Natural Menopause Remedies
and Solutions

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Symptoms of Menopause

Some of the common symptoms of menopause are: depression, anxiety, night sweats, hot flashes, loss of libido, fatigue, weight gain, dizziness, vaginal dryness, incontinence, hair loss, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, headaches, panic attacks and joint pain. Did I leave any out? Probably, but if you're one of the lucky women that have a relatively milder menopause, count your lucky stars! The symptoms vary quite a bit, and every woman has different experience.

 

Are there really natural solutions for menopause?

The best natural remedies are herbal or other plant-based products to help relieve menopause symptoms such as: phytoestrogens, soy, black cohosh, wild yam, dong quai, red clover and valerian root. Some of these remedies have been around for many centuries, and can help with a variety of symptoms. You can try them for yourself, as many can be found in your local grocery store these days.

 

Who turned up the heat?

The most well-known symptom of menopause is the "hot flash" which is a sudden increase in body temperature caused by declining estrogen levels. The flash sensation in a "hot flash" occurs as the body temperature peaks and begins a rapid return to normal. These are caused by fluctuations in hormones, especially estrogen.

 

Hot flashes can become so strong that they can raise the body temperature multiple degrees in a very short period of time and cause the sufferer to feel weak and break out in heavy sweating.

 

 

Perimenopause is the term describing the time of transition before actual menopause.

During perimenopause, the production of most of the reproductive hormones, including the estrogens, progesterone and testosterone, diminish and become more irregular, often with wide and unpredictable fluctuations in levels.

 

During this period, fertility diminishes, but is not considered to reach zero until the official date of menopause is determined retroactively 12 months after the last menstrual cycle.

 

Hormone replacement therapy may raise women's risk of dying from lung cancer. A recent study shows that women who took estrogen-plus-progesterone hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were 71% more likely to die from lung cancer than those who took a placebo.

 

The study was based on data collected during the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, which was halted early when the health risks associated with HRT were found to exceed the benefits. The WHI study found that women who took combined hormone replacement therapy had higher risks of stroke, breast cancer, and other health problems.

 

Weight gain during menopause is a fairly common problem with many women, but it doesn't have to be. If you take control of what you eat, cut out the bad foods that pack on

the pounds, and get plenty of exercise, you can beat that weight gain!