When a woman enters the time of life when her cycle ceases (menopause), it is supposed to be a time unlike that of any other in her life. It is much different than what we typically experience.
Common symptoms of menopause are: Hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, memory and concentration challenges – Most women don’t look forward to this time. They do everything they can to pretend they’re not maturing. It’s wonderful that we have such a supply for anti-aging cosmetics, hair dyes, make-up and cosmetic procedures that enable us to hold on to our youthful look much longer than we could in the past. But The Symptoms???? We just can’t do anything about them! They’re inevitable. Or are they?
The Answer Is, No
They are not inevitable.” Those who don’t experience the common symptoms simply don’t talk about it. They’re not going to say anything they say “I missed my Period” thus they are not having hot flashes! Nothing to remark about, unless someone happens to ask.
That’s the good news! If you are “Pre-Menopausal” (going through the process), there is much you can do to reduce your symptoms. If you haven’t started yet, you are even luckier, because by getting your hormones straightened out while you’re still cycling, you have a much greater chance of never having menopausal symptoms to start with not to mention the pleasure of having symptom-free menstrual cycles every month!
Nutrition and Hormonal Support for Menopause
Good Solid hormone-supportive Nutrition/Herbs are used together to help balance your hormones. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is, in my opinion, not the best option. The better option is to support the entire endocrine system – the thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, hypothalamus, liver, ovaries, etc. that are all part of the feedback loop that determines the health of the sex hormones.
Many people erroneously believe that once their Ovaries retire (whether surgically or naturally), that that is it. No more estrogen. However, estrogen is still produced, but other tissues take over, if they’re healthy.
The problem is most women have a lifestyle that promotes unhealthy tissues, not healthy ones. Many just don’t know the difference. That’s the power of knowledge. With an understanding of what you can do to support a healthy menopause, you can look forward to a wonderful time of your life.