Remedy for Menopause
By Loren Angelo E Potts
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The end of menstruation is celebrated in some cultures and matriarchal women of advanced age are honored and revered for their knowledge and wisdom.
European and American woman customarily reach menopause (on average) at age 51. Some women may reach menopause earlier or later than this.
Perimenopausal, pre menopausal, and early menopausal woman reach menopause earlier than this and in some instances, significantly so. Women diagnosed as early menopausal can display signs of menopause as early as age 25, though this is a rarity.
While there is not remedy for menopause there are remedies for the associative symptoms congruent with menopause. Women of menopausal age are frequently encumbered with a variety of irritating and in some cases, life-altering symptoms. It is these symptoms, not menopause itself that can be treated.
The efficacy, safety and effectiveness of the various types of remedy for menopause treatments vary wildly. The range of effectiveness and safety starts from what one might expect from a placebo all the way to life-threatening, and everything in-between.
The search for a truly safe and effective remedy for menopause symptoms can be an up-hill arduous one, fraught with frustration and real danger.
The most well known and risk laden of all remedy for menopause treatments ever devised to assuage symptoms associated with menopause is known as hormone replacement therapy, or simply HRT. With its introduction in the mid-60s, women everywhere and the worldwide medical community embraced its use. It was then and is now among the most effective at reducing common symptoms associated with menopause, including hot flashes and night sweats. Early clinical research showed a minimum 70% reduction in the frequency and veracity of these symptoms once the remedy for menopause treatment plan was initiated.
HRT was originally formulated using female equine urine. Horses urinate in copious volumes and so, it is easier to distillate, formulate and extract oestorgens using this process.
While originally considered to be a God-send, HRT soon began to be associated with life-threatening health risks within a decade of its introduction. Within this same timeframe however, the incidences of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and heart disease skyrocketed.
Clinical trials were conducted early on using women of perimenopausal and menopausal age to determine if there were any associations between HRT and the alarming increases in the number of life-threatening health risks.
Following years of clinical research involving hundreds of test patients, HRT was determined to have an unquestioned link to heart disease, arterial diseases, as well as breast and endrometrial cancers.
With the overwhelming evidence at hand, why is it that physicians sworn to uphold the Hippocratic Oath (first, do no harm) continue to promote HRT, nearly a half-century later. This is a question that all women faced with this conundrum should ask their physicians.
HRT is still the most recommended remedy for menopause symptoms due to the fact that scientific research has yet to device a safer or more effective treatment plan. In much the same way that chemotherapy and radiation are still in use to treat cancer, HRT is still in use due to the fact that it is the best bad treatment available.
Unfortunately, money conspires at the root of the problem. All of the major medical affiliations and organizations support the use of HRT. This stamp of approval may lend an air of legitimacy to the use of HRT, but it certainly doesn't make it any safer. Large medical insurance companies co-op the use of HRT by insuring physicians, hospitals and clinics against malpractice claims.
With all of the controversy surrounding the efficacy of HRT, research has focused on bio-identicals. To date, no clear evidence exists that would indicate that bio-identicals are any safer or less problematic than HRT.
From the time that the problems associated with HRT were first identified, the term alternative treatment began to be bandied about. The term alternative treatment is misleading in that it gives one the impression that the new or opposing treatment is safer or more effective than the original. However it should be noted that while brimstone might be construed as an alternative to fire, it in itself is just as deadly.
Overall, modern women (especially of advanced age) need to be acutely aware of remedy for menopause symptoms available to them. They are encourage to not necessary embrace the first options offered by the medical community. Research is the best method of preparedness.
FemFlax™ is an all natural plant based supplement that can safely and effectively manage common menopause symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats. Clinical in vivo trials have demonstrated the efficacy of the active ingredients in FemFlax and determined that they are as effective as HRT in eliminating associative menopause symptoms, without the health risks. To learn more about FemFlax, please visit femflax.com.
Loren Potts is a health coach and specializes in menopause treatment plans and lifestyle for women of menopause age.
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sept. 01- 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
Some Interesting Facts About Menopause
By Beth Adams
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Menopause is actually three distinct phases: perimenopause, menopause and post menopausal. In the United States, the average age of menopause is 52 years old.
There is wide age range for menopause, it can occur naturally between 40 and 60 years old. If menopause happens earlier than 40 years old, this is considered premature menopause.
If menopause happens earlier than 45 years old, this is considered early menopause. Early menopause can occur due to genetic disorders, illness, medical treatment or surgery.
Women who have early menopause due to surgery usually have more serious symptoms such as hot flashes due to the sudden hormone imbalance.
Due to the aging baby boomer generation, about 6,000 women are going into menopause very day, this makes 2,000,000 women each year. Since baby boomers are the largest generation in history, this is unprecedented. This number will decrease dramatically for the next few generations.
Not all women get menopause symptoms
In women that do report symptoms, hot flashes are the most common, with 90% of women with symptoms reporting hot flashes.
Hot flashes are usually the worst at the beginning of perimenopause, this may be due to the body adjusting to the hormone imbalance that is taking place.
Women with more education and higher incomes report better overall health and fewer symptoms.
Employed women fair better than unemployed women, they also report better overall health and fewer symptoms.
Only 10% of women report depression, anxiety or other negative emotions about menopause.
Depression and anxiety are reported more in the US than in other countries.
In 2002, the Women's Health Initiative stopped a study into to the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopausal women. This study was stopped before its conclusion because it revealed serious health risks involved in HRT use, these risks included heart disease, breast cancer and blood clots. Prior to this study, HRT was the treatment of choice for menopause, but after this study, HRT use dropped almost overnight.
Menopause might not be as bad as you expect, over 80% of women say that menopause didn't impact their quality of life at all.
Menopause is unique for each woman, many factors such as diet, exercise, stress levels, genetics and outlook can all influence menopause.
Women who smoke go into menopause earlier than non-smokers.
Post menopausal women have an increased risk of heart disease and osteoporosis.
Asian women who live in Asian countries have virtually no hot flashes. Studies have been done to determine why this is the case, it has been widely attributed to higher consumption of soy products.
Soy may or may not work to control hot flashes. Some studies have shown that it reduces the intensity, but not the frequency of hot flashes. Other studies have shown that soy consumption may interfere with the body's ability to produce estrogen and progesterone, the hormones responsible for controlling menstruation and ovulation. This would mean that soy is actually working at cross purposes with the body.
In cultures where older people are more respected and aging is viewed as a positive experience, women have less symptoms and problems associated with menopause.
According to a Gallup poll from 1998, 51% of post menopausal women between the ages of 50-65 reported a greater sense of happiness than women in other age groups. The other age groups reported as follows: only 10 % of women in their 20s reported being happy, 17% of women in their 30s and 16% of women in their 40s.
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By Beth Adams
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Menopause is actually three distinct phases: perimenopause, menopause and post menopausal. In the United States, the average age of menopause is 52 years old.
There is wide age range for menopause, it can occur naturally between 40 and 60 years old. If menopause happens earlier than 40 years old, this is considered premature menopause.
If menopause happens earlier than 45 years old, this is considered early menopause. Early menopause can occur due to genetic disorders, illness, medical treatment or surgery.
Women who have early menopause due to surgery usually have more serious symptoms such as hot flashes due to the sudden hormone imbalance.
Due to the aging baby boomer generation, about 6,000 women are going into menopause very day, this makes 2,000,000 women each year. Since baby boomers are the largest generation in history, this is unprecedented. This number will decrease dramatically for the next few generations.
Not all women get menopause symptoms
In women that do report symptoms, hot flashes are the most common, with 90% of women with symptoms reporting hot flashes.
Hot flashes are usually the worst at the beginning of perimenopause, this may be due to the body adjusting to the hormone imbalance that is taking place.
Women with more education and higher incomes report better overall health and fewer symptoms.
Employed women fair better than unemployed women, they also report better overall health and fewer symptoms.
Only 10% of women report depression, anxiety or other negative emotions about menopause.
Depression and anxiety are reported more in the US than in other countries.
In 2002, the Women's Health Initiative stopped a study into to the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopausal women. This study was stopped before its conclusion because it revealed serious health risks involved in HRT use, these risks included heart disease, breast cancer and blood clots. Prior to this study, HRT was the treatment of choice for menopause, but after this study, HRT use dropped almost overnight.
Menopause might not be as bad as you expect, over 80% of women say that menopause didn't impact their quality of life at all.
Menopause is unique for each woman, many factors such as diet, exercise, stress levels, genetics and outlook can all influence menopause.
Women who smoke go into menopause earlier than non-smokers.
Post menopausal women have an increased risk of heart disease and osteoporosis.
Asian women who live in Asian countries have virtually no hot flashes. Studies have been done to determine why this is the case, it has been widely attributed to higher consumption of soy products.
Soy may or may not work to control hot flashes. Some studies have shown that it reduces the intensity, but not the frequency of hot flashes. Other studies have shown that soy consumption may interfere with the body's ability to produce estrogen and progesterone, the hormones responsible for controlling menstruation and ovulation. This would mean that soy is actually working at cross purposes with the body.
In cultures where older people are more respected and aging is viewed as a positive experience, women have less symptoms and problems associated with menopause.
According to a Gallup poll from 1998, 51% of post menopausal women between the ages of 50-65 reported a greater sense of happiness than women in other age groups. The other age groups reported as follows: only 10 % of women in their 20s reported being happy, 17% of women in their 30s and 16% of women in their 40s.
Please visit Signs of Menopause for additional information about what to expect during menopause. There are articles about hormone replacement therapy (HRT), natural treatment methods, menopause signs and more.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
August 24- 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
Causes of Sweating Hot Flashes Other Than Menopause
By Bill Mansen
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Have you experienced sweating hot flashes (or hot flushes); not only at night but also in the morning? For most women, hot flushes and sweating are taken as signs of perimenopause or impending menopause. But is this the only reason?
Although these bodily heat waves and night sweats are usually associated with women and is believed to be due to hormonal changes in a woman's body, there are also men who experience the same condition. Causes of sweating hot flashes and night sweats other than menopause include:
Idiopathic hyperhidrosis can cause the body to sweat profusely but no medical cause can be identified.
Tuberculosis is also a common cause of night sweats. People with tuberculosis usually have higher temperatures at night thus activating the sweat glands.
Infections such as endocarditis, which is the inflammation of the heart valvesl HIV/AIDS, which is the infection of the body's immune system; abscesses, which are the inflammation of the tonsils, boils, or infection of the appendix or osteomyelitis, which is an infection within the bones, are also probable causes of hot flushes or night sweats. These conditions should be attended to immediately by a medical specialist.
Cancer patients often experience night sweats together with fever and consistent weight loss as an early symptom of certain cancers such as lymphoma.
Menstruation is a monthly occurrence in women and a lot of women also experience hot flushes before and after their menstrual period. This is quite normal because the level of estrogen in women's bodies changes before and after their period. This causes their body temperature to increase triggering the night sweats.
Medications can also lead to night sweats as side effect of antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs. Aspirin, acetaminophen, paracetamol and other medications to lower fever can also lead to sweating. Cortisone, predinisone and prednisolone are medications that can also trigger sweating during the day and night.
Hypothyroidism or an underactive thyroid can also cause hot flushes that strike any time of the day.
Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar - a situation commonly experienced by diabetics who are taking insulin or anti-diabetic drugs - may also cause night sweating.
Hormonal disorders such as pheochromocytoma - tumors of the adrenal glands, carcinoid syndrome - excess hormones released by the gastrointestinal or carcinoid tumors and hyperthyroidism - overactive thyroid can all cause sweating accompanied by facial flushing.
Eating certain foods such as spicy food or hot spices, smoking, excessive drinking of alcohol, obesity, over consumption of sugar are also some of the instigators of sweating and hot flashes.
Both men and women are susceptible to these causes of sweating and hot flashes. If you experience sweating and rising body heat, the best thing to do is to consult with a doctor to help you rule out or identify underlying causes for it.
Now, for those who would like to learn more about excessive sweating and how to control or manage it, here's a tip for you! Head on over to http://www.stopsweatingmagic.com and check out James Horner's "Sweat Free for Good!" It's what I used to help me put together a system that kept me dry and sweat free for months now, and I'm sure it will help you, too. 60-day money back guarantee means you've got nothing to lose. Do something about your excessive sweating right now!
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By Bill Mansen
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Have you experienced sweating hot flashes (or hot flushes); not only at night but also in the morning? For most women, hot flushes and sweating are taken as signs of perimenopause or impending menopause. But is this the only reason?
Although these bodily heat waves and night sweats are usually associated with women and is believed to be due to hormonal changes in a woman's body, there are also men who experience the same condition. Causes of sweating hot flashes and night sweats other than menopause include:
Idiopathic hyperhidrosis can cause the body to sweat profusely but no medical cause can be identified.
Tuberculosis is also a common cause of night sweats. People with tuberculosis usually have higher temperatures at night thus activating the sweat glands.
Infections such as endocarditis, which is the inflammation of the heart valvesl HIV/AIDS, which is the infection of the body's immune system; abscesses, which are the inflammation of the tonsils, boils, or infection of the appendix or osteomyelitis, which is an infection within the bones, are also probable causes of hot flushes or night sweats. These conditions should be attended to immediately by a medical specialist.
Cancer patients often experience night sweats together with fever and consistent weight loss as an early symptom of certain cancers such as lymphoma.
Menstruation is a monthly occurrence in women and a lot of women also experience hot flushes before and after their menstrual period. This is quite normal because the level of estrogen in women's bodies changes before and after their period. This causes their body temperature to increase triggering the night sweats.
Medications can also lead to night sweats as side effect of antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs. Aspirin, acetaminophen, paracetamol and other medications to lower fever can also lead to sweating. Cortisone, predinisone and prednisolone are medications that can also trigger sweating during the day and night.
Hypothyroidism or an underactive thyroid can also cause hot flushes that strike any time of the day.
Hypoglycemia or low blood sugar - a situation commonly experienced by diabetics who are taking insulin or anti-diabetic drugs - may also cause night sweating.
Hormonal disorders such as pheochromocytoma - tumors of the adrenal glands, carcinoid syndrome - excess hormones released by the gastrointestinal or carcinoid tumors and hyperthyroidism - overactive thyroid can all cause sweating accompanied by facial flushing.
Eating certain foods such as spicy food or hot spices, smoking, excessive drinking of alcohol, obesity, over consumption of sugar are also some of the instigators of sweating and hot flashes.
Both men and women are susceptible to these causes of sweating and hot flashes. If you experience sweating and rising body heat, the best thing to do is to consult with a doctor to help you rule out or identify underlying causes for it.
Now, for those who would like to learn more about excessive sweating and how to control or manage it, here's a tip for you! Head on over to http://www.stopsweatingmagic.com and check out James Horner's "Sweat Free for Good!" It's what I used to help me put together a system that kept me dry and sweat free for months now, and I'm sure it will help you, too. 60-day money back guarantee means you've got nothing to lose. Do something about your excessive sweating right now!
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Sunday, August 15, 2010
August 16- 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
Home Remedy For Menopause
By Loren Angelo E Potts
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In view of the elevated risk factors associated with HRT (hormone replacement therapy) many women are considering a home remedy for menopause symptom relief.
At first blush, the casual observer might think that a home remedy for menopause is something that could be concocted in the family bathtub. The real definition is a little more complex.
The fact is many women have become disenchanted with the advice and conventional wisdom regarding menopause symptom treatment plans recommended by the medical community.
We've known for decades that the standardized offerings for hot flash and night sweat relief can cause heart disease and various types of cancer. On balance, the known risks far outweigh any of the potential benefits associated with HRT.
No wonder that so many woman have begun to balk at the life-threatening risks associated with HRT and are beginning to think in terms of a home remedy for menopause symptom relief and other channels that could offer a safe and effective alternative.
Unfortunately, not a lot of research dollars are spent on home remedy for menopause treatment alternatives. Funding is customarily centered on invasive surgical procedures or laboratory concoctions offered by big pharmaceutical companies. While many of the home remedy for menopause alternatives, including plant based all natural supplements, herbal treatments, and homeopathic treatment methods have existed for tens if not hundreds of years, the medical community tends to minimalize these in deference to standardized approved, albeit dangerous methods.
Hormone replacement therapy is risk intensive. Heart disease and cancer are not minor concerns, especially when weighed against hot flashes and night sweats.
Some health care professionals take a middle ground in this discussion by recommending HRT, but only for six months. Unfortunately, hot flashes and night sweats, as well as other common menopause symptoms can last for ten years or more.
Women who have been on HRT and then go off, find that their hot flash and night sweat symptoms come back with a vengeance, usually within 24 to 48 hours. If they were not interested in a home remedy for menopause treatment prior to HRT, they certainly are following the cessation of hormone replacement therapy.
Finding a home remedy for menopause does not need to be a daunting task. In that most of the home remedy for menopause treatments are herbal or plant based, these menopause symptom supplements are relatively safe (especially when compared to HRT), even for prolonged consumption.
In addition to home remedy for menopause treatments, it is also a good plan to understand and avoid menopause symptom triggers. Certain foods and beverages, along with smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages need to be eliminated from the diet.
It is unwise to put the entire burden of menopause symptoms relief on a home remedy for menopause supplement or treatment plan. Load bearing exercise can also act as an assist in preventing hot flashes and night sweats. Women who are predisposed to severe menopause symptoms need to be especially aware of these factors.
In addition to the type of symptoms a woman will display, genetics can also play a role as to when symptoms are likely to start and stop as well as the duration of individual episodes. It has frequently been noted that if a woman wants a preview of how she will react to menopause, she only needs to chronicle the symptoms her mother endured.
Attention to proper diet and exercise, understanding menopause symptom triggers, and being aware of her own genetic predisposition will help to prepare any woman for perimenopause and menopause.
In addition to the aforementioned factors, having the proper mindset and attitude in advance will go a long way in preparation for perimenopause and menopause.
As noted previously, symptoms can last for upward to ten years or more. Symptoms associated with menopause can be far less debilitating if the ramifications are understood in advance and mental preparedness is honed prior to the time symptoms first present themselves.
American women on average reach menopause at age 51. However, some women can start earlier or later than this. Resourceful women will want to consider the appropriate home remedy for menopause prior to this time.
Finding a natural home remedy for menopause prior to perimenopause and menopause will help to facilitate an easier transition period and will do much to ameliorate the severity of the symptoms.
Homeopathic, herbal, all natural plant based supplements, vitamins and minerals especially geared for menopause and perimenopause symptoms in addition to finding a natural home remedy for menopause can go a long way toward easing the associative symptoms.
FemFlax is an all natural plant based menopause treatment which is especially geared to attack hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms associated with perimenopause and menopause. The active ingredients in FemFlax often used as a home remedy for menopause have been extensively laboratory tested for safety and efficacy. For more information related to FemFlax, please visit http://www.femflax.com.
Loren Potts is an experienced professional in the health care industry, a health coach and specializing in help for premenopause.
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
August 08 - 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
What Makes the Female Menopause Come Ahead of Time?
By Alice White Green
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Under normal circumstances, women come into menopause at the age of 55. The symptoms of menopause usually appear after two or three years of ischomenia. However, even women at the age of 40 can enter menopause in modern times. According to the medical experts, the symptoms of menopause like menstrual disorder and hot flash can appear among many young women, especially white-collar women with high pressure. In fact, many reasons in everyday life make the menopause come ahead of time.
The first common reason is that many women do not treat ovarian diseases in time in everyday life. The appearance of menopause is closely connected with ovarian functions. If ovarian functions decay prematurely, menopause will come ahead of time. The premature aging of ovarian functions means that women discharge all the egg cells from their bodies prematurely. Many women do not care too much about the premature aging of ovarian functions and refuse to treat it in hospital. In fact, the premature aging of ovarian functions is very dangerous. It can cause menstrual disorder, decreasing immunity and even endometrial cancer. Therefore, in order to keep healthy and maintain the normal menopause, women must cure ovarian diseases in time.
The second reason is that high pressure and psychological imbalance seriously affect the incretion of women. The relationship between menopause and the factors such as society and mentality can not be ignored. High pressure in everyday life and severe competition in workplaces have made the symptoms of menopause appear prematurely among many white-collar women. Nowadays, the physical and psychological pressure from work and family endured by women is much higher that endured by men. What's more, the female sensibility is more delicate than the male sensibility, so the mental pressure is more easily produced for women. Big mental pressure can cause the endocrine disorder and premature aging of ovarian functions. Therefore, in order to prevent the premature arrival of menopause, women should strengthen the adjustment of mind and mentality.
Losing weight excessively is the third reason of making the menopause come ahead of time. According to the clinical investigation, women who always lose weight excessively are easier to enter the menopause prematurely. If women lose weight excessively, the necessary nutrients needed by the human body will be lacked and the aging of internal organs will be quickened. Therefore, the experts advise that women should not lose weight excessively and should pay attention to the nutrition supplementation in everyday life. For example, menopausal women should often eat beans which contain isoflavone. Isoflavone can prevent the symptoms of the female menopause and delay the skin aging.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
August 01 - 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
How to Stop Premature Menopause Symptoms
By Sarah Romanski
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So you just came home from a long day at work. All you want to do is hit the sack and get a good night's rest. Twenty minutes into a deep sleep, you wake up suddenly in a hot sweat and perspiration. Your clothes are drenched to the point that you have to change them to get comfortable again. These feelings came onto you abruptly and you are not sure what could be bringing on these hot flashes. Well, if you're in your 40s or even in your 30s, it's quite possible you could be experiencing premature menopause symptoms.
First, let me tell you why you are experiencing these symptoms and I can tell you how to stop these annoying flashes and other symptoms as well. Premature menopause symptoms are caused by two things: physical discomfort and the imbalance in our estrogen levels. Below are some other symptoms associated with premature or perimenopausal symptoms:
- Mood swings
- Bloating
- Breast tenderness
- Increase in fatigue
- Hot flashes
- Vaginal dryness
- Irregular periods
- Urine leakage
There are natural supplements available today that will take care and alleviate these symptoms. And using natural supplements is much healthier in comparison to prescription medicine. I have tried prescription medicine for my pains they brought on very harsh and dangerous side effects. And even though every woman is different, I know many that have experienced the same harsh effects as well. So my advice is to try a natural supplement and if that doesn't work, talk to your doctor about medication.
So if you're looking for a natural and healthier route to stop these annoying premature menopause symptoms, visit http://perimenopausetreatment.org and get a FREE trial of this herbal supplement that changed my life. Try it out and thank me later.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
July 25 - 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
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Discover How to Stop Weight Gain During Menopause
By Sarah Romanski
Are you experiencing weight gain during menopause? I know exactly how you feel. Not only do you have to suffer through these troubling times with hot flashes, bloating, mood swings, but now you are facing a woman's worst nightmare...gaining weight. However, there is good news for you ladies out there. Read along as I let you in on some ways to stop gaining weight.
The number one way to stop gaining weight during menopause is by exercising. Yes, I know it's probably something you don't feel like doing, but all you need to do is put aside about 30 minutes a day to do some resistance exercises. Resistance exercise helps to increase bone density and build and replace muscle mass. You also can do some aerobics as well. Try to mix your exercises and get a versatility so you don't get bored with the same routine.
Another way to combat weight gain during menopause is by eating a healthy diet. I know what you're thinking and no, that does not mean you cannot treat yourself to good foods. You just need to make sure you include some ingredients such as protein, carbohydrates, and even fat. Not all fat is bad for you. There is such a thing as healthy fats and these include natural peanut butter, natural unsalted nuts, avocadoes and cold pressed olive oil.
Good carbohydrates include vegetables, fruits, vegetables, and whole grain products such as whole-wheat bread, whole-wheat pasta, brown rice and oatmeal.
These are just a few tips to help you with weight gain during menopause.
There is one major tip that you must read that will help alleviate increasing weight and other menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, anxiety, and etc.
Visit http://perimenopausetreatment.org and get a FREE trial of the herbal supplement that stopped my weight gain, hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Stop suffering and go there now!
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
July 18 - 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
Early Menopause and Lupus
By John Gibb
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Early menopause occurs most often in women who are 30 to 40 years of age. It may occur in women younger than that with underlying causes. It very important that if you are suffering the signs of early menopause that you consult a doctor to rule out anything else that may be happening or a consequence of other health conditions. This is especially important if you have lupus and are experiencing signs of early menopause.
Lupus Symptoms
There are a few types of lupus including Discoid Lupus and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Discoid Lupus most often affects the skin. It will present as a red rash that could have raised edges. It commonly occurs on the face and scalp. The rash is not itchy but scarring on the scalp can cause irreversible hair loss. Up to approximately 10% of those who have Discoid Lupus will develop Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
The most common complaints of those who suffer with systemic lupus erythematosus include fatigue, loss of appetite, muscle pain, arthritis and mouth/ nose ulcerations.
A facial rash (butterfly rash), photosensitivity and inflammation of the lining that surrounds the heart-pleuritis and the heart-pericarditis are also symptoms of lupus. Problems with circulation to the fingers and toes when it is really cold are also called Raynaud's phenomenon. Inflammation of the brain, liver, and kidneys also occur in SLE. There may be a decrease in white blood cells and clotting factors. This increases the risk of infections and bleeding.
More than 50% of those with SLE will develop the flat red butterfly rash. Most SLE sufferers will develop a type of arthritis that is very similar to rheumatoid arthritis. The small joints of the hands, the wrists, and feet may swell, become painful, stiff and sometimes deformed. Inflammation of the blood vessels especially those that supply oxygen to tissues can cause nerve injury, injury to the skin, or injury to an internal organ.
These are some of the major and most common symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus. Within each symptom is a set of sub-symptoms that result from the main symptoms. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can be very treatable. It may also cause death depending on which body organs are affected.
The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus is determined if a patient has four or more of eleven criteria. They are: malar-butterfly rash, discoid rash with patchy redness, photosensitivity (sensitivity to light), mucus membrane ulcers, arthritis, pleuritis and pericaridits-inflammations of the linings of the heart lungs along with pain when breathing, kidney abnormalities including an abnormal quantity of urine protein or clusters of cellular elements (casts), brain irritation, blood count abnormalities, immunological disorders-abnormal results of such tests as Anti-DNA, or anti-Sm, testing positive for antinuclear antibody.
Other tests could include a Sedimentation Rate, blood chemistry and evaluation of body fluids, as well as tissue biopsies. SLE can also cause one to enter early menopause
Treatments of systemic lupus erythematosus include get more rest during the active phases of the disease. Inadequate sleep is key in the progression of fatigue in SLE patients. A doctor must focus on poor sleep and the effects of depression, insufficient exercise and patient's personal care coping abilities on their over-all health. Drugs that are used to relieve symptoms of SLE include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that help muscle, joint and other body tissue pain.
Corticosteroids are stronger in lessening inflammation and restoring the ability to function when SLE is active and they are helpful when internal organs are involved. They can be delivered in a number of forms but they have some serious side effects in long-term use at high doses. Thinning skin and bones, weight gain, infections, diabetes, facial puffiness, cataracts and even death (necrosis) of large joints are also possible. There is a wide variety of types of drugs used to treat mild to severe cases of SLE.
Symptoms of Early Menopause
Lupus and early menopause have some common symptoms. Sleep problems, heart palpitations, headaches and hot flashes that can occur in lupus and the patient not are menopausal. Irregular periods and bleeding are classic signs of beginning menopause. If you are a woman with lupus menstruation can continue but as has been mentioned become irregular and cease altogether catapulting you into early menopause. Other symptoms of it include appetite changes, weight gain, body aches, and mood swings all of which can also occur in lupus.
Early menopause in lupus can occur as a result of the disease itself. It can also be a result of the medications used to treat lupus. It can also be a result of heredity as opposed the disease or treatments of the disease.
Treatment of these symptoms can be HRT- hormone replacement therapy, anti-depressants, and anti-inflammatories. These treatments can have some very serious side effects such as increased risk for heart attack and some cancers. Most women seek to avoid these side effects and turn to natural treatments such as herbal supplementation.
Herbal supplements may also include vitamins such as B-complex and C vitamins and minerals such as magnesium and zinc. In order to get the highest quality supplement there should be no fillers or preservatives. The ingredients will have had the molecular path tested at the molecular level and their interactions evaluated as well. Only standardized herbal extracts are used and they are made to meet pharmaceutical grade standards. This all helps to guarantee top quality and consistent dosing from capsule to capsule.
Conclusion
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can attack the skin discoid lupus erythematosus and systemic lupus erythematosus that affects the joints and internal organs. It is a connective tissue disease. Either the disease itself or the medications that are used to treat lupus can put a woman into early menopause. A doctor's examination will help to determine the best course of treatment including the possible benefits of herbal supplementation.
John Gibb is a nutrition enthusiast with over ten years of nutrition education and has now become a freelance writer. Currently, he focuses on information articles focused on women's health and fitness. Read more at http://www.the-menopause-source.com
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
July 11 - 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
Signs of Menopause
By Emma Wanjiku Recommended Reading
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Menopause is the official stage at which menses halt paving way to a transition in women where fertility and reproductive ability fades away. This physiological change is a very natural process that will affect females in different capacities and degrees. It is the process that marks the beginning of the end of menstrual cycles and it is a big change in the lives of women. Early signs of this transition will affect women who are in their late 40s and early 50s. These are the early clues that will indicate the onset.
Early signs
Depression - This will be characterised by fluctuating moods and swings of the same. It is a sign seen to be as a result of hormonal imbalance. Some hormones will boost energy while others will do the opposite. During this transition, experts have observed the hormonal imbalance as a major feature that will hint early menopause.
Hot flashes - These will be some of the key signs to observe. Experts say that adrenal glands tend to receive signals and help in releasing extra energy that may not be necessary in the body. Another reason cited for this is the imbalance of hormones that lead to increased metabolism. These flashes are known to be very uncomfortable.
Chronic fatigue - This is very common and the reasons could be related to depression that drains the body and leaves women weak. It is also thought that inadequate nutrition brought about by adapted diets to keep fit during this time by women who want to retain their youth. This fatigue will come along with general aches and pains and will vary from women to woman in severity.
Insomnia - Disturbed sleep patterns are caused by night sweats and a general feel of worry that will affect those in transition. Many often worry about this new stage that often leaves many feeling old and dreading the challenge of middle age.
Other early signs of menopause that are observed include
- water retention
- reduced virginal lubrication
- Changes in blood sugar
- Infection by yeast
- Headaches
- General disinterest in life
- Changes in monthly cycle
- Anxiety
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
July 04 - 2010 All About Women Health - Menopause
The Forms of Menopause
By Michael Russell Recommended Reading
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Why all these sudden changes in your mood? Why have you become so irritable and often wake up in the middle of the night feeling hot and uncomfortable? These and many more other questions might be playing in your mind and maybe even those around you. What's behind all these changes in you? You might be even feeling fatigued and easily get tired. Women between the ages 42 and 56 go through a normal phase in their lives we all come to know as menopause. Menopause is a normal physiologic change that every woman undergoes in her life. Menopause means a lot of major changes in a woman's life. Every woman faces these changes differently. This is not an illness or a disease that should be dreaded. Some women welcome menopause with open arms. They embrace menopause as a new life; a new found independence. They look at menopause as a freeing time of their lives where the arduous period of childbearing is over. The absence of menstrual periods brings them more independence to do the things they always want to do without the hassles of monthly menstruation. Other women, on the other hand, view menopause as the declining phase of their self worth. They look at their incapacity to produce a child as a negative impact to their importance as a woman and as a mother.
Menopause is referred to as the slow decline and the eventual cessation of menstruation, including the physiologic mechanism that goes along with it. Menopause comes as a complicated phase in a woman's life, accompanied with various physiological and psychosocial changes. The various changes that a woman experiences during menopause are caused by the declining ovarian function.
There are three forms of menopause. These are physiologic menopause, pathologic menopause and artificial menopause. Physiologic menopause occurs when the functions of the ovary normally decline because of aging. Physiologic menopause usually starts to occur in women between the ages 40 and 50. As a result of this normal change, a woman will have irregular or infrequent ovulation with decreased menstrual function. Eventually, menstruation will cease. Menstruation is usually observed to cease between the ages 45 and 55.
Pathologic menopause, or premature menopause, on the other hand is referred to as the sudden termination of menstruation not due to aging and which occurs before a woman reaches 40. Studies show that about 5% of all women in the United States experience premature menopause without known or apparent reason. However, premature menopause may be caused by some diseases. These diseases may include severe infections in the reproductive tract. Tumors in the reproductive tract may also cause pathologic menopause. Tumors in the reproductive tract may seriously harm the ovary and weaken and damage its normal function. Aside from diseases and tumors, such factors like malnutrition, extreme emotional stress, radiation therapy or too much exposure to radiation and debilitation can also cause pathologic or premature menopause. Furthermore, impairment of the ovarian blood supply can also cause premature menopause. Such condition is usually created when a woman undergoes surgical procedure, which involves the ovary.
Finally, artificial menopause occurs when there is the cessation of the ovarian function. This form of menopause often occurs following radiation therapy or surgical procedures. Whatever form of menopause a woman experiences, it is important that she be able to pass through this phase with the least complications possible and with the help and understanding of the people around her.
Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Menopause
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Monday, June 28, 2010
All About Woman Health - Menopause
Weight Gain With Menopause - Women Need to Stop Blaming Themselves, Its All About Hormones
By Richard Lipman M.D.Recommended Reading
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When a woman's menstrual periods have stopped for a year or when her blood shows high levels of LH and FSH hormones (LH and FSH are hormones called gonadotrophins that are made by the pituitary gland in the middle of the brain) she is said to be in the menopause. Usually this occurs between 45- 55, but there is a lot of variation. Often women follow patterns of older female family members. Menopause is associated with many symptoms and problems, for most women the most significant t is unintentional weight gain. I will discuss menopause in brief, and then the hormonal reasons for the weight gain and what you can do about it.
Ovulation and Irregular Menses:
Prior to menopause, a woman's FSH and LH levels rise and fall each month as eggs are matured and released by her ovaries. The normal aging process effects the ovaries just like every other organ in the body. It's the normal aging process of the ovaries that is the root of the whole problem. As the ovaries decline in function eggs are not released every month and periods begin to be irregular. This period right before menopause is called the Peri-imenopause which may last for years. Women begin to experience hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, mood changes and weight gain. Gradually the ovaries no longer respond to gonadotropohins and ovulations stops.
Declining Hormones: Estrogens, Androgens, Progesterone and Weight Gain:
Estrogen, the female hormone made primarily in the ovaries, begins to decline as ovarian function decreases. This causes skipped periods and failure to ovulate and eventually full menopause. Estrogens are responsible for fat distribution in females: the "pear shape" where most of the fat on the buttocks and thighs rather than the "apple shape" where most of the fat is around the abdomen. Increasing fat distribution around the belly, itself causing serious medical problems, begins in perimenapause well ahead of the last menstruation. Estradiol (an estrogen) is responsible for the normal cycle of breaking down fat molecules. With low estradiol levels, fat cells become engorged with more and more fat-the result is weight gain. Along with the fall in estrogen are falls in progesterone, another cause of menopausal symptoms and-weight gain.
Women's Body to the Rescue (or I Won't Give Up the Fight!)
Most women's body refuses to give into the aging process (or at least for awhile) and all of the hormones made in different glands in the body rush to preserve that status quo.
The pituitary gland attempts to reverse these processes by making more and more FH and LSH in attempts to get the ovaries functioning again. This causes more and more symptoms and weight gain. The symptoms of hot flashes, anxiety, depression, fatigue and night sweats can be explained by the erratic fluctuations in hormones that occur in these years. Anxiety, sleep problems and the hormones themselves cause-weight gain.
Fat Cells throughout the body have the ability to make estrogens and are stimulated to get large so they can make more estrogens (they are poor producers of estrogens) -the result is weight gain.
Male Androgen hormones: Women and men both have estrogens and androgens- each are held in check by normal body processes. During menopause this whole balance breaks down as estrogens fall, and the effects of androgens increase. What effects? Growth of dark hairs on arms, and face, thinning of hair and most important fat deposition around the abdomen and resulting weight gain.
Testosterone: Again a male hormone, present in females in small quantities. In this case, testosterone made in the ovaries decreases as does estrogens. Since testosterone helps create muscle mass (think of the weight lifters taking these medications illegally) there is fall in muscle mass and a fall in metabolism. (Muscles are more metabolically active than fat cells.) The result a slowing of metabolism and weight gain.
Insulin Resistance: The failure of insulin (hormone produced in the pancreas which regulates blood sugar, principal causes of diabetes) is also associated with menopause. This causes the body to turn as many calories as it can into fat. Eating high carb, high glycemic indeed foods just makes the process easier for the body. The result is weight gain.
All of these hormones, acting together are responsible for the expected and "normal" weight gain and change in body shape so common in menopause. About 93% of menopausal women gain weight between the ages of 35 and 55. This can be as little as 10 lb to as much as 75 lbs or even more.
1. Giving Up Control: It's very hard for anyone, female or male to accept that the fact that there are changes going on in their bodies over which they have little control.
2. Weight gain in menopause is natural: The first step to reversing the weight gain associated with menopause is to understand how it happens from a hormonal point of view.
3. Stop driving yourself crazy, beating yourself up and feeling like a failure. This is the second step.
Making some sensible changes: Changing your diet, physical activity, the times of eating,Estrogen replacement is among the many changes you can make. More in another article.
Richard Lipman M.D, a board certified internist and endocrinologist has been treating weight and metabolic problems for 25 years in his Miami office. His recent book, The 100 Calorie Secret, describes how thousands of his patients lost weight and kept it off. Whether you read his website, buy his book, or download your free copy of Dr Lipman's Quick Weight Loss Guide for the Family, don't let yourself, child or teen continue to gain weight.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
All About Woman Health - Menopause
Weight Gain With Menopause - Women Need to Stop Blaming Themselves, Its All About Hormones
By Richard Lipman M.D.
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When a woman's menstrual periods have stopped for a year or when her blood shows high levels of LH and FSH hormones (LH and FSH are hormones called gonadotrophins that are made by the pituitary gland in the middle of the brain) she is said to be in the menopause. Usually this occurs between 45- 55, but there is a lot of variation. Often women follow patterns of older female family members. Menopause is associated with many symptoms and problems, for most women the most significant t is unintentional weight gain. I will discuss menopause in brief, and then the hormonal reasons for the weight gain and what you can do about it.
Ovulation and Irregular Menses: Prior to menopause, a woman's FSH and LH levels rise and fall each month as eggs are matured and released by her ovaries. The normal aging process effects the ovaries just like every other organ in the body. It's the normal aging process of the ovaries that is the root of the whole problem. As the ovaries decline in function eggs are not released every month and periods begin to be irregular. This period right before menopause is called the Peri-imenopause which may last for years. Women begin to experience hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, mood changes and weight gain. Gradually the ovaries no longer respond to gonadotropohins and ovulations stops.
Declining Hormones: Estrogens, Androgens, Progesterone and Weight Gain: Estrogen, the female hormone made primarily in the ovaries, begins to decline as ovarian function decreases. This causes skipped periods and failure to ovulate and eventually full menopause. Estrogens are responsible for fat distribution in females: the "pear shape" where most of the fat on the buttocks and thighs rather than the "apple shape" where most of the fat is around the abdomen. Increasing fat distribution around the belly, itself causing serious medical problems, begins in perimenapause well ahead of the last menstruation. Estradiol (an estrogen) is responsible for the normal cycle of breaking down fat molecules. With low estradiol levels, fat cells become engorged with more and more fat-the result is weight gain. Along with the fall in estrogen are falls in progesterone, another cause of menopausal symptoms and-weight gain.
Women's Body to the Rescue (or I Won't Give Up the Fight!) Most women's body refuses to give into the aging process (or at least for awhile) and all of the hormones made in different glands in the body rush to preserve that status quo.
The pituitary gland attempts to reverse these processes by making more and more FH and LSH in attempts to get the ovaries functioning again. This causes more and more symptoms and weight gain. The symptoms of hot flashes, anxiety, depression, fatigue and night sweats can be explained by the erratic fluctuations in hormones that occur in these years. Anxiety, sleep problems and the hormones themselves cause-weight gain.
Fat Cells throughout the body have the ability to make estrogens and are stimulated to get large so they can make more estrogens (they are poor producers of estrogens) -the result is weight gain.
Male Androgen hormones: Women and men both have estrogens and androgens- each are held in check by normal body processes. During menopause this whole balance breaks down as estrogens fall, and the effects of androgens increase. What effects? Growth of dark hairs on arms, and face, thinning of hair and most important fat deposition around the abdomen and resulting weight gain.
Testosterone: Again a male hormone, present in females in small quantities. In this case, testosterone made in the ovaries decreases as does estrogens. Since testosterone helps create muscle mass (think of the weight lifters taking these medications illegally) there is fall in muscle mass and a fall in metabolism. (Muscles are more metabolically active than fat cells.) The result a slowing of metabolism and weight gain.
Insulin Resistance: The failure of insulin (hormone produced in the pancreas which regulates blood sugar, principal causes of diabetes) is also associated with menopause. This causes the body to turn as many calories as it can into fat. Eating high carb, high glycemic indeed foods just makes the process easier for the body. The result is weight gain.
All of these hormones, acting together are responsible for the expected and "normal" weight gain and change in body shape so common in menopause. About 93% of menopausal women gain weight between the ages of 35 and 55. This can be as little as 10 lb to as much as 75 lbs or even more.
1. Giving Up Control: It's very hard for anyone, female or male to accept that the fact that there are changes going on in their bodies over which they have little control. 2. Weight gain in menopause is natural: The first step to reversing the weight gain associated with menopause is to understand how it happens from a hormonal point of view. 3. Stop driving yourself crazy, beating yourself up and feeling like a failure. This is the second step. Making some sensible changes: Changing your diet, physical activity, the times of eating,Estrogen replacement is among the many changes you can make. More in another article.
Richard Lipman M.D, a board certified internist and endocrinologist has been treating weight and metabolic problems for 25 years in his Miami office. His recent book, The 100 Calorie Secret, describes how thousands of his patients lost weight and kept it off. Whether you read his website, buy his book, or download your free copy of Dr Lipman's Quick Weight Loss Guide for the Family, don't let yourself, child or teen continue to gain weight.
Learn more weight loss and tips from a doctor who actually takes care of metabolic and obesity problems. Download Your Free Guide to Quick Weight Loss Quick Weight Loss Guide
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When a woman's menstrual periods have stopped for a year or when her blood shows high levels of LH and FSH hormones (LH and FSH are hormones called gonadotrophins that are made by the pituitary gland in the middle of the brain) she is said to be in the menopause. Usually this occurs between 45- 55, but there is a lot of variation. Often women follow patterns of older female family members. Menopause is associated with many symptoms and problems, for most women the most significant t is unintentional weight gain. I will discuss menopause in brief, and then the hormonal reasons for the weight gain and what you can do about it.
Ovulation and Irregular Menses: Prior to menopause, a woman's FSH and LH levels rise and fall each month as eggs are matured and released by her ovaries. The normal aging process effects the ovaries just like every other organ in the body. It's the normal aging process of the ovaries that is the root of the whole problem. As the ovaries decline in function eggs are not released every month and periods begin to be irregular. This period right before menopause is called the Peri-imenopause which may last for years. Women begin to experience hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, mood changes and weight gain. Gradually the ovaries no longer respond to gonadotropohins and ovulations stops.
Declining Hormones: Estrogens, Androgens, Progesterone and Weight Gain: Estrogen, the female hormone made primarily in the ovaries, begins to decline as ovarian function decreases. This causes skipped periods and failure to ovulate and eventually full menopause. Estrogens are responsible for fat distribution in females: the "pear shape" where most of the fat on the buttocks and thighs rather than the "apple shape" where most of the fat is around the abdomen. Increasing fat distribution around the belly, itself causing serious medical problems, begins in perimenapause well ahead of the last menstruation. Estradiol (an estrogen) is responsible for the normal cycle of breaking down fat molecules. With low estradiol levels, fat cells become engorged with more and more fat-the result is weight gain. Along with the fall in estrogen are falls in progesterone, another cause of menopausal symptoms and-weight gain.
Women's Body to the Rescue (or I Won't Give Up the Fight!) Most women's body refuses to give into the aging process (or at least for awhile) and all of the hormones made in different glands in the body rush to preserve that status quo.
The pituitary gland attempts to reverse these processes by making more and more FH and LSH in attempts to get the ovaries functioning again. This causes more and more symptoms and weight gain. The symptoms of hot flashes, anxiety, depression, fatigue and night sweats can be explained by the erratic fluctuations in hormones that occur in these years. Anxiety, sleep problems and the hormones themselves cause-weight gain.
Fat Cells throughout the body have the ability to make estrogens and are stimulated to get large so they can make more estrogens (they are poor producers of estrogens) -the result is weight gain.
Male Androgen hormones: Women and men both have estrogens and androgens- each are held in check by normal body processes. During menopause this whole balance breaks down as estrogens fall, and the effects of androgens increase. What effects? Growth of dark hairs on arms, and face, thinning of hair and most important fat deposition around the abdomen and resulting weight gain.
Testosterone: Again a male hormone, present in females in small quantities. In this case, testosterone made in the ovaries decreases as does estrogens. Since testosterone helps create muscle mass (think of the weight lifters taking these medications illegally) there is fall in muscle mass and a fall in metabolism. (Muscles are more metabolically active than fat cells.) The result a slowing of metabolism and weight gain.
Insulin Resistance: The failure of insulin (hormone produced in the pancreas which regulates blood sugar, principal causes of diabetes) is also associated with menopause. This causes the body to turn as many calories as it can into fat. Eating high carb, high glycemic indeed foods just makes the process easier for the body. The result is weight gain.
All of these hormones, acting together are responsible for the expected and "normal" weight gain and change in body shape so common in menopause. About 93% of menopausal women gain weight between the ages of 35 and 55. This can be as little as 10 lb to as much as 75 lbs or even more.
1. Giving Up Control: It's very hard for anyone, female or male to accept that the fact that there are changes going on in their bodies over which they have little control. 2. Weight gain in menopause is natural: The first step to reversing the weight gain associated with menopause is to understand how it happens from a hormonal point of view. 3. Stop driving yourself crazy, beating yourself up and feeling like a failure. This is the second step. Making some sensible changes: Changing your diet, physical activity, the times of eating,Estrogen replacement is among the many changes you can make. More in another article.
Richard Lipman M.D, a board certified internist and endocrinologist has been treating weight and metabolic problems for 25 years in his Miami office. His recent book, The 100 Calorie Secret, describes how thousands of his patients lost weight and kept it off. Whether you read his website, buy his book, or download your free copy of Dr Lipman's Quick Weight Loss Guide for the Family, don't let yourself, child or teen continue to gain weight.
Learn more weight loss and tips from a doctor who actually takes care of metabolic and obesity problems. Download Your Free Guide to Quick Weight Loss Quick Weight Loss Guide
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
All About Woman Health - Menopause
Nutrition and Menopause
By Jim Duffy
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Every year, 4,000 or more women enter menopause, spending about a 1/3 of their life time in that state. For some women, menopause is not that great of a concern, causing no major changes in their lifestyle and having no real effect on their mood or physical well being. For others, the symptoms and emotional upheaval can be all that they can handle. Some of the most common symptoms of menopause include:
Hot flashes
Vaginal dryness
Bone loss
Increased risk of urinary tract infections
Painful intercourse
For most women, menopause may cause no symptoms at all while for as many as 20% it can be disabling. Some of the symptoms can be made worse by the emotional upheaval that the woman is also dealing with at the same time.
Soy proteins have phytoestrogens in them that can create a 45% reduction in hot flashes as well as reducing the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Soy-based protein may also have a number of other benefits related to menopause. These include a decreased risk of certain cancers, reduced risk of diabetes, increased control over existing cases of diabetes and a reduction in kidney stones and/or gallstones. It also has benefits related to blood pressure and the overall lipid profile.
Miso, a fermented soybean paste, is eaten frequently by women in Japan, who may have several bowls of miso soup each day, in fact. It has been shown to be beneficial for treatment not only of menopause but to reduce the risk of breast cancer as well as helping to increase bone density in postmenopausal women.
In addition to eating better, doctors also encourage women to continue or begin exercise programs because this is sadly a time when many women start picking up a little bit of additional weight as their metabolism slows down. Activity can also make the symptoms of menopause seem less severe. Daily exercise also plays a role in better heart health, helps control of diabetes and can also prevent other health conditions. It may also help to make the woman feel more energetic and young,which has also been shown to improve sensation of menopausal symptoms.
Starting a walking program is a good start, but women should also be doing some weight bearing exercises as well.
Supplements
Many women, especially those who are concerned with gaining weight, may stop eating the right foods or eating enough, slowing their metabolism and causing the weight gain they were trying to avoid in the first place. The body needs to have the right fuel to work correctly and will do whatever it takes to make sure that it gets it. Having enough protein in the diet is important not only from the standpoint that it is vital to every cell and function in the body but also because it plays an important role in metabolism and hunger control. Starting the day with a protein and carbohydrate rich breakfast can give you the energy needed to get moving and to keep going throughout the whole day. If you are not allowing yourself to go too long without eating, you will not have problems with cravings and the need to rely on will power to avoid the candy machine or the fast food places.
Supplements are a great way to make sure that you are getting enough protein in the diet, and can come from one of four sources: whey, soy, rice and egg. All protein supplements have their pros and cons that should be carefully considered before they are added to the diet. In addition, it is important to know how much protein is required for your individual need dietary needs.
Soy and rice protein are acceptable for those who are following a vegan or vegetarian diet, while whey and egg are only acceptable to certain types of vegetarians. Because food allergies can be a problem, it is advisable to start these supplements with great caution and only after talking to a doctor first.
Protein and Menopause: A Case Study
After a year of hit or miss menstrual cycles, Shirley is sure that she has finally managed to make it through "The Change" as menopause is often called. While her sister had no symptoms at all, Shirley finds herself wringing wet with sweat when everyone else around her is perfectly cool and comfortable. She has been back and forth to her doctor for a urinary tract infection that just comes and goes all of the time and has been irritable and weepy with her friends and family. She is most upset by the fact that she has gained 20 pounds in this year-long period.
After talking to her doctor who confirms that it is indeed menopause, Shirley will start a new diet plan and will be exercising as well. In place of her fatty fried foods, she will eat fresh vegetables and greens and she will opt for whole grain breads and pastas, in smaller serving sizes than she had previously used.
In addition, her between meal snacks will now be servings of a liquid protein beverage, which will give her the protein she needs as well as keeping her fuller for longer. This way she keeps her metabolism working the way it should without overeating or starving herself. It also will help her have the energy that she needs to exercise during the day.
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Every year, 4,000 or more women enter menopause, spending about a 1/3 of their life time in that state. For some women, menopause is not that great of a concern, causing no major changes in their lifestyle and having no real effect on their mood or physical well being. For others, the symptoms and emotional upheaval can be all that they can handle. Some of the most common symptoms of menopause include:
Hot flashes
Vaginal dryness
Bone loss
Increased risk of urinary tract infections
Painful intercourse
For most women, menopause may cause no symptoms at all while for as many as 20% it can be disabling. Some of the symptoms can be made worse by the emotional upheaval that the woman is also dealing with at the same time.
Soy proteins have phytoestrogens in them that can create a 45% reduction in hot flashes as well as reducing the risk factors for cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Soy-based protein may also have a number of other benefits related to menopause. These include a decreased risk of certain cancers, reduced risk of diabetes, increased control over existing cases of diabetes and a reduction in kidney stones and/or gallstones. It also has benefits related to blood pressure and the overall lipid profile.
Miso, a fermented soybean paste, is eaten frequently by women in Japan, who may have several bowls of miso soup each day, in fact. It has been shown to be beneficial for treatment not only of menopause but to reduce the risk of breast cancer as well as helping to increase bone density in postmenopausal women.
In addition to eating better, doctors also encourage women to continue or begin exercise programs because this is sadly a time when many women start picking up a little bit of additional weight as their metabolism slows down. Activity can also make the symptoms of menopause seem less severe. Daily exercise also plays a role in better heart health, helps control of diabetes and can also prevent other health conditions. It may also help to make the woman feel more energetic and young,which has also been shown to improve sensation of menopausal symptoms.
Starting a walking program is a good start, but women should also be doing some weight bearing exercises as well.
Supplements
Many women, especially those who are concerned with gaining weight, may stop eating the right foods or eating enough, slowing their metabolism and causing the weight gain they were trying to avoid in the first place. The body needs to have the right fuel to work correctly and will do whatever it takes to make sure that it gets it. Having enough protein in the diet is important not only from the standpoint that it is vital to every cell and function in the body but also because it plays an important role in metabolism and hunger control. Starting the day with a protein and carbohydrate rich breakfast can give you the energy needed to get moving and to keep going throughout the whole day. If you are not allowing yourself to go too long without eating, you will not have problems with cravings and the need to rely on will power to avoid the candy machine or the fast food places.
Supplements are a great way to make sure that you are getting enough protein in the diet, and can come from one of four sources: whey, soy, rice and egg. All protein supplements have their pros and cons that should be carefully considered before they are added to the diet. In addition, it is important to know how much protein is required for your individual need dietary needs.
Soy and rice protein are acceptable for those who are following a vegan or vegetarian diet, while whey and egg are only acceptable to certain types of vegetarians. Because food allergies can be a problem, it is advisable to start these supplements with great caution and only after talking to a doctor first.
Protein and Menopause: A Case Study
After a year of hit or miss menstrual cycles, Shirley is sure that she has finally managed to make it through "The Change" as menopause is often called. While her sister had no symptoms at all, Shirley finds herself wringing wet with sweat when everyone else around her is perfectly cool and comfortable. She has been back and forth to her doctor for a urinary tract infection that just comes and goes all of the time and has been irritable and weepy with her friends and family. She is most upset by the fact that she has gained 20 pounds in this year-long period.
After talking to her doctor who confirms that it is indeed menopause, Shirley will start a new diet plan and will be exercising as well. In place of her fatty fried foods, she will eat fresh vegetables and greens and she will opt for whole grain breads and pastas, in smaller serving sizes than she had previously used.
In addition, her between meal snacks will now be servings of a liquid protein beverage, which will give her the protein she needs as well as keeping her fuller for longer. This way she keeps her metabolism working the way it should without overeating or starving herself. It also will help her have the energy that she needs to exercise during the day.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
All About Woman Health - Menopause
Be Advised of the Symptoms of Menopause Before They Happen
By Angela GoodRecommended Reading
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There are many symptoms of menopause. Just about all of these symptoms can be a typical aspect of this change within a woman's life. Women will generally encounter these signs and symptoms to one degree or another. Some of these symptoms of menopause typically can start as early as forty-five or perhaps, in some cases, not till the mid fifties.
It really is advisable to get as well informed as possible and to be as equipped for this period of life as conceivable. When a woman is adequately prepared concerning a lot of these symptoms of menopause she will likely be far better able to cope with these and accept them. Frequently the very first sign of these symptoms are usually unpredictable cycles. A woman could possibly miss a cycle, experience an exceptionally heavy cycle, or perhaps one that lasts significantly longer than usual. Unusual cycles might be the sign of other health problems. If the woman notices this kind of alteration it's always essential to see her physician to determine that it is or isn't the onset of menopause.
Yet another symptom of menopause might be unusual mood swings. Women could find themselves crying easily, becoming needlessly upset over seemingly minor matters, or lashing out in anger with no reason. However, this is quite common and may quite often be handled with simple lifestyle adjustments as opposed to starting prescription drug treatments.
A variety of sleeping disorders can be attributed to the signs and symptoms of menopause. Women sometimes discover they have a tough time falling asleep, encounter night sweats, or awaking numerous times during the night, or wanting to nap during the day. Simple lifestyle modifications can help with this problem also. Experiment with eliminating or consuming less caffeine, avoid alcohol consumption, avoiding a large supper prior to bedtime and doing exercises a minimum of 20 min on a daily basis. You can find medicines which will help although they usually are not often the most perfect solution due to the side effects.
Sometimes menopause may lead to weakening of bones. This is mainly because as we age, and especially during menopause, the estrogen and other hormones start to greatly reduce. This may result in bone loss which can lead to osteoporosis and a change in the cholesterol levels also. A bone density test should be done regularly.
Heart disease might be a result and not a symptom of menopause. Again, it's truly essential to make frequent trips to your physician in order that he may administer a complete body exam that would include not only the common female tests, but a stress evaluation, as well as cholesterol and blood pressure tests.
Surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy treatments may cause early onset of menopause. Hysterectomies results in menopause to start quickly and many types of the aforementioned signs or symptoms may well start to reveal themselves.
A woman's doctor ought to be ready to offer a number of tips and alternatives for surviving this transitional phase. A couple of ideas for helping put a stop to or minimize the intensity of the signs and symptoms of menopause are to stay away from coffee and alcohol, quit smoking, having a low fat diet, developing a consistent exercise schedule and consuming regular amounts of calcium and vitamin D. These lifestyle modifications are not always painless for some of us, but are going to be very valuable and a lot more advisable in comparison with taking heavy doses of prescription drugs if at all possible.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
Understanding Your Menopause
By Julie Swanson
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There are many women who look forward to this time when menopause happens. The periods stop and that is that. However, there is a lot more things going on in the body than one woman might think. While men have their own midlife crisis, women go through a lot more when it comes to their own midlife crisis. Theirs is a little more extensive. How so?
There are a few things that you should know about this. There are quite a few things actually. You might not know all the changes going on, but you might see the things that they cause. There are many symptoms besides a diminished menstrual period to let a woman know that she is going through her change. What are those things?
First of all, the most common things are the difference in the hormone levels. This causes hot flashes that are associated with this. Then, there is the fact that they have a lot of mood swings. This can make it very difficult to be the person that they like being. If a woman is normally under control, this might affect them as they are the type who handles things rationally. While they go through menopause though, they might find that they don't handle things as smoothly as they would normally have reacted.
There are other things going on as well. For instance, you have the vaginal areas going through a transformation. The lining of the vagina you will find gets thin and the cervix which will no longer have to be dilated due to the fact that a woman can't have children goes through changes as well. With all of this in mind, you will find that women experience pain during sexual intercourse. They might have a hard time having an orgasm as well.
The other thing that is going on here is the psychological issues that occur with this as well. Depression might set in. Women might wonder why they have to go through this. They might feel alone and isolated. These are all common during menopause. Yet, there are other things as well that women go through.
If you have questions about this, you should speak with your doctor. If you want to know if you are going through this, then you should speak with your doctor and have him or her run some tests and ask about trying Amberen. Menopause is a big thing, but it's not something that you should fear. It's a fact of life that isn't very pleasant but women go through it all the time.
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