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MENOPAUSE

Menopause is the cessation of the monthly female menstrual cycle. Women who have not had a menstrual period for a year are considered postmenopausal.
Most commonly, menopause takes place when a woman is in her late forties or early fifties. Women who have gone through menopause are no longer fertile. Menopause is not a disease and cannot be prevented. Many hormonal changes occur during menopause. Postmenopausal women are at higher risk of heart disease and osteoporosis, presumably because of a decrease in the production of oestrogen or other hormones.

Menopause is not a disease—it’s a natural part of life. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful.

• Eat soy and flaxseed
Make foods high in phytoestrogens, such as flaxseed, tofu, soy milk, tempeh, and roasted soy nuts, a regular part of your diet

• Control symptoms with isoflavones
Supplements containing at least 80 to 100 mg a day of isoflavones from soya or red clover may help control symptoms

• Cool down with black cohosh
Some people have found 20 mg of a concentrated herbal extract twice a day relieves hot flushes

• Find relief with exercise
Even light aerobic activities can help reduce menopausal symptoms

• Quit smoking
Smokers are more likely to experience hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms

Below are just a few supplements that may help with your symptoms:

BLACK COHOSH 20 mg of a highly concentrated herbal extract taken twice per day. Studies have shown black cohosh to be a safe and effective treatment for women with hot flushes associated with menopause. 

FLAXSEED 2 tablespoons of flaxseeds twice per day.   Supplementing with flaxseeds may improve the frequency and severity of hot flashes in postmenopausal women.
 

RED CLOVER 80 mg of isoflavones daily.  Red clover is a herb with weak oestrogen-like actions similar to soya. In one study, isoflavones from red clover reduced the frequency of hot flushes in postmenopausal women.

VITAMIN E may help reduce menopause symptoms. Many doctors suggest that women going through menopause try vitamin E for at least three months to see if symptoms improve.

DONG QUAI is a herb with weak oestrogen-like actions similar to soya. In one trial, a formula containing liquorice, burdock, dong quai, wild yam, and motherwort reduced menopause symptoms.

 FLAVONOIDS A preliminary trial reported that a combination of vitamin C and the flavonoid hesperidin helped relieve hot flushes in menopausal women.

SAGE may reduce excessive perspiration due to menopausal hot flushes during the day or at night. It is believed this is because sage directly decreases sweat production.

 
 ST JOHN'S WORT - Supplementing with St. John’s wort may improve psychological symptoms, including sexual well-being, in menopausal women.

VITAMIN C -  A combination of vitamin C and the flavonoid hesperidin were reported to relieve hot flushes in menopausal women.