Around the time of menopause, many women are busy with raising children, paying for college, taking care of their aging parents, and a career. The stress from all the responsibilities is enough to affect their overall health. Menopause just adds more stress to their lives. Many women ignore to take care of themselves. They don’t [...]
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How to deal with hot flashes?
During menopause, the most common symptoms is hot flashes. Most women will experience it during the course of menopause. It can make your daily life difficult if you are juggling busy working schedule and running a household. It’s especially hard if you’re also a caregiver. There are a few tips to deal with it when [...]
Ways to feel better during menopause
If you need treatment for your symptoms, you and your doctor can work together to find a treatment that is best for you. Depression during the menopausal transition is treated in much the same way as depression that strikes at any other time life. If your mood is affecting your quality of life, here are [...]
Do natural menopause treatments work?
We often see ads for natural menopause supplement. They all seem great and promise to relieve hot flashes. The most common ones we see are soy based estrogen-like substances, and herbs such as dong quai. Do they actually help? Soy contains phytoestrogens which is estrogen-like substances from a plant. But, there is no proof that [...]
Eating Right and Physical Activity
You will feel your best by having a healthy lifestyle. Healthy food choices and regular physical activity will help you to maintain a healthy weight and lower your risk of some diseases and conditions. Regular physical activity also might improve your mood and help you to sleep better. For older adults, activity can improve mental [...]
Natural Treatments/Alternative Therapies for Menopause
You may want to consider alternatives to menopausal hormone therapy to ease menopausal symptoms. Some women decide to take herbal, natural, or plant-based products to help their symptoms. But there is not enough evidence to know if treatments like these are helpful. Tell your doctor if you are taking any of these treatments. They may [...]
MHT can help with menopause
MHT can help with menopause by: Reducing hot flashes Treating vaginal dryness Slowing bone loss Easing mood swings and mild depressive symptoms—MHT alone is not effective in treating depression Improving sleep For some women, MHT may increase their chance of getting: Blood clots Heart attacks Strokes Breast cancer Gall bladder disease Who should NOT use [...]
Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
To help control the symptoms of menopause, some women can take hormones, called menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). MHT used to be called hormone replacement therapy or HRT. The use of MHT has been debated a great deal since the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Hormone Study findings were released in 2002. Before this study, it was [...]
Menopause Symptom Relief
Many women are able to cope with minor discomforts of menopause. Try these tips: * Hot flashes. Keep track of when hot flashes happen. You might be able to identify a pattern or triggers, which you can avoid. Dress in layers and keep a fan in your home or workplace. If lifestyle changes don’t seem [...]
How much physical activity should I do during menopause?
An active lifestyle can lower your risk of early death from a variety of causes and help you maintain a healthy weight. It also might improve your mood and help you to sleep better. For older adults, activity can improve mental function. Health benefits are gained by doing the following each week: 2 hours and [...]