Menopause Help

Menopause signifies a new transition into a woman’s life. Many women welcome the exit from the childbearing years, but it can cause a lot of physical and emotional strife due to the myriad of symptoms that come along with it.

Some of the most common symptoms of menopause are hot flashes, anxiety, headaches, sleeplessness, and even depression. While the type of symptoms can vary from woman to woman, all of the symptoms are related to a drop in estrogen levels.

For women who want to help ease their symptoms without taking drugs that have other side effects, you should know that there are herbal and natural alternatives. The goal of any herb used to treat menopausal symptoms is to relieve the hormonal imbalance.

Some of the most common herbs used to help menopause symptoms are:

- Black Cohosh
- Dong Quai
- Wild Yam
- Red Clover
- Valerian

Black Cohosh

This is an herb that is made from roots and rhizomes of a popular perennial plant. It has been used for years to treat hot flashes, night sweats, and mood changes. The plant estrogens in Black Cohosh have been shown to work very much like the natural estrogen of a woman. Some possible side effects are headache and an upset stomach. It should be taken 2 to 3 times per day for up to 6 months.

Dong Quai

This is a well known Chinese herb that helps balance hormones. It is sometimes referred to as the “female ginseng.” This herb has been used for years to help alleviate hot flashes, as well as other female conditions. Dong quai contains phytoestrogens, which bind to the estrogen receptors in our body. The effect is an increased level of estrogen, which can help to decrease menopausal symptoms. A dose of 400 to 600 mg per day is recommended.

Wild Yam

This herb contains diosgenin, which is identical to human progesterone. Think of the Wild Yam herb as nature’s best source for natural progesterone.

Red Clover

This herb has only been used recently to treat the symptoms of menopause. It is an excellent source of plant estrogens, also known as phytoestrogens. They work by increasing the natural level of estrogen in a woman’s body, which in turn decreases the symptoms of menopause. The daily recommended dosage is 400 mg.

Valerian

This is an herbal sleep remedy that has been used for years to help with the insomnia and poor sleep that women sometimes endure while going through menopause. Try taking one teaspoon in water or juice before bedtime.

Author: Patricia C Jordan

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All women reach the stage in life when pre menopause symptom relief becomes an issue. The change of life comes to us all and yet so many women have very little idea as to what to expect.

The menopause brings with it a whole host of possible symptoms some of which are:
Migraines
Fibroids
Hot Flashes
Weight gain
Reduced libido

As a woman you may experience any, all or none at all. We are all unique and just because your friend suffered you may not. The best indicator may be finding out what your mother experienced.

One of the biggest problems for many women today is the lack of the support systems that their mothers and grandmothers may have had. Unfortunately we do not seem to have the closeness of years gone by.

Many women today find it hard to talk about the menopause and it sometimes seems as though we are just expected to know all about it simply because we are women.

The good news is that resources are more widely available than ever before, it is just a matter of finding them. Books, magazines, television and of course the internet all have information that can be useful to the woman who needs to know more about the menopause.

My experience of the change of life came as a bit of a surprise and it was not until I began to investigate it that I found out that I had been suffering pre menopausal symptoms for at least two years before I really started to take notice.

The menopause will usually start any where from the mid-forties to the the mid-fifties and the average age for it is fifty one. I am a sensible, fairly intelligent woman but I just assumed the menopause happened one month and that was it. Silly me!

My symptoms ranged from frequent but fairly mild headaches to the occasional head breaking migraine and a general feeling of malaise. I seemed to not have the energy that I was used to. Unfortunately this led to periods, excuse the pun, of laying on the couch with a box of chocolates.

This obviously was not right and led to a gradual but definitely apparent weight gain. The more the weight increased the more tired I felt and the more I lay on the couch, you get the picture.

Author: Jane Stepper

One of my close friends started to talk about yoga one evening and tried to persuade me to go to her yoga class. Now Sue is slim, trim and gorgeous and it was that more than anything that put me off.

My weight gain affected my confidence and the last thing I wanted was to enter a room full of Sue look-a-likes, but the things she said about the yoga itself intrigued me. She put her trim figure and seemingly boundless energy down to yoga.

I bought a yoga program online to try it out for myself. Previously I thought yoga was all chanting and funny poses but I now know better.

Yoga helps with pre menopause symptom relief by improving your metabolic rates so weight gain is reduced, your lethargy seems to disappear and so you are more active any way.

I would recommend yoga for anyone, it worked for me and I am sure it would do the same for you.

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