Heal Your Menopause Naturally
Menopause brings a whole different set of challenges to deal with, but the key is, not to get despondent or disheartened, but to to relax and open yourself up to the possibility that it is just one other transformation in life that will bring its own benefits and self growth, remote as that may seem right now!
Now that HRT has been shown to have so many detrimental effects, women are turning more and more to natural solutions for dealing with the menopause.
Here are some possible suggestions to go through a natural menopause...
Now that HRT has been shown to have so many detrimental effects, women are turning more and more to natural solutions for dealing with the menopause.
Here are some possible suggestions to go through a natural menopause...
Menopause Contents
Contents
- Menopause and Hot Flashes
- Menopause - the musical! (funny video)
- Menopause and Sleep
- Menopause and Libido
- Menopause and Depression
- What Bothers YOU the Most about the menopause?
- Natural Menopause Relief Secrets
- Menopause and Memory
- What Have You Found the Most Useful in Coping with the Menopause?
- Vitamin D and Menopause
- Menopause videos
- 20 Ways to Help Hot Flashes
Menopause and Hot Flashes
Hot flashes and night sweats can be precipitated by falling estrogen (oestrogen) levels and can be accompanied by feelings of anxiety.
The first thing to try for regular hot flashes is Sage, either as a tincture or tea. This helps rebalance the sweat regulating mechanism in the brain. This non hormonal method works well for many women. You can take this throughout the day, or once in the day and then experiment with increasing doses at night, if night sweats are your worst problem.
If this doesn't work, you can try Black Cohosh which mimics estrogen in the body ie it's a phytoestrogen. It cannot be taken with HRT though.
Vitamin E also helps. Take 200iu to 400iu daily.
Increase the amount of phytoestrogens in your diet. One way to do this is to eat the menopause cake (yes it does exist!).
Take some milk thistle after meals. Milk thistle is an excellent remedy for the liver and this can help your liver which is probably stressed at this time of life.
Also check that the hot flash is related to the menopause. Other illnesses also cause hot flushes as do some allergic reactions.
The first thing to try for regular hot flashes is Sage, either as a tincture or tea. This helps rebalance the sweat regulating mechanism in the brain. This non hormonal method works well for many women. You can take this throughout the day, or once in the day and then experiment with increasing doses at night, if night sweats are your worst problem.
If this doesn't work, you can try Black Cohosh which mimics estrogen in the body ie it's a phytoestrogen. It cannot be taken with HRT though.
Vitamin E also helps. Take 200iu to 400iu daily.
Increase the amount of phytoestrogens in your diet. One way to do this is to eat the menopause cake (yes it does exist!).
Take some milk thistle after meals. Milk thistle is an excellent remedy for the liver and this can help your liver which is probably stressed at this time of life.
Also check that the hot flash is related to the menopause. Other illnesses also cause hot flushes as do some allergic reactions.
Menopause - the musical! (funny video)
Relax and have a laugh! :)
Run time 3.18mins
Run time 3.18mins
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Menopause and Sleep
Insomnia can be a real plague during the menopause, because this is precisely when you need the healing and uplifting power of sleep the most.There are many remedies that can be of help in helping you sleep, including Valerian, Melatonin and even Homeopathy.
Try the different options and see what suits you best. Valerian is the most popular one and works very well on most.
If you must take prescription medication (on the advice of your doctor of course), make it short term.
Whatever you do, try not to get into the habit of taking prescription sedatives!
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Menopause and Libido
Menopause is often a time when your libido goes down. Often, after a surge in libido just before the menopause hits!
Damiana is often used to pep up a woman's sex life and I have read that my favourite herb aka Rhodiola Rosea helps too.
Here's more on increasing libido for women
Damiana is often used to pep up a woman's sex life and I have read that my favourite herb aka Rhodiola Rosea helps too.
Here's more on increasing libido for women
Menopause and Depression
Well, menopause is often a time when depression sets in. But is it due to the menopause, or is it, maybe,due to the changes that occur at the age menopause occurs.It's often a time when children are leaving or have left home, leaving you to reassess your life, and that, can be scarey!
Before reaching for the bottle of Prozac, it's worth trying to face your fears, anger, sadness, regrets etc. Of growing older, letting the kids go, not acheiving what you had hoped from life, not reaching your potential.....the list goes on.
A really good way to do this is to use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), and once you are proficient in this, an offshoot of the technique, which I find easier, TAT, which I use all the time.
If you do need that extra help,remedies which are useful are St John's Wort (check with doctor or pharmacist if taking other medication), Rhodiola Rosea and L-theanine.
Also have a look at 5-HTP which is a metabolite of Trytophan which increases Serotonin and posssibly Melatonin levels in the brain and so helps with depression and insomnia. 5-HTP doesn't agree with everyone, so if you get any undesirable effects with it, stop taking it.
Take this time as an opportunity to chase away those demons, once and for all!
What Bothers YOU the Most about the menopause?
Vote for what you think are the worst symptoms of the menopause.
The menopause can cause a lot of unpleasant symptoms, some bearable and some that make you want to tear your hair out.
So what is the worst for you?
If it's not on the list, please add it, as I'm sure someone else might suffer from it too.
Natural Menopause Relief Secrets
Simple step-by-step methods to control raging hormones, put a stop to hot flashes & finally enjoy undisturbed sleep.
Menopause and Memory
Short term memory loss during the menopause.
Stress management is a very important factor to improve short term memory loss during the menopause.
Stress causes the body to release a hormone called cortisol which blocks the memories from being registered.
Since it is a known fact that most women going through the menopause are stressed, it is essential to stay positive and stay stress free. Easier said than done, I know :)
I find that l-theanine which is extracted from tea, is a wonderful gentle supplement that really helps with anxiety and stress.
Stress causes the body to release a hormone called cortisol which blocks the memories from being registered.
Since it is a known fact that most women going through the menopause are stressed, it is essential to stay positive and stay stress free. Easier said than done, I know :)
I find that l-theanine which is extracted from tea, is a wonderful gentle supplement that really helps with anxiety and stress.
What Have You Found the Most Useful in Coping with the Menopause?
What has helped you most with your menopause sypmtoms?
OK, so we've talked about all the problems that the menopause brings, now let's be more positive, and tell me what you have found the most helpful to cope with your menopausal symptoms.
Making my mind up to make some major changes in my life.
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Vitamin D and Menopause
Most Underrated Vitamin
Vitamin D is essential during the menopause as with calcium, it prevents osteoporosis and controls weight gain.
I was talking to a pathologist the other day, and he said that of all the tests he did, the vitamin D test was almost always deficient in most people and he couldn't understand why it was not prescribed more often by doctors.
To get a low cost home test for Vitamin D and join a public health campaign, go to Vitamin D spot test.
It's amazing how much this underrated vitamin helps to regulate hormones, build bones, protect from diabetes, lift mood, improve skin and a whole host of other things...
More information on vitamin D
I was talking to a pathologist the other day, and he said that of all the tests he did, the vitamin D test was almost always deficient in most people and he couldn't understand why it was not prescribed more often by doctors.
To get a low cost home test for Vitamin D and join a public health campaign, go to Vitamin D spot test.
It's amazing how much this underrated vitamin helps to regulate hormones, build bones, protect from diabetes, lift mood, improve skin and a whole host of other things...
More information on vitamin D
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- PattB PattB Nov 2, 2008 @ 1:45 am
- Thanks for the great info. My hot spells have calmed down quite a bit, but one thing I noticed was that whenever I thought of something stressful I got a hot flash, and I had plenty of stressful moments. When I worked on reducing the stress it started making a big difference. I'm a yoga teacher, and found that doing inversions (legs up, head down) were the thing that really helped, especially with mood swings. I've put together a lens on stress reduction, and the tips I give really did help me with menopausal symptoms. Good luck, hope that helps.
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