increase your exercise…- You needn’t go mad or overdo the exercise – just a moderate amount of regular exercise, most days on the week, should be enough!
- Exercise is actually one of the most effective menopause natural remedies. If you don’t take regular exercise, you are twice as likely to suffer from menopausal symptoms, especially hot flashes…!
- Weight bearing exercise also helps to prevent against post menopausal oteoporosis and heart disease.
- Exercise also helps to balance the mood, and is proven to help with problems of anxiety or depression, too.
Relaxation
- Relaxation is very important – whether you feel you are stressed or not!
- Relaxation allows the body to ‘rest’ and allows it to gather together the extra strength and ‘resources’ necessary to cope with the massive hormonal changes.
- Choose whichever relaxation techniques work for you:
- yoga
- massage
- art
- music
- meditation
- hypnotherapy
- a stroll in the countryside
- getting together with friends
- acupuncture
- flower remedies
- etc
- Relaxation, and enjoying yourself will do you an awful lot of good, and go a long way towards easing your menopause symptoms, so take time out to do what you enjoy…
Lifestyle and dietary changes are natural remedies for menopause, but you may feel like you still need a little extra help… If you do need more powerful natural menopause remedies, take a look at some of these very effective herbal treatments, used as natural remedies for menopause. Used together with dietary and lifestyle changes, Herbal remedies can complete your plan for effective menopause natural remedies… Take a look at specific natural remedies for hot flashes Hopefully, natural remedies for menopause can mean that you never need to risk your long term health, with HRT and conventional menopause treatments. Have you looked at the symptoms and treatments of menopause, to help you understand what menopause is all about? What works for you? Do you have any tips and experiences in finding menopause natural remedies, to share? Tell us about your experiences... Return to the main page for holistic remedies for women’s problems. Have you got your free subscription to 'Natural Healings' yet? Receive your free, monthly, e-mail newsletter, full of my latest natural health remedies information, and holistic healing guidance, straight to your inbox.
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