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You feel a wave of heat creep up your whole body. Suddenly you're really hot and want to take all your clothes off. Then you realize, it's a hot flash and you're about to enter the menopause. 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!

Sometimes it's good to laugh when you really want to cry! Check out the video below attributing Global Warming to menopausal women - it's a hoot!

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. The problem is that there are so many remedies out there you don't know where to start!
Here are some possible suggestions to go through a natural menopause...

Contents at a Glance

Menopause and Hot Flashes
Menopause and Sleep
Menopause and Depression
Menopause and Libido
Vitamin D and Menopause
Menopause and Memory
Black Cohosh Beware
Glogal Warming - The menopause Song
What Bothers YOU the Most about the meno...

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.

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!

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!

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

Vitamin D and Menopause

Most Underrated Vitamin

Vitamin D is essential during the menopause as with calcium, it prevents osteoporosis and controls weight gain. Best and most enjoyable way to get vitamin D is by spending some time in the sun. For most of us in the northern hemisphere, that is not a practical option in the winter.
Oily fish is almost the only real dietary source.
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.

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

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...

Black Cohosh Beware

Update on Black Cohosh

There was a time when Black Cohosh was being touted as having no side effects.
Well, they are now saying that it is very toxic to the liver and can cause liver damage, which is however reversible apparently once you stop black cohosh.
So if you've have or have ever had hepatitis or liver problems AVOID Black Cohosh.

Glogal Warming - The menopause Song

Funny vid

Relax and have a laugh! :)
Run time 2.52mins

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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.

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Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Menopause and Hot Flashes

Menopause and Sleep

Menopause and Depression

Menopause and Libido

Vitamin D and Menopause

Most Underrated Vitamin

Menopause and Memory

Short term memory loss during the menopause.

Black Cohosh Beware

Update on Black Cohosh

Glogal Warming - The menopause Song

Funny vid

What Bothers YOU the Most about the menopause?

Vote for what you think are the worst symptoms of the menopause.

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Low Libido

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Hot Flashes

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Night Sweats

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Weight Gain

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Depression

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Aches and Pains

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Dry Skin

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Fatigue

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Feeling out of Control of your Body

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Insomnia

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What Have You Found the Most Useful in Coping with the Menopause?

What has helped you most with your menopause sypmtoms?

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Laughter! Sometimes at myself :-)

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Exercise

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Meditation

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Healthy Diet and Drinking Plenty of Water

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The herb - Agnus Castus

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The herb - Black Cohosh

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The herb - St John's Wort

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Friends

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Family

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Vitamins and Minerals

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L-theanine

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Natural Progesterone

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Phytoestrogens

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The herb - Rhodiola Rosea

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Making my mind up to make some major changes in my life.

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Vitamin D

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