Generally speaking, menopause symptoms vary from person to person. As such, a woman who is suffering from hot flashes should not think that others are having the exact same experience as she does.

There are simple ways by which to minimize the effects of hot flashes. Wearing light clothes, keeping a fan nearby or staying in a cool place are all very good ideas for dealing with this problem. Also using an ice pack can give temporary relief, while avoiding spicy and high calorie foods can help reduce the frequency and effects of hot flashes.

However, it’s also possible for women who do not yet have their menopause to suffer from hot flashes. So even though most cases of hot flashes do occur as a result of menopause, it can happen to other people, including men under the right circumstances.

The intensity of hot flashes can also be increased by alcohol consumption, medication, and caffeine. So be sure to avoid them. Any food, drink or substance that contains a lot of calories can potentially increase your problems with hot flashes, so losing a little weight can also help you deal with the problem.

And lastly, it’s worth remembering that approximately 85% of cases of hot flashes are the result of menopause. The remaining 15% can come from any number of causes, but in certain cases they can potentially be taken as symptoms for different kinds of illnesses, so you shouldn’t take hot flashes lightly. Discomfort is a natural burden with this sort of problem, but if you were to experience other symptoms, symptoms that are out of the ordinary, then you should consult your doctor.

Older women often have misconceptions and myths about menopause they learned from their own mothers. They think that life is useless and boring after menopause. However, today, many women begin the day with new discoveries and face challenges at their work during menopause. They know that menopause is a natural contingency in the process of aging. It carries no serious health risks. So, in order to formulate best health decisions, try to understand menopause symptoms and its treatment options.

The frequency and severity of menopause symptoms totally varies from woman to woman, but the most common menopause symptoms are hot flashes, irregular bleeding, urinary incontinence, mood swings, and vaginal atrophy. When hot flashes occur, sudden intense waves of heat and sweating are observed in the upper part of the body, especially the chest, face, and head. Flushing and sweating usually occur as well, followed by a chill. Some women feel their heart beating very fast and become worried.

Hot flashes can last from a few seconds to several minutes. This also varies from woman to woman. Women who have had hysterectomies are more likely to have hot flashes while most of the women experience their hot flashes in the first 2 years after menopause. However, some women have their hot flashes several years before menopause while some have them for 10, 20, or even 40 years or longer after menopause. In addition, these flashes can also affect your social life and work. They can disrupt your sleep if they occur night and the bed sheets of your bed can become wet with sweat.

Most women notice the symptoms of premenopause, most notably the irregular periods. In fact, changes such as shorter or longer periods, heavier or lighter menstrual bleeding, and varying lengths of time between periods may be a sign that menopause is near.

Menopause leads involuntary leakage of urine, infection, or painful urination.

Depression may also occur before menopause. However, it is unclear whether depression is linked to low levels of estrogen or to the many changes women face during their 40s and 50s (such as career or marriage pressures, or care of children or aging parents).

By knowing the four stages of menopause (and how to identify which one you are in), you will be better able to overcome the 35 (or more) symptoms of menopause which accompany it. Menopause does not have to be a traumatic, difficult time of your life that you have no choice but to suffer through. There is constantly new research being done that is helping women deal with – if not totally alleviate – the symptoms of menopause. Many of these therapies, once considered “alternative,” involve herbs or other methods that are helping aging women lead normal, healthy lives.

Melissa Ream

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Behavioral interventions: wearing cotton cloths may improve the way you feel, relax, practice abdominal breathing and don’t have any hot showers or baths before bedtime. You are suggested to avoid coffee, alcohol, spicy foods, and stress and use ice packs.

Some women feel better when taking vitamin E although studies haven’t shown a reduction in hot flashes, is recommended to take it during the menopausal period.

Soy has been found as having positive effects, but others suggest that hasn’t any effect at all. Soy isoflavones are also contained in one cup soy milk, 1/2 cup tofu, 1/2 tempeh,1/2 cup green soybeans (edamame), and three handfuls of roasted soy nuts. Natural progesterone cream reduces significantly hot flashes and has effects on most women, it si important to see exactly what’s the quantity of progesterone contained in the cream because it varies considerably from 5 mg to more than 400 mg progesterone per ounce.

Herbs

Promensil, is a plant estrogen found in the red clover that helps reducing the intensity of hot flashes, black cohosh is the best herbal remedy in relieving hot flashes. A randomized trial which involved women with a breast cancer history had results in decreasing the frequency and intensity in hot flashes and excessive sweating and lowering blood pressure. So use black cohosh continuously for 6 months.

Remifemin is a standardized extract of black cohosh, which is to be taken 2 tablets twice per day. You also may find black cohosh in different forms such as: powdered root or as a tea, powdered extract, fluid extract and tincture.

Drugs:

Effexor or Paxil is an antidepressant that reduces hot flashes, Clonidine normally used in treating hypertension helps relieving hot flashes. Tibolone is a promising remedy. Megestrol acetate is approved for women with breast cancer and helps diminishing the severity of flashes. Gabapentin usually taken for migraines has been observed as having good results in hot flashes.

Acupuncture and yoga

There are yoga studios that offer yoga classes for menopausal women and acupuncture has been tried by some women against hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and depression. Although studies haven’t shown any results in the post menopausal symptoms may women reported that they have a better state of health after practicing yoga and acupuncture.

Physical exercises

Among physical exercises are: aerobic exercises that reduced the severity of hot flashes, strength training, weight training also helps maintaining in a good shape the osteo-muscular system and maintaining the ideal weight. The symptoms in post menopausal women are relieved by physical exercises and the bone achieves greater density and lumbar spine bone mineral also maintains its density.

For more resources about menopause or about menopause treatment please review http://www.menopause-info-guide.com/menopause-treatment.htm

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With any hot flash the symptoms may vary, but they all include one major component – heat. Although no one can pinpoint exactly what causes a hot flash, most agree that a hormonal imbalance makes your body think it is overheating causing your blood vessels to open and pump more blood to cool your body down. This is what actually causes the symptoms of a hot flash.

Some women agree that they can feel the symptoms of a hot flash coming on by having an uneasy feeling, or a feeling of anxiety. The flash is just that, a sudden feeling of intense heat. It will start around your waist area and move up quickly to your upper body and face. You will start to perspire and your face can become quite red and flushed looking. You may start to experience nausea, dizziness, instant headaches, weakness, or even a feeling of suffocation. Unfortunately this is all normal, and it will pass eventually, usually in about 2 to 5 minutes, but it can last as long as 30 minutes.

Symptoms of a hot flash also include rapid heartbeat and the feeling of anxiety. This may make you perspire even more than you usually would because of the overwhelming emotion that it provokes in your brain. The amount of sweat also depends on any medication you may be taking, your diet, and the stage of menopause you are in. Some people barely get a glisten on their upper lip, and others look as if they have run 10 miles. The perspiration will soon cool down. Depending on how much you exuded you will suddenly feel very cold and chilled. The rapid chills will last until you essentially dry your body of any left over perspiration.

Although up to 85% of women have symptoms of hot flashes during perimenopause and menopause, only about 10% to 15% actually have them so badly that they need medication. This isn’t to say that you can’t change the frequency or levels of your symptoms. You can do so easily by changing your diet, eliminating alcohol and tobacco, exercising, and doing breathing and relaxation techniques. This will all help to make it a more tolerable experience and to relieve some of the anxiety you have when suffering the symptoms of hot flashes.

Linda Bruton
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Every woman, ready or not, gets to experience menopause. If you’re currently one of those women you at least have the comfort of knowing that roughly 50% of the population either understands your situation or soon will. Another upside is that with so many people experiencing those annoying hot flash symptoms, there are many resources available that help relieve them. We’ve all heard of the dreaded “hot flash symptoms,” but what other symptoms will you be experiencing during menopause?

Another major menopausal symptom is the mood swing. One moment you’re fine and the next you’re definitely not. You may recognize your lack of patience and increased irritability, but find it incredibly difficult to control or care to control. After the hot flash symptoms and mood swings the vaginal dryness, weight gain, energy loss, and skin and hair changes begin. Depending on severity, these symptoms can be relatively simple to alleviate or a little more stubborn. However, compared to hot flash symptoms, osteoporosis and heart and vascular disease are considerably more significant menopausal problems that women need to address.

Almost ninety percent of women in the United States will experience hot flash symptoms of some sort. These symptoms will continue for about a year or two after their period stops. Some 20-50% of these women will continue to have hot flash symptoms for many more years. However, the intensity and frequency usually diminish over time.

So what exactly are hot flash symptoms? Hot flashes vary considerably in each woman. Some women experience hot flash symptoms that last for up to an hour off and on all day long. Others may only have a hot flash that lasts a minute or two once or twice a day. Most women report hot flash symptoms between six and eight in the morning and from six to ten in the evening.

Hot flashes may seem to feed on themselves. During a hot flash, you are already sweating, thanks to the rise in body temperature. But get ready to keep sweating. Once your brain registers that your temperature has risen it sends out a message to your heart, blood vessels and nervous system to “cool down!” In turn, your body gets your sweat glands going even more in order to release sweat to cool you off. These hot flash symptoms can be quite miserable. Your body’s drop in estrogen stimulates your brain’s response and can change the temperature of your skin by even six degrees Centigrade! It really is a vicious cycle of sweating.

However, hot flash symptoms need not be out-of-control. Since you will be living with hot flash symptoms from one to ten years, action will need to be taken to maintain your body at a comfortable temperature. With the plethora of available resources, you can fight these hot flash symptoms head on.

The old medical treatment was hormone replacement therapy. Because of the recent studies outlining the risks of HRT, most women these days use a combination of herbal remedies and natural strategies. While hot flash symptoms can be very uncomfortable, they are easily controlled with these types of remedies. During menopause, every woman should put together her own hot flash relief strategy. Doing so will insure a much easier and healthier menopause.

Linda Bruton
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You’re listening intently at the morning meeting when you feel your heat rate increase. “Uh-Oh” you think, this isn’t the first time you’ve felt this. You feel an intense heat in your face and upper body. “Please don’t let a headache start” you beg. That’s the anxiety kicking in. You hear your boss say something about “procedural changes” as your knees feel weak and you begin yet another doodle on your note pad to keep your head in the game while you wait to see how this one will end: chills or no chills? “At least they keep me guessing,” you tell yourself in a last desperate cling to optimism.

On average a hot flash symptom lasts 4 minutes. But some women report hot flashes lasting from 20 minutes to an hour. Along with vertigo, nausea, dizziness, perspiration, heart palpitations and anxiety, a hot flash symptom can occur infrequently or even 15 times a day or more. There’s no scientific measurement of how your hot flashes will affect you or when they’ll end, for that matter, since they vary significantly in each woman.

Perhaps even more frustrating is the seemingly unfair fact that while you’re still menstruating, you will most likely develop hot flashes. Also, the faster your body transitions from peri-menopause – regular period to no period – the more intensely you’ll experience the hot flash symptom. Unfortunately, for about 10-15% of women their hot flash symptoms will be so severe that they will be compelled to seek medical attention. One silver lining to hang onto is that over time your hot flash symptom will diminish.

If the thought of a hot flash symptom frightens you, take heart. Just a few simple tips can help alleviate your discomfort. For starters, wear layered, cotton clothing. If you can’t change your inner temperature you can at least control the temperature of your outward environment. A glass of cold water can also do wonders. When you feel a hot flash symptom grab a quick drink of water. If the coolness of the drink doesn’t reduce the heat you’re feeling, the fluid will help hydrate your body since we all know there will be sweating involved.

Knowing your hot flash symptom triggers is another significant tool in alleviating your discomfort. Common triggers are alcohol, smoking, stress, hot and humid weather, spicy foods, and foods with high-acid content. It’s not known exactly why some things trigger a hot flash symptom, but accepting what your personal triggers are will benefit you for the length of time that you experience menopause.

Linda Bruton
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There is no way to completely avoid hot flashes, but turning to a hot flash remedy may help ease the intensity and severity of an attack. It doesn’t matter whether or not a doctor prescribes the hot flash remedy or the treatment is more of a natural alternative. It never hurts to consider some of the methods available to the public when it comes to finding an effective way to relieve hot flashes.

When looking for a worthy hot flash remedy, many people are turning to the healing properties of Chinese medicine. These kinds of remedies would exclude the use of man-made chemicals and drugs. The practice of Chinese medicine has long been used to deliver a very effective hot flash remedy to women. While menopause is viewed as one of the main culprits, there are numerous varieties of hot flashes. For each one, the Chinese have a description and different approach aimed at providing relief in a holistic and healthy way.

If you choose to seek out help from the wisdom of Chinese medicine, you will notice that a Chinese doctor will ask you questions concerning all areas of your health history. A complete physical will also take place. You may notice that special care is taken in analyzing the tongue and your pulse. After this battery of tests and assessments is complete, the doctor will determine the type of menopause you are suffering from. This will also help settle on the best course of action in providing you with a hot flash remedy.

What to Expect

When entering the world of Chinese medicine, you will most likely encounter either acupuncture or an herbal hot flash remedy. Through acupuncture, a doctor will tap into your inner spirit and energy. Many consider this approach extremely effective. When dealing with an herbal hot flash remedy, you may ingest a wide range of herbs that are combined to provide a well-rounded treatment.

Most often, these herbs are consumed in the form of tea. Some of the ingredients a doctor may use include ginseng, red raspberry leaves, evening primrose oil, licorice root, spearmint, chasteberry, black cohosh and wild yams. These Chinese herbs have been highly regarded when it comes to a hot flash remedy and have been used for many centuries.

Linda Bruton
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You’re driving to work on a cool morning listening to your stereo when all of a sudden you feel intense heat. You know that you don’t have a fever – you were feeling great just a minute ago. And yet there is no denying the severe heat you feel inside your body. The sudden feeling of severe warmth is unexplainable. That’s when you realize that what you are feeling are hot flash symptoms.

Hot flashes are a condition typically present during menopause, which can occur for several years before and after you cease menstrual bleeding. Hot flash symptoms are primarily caused by hormonal changes. Although in some cases, hot flashes can occur in people who have a rigorous lifestyle or those who are taking certain medications.

Here are the most common hot flash symptoms:

1. Sudden redness of the skin, commonly noticeable on the face and the upper body.

2. Intense heat, despite the coolness within your environment. This feeling is different than heat from outside the body – it feels like it comes from within. The heat can vary between women, and even with hot flash episodes. It may be gone after a few moments and then recur a few minutes later.

3. Excessive sweating may be felt when you experience hot flash symptoms. This is not the ordinary sweating common with heavy exercise. Instead of hot sweats, you may go through cold sweats. This is especially common during the night, when you may experience what are usually called “night sweats.”

4. Night sweats will often cause difficulty in getting a good night’s sleep.

Other accompanying hot flash symptoms apart from the above are:

1. Heart Palpitations
2. Nausea
3. Dizziness
4. Anxiety
5. Headaches
6. Shortness of Breath

After experiencing redness of the face and upper body, a feeling of severe and unexplainable hotness, as well as discomfort, is almost certainly a hot flash when all of those symptoms end with a chill. Experts say that a “chill” is often the culmination of a hot flash.

Hot flash symptoms vary from one person to another. To get an accurate picture of your menopausal symptoms and their severity, it is a good idea to keep a diary. You can record in your diary the times, length, and severity of each symptom as it occurs.

Fortunately, most hot flash symptoms can be treated quite easily with a combination of lifestyle changes and herbal medications. A first line of defense is to eliminate spicy foods, alcohol, coffee, and smoking. Make sure you are eating a healthy diet with plenty of fruits and fresh vegetables. Increase your exercise and practice deep breathing. Just these steps alone will often greatly reduce hot flash symptoms.

If you are still suffering symptoms, try one of the many herbal remedies for hot flashes that are readily available at most health food stores. Black Cohosh and Evening Primrose Oil are herbs that are very effective in reducing hot flash symptoms. Finally, consult with your doctor for additional suggestions and help in navigating your journey through menopause.

Linda Bruton
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Menopause is a burden that every woman must bear, which comes with its own host of medical annoyances and irritations. One of the most talked about symptoms that women tend to dread is the onset of a menopause hot flash. Almost all women will suffer from menopause hot flashes, which commonly marks the end of a woman’s ability to reproduce.

What is a Hot Flash?

When it comes to a menopause hot flash, a woman will experience a brief sensation of heat that often leads to uncomfortable and embarrassing pools of sweat. A hot flash may also show on the face of the sufferer, turning their facial features red and flushed. While the cause is relatively unknown, there are certain triggers that increase the chances of feeling a menopause hot flash. These include diet, smoking, alcohol, and hot surroundings. Caffeine and spicy foods are very common triggers.

As the body prepares to combat the effects of a menopause hot flash, a woman displays flushed, red skin, as the skin attempts to cool down the body. The neck and face is where the outward signs of menopause hot flashes are seen. Inside, you may be feeling intense heat and discomfort. Perspiration also follows, which is another way the body tries to provide coolness during a menopause hot flash attack. Additional signs include chills after the hot flash, as well as an increase in heart rate.

At night, menopause hot flashes bring excessive sweating regardless of how many layers of clothing you may or may not be wearing. This condition, known as night sweats, can make it rather difficult to achieve a good sleep. Not every woman undergoes the same menopause hot flash experiences. Some episodes are more intense than others. Certain women tend to suffer from more attacks than some, while others unfortunately have to deal with hot flashes for the rest of their lives. More commonly, however, hot flashes tend to decrease after menopause and taper off altogether.

Prevention Measures

While it is doubtful that you can prevent the onset of all menopause hot flash attacks, you should be aware of some of the associated triggers. To reduce the number and intensity of hot flashes, you should avoid stressful situations, caffeine, alcohol, heat, tight shirts and pants, as well as spicy foods. For long-term relief, there are many natural remedies that have been used by women for centuries, including black cohosh and Evening Primrose Oil. The combination of natural herbs and reduction of triggers can have a dramatic effect on menopause hot flash symptoms.

Linda Bruton
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Hot flash symptoms strike 85% of women entering menopause and may continue on the average of 1-2 years after their last period. There is also a hefty percentage of women who will face further hot flash symptoms for more than a couple of years. And an unfortunate handful of women actually experiencing the effects for the rest of their lives. One thing is for sure – the intensity of hot flash symptoms seems to decrease as time passes. Overall, this speed bump in life is rather irritating, causing varying levels of discomfort.

When it comes to hot flash symptoms, no two women will experience the same fate. While some women suffer long and intense bouts of hot flashes, others deal with milder hot flash symptoms. The onset, duration, frequency, and symptoms of hot flashes differ for each woman. For instance, one woman may experience an episode that lasts a few seconds while others are plagued with hot flash symptoms that last close to an hour.

What Are Hot Flash Symptoms?

Hot flash symptoms are rather unmistakable. Women describe these episodes as the rapid appearance of a deeply hot sensation that travels across the face and throughout the upper body. Some women experience an increase in their heart rate, while others may feel sick to their stomach. Additional occurrences associated with hot flash symptoms include dizziness, anxiety, headaches and weakness, as well as profuse sweating. Some women complain of feeling suffocated.

Hot Flash Prevention Measures

You can incorporate a variety of prevention measures into your daily routine to reduce the onset of hot flash symptoms. Staying cool is one of the main strategies to both control your body heat and also to decrease the chances of suffering from hot flashes. At night, using a fan keeps a room at a cooler temperature. During the day, fans also come in handy. When dressing in the morning, turn to the clothes made from natural fibers, such as cotton.

There are also ways to reduce the intensity of hot flashes when you feel an episode coming on. Deep, slow breathing from the abdominal muscles helps to ease the tension of hot flash symptoms. These techniques are rather easy to catch on, usually consisting of 6 to 8 breaths per minute. Some women practice this approach for a short amount of time each morning and night.

When you increase the amount of exercise in a day, you may decrease your risk of suffering from hot flash symptoms. It doesn’t matter what you do to get the blood pumping; taking a walk or dancing to the radio are all feasible options to consider. A home remedy for hot flashes to consider before going to bed is to chill your pillows. Cooler objects against the skin will improve your sleep at night.

Linda Bruton
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There are many different effects that take place in your body when you are having a hot flash. Most notable is the loss of essential vitamins and nutrients that may cause you to feel weak or exhausted. Some women don’t feel the automatic response of tiredness, but over the long run they will find themselves unable to keep up the energy level they had before they started having hot flashes.

Hot flashes deplete our body of necessary vitamins such as Vitamin B, Vitamin C, and other nutrients such as Magnesium, and Potassium. Possibly even Calcium is lost leading to bone density problems later in life.

For mild to moderate hot flashes, you should consider taking a dosage of 400 to 800 IU’s of Vitamin E to aid your body in controlling the hot flashes. Vitamin E is fat soluble and must be taken with a meal in order for it to be properly absorbed. The recommended regimen is to take 1 tablet with each of your meals, up to 3 per day. You shouldn’t take over 200 IU’s at any given day.

More does not mean better in the case of any vitamin. It may take approximately 2 to 6 weeks for you to see the results, but up to 65% find this vitamin alone effective in controlling hot flashes. Vitamin B6 and Peridin-C, which contains antioxidants, are also good choices. They should not be taken with the Vitamin E but if Vitamin E does not work, these are viable solutions.

Magnesium is considered to be the most underrated of all menopause remedies. It is actually the fourth most abundant mineral in our bodies, and the one taken most for granted. Magnesium is found in your bones and it is what keeps our bones strong and healthy. During menopause and more specifically hot flashes, our body can deplete our supply leading to brittle bones and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Although the magnesium deficiency alone won’t cause osteoporosis, it actually alters the calcium metabolism and the hormones that regulate the calcium.

You can find many one a day vitamins that have both magnesium and calcium in them. Together, along with Vitamin E or other herbal treatments, the addition of magnesium and calcium can go a long way in managing hot flashes. Taking vitamins for a hot flash is indeed a very viable remedy for a lot of women!

Linda Bruton
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What is Black Cohosh? It is a natural herb found in the United States and was something that the Native Americans used to treat women’s illnesses. They would brew it into a tea and drink it for relief from the common side effects of menopause. This has continued to be a treatment today for the relief of menopause symptoms and is found in pill form.

There are some possible side effects of black cohosh just as there are with any other medication. However, they are not very common. Most women use black cohosh without any side effects at all. Some of these include an upset stomach, headache and weight gain. The degree to which you will experience side effects will depend on the amount that you are taking.

Your general all around health will also have some impact on the degree of frequency or severity of the side effects of black cohosh. Dizziness is also a possible side effect of black cohosh, so you will need to be careful depending on your daily routine.

If you are pregnant you should not use this herbal treatment as it has been found to increase your risk of miscarriage. You should also not use this herbal treatment while you are breast-feeding. If you are not pregnant or breast-feeding and your health is otherwise in good condition, you are safe to use this medication. For the most part, if you are perimenopausal or menopausal, black cohosh is a safe, very effective herbal medication.

The results you will have with this herbal remedy will vary, as is the case with any medication. We are all different and that means that we will all react differently to the medications we take. The side effects of black cohosh will vary and you may gain more weight than the next person or not gain any at all.

It is also recommended that you keep track of what you are taking, how much of it you are taking and how often you are taking it. This information should be shared with your doctor to help prevent drug interaction risks with other medications.

Linda Bruton
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You might ask those around you “is it hot in here or is it just me?” If everyone in the room is fine with the temperature, you might be suffering from the onset of menopause. While sifting through the many supplements geared towards women, you will encounter a wide range of products. But most will pale in comparison to the results offered through the use of black cohosh for hot flashes. For many years, this herbal medication has been highly regarded for its powers on premenstrual distress and other gynecological concerns.

If you ever wanted to know where black cohosh for hot flashes comes from, you will find that it is a perennial plant located throughout North America. Also referred to as Squaw Root, Black Snake Root and Rattle Weed, black cohosh belongs to the same family as the buttercup. The plant can reach a height of nine feet tall, presenting white flowers that give off an undesirable scent. When using black cohosh to treat hot flashes, you should know that it is the roots that provide the medicinal effects you seek.

Black Cohosh Side Effects

Many individuals warm up to the idea of using black cohosh for hot flashes because there are very few side effects associated with this herbal remedy. Usually, the worst a consumer encounters is an upset stomach. Additional complaints received in regards to the use of black cohosh for hot flashes include headaches and a heavy feeling in the legs.

Purchasing Black Cohosh

For many years, Native Americans have used black cohosh for hot flashes, to sooth sore throats and ease kidney ailments. Recent studies suggest that the fukinolic acid discovered in the plant is responsible for the positive changes in menopausal symptoms, especially hot flashes. There are numerous dietary supplements on the market that utilize the healing properties of this plant. Today, black cohosh for hot flashes can be found at many large grocery stores, specialty shops, and health food centers.

Linda Bruton
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Studies show that over 50% of women going through menopause experience hot flashes—that means you are more likely to get them than you are to be hot-flash-free. These uncomfortable moments cause sweating, a rapidly beating heart, and flushing and make you physically uncomfortable, possibly even embarrassing you when you are in public situations. They also can occur at all times of day (and night). Fortunately, because so many women suffer from hot flashes, there are many remedies for the situation.

When you first talk to your doctor about the hot flashes you are experiencing, he or she will probably recommend a number of lifestyle changes that you can make to reduce this symptom of menopause, which can last up to a half hour. Living in a healthy way alone can cause the hot flashes to disappear—eat a healthy diet, stay cool, exercise often, relax, and quit smoking. There are also a number of herbal supplements you can take that have been shown to effectively reduce hot flashes in menopausal women. Some include black cohosh and red clover. Other popular dietary changes include eating wild yams, chasteberry, and licorice.

The above-listed options are the best choices for women experiencing mild or infrequent hot flashes. Even without treatment, these hot flashes usually subside within a year’s time. However, if you are experiencing 8 or more hot flashes every day, or you find them to be unbearable, your best choice may be hormonal treatment.

The most effective way to stop hot flashes is estrogen therapy, but this form of treatment has risks as well. It is normally taken in conjunction with the hormone progesterone. Some of the main risks of estrogen include heart disease, stroke, blood clots, and breast cancer. Therefore, if you are already at risk for these conditions, you may want to reconsider your use of estrogen. Even if you were not previously at risk, it is important to use the lowest dose of estrogen possible, and to discontinue use as soon as the effects of menopause, including hot flashes, become bearable without treatment.

If estrogen and progesterone therapies are not medically sound options for you, there are other medications you may wish to pursue as well, although studies are still being done to find if they are safe and useful. One such option is taking antidepressants. In low doses, many menopausal women have used them to reduce hot flashes. However, they may have unwanted side effects as well. Gabapentin and clonidine, medications used to treat seizures and high blood pressure, respectively, are also being studied for their effectiveness in treating menopausal hot flashes.

Your doctor can give you more information on all the treatment options available if you find that you have begun suffering from hot flashes. This condition is common among women, and you do not need to continue suffering from the hot waves that flood your body during the day and the night sweats that disturb your sleep. Remember that this is one of the many changes you will see in your body during the menopause, and most will subside within a year.

Kathryn Whittaker
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In many cases, the doctors are not able to determine a cause for menopause in younger women, but sometimes, there are obvious causes of premature or early menopause.The women who have premature ovarian failure have ovaries that do not work properly, and this condition will cause the naturally-occurring premature menopause. The premature ovarian failure can occur because of many reasons. In 65% of the cases, autoimmune disorders are responsible. The body sees itself as an invader, and develops antibodies to its own products, including ovum and menses. Genetic factors can also have a role in the apparition of the premature ovarian failure. Some women are born with very few eggs which will cause menopause to occur years before it should, other women are born with irregularities in their X chromosomes, interfering with egg production before menopause should begin, and there are also other women that enter into menopause early because the same thing happened to their mothers.Premature or early menopause can also appear because of the so-called surgical menopause. Because of some health reasons, like endometriosis, polyps, or ovarian cancer, women will suffer an oophorectomy, or a hysterectomy, surgeries that cut off ovarian function, and as a result estrogen levels will drop suddenly, and the women will enter into menopause.Infections such as the mumps and tuberculosis can infect the ovaries, and will affect the hormonal balance. These cases are rare, but they can be linked with premature menopause.Chemotherapy or radiation cancer treatments can kill cancer cells, but they also kill healthy cells, especially digestive cells, and ovarian cells. There can appear temporary menopause, or permanent menopause.

Usually, the symptoms of premature menopause are the same as those of natural menopause. We can mention night sweats, hot flashes, insomnia, headaches, and joint or muscle pain. There can appear body shape changes, and water retention.

Emotional ups and downs including depression, cravings, and forgetfulness can be experienced by the menopausal women.Usually, early and premature menopause tend to develop more severe symptoms than menopause occurring after the age of 45. In early menopause there is often a rapid decline in the amount of estrogen, and there can appear extreme hot flashes, fatigue, mood swings, and depression in some women.

As treatment, it is suggested that most women who have undergone early or premature menopause seek out hormone replacement therapy. Taking appropriate doses of estrogen can ease the menopause symptoms, which are very sudden and severe, especially after surgery.A good help can be given by friends, family and other menopausal women who will be your support to pass through the difficult times.

For more resources about menopause or about menopause products please review http://www.menopause-info-guide.com/menopause-products.htm

Groshan Fabiola

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Looking for a much needed hot flashes remedy? Then you are obviously experiencing “the change.” Hot flashes are the first sign of approaching menopause and the one symptom that most women would like to conquer. Before you run to your doctor and begin hormone therapy, try employing a few simple tips that can work as your hot flashes remedy.

One little known hot flashes remedy is apple cider vinegar. Taking a little of this vinegar has given many women relief from migraines, sinus headaches and even allergy symptoms. More importantly, women report fewer hot flashes! If apple cider vinegar works as your hot flashes remedy it may even increase your energy, alleviate dry skin and aid in weight loss. For no known side effects, I say bottoms up!

Another more prevalently known hot flashes remedy is exercise. Women who reported hot flashes so severe that they plagued them day and night sing the praises of exercise as the ultimate hot flash cure. The amount of exercise required to diminish your symptoms and act as your hot flashes remedy will vary. Reportedly, moderate exercise for 1-2 hours a day, 4-6 times a week has squelched hot flashes completely. On a side note, when the regular exercise stopped, the hot flashes immediately came roaring back. Talk about an incentive to keep exercising!

An increasingly popular hot flashes remedy is to drink soy milk or take soy products. In some women a glass of soy milk has almost a miracle effect. One woman reported that a glass of daily soy milk kept her hot flash free during the day, but she was continuing to experience night sweats. After warming up a good old cup of soy and enjoying it before bed, her night sweats disappeared and she finally got that elusive good night’s sleep. As long as you’re not allergic to soy, there’s a great possibility it may be your long sought after hot flashes remedy.

Soy not doing it for you? How about trying a little Tumeric? Women in India use this powder to help ease their menopause symptoms. This spice is said to not only ease hot flashes, but also soothe irritated skin. Taken in a small dose Tumeric has no known side effects, but they have the potential to help your fight in finding your hot flashes remedy.

A more common hot flashes remedy is cutting out the sugar in your diet. Cutting your sugar intake is known to help with many physical and emotional ailments, but also may decrease the frequency and intensity of your hot flashes.

If the above suggestions don’t help, never give up! There’s no need to live in misery for years and years to come. There are many other natural remedies that relieve hot flashes. It is simply a matter of systematically finding what your triggers are and eliminating them, then trying some of the many remedies that are readily available to you. Keep at it and you will eventually develop your own hot flashes remedy.

Linda Bruton
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If you’re experiencing hot flashes during pregnancy, you’re not alone. Anywhere from 50% – 70% of women experience hot flashes or night sweats during pregnancy. Most women experience the sensation of increased warmth while pregnant. You may find yourself kicking off the covers in the middle of the night or trying to squelch an unquenchable thirst. If kicking off the covers is accompanied by soaked sheets, consider yourself normal.

As in menopause, estrogen levels fluctuate during pregnancy. Some studies show that low levels of estrogen are the root cause of hot flashes, but many more studies prove that it’s not a low level, but rather a fluctuating level of estrogen that set them off.

In pregnancy your body is going through so many changes that a hot flash or two may not concern you. But if these hot flashes become embarrassing or unbearable it’s time to seek treatment. Hot flashes during pregnancy must be approached differently than in menopause. Since pregnancy has its own set of “do’s” and “don’ts” hot flash treatment must be handled with caution.

You must find a natural treatment for your hot flashes during pregnancy. That means that hormone therapy and the use of herbs are out. For obvious reasons you don’t want to introduce hormones to control your hot flashes during pregnancy. But staying away from herbs may not be so obvious. Since herbs are natural it seems that you should be able to use them. Not so. Herbs can do all sorts of things to the body and when you’re pregnant, plus interact with other medications you may be taking. Now is not the time to begin experimenting.

More natural and simple strategies will ease your hot flashes during pregnancy. Begin by wearing layers. Simply slip your sweater off when you begin to feel too warm. Don’t be shy about turning on a fan or turning down the thermostat. When you cool down, readjust the temperature. And do always carry a beverage with you. Not only are the fluids good for you, but they will help fight off your hot flashes during pregnancy.

If the experience of hot flashes during pregnancy is just one more symptom to make your life miserable during pregnancy, hang in there. It does get better. Visit a support chat room or a local support group. It’s amazing what a relief and comfort it is to talk with someone experiencing the same symptoms, aches and pains, and hot flashes as you are.

Linda Bruton
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Not everyone is keen on using chemicals and other man-made substances to treat the symptoms of menopause. For centuries, choosing an herbal remedy for hot flashes was common throughout the world. In the United States, there are numerous natural products on the market to consider for those who prefer an herbal remedy for hot flashes.

Although herbs have been used for a long time to reduce or eliminate signs of hot flashes, there is no product standard that herbal remedy companies must adhere to. This means there is no guarantee that the herbal item you select is completely safe. When it comes to combating hot flashes with an herbal remedy, there are several natural ingredients proven to be the most beneficial. Below you will find a few recommendations to mull over when you wish to choose an herbal remedy for hot flashes:

Black Cohosh Root

There have been numerous studies regarding black cohosh as an efficient herbal remedy for hot flashes. Proven to decrease a variety of menopausal symptoms, the root also alleviates depression, painful menstruation, and nervousness. For those taking blood pressure medications, black cohosh may not be the best herbal remedy for hot flashes. This is because low blood pressure has been known to occur when the two substances are taken at the same time.

Maca Root

Often used to replenish hormonal balances, the maca root offers an acceptable herbal remedy for hot flashes. When taking a maca root supplement, you will not only benefit from non-toxic properties and the absence of side effects, but also enjoy a boost in fertility, sex drive and performance.

Chasteberry

When signs of menopause arise in a patient, chasteberry has been known to help ease the effects of hot flashes. In Europe, this herbal remedy for hot flashes is quite popular, aiming to restore the emotional balance before and during menopause. Plucked from the coasts of the Mediterranean, many consider this herb one of best to provide relief from menopause.

Dong Quai

When menopause rears its ugly head and brings with it the symptoms that all women dread, this herbal remedy for hot flashes also works wonders for insomniacs and those looking to clean out their reproductive tract.

Where To Get Hot Flash Herbal Remedies

There are numerous herbal remedies for hot flashes sitting pretty on most of the shelves of supermarkets, pharmacies and health food stores. On the Internet, there is also an endless supply of online resources that are more than happy to ship your herbal remedy for hot flashes to your doorstep. If any concerns should arise, pertaining to drug interaction or side effects, your physician should be contacted to make sure you are selecting the herbal remedy for hot flashes that is best for you.

Linda Bruton
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Like his female counterpart, the “menopausal” man may experience mood swings or irritability, thinning hair, loss of bone density, sleeplessness, weight gain due to shifting metabolism, and various sexual problems like decline in libido, difficulty achieving or maintaining erections, less than rigid erections, and decreased sensation. Yet, for a couple of reasons, male menopause has not received the same attention as female menopause, nor has help dealing with the symptoms been as easy to come by. When a woman experiences menopause, the most obvious sign of her fertility– her monthly cycle– ceases. This is obvious and measurable. Also, women are typically more open about discussing problems and willing to seek help from professionals and from peers. Men’s symptoms, on the other hand, are usually subtle and less noticeable. In addition, men are often expected to maintain a stoic attitude about problems they may be having. Men are less likely to consult with their physicians about symptoms that don’t seem life-threatening. It’s unfortunate that male menopause isn’t addressed with doctors, since there are steps a man can take to make his transition into his golden years more comfortable.

If people are aware of male menopause, that is, andropause, they are likely to believe it’s caused by a decline in testosterone. While the decline in testosterone levels is part of the problem, the whole situation is much more complicated than that. There is a mix of hormones and proteins in the male system that must be kept in balance for sexual health and optimal functionality. It’s the disruption of this balance as the man ages that is responsible for the symptoms of male menopause. For this reason, simply treating the menopausal man with testosterone may not be enough. Experts recommend that men dealing with shifting hormones should exercise, adhere to a healthy diet, monitor alcohol intake, and refrain from smoking. In addition, there are certain formulas men can take to readjust the balance of hormones necessary for well-being. Some of these treatments are by prescription only, while others are more along the herbal lines of treatment, and may be gotten without a doctor’s prescription.

A menopausal male should follow the same plan of attack as women have for decades: he should take care of himself, familiarize himself with what is going on inside his body, confide in friends who are experiencing the same symptoms, and consult a professional for advice on medication or supplements to address the imbalance in his aging body. Then he will be able to sail through his own change of life knowing that he has done all he can to help himself.

Christopher Thomas

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When someone says the word “menopause” there are two words that immediately come to mind – “hot flashes.” The two terms pretty much go hand in hand. Depending on which study you listen to – between 60%-90% of women will experience hot flashes when menopause hits. One advantage with so many women experiencing the same thing is that there are multiple information sources to help guide you to hot flash relief. The overwhelming consensus is to start by exploring a natural cure for hot flashes.

Hot flashes vary in intensity and duration. One woman finds sufficient relief fanning herself while another finds herself reaching for a hand towel to wipe off the pouring perspiration. As for consistency, some women experience upwards of fifteen hot flashes a day, where another will feel a hot flash about once a month. Also varying from one woman to another is what works as a natural cure for hot flashes.

One natural cure for hot flashes is to change your diet. Some find that a low-fat diet helps. But if you find yourself losing excessive weight your menopause symptoms may worsen. Each woman will find that different foods and spices increase their symptoms. By monitoring yourself you will easily find a culprit or two.

As for relaxation and stress reduction: just do it! Not only can it be a natural cure for hot flashes, but a regular part of a healthy lifestyle. Every one has stressors in their lives and the onset of menopause doesn’t help. Yoga, meditation, massage and relaxation exercises are a great way to begin your natural cure for hot flashes.

A less popular natural cure for hot flashes is the use of Chinese medicine. Well, less popular in North America. This little used method is long in tradition when treating hot flashes. The Chinese doctor will first determine if you are experiencing “hot” or “cold” menopause. “What?” you may say, “of course it’s a hot menopause.” In Chinese medicine this term is not referring to the physical temperature, but the type of menopause. A natural cure for hot flashes in Chinese medicine includes acupuncture and herbology.

Acupuncture involves the combination of your inner wind, energy or spirit. Achieving balance by following Chinese acupuncture may result in a natural cure for hot flashes. Not all women find relief through acupuncture, but again, some do.

Herbology is, in short, the study of herbs and their relation to each other. Herbology is a significant natural cure for hot flashes in Chinese medicine. The doctor understands which herbs work together in order to help. However you never want to experiment with herbs without knowing what you’re doing. There is a possibility of concocting a harmful mixture.

If you find yourself wondering about the nature of your sudden flushed face and warm upper body, it may be time to find a natural cure for hot flashes. With the plethora of available resources, you will easily find one or ten tips that will significantly alleviate your sudden discomfort!

Linda Bruton
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Male menopause is something normal, it belongs to the cycle of life. It signals that the first adulthood is over, and that it is time to prepare for the second half of life, the second adulthood. There are a lot of persons that relate the male menopause to the end of sexual power, and they believe the period that will come will be the darkest of their lives.But, it is very important to have courage, to follow that way, because it is in our nature to experience that. We must fulfill the cycle of life. Life can be like an ascendant road, and the male menopause represents the top of it. Then, there will come a descending road, that represents the second adulthood. Of course, the human history tells us that the end of that road means our death, but this happens to everyone, so we must carry on with our living and stop thinking about the end of the road.The second adulthood can be the most passionate, productive, and purposeful period of a man’s life. Now, the pressure of sexual performance can be changed with the joy of sexual fulfillment, you can learn how it is to be a respected elder in your community, you can be a mentor for younger men, focus more on being and less on doing, and relate to other men as friends and allies rather than as competitors.

It is important to remember that the second adulthood can be the greatest period of a man’s life, life goes on and must be lived. To complete our journey in this world, we must let go of the baggage that got us through the first adulthood, and find power and passion to see us through the second adulthood.

For more resources about menopause or about menopause symptoms please review http://www.menopause-info-guide.com/menopause-symptoms.htm

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Groshan Fabiola

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While some women experience hot flashes for a brief moment during menopause, there are some women who experience this annoyance for the rest of their lives. Even though the severity and intensity of such a condition lessens with time, menopausal women and breast cancer patients are constantly seeking help for hot flashes. Below you will find a few suggestions to keep in mind when you wish to “beat the heat.”

1) When putting on clothes, it helps to layer your wardrobe. This way, once you feel yourself getting warmer, you will be able to counter by peeling off your clothes one layer at a time.

2) When choosing what to wear for the day, the type of clothing you select may provide help for hot flashes. This means putting on a nice cotton dress or shirt made from linen or rayon. Some of the materials to stay clear of if you wish to obtain help for hot flashes include wool and silk, as well as synthetics.

3) Help for hot flashes is only a sip away when you have your trusty thermos or glass filled with ice water. Having this refreshing beverage by your side will help to cool down your insides if you feel a hot flash attack coming on.

4) Turtlenecks should be avoided if you want help for hot flashes. Wearing shirts with an open neck helps to control the frequency of hot flash attacks.

5) If you have an air conditioner or ceiling fan at home, you should put these appliances to good use. Lowering the thermostat also provides help for hot flashes. It is also quite common to see a menopausal woman toting a small hand-held battery operated fan with her. Even an inexpensive paper fan can help with hot flashes.

6) At night, slip into a cotton nightgown or pajamas to help absorb some of the sweat that may accumulate throughout the night. When making the bed, make sure you are placing a fresh batch of cotton sheets on instead of a synthetic material.

7) Before bed, a cool shower may supply you with help for hot flashes. This act should become a ritual for achieving comfort before retiring for the night.

Linda Bruton
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It was seen that defects on an X chromosome may cause some cases of hereditary premature menopause. This defect to an X chromosome, also called “fragile X syndrome” seems to interfere with the production of eggs. So, women who have this syndrome will have a lesser number of eggs in their ovaries, and this will lead to an earlier menopause.“Turner’s syndrome” appears when you are born without a second X chromosome, or without part of the chromosome. As a result, the ovaries will not develop properly, and some of these women will never have their periods at all. There are situations when premature menopause appears because some women have three X chromosomes, and this affects the ovarian development too.

Oophorectomy and total hysterectomy are causes of early menopause due to surgery. The patient experiences premature menopause after removal of both of the ovaries, -and this is called a bilateral oophorectomy- or removal of the uterus, both fallopian tubes, and both ovaries, operation called total hysterectomy. As a result of these operations, progesterone levels plunge, and menopause appears right away.Sometimes, as a result of a hysterectomy in which one or both ovaries are left intact, it happens that immediately after surgery or up to a few years later one or both ovaries will fail. This may happen because during a procedure like cyst removal, the ovary or ovaries are damaged.Tubal ligation can also be a cause that leads to premature menopause in some women.

It was seen that the doses of radiation or chemotherapy used to kill cancer can damage the ovaries as well, and there appears premature menopause. In some cases there appears temporary menopause, but even when the ovaries start working regularly again, there can appear infertility.Recently, doctors have begun to prescribe the drug named Tamoxifen as a preventative measure for women who have a high risk of breast cancer. Everyone focused on the positive aspects of this drug, but it is important to know that it has as a potential side effect the apparition of premature menopause.

If there is a family history of premature menopause, it is important to know that there is a great chance for daughters to go through menopause at about the same age their mothers did.If a pregnant woman will contract a viral infection, it is possible to affect the baby’s ovarian development, and when the baby is born, will have a lower number of eggs, which will result in premature menopause.

It is known that there are some diseases that can cause symptoms that overlap with those of menopause. Hyperthryoid can cause palpitations and sweats, and hypothyroid can cause hair loss, weight gain, moodiness, and amenorrhea. The reversal of symptoms can be obtained with proper diagnosis and treatment.A disease that is marked by overproduction of prolactin, hyperprolactinemia can lead to amennorhea, and it is known that one of the typical signs of this disease is galactorrhea.Usually, this disease is treated with drugs like Parlodel.Women with pitiuitary disorders often go through amennorhea, and they discover their periods have stopped. There may be necessary a scan to determine whether they have a tumor or lesion, which can be treated through surgery or medication.Skipping periods and a number of other symptoms, including excessive hair growth can be caused by the polycystic ovarian disease.We can mention some other causes of amennorhea, like excessive weight gain or weight loss, excessive exercise, use of certain drugs, recent use of birth control pills.Through blood tests or “progesterone challenge” test, the doctor will be able to determine the cause of the symptoms.

For more resources about menopause or about early menopause symptoms please review http://www.menopause-info-guide.com/early-menopause-symptoms.htm

Groshan Fabiola

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Fifty percent of menopausal women may experience hot flashes, which may occur once or multiple times a day and last for months or years. Heart palpitations, chest discomfort, anxiety, chills, sweats and insomnia may coincide with hot flashes. However, conditions such as heart disease can mimic these symptoms and shouldn’t be ignored, so women should seek a medical evaluation.

The precise reason for a hot flash is not fully understood, but it’s believed to originate in the area of the brain that’s sensitive to decreasing levels of estrogen.

Many physicians and others specialize in treating hot flashes and menopause. In reality, though, the only consistent treatment is hormone therapy. Other treatments aren’t doomed for failure, but most often the patient and her specialist will embark on a trial-and-error process to find an effective treatment. What works for one patient may not work for the next patient.

Treatment for hot flashes may include lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise; medical therapy including hormone therapy; dietary supplements; and/or antidepressant medications. All of these treatments have succeeded and failed in treating hot flashes.

Hormone therapy includes traditional estrogen and progesterone therapy and bioidentical hormones or “natural” hormones customized to the patient. Traditional hormone therapy, which has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was the proven method of care until the Women’s Health Initiative study in 2002 found increases in heart disease, stroke, dementia, blood clots and breast cancer. Since then, however, new evidence has surfaced to reinstate hormone replacement therapy in short interval usage as the standard treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Some hormone therapies derive estrogen from natural sources such as soy. For those who want to stay totally “natural,” bioidentical hormones have become more popular. They are compounded specifically for a patient based on an evaluation of her saliva to determine which hormones are lacking. While not FDA-approved, many women have found bioidentical hormones to be of great help in relieving hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.

Be sure to do your homework, however, before embarking on any hormonal therapy.

Medications such as Paxil, Prozac, Effexor and Celexa, in small doses, all have been shown to ease the number and intensity of hot flashes. For women who cannot take estrogen, these medications work well, but can have side effects such as nausea, insomnia, dizziness and sexual dysfunction.

Unfortunately, most dietary supplementations, including vitamin E, soy, black cohosh and red clover, have not fared well in clinical studies. Their effect on hot flashes has not been shown to be any more successful than placebo. Still, there usually is no harm in trying these alternatives, and they do work for some women.

Perhaps the easiest way to treat hot flashes is lifestyle modifications. Exercise is at the top of the list and has been shown to decrease the number and duration of hot flashes. Walking for 30 minutes or so six to seven days a week can significantly reduce the number and intensity of hot flashes. The use of slow controlled breathing (deep breath in, hold for a few seconds, slowly exhale) a few times a day also can reduce the number of hot flashes.

Keep a diary of what you consume to find out which foods and beverages can trigger a hot flash. Alcohol, coffee, tea and spicy foods are all known to instigate flashes. Of course, tobacco use is associated with hot flashes, yet another reason to quit smoking.

In most cases a treatment plan designed by you and your doctor will result in at least a decrease in the number of flashes, if not total elimination. Be patient during the trial-and-error portion of your treatment. Remember that what works for one person may not work for another, and something as simple as lifestyle modifications or vitamin supplementation may be all that’s needed to relieve your symptoms.

Be assured, there’s no inherent health hazard for those suffering from hot flashes. Keep your doctor informed of treatments you have tried and those you think may be working best for you. Together you can improve your health and happiness.

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Jennifer Alinio

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Every woman at one point during her life will experience menopause – the permanent cessation of her menstrual cycle. It is at this point that the woman’s reproductive life comes to an end and a new chapter begins. But the experience of menopause – sometimes occurring over the course of several years – can be fraught with uncomfortable symptoms. Luckily, in today’s world there is the availability of menopause treatment to help ease the symptoms.

Menopause can happen in one of two ways -naturally or medically. When it occurs naturally, the ovaries gradually slow their production of eggs that were necessary for reproduction. When egg production eventually ceases altogether, the production of estrogen also ceases. While natural menopause happens gradually, medically-induced menopause occurs after a radical surgery that requires the removal of the ovaries. In either instance, the elimination of estrogen causes a host of symptoms. When a woman has a particularly difficult time managing menopause symptoms they look for menopause treatment to bring relief.

Some of the more common side effects of menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, loss of sexual desire, vaginal dryness, memory loss, distractibility, forgetfulness, irritation, melancholy, and mood swings. While many symptoms are of a physical nature, there are just as many of an emotional nature. Menopause can bring about a host of emotions regarding this significant change of life.

It must be said, however, that not every woman experiences every symptom of menopause. And when symptoms are experienced, the length of time, frequency, and severity with which they are experienced varies woman to woman. Many women may find that menopause treatment is unnecessary as they are hardly bothered at all by symptoms. Other, who experience ongoing or severe symptoms, will seek out natural menopause treatment. Researchers have confirmed that the adoption of a healthy lifestyle goes a long way to minimizing the effects of menopause; this includes a diet of whole, natural foods, a program of consistent exercise, adequate sleep, and healthy means of stress management. Many women find that this is the best menopause treatment of all – helping them to manage – and sometimes eliminate – the symptoms of menopause.

Other women, however, may continue to struggle with the symptoms of menopause. When it comes to point when symptoms are interfering with daily activities, many women choose to see a doctor who can intervene with the use of particular hormone therapies. Hormone therapy, however, should be a last resort as a menopause treatment, as the long term side effects of such pharmaceuticals continue to be debated.

Michelle Bery
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Hot flashes and night sweats usually go hand in hand during menopause. To differentiate, hot flashes are considered the intense heat and flushing you experience during the daytime hours. Night sweats usually happen when you are sleeping or during the nighttime hours. Essentially they are the same; they are just sometimes triggered for different reasons.

Night sweats are relatively easy to control. Certain changes in your lifestyle can rectify a night sweat before it actually happens. The first thing you need to do is to avoid any foods, caffeine, or alcohol for about 3 hours before you plan on going to bed. Also, you should avoid exercise, hot liquids, hot showers, or smoking for 3 hours before bedtime. This will help to relieve any triggers that may be associated with hot flashes and night sweats and aid in a good nights sleep.

Lowering the thermostat in your house and your bedroom especially will aid in any discomfort you feel from the heat. You should plan on dropping the temperature by 2 to 3 degrees without adding any additional blankets or covers which would defeat the purpose. It may be a bit chilly but you will fall asleep and stay asleep easier. Wearing light clothing such as a t-shirt or light cotton nightgown will also help to control hot flashes and night sweats at bedtime. This, along with cotton sheets should keep you cool and comfortable.

If you have had a particularly stressful day at work or with the family in the evening, take an hour or so to unwind alone before you go to sleep. The most common cause of hot flashes and night sweats is anxiety, so you want to plan on avoiding any unnecessary stress right before bed.

During this time it is especially beneficial to try some easy breathing techniques or meditation routines. Fifteen minutes of deep breathing and exhaling will do wonders for your stressed state. Yoga is also an excellent way to relax before bed. You will find yourself sleeping better and spending less time worrying about your next hot flashes and night sweats.

Linda Bruton
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The menopause topic came into discussions recently. Not to long ago, it was a taboo topic. Women were afraid to talk about this transition even to their daughters. It was a new generation, free of inhibitions that started shamelessly the topic and opened a new era in the medical studies on the menopause and made it public.

A few generations ago, not to many women lived after menopause, but nowadays, most women live 25-30 years or more after menopause, which represents about one third or in some cases maybe even a half of their life, so it is very important to develop methods of improvement for some of the consequences of this transition and give women the possibility to overcome the problems that occur by menopause. Menopause is a natural process, not a medical one and even if it is caused by hormonal activity and has effects on both physical and psychological states, it is not the end of life. Sexuality may continue after menopause.

What is the actual process?

Menopause naturally occurs at an advanced age, and that is because once the body is aging, the egg supply ages too. Because of this, the ovulation are getting rarer and this is what is causing variations in hormone production. This process will go on until there won’t be enough progesterone and estrogen for menstruation in the body and it will stop. The process takes up to 12 months and when it is complete, the woman has reached menopause.

A woman is more exposed to heart disease after the menopause. The reasons for this are unknown so it is harder to prevent. It is recommended to take into consideration this factor before deciding on a treatment or a lifestyle.

Menopause represents a deficiency disease?

Doctors, scientists and researchers have started a topic on the menopause to decide whether it should be regarded as a natural process or as a health threat. Some specialists believe that the menopause is a hormone deficiency syndrome associated with dysfunction of the ovaries, requiring diagnosis and treatment. This affirmation is based on the predisposition of menopausal women for health disorders and on the statistics that 1% of postmenopausal women develop heart diseases, 0.5% encounter osteoporosis, 0.3% are develop breast cancer and 0.2% are affected by endometrial cancer. The risks for these conditions can be diminished by a replacement hormones therapy, which is strongly recommended by physicians to all the women that have no other medical reason to avoid it. On the other side, different specialists deny the idea of compulsory treatment of menopause believing that it will create an abnormal image of the old ages and put it in a bad light. Even though, they also approve that the risks for some health conditions increase in postmenopausal women.

Some menopause facts

The Perimenopause, the time preceding menopause starts most often between the ages 39 and 51 and it lasts averagely 5 years. One year after the menstruation periods stopped, it is said that the woman has reached menopause.

* – The average age of menopause is between 50 and 51. In 95% of all women, it occurs between the ages of 44 and 56.

* – Menopause before the age of 40 (spontaneous premature menopause) is rare, affecting about 1% of women in the United States .

* – Menopause is in many cases dictated by genetic factors so if your mother had an early or late menopause, you probably will also.

* – Smokers experience menopause an average of 1.5 years earlier than non-smokers.

Surgical removal of the ovaries or radiation therapy to the abdomen or pelvis may cause menopause too.

Ruben Knisely
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/few-clarifications-regarding-menopause-123305.html

Every woman who is in perimenopause or menopause itself will be able to identify the symptoms of a hot flash, such as the sweating, the rush of intense heat over the upper body and face, and the rapid heartbeat associated with hot flashes. Not as many women however can tell you what causes a hot flash.

According to some sources, the causes of hot flashes vary depending on if you are perimenopausal – which is the transition into menopause – or menopausal. Although causes of hot flashes have been studied for many years not everyone has come to the same conclusion. The one facet of hot flashes that everyone does agree with is that it is a hormonal imbalance. Basically that means that during certain times of your life, specifically menopause, your body feels that too many demands are made of it, and the balance of hormones is overwhelmed. This causes your nervous system to try to compensate for the changes in your hormonal balance by changing the temperature of your skin.

Another hot flash cause could be lack of estrogen. There is a part of your brain, called the hypothalamus, which gets “confused,” so to speak, with the sudden drop in estrogen. Since the hypothalamus is sometimes called the “body’s thermometer”, it will suddenly read that it is too hot. The brain responds by alerting your nervous system to do everything it can to rid your body of the heat.

The message is delivered instantly by making your heart beat faster, and dilating the blood vessels in your skin to circulate more blood in order to produce sweat to cool you off. This is what happens when you overheat during the summer or heavy exercise, and during menopause. Your brain confuses this and thinks that your body is overheating, causing a hot flash. Since your body is cooling down when it shouldn’t be, you find yourself perspiring and overheating at the oddest times.

Again, no one can tell you exactly what causes hot flashes, but there are solutions, both natural and medical, that can help you through them. Hot flashes last an average of 2 to 3 minutes but can be longer depending on certain triggers such as anxiety, spicy foods, tobacco, hot weather, and hot showers. Although there is no specific average most people agree that hot flashes occur approximately every 2 to 4 hours and can last 2 to 5 years, mostly during the perimenopausal period. For women in mid-life, this is a natural process that will improve with time.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/what-causes-hot-flashes-and-when-will-they-be-over-86946.html

Early or premature menopause is one that occurs before a woman is 40, whether it is natural or induced. The symptoms are similar to those of natural menopause – hot flashes, sleep problems, feeling emotionally upset, dryness of the vagina and often a loss of interest in sex. They can range from hardly noticeable to debilitating.

Women in premature menopause have an increased risk of bone breakage due to osteoporosis as their bones get start getting thinner earlier.

Let’s look at why premature menopause can happen:

CHROMOSOME DEFECTS:

Women with Turner’s syndrome have no second X chromosome or they may be born without a part of it. This means that their ovaries don’t develop properly and the result is a premature menopause.

GENETICS:

If a percentage of the women in your family have stopped their monthly periods early in life, it’s possible that you may too.

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES:

In autoimmune diseases, like Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis or rheumatoid arthritis, the body’s immune system goes haywire. It’s there to protect the body and fight off disease but it can mistakenly attack the body instead. If it attacks the reproductive system it may damage the ovaries and affect the correct production of female hormones.

If a woman has surgery to remove both her ovaries (a bilateral oophorectomy) she will immediately go into a menopause. Her periods will stop and hormone production will plummet. She may start to experience menopausal symptoms right away. These women are offered MHT – menopause hormone therapy.

If a woman has an hysterectomy but is left with one or both ovaries, she won’t have a premature menopause, as hormone production can continue. As there is no longer a uterus, she will not have any more periods and cannot become pregnant. Rarely, hot flashes may occur but this is due to the blood supply being disturbed during surgery, and not to hormones. These women may have their natural menopause brought forward by a year or two.

Some cancer treatments, including some forms of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to the pelvic area, may damage the ovaries. If damage occurs, the woman’s periods may stop, she may have problems with future fertility or become infertile altogether. This can be immediate or may take several months to occur.

The risks of entering early menopause depend on which type of chemotherapy is given, how much of it was used and how old the woman is when she receives the treatment. As a general rule, the younger a women is the less likely she is to go into a premature menopause.

HOW WILL I KNOW IF I’M IN PREMATURE MENOPAUSE?

If you’re under the age of 40 and suffering any menopausal symptoms, see your doctor. In suspected early menopause, blood tests will be needed to make a true diagnosis.

You may be given a blood test that measures follicle-stimulating hormone or FSH. This is the hormone that ovaries use to make estrogen, so when levels of FSH rise, it indicates that the ovaries are no longer making it. A higher than normal level of FSH would show that you are in menopause – but as estrogen levels vary from day to day, you may need to have this test repeated more than once for a definite diagnosis.

You may also have blood tests for estradiol (a kind of estrogen) and luetinizing hormone (LH). When the ovaries fail, estradiol levels go down, so a lower than normal level would show that you are in menopause. Luetinizing hormone triggers ovulation and if levels of it are higher than normal, the diagnosis will be that you’ve gone through menopause.

Rebecca Prescott
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/what-can-trigger-an-early-menopause-84838.html

Menopause is a natural occurrence that happens to all women when they reach a certain age. Technically it is a stopping of a woman’s period (or menses), hence the name. There are many symptoms of menopause, but none as obvious as the hot flashes that you experience.

Hot flashes can range from mild hot spells at night to constant dripping and sweating during the daytime. It starts suddenly, with a rapid heartbeat, intense feeling of heat on your face and upper body, and continues with possible headaches and nausea. It may only last a short time but there is no mistaking the feeling of a hot flash.

Hot flashes are caused by a hormonal imbalance and estrogen loss. The loss of estrogen causes the part of the brain that is responsible for your body temperature to think that it is too hot. Your body in turn tries to use the nervous system’s chemical ability to relieve the heat by having your heart beat faster, and using the perspiration to relieve the body of the sudden warmth. It is essentially a way to cool you off even though the feeling you are having is that it is heating you up.

As many as 85% of women have reported having hot flashes. But only about 10% to 15% of women have severe enough hot flashes that they need to seek their doctors advice on how to handle them. Most women can just make simple lifestyle changes such as layering their clothing, changing their diet, and exercising on a regular basis.

If you do find that you need to turn to medication, or Hormone Replacement Therapy, check out all your options. You may only need Estrogen Therapy, or perhaps just a few natural solutions such as vitamins or Black Cohosh, which is proven to be a natural relief solution for hot flashes.

Relaxation and stress reduction techniques should be your first stop on the way to being hot flash free. Yoga and meditation are excellent ways to calm your body before and during a hot flash to make it seem more tolerable. During the day make sure to keep an ice cold glass of water nearby to cool you down during or before a hot flash. Another tip is to lower the temperature wherever you are. This is where the layering of clothes comes in – it helps with the many different temperatures you will go through in a day.

Just as the old saying goes, this too shall pass. Although it may take 2 to 5 years on average, it will end. Just try to make it as bearable as possible during this time and before you know it the symptoms of hot flashes will disappear naturally with time.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/natural-relief-for-hot-flashes-87062.html

The term post-menopausal sometimes needs a little clarification. It is usually applied to women who have completed the menopause, meaning they have not had a period for over twelve months. This can be due to a natural menopause, or a surgery induced menopause. Women who are taking hormone replacement therapy are not considered to be post menopausal as they may experience symptoms of the menopause when they stop this treatment.

Common post menopausal problems can be experienced any time from the onset of the menopause onwards. After the menopause, women never really stop being post menopausal. Most of the physical and emotional problems that women encounter after the menopause are caused by decreasing hormone levels, particularly estrogen.

Conditions relating to the vagina and bladder are often experienced post menopause because these parts of the body require estrogen to remain healthy. Thinning of the tissue in these areas can cause incontinence, bladder infections, growths or polyps in the uterus, and vaginal dryness, as well as an increased risk of uterine cancer.

Other serious physical conditions linked to post menopausal women are osteoporosis and heart disease. Osteoporosis is common as women begin to lose bone density more rapidly due to reduction in estrogen. Risk of heart disease is increased due to atherosclerosis, or the hardening of their arteries.

Emotionally, post menopausal women may experience depression, fatigue due to insomnia, hot flashes and night sweats, and a reduction in self confidence and libido. Although these emotional responses can be triggered by hormonal changes, they may also be related to other factors. Reaching the menopause, and the changes happening in her body, may make a woman feel old, unattractive and worthless and these feelings can trigger depression and lack of sex drive.

So what can post menopausal women do to limit these common problems? Exercise is one crucial way to control these conditions. While we are not talking about running marathons, some exercise such as walking, gardening and light aerobics can have a wide range of benefits.

Exercise keeps bones, joints and cartilage healthy, guarding against osteoporosis as well as arthritis. It reduces the risk of heart disease by stimulating circulation, controls weight, and enhances emotional wellbeing.

Maintaining a healthy diet is another way for post menopausal women to remain problem free. They may want to think about supplements such as vitamin D and calcium to guard against osteoporosis. Not smoking may not only put off the menopause by a couple of years, it will also reduce the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Using progesterone creams may keep the vagina and bladder area healthier, and make intercourse more comfortable and therefore more appealing.

There are many problems associated with post menopausal women, but by exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy lifestyle they don’t have to mean a huge decrease in quality of life.

Rebecca Prescott
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/dealing-with-post-menopause-problems-127218.html

Black cohosh for hot flashes has been used hundreds of years. Black cohosh, also known as Cimicifuga racemosa and Actaea racemosa, is a member of the buttercup family. The perennial plant originated in North America. Black cohosh common names are bugbane, rattleroot, bugwort, rattletop, macrotys, rattleweed, and black snakeroot. Its preparations are mixtures of underground stems (rhizomes) and roots.

Many women commonly use black cohosh for hot flashes, but it is also used to relieve night sweats, menstrual problems, and mild mood changes. This herb is sold in the U. S. as a dietary supplement. Just why it is so effective is not understood completely by researchers. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stated that the effectiveness of black cohosh for hot flashes can last six months or more for women displaying menopausal symptoms.

Once upon a time black cohosh was believed to be associated with lower levels of certain hormones and estrogen receptors. In the latest studies, however, this was shown to be false. This information is extremely important for women considering estrogen-based supplements and remedies. The use of estrogen replacement therapy has been shown to increase the risk of breast cancer. That is why a non-hormonal solution like black cohosh for hot flashes is welcome to so many women.

The optimum black cohosh dosage may vary in different supplements. You may also find that the dosage that relieves your symptoms will be different than other women. Remifemin is one of the many available preparations of black cohosh you will find at your health food store. It contains 20 mg of black cohosh root extract per tablet. If you aren’t sure where to start, Remifemin is widely available and a good supplement to try.

Compared to other black cohosh preparations, Remifemin is well researched. It has been used for decades in treating menopause symptoms in Germany. The GEC (the German counterpart of the FDA) conducted extensive testing to determine Remifemin’s safety and the efficacy of the other herbal products available. The commission has approved black cohosh for hot flashes as a safe product when utilized according to its dosage instructions.

A recent thorough study conducted by Liske revealed that forty milligrams of Remifemin a day decreases over seventy percent of the hot flash symptoms of menopause. The hormonal changes were also evaluated and effects related to estrogen were not found. The published study done by the Annals of Internal Medicine revealed that black cohosh for hot flashes is a very effective treatment. On top of that, the Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Foundation also found that black cohosh is safe for women with a history of breast who cannot take estrogen. Black cohosh for hot flashes is thus a terrific alterative to hormone therapy.

Black cohosh has few side effects. A few women have reported gastric discomfort, but only for a short time. Clinical trials which compared black cohosh to estrogens preparations showed lower incidence of adverse results from black cohosh. You should note, however, that this herbal product is not adequately studied in pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding. Women who are undergoing treatment for their high blood pressure should take proper cautions as well.

As you will note, black cohosh for hot flashes is a treatment that works very well for the majority of women suffering menopausal symptoms. It relieves most symptoms, while causing few – if any – side effects. If you are suffering from menopausal hell, it is well worth trying!

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/what-is-the-truth-about-black-cohosh-for-hot-flashes-87589.html

The treatment for migraines and other menopause symptoms is not the same in every part of the world. Different cultures have different medicine practices and beliefs. However, it is interesting to note that the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture, is becoming a popular therapeutic method in Western culture to treat a variety of psychological and physical conditions including menopause.

TCM views menopause as the time in a woman’s life when her body shuts down her natural monthly reproductive cycle because she can no longer reproduce. However, it is believed that her body stops menses to conserve her qi (body life energy), so as she ages she can retain all of her resources.

Unlike women in western culture, for most women in the East, menopause is rather uneventful. It is thought the reasons for this is because Western women lead a more fast-paced, stress-ridden lifestyle, and tend to consume poorer diets. Thus, as a result, women in Western culture tend to experience far more intense menopausal symptoms than their sisters in the East.

Despite the real causes of menopausal symptoms, the fact remains that Traditional Chinese Medicine does not consider menopause to be a syndrome. The thought is that women suffering through menopause have a variety of qi problems such as constrained liver qi and kidney yin deficiency. In other words, their qi is imbalanced and is wreaking havoc on their mind and body.

Thus, the goal of TCM is to uniquely treat each woman based on her specific symptoms. This means that different techniques aside from acupuncture may also be suggested, such as Chinese herbs, lifestyle or dietary changes and exercises – all of which are used to help restore balance to the body.

How does acupuncture work? Acupuncture is based on the belief that there are approximately 2000 acupuncture points (trigger points) throughout the body. These trigger points are linked to one another via a group of 20 different meridians (pathways). Meridians are responsible for conducting qi between the surface of the body and the internal organs. Qi has a specific affect on each point it passes through. When qi properly flows throughout the meridians and all its points, it maintains a healthy balance in the mind and body.

During an acupuncture treatment for menopause, an acupuncture therapist will help a woman bring balance back to her body by focusing treatment on the trigger points related to her symptoms. Only some trigger points are used, and will vary depending on the symptoms. Thus, every menopausal woman is treated individually based on her problem.

Acupuncture is administered through the use of tiny, solid needles that are inserted into the targeted trigger points. The purpose of the needles is to help stimulate the meridians to encourage qi production. This might mean needles could be inserted into the shoulders, arms, legs or even the feet. If inserted properly, needles shouldn’t cause pain or bleeding; however, their may be slight discomfort or a tingling or numbing sensation which fades fast. Treatment is often very relaxing, and sessions usually last for 30 minutes.

Does acupuncture benefit menopause? Yes. Research has found that most women who participated in different acupuncture studies found relief from menopausal symptoms including:

• Hot flashes
• Insomnia
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Vaginal dryness

If you are interested in using acupuncture for alternative or complimentary treatment to ease menopause symptoms, it is imperative that you visit a qualified and experienced acupuncture therapist, in order to realistically determine if this method is an effective treatment option for you.

Remember, no two women are treated the same, and acupuncture therapy is often long term, ongoing treatment.

Kathryn Whittaker
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/can-acupuncture-help-control-menopause-symptoms-99413.html

Many women think that a decline in estrogen is the real cause of hot flashes. In some cases that is completely substantiated, but not always. Truth be told, no one is completely sure what causes a hot flash. Theories abound, but no one can pinpoint the exact reasons even though numerous studies have been taking place over recent years.

Another possible cause of hot flashes has to do with the individual tolerance for temperature changes. One study agreed that women who have a low tolerance for temperature changes in the body’s core temperature experience up to 50% more hot flashes than a woman who can handle a body temperature change. Normally a body will stay within the same temperature unless it is unusually hot outside, or if you exercise or do something that will raise your body temperature. During menopause your body’s hormones are changing rapidly, causing your brain to think your body temperature is changing. This then causes your nervous system to want to cool your body down, so you start to sweat, sometimes profusely. Supposedly in this study, women who can tolerate the change better have less sweating and only a mild hot flash.

Another study agrees saying that there is no such thing as an estrogen drop because then women would be having hot flashes for the rest of their lives, stating the fact that once estrogen drops it never returns to normal. These researchers believe that the causes of hot flashes are strictly related to your hormonal changes during menopause. Basically they say that your body can no longer accept the demands that your body is making on your hormones, and hence the inability to stabilize your hormones.

Of course, your individual lifestyle and psychological factors will increase the level and severity of your hot flash. In fact, one study that looked at women who have severe anxiety without depression were nearly five times as more likely to have severe hot flashes, many times during the day, and for longer periods of time throughout their menopause and perimenopause. It also included women who smoked, who were told that they have two times more chances of having moderate to severe hot flashes. This does not include a look into the individual diet of the person however, which is a main trigger of hot flashes.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/what-causes-hot-flashes-85085.html

Menopause – common to all women – is the time of life when the menstrual cycle ceases permanently. As adolescent girls, we are met at puberty with the beginning of menstruation which allows us – if we so choose – to reproduce. Our menstrual cycle occurs every month during our reproductive years until the onset of menopause – which generally takes place somewhere between a woman’s mid-forties and mid-fifties. While menopause produces the same end results, the menopause symptoms that each woman experiences may be different.

During menopause, the ovaries that had been producing eggs every month – for possible reproduction – begin to slow their production until they eventually stop altogether. In addition, the production of estrogen diminishes until it also completely stops. The elimination of estrogen is largely responsible for most menopause symptoms.

Menopause symptoms may include hot flashes – wherein women frequently experience suddenly feeling extremely hot; night sweats; memory loss; weight gain; loss of sexual desire and vaginal dryness; and emotional changes such as distractibility, irritation, melancholy, and mood swings similar to premenstrual syndrome. It is sometimes overlooked that menopause brings with it a bevy of emotional challenges. It can be difficult for many women to cope with the end of their reproductive life. But there is a large community of women who are experiencing the same thing and it is important for women to reach out to each other for support.

Not every woman will experience every one of the menopause symptoms possible. And when they do experience a symptom, the severity of it varies from woman to woman. In many cases, women will find that the way in which they experience menopause symptoms depends largely on the lifestyle that they lead. In fact, a healthy lifestyle often minimizes menopause symptoms. This includes the eating of natural, whole foods, consistent exercise, adequate sleep, and stress management.

Some women may find that adopting such lifestyle changes helps them to manage menopause symptoms. However, other women may find that menopause symptoms are still particularly difficult to handle. Luckily, there are a variety of treatment therapies available today to help women cope with their struggle.

Michelle Bery
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/menopause-symptoms-different-for-every-woman-138697.html

The most common menopausal symptom for most women is also the most uncomfortable. Women who would otherwise hardly notice the transition into menopause definitely notice hot flashes! The medical treatment that was usually suggested for hot flashes in the past was hormone replacement therapy. While HRT can be very effective in alleviating the symptoms it can also increase your risk of breast cancer and stroke. It is no wonder that so many women are using herbal remedies for hot flashes.

The exact cause of hot flashes is unclear, but hormonal changes and imbalances are thought to be the main reason. Medical professionals consider hot flashes as an estrogen deficiency that can be triggered by stimulants, such as spicy foods (ginger, cayenne, pepper), acidic foods (tomatoes, citrus, pickles), hot drinks, alcoholic drinks, caffeine (chocolate, coffee, cola, black tea), white sugar, stress, hot weather, saturated or hydrogenated fats (margarine, meat), saunas and hot tubs, marijuana or tobacco, intense exercise, and anger. For many women, just eliminating that list of triggers plus using herbal remedies for hot flashes will bring immediate relief.

Hot flashes may last for a few minutes or even up to an hour. They may be mild or very severe. Every woman will experience them a little differently. Hot flashes which occur at night are called night sweats. They can be accompanied with anxiety and nightmares. Not all women experience hot flashes and fewer experience night sweats. However, many women experience both situations when they are going through menopause.

Exercise is a good way of decreasing hot flashes because it decreases the amount of FSH and LH hormone circulation by toning and nourishing the hypothalamus and raising endorphin levels.

Herbal remedies for hot flashes include plants that have the ability to cool the body, such as chickweed, violet, and elder; plants which increase and nourish oxygen utilization of the liver, such as dandelion, dong quai, polygonum multiflorum,, and yellow duck; and plants which contains high phytosterols, most notably black cohosh.

These are some of the most used herbal remedies for hot flashes:

1. Dong quai relaxes and contracts the uterine muscles. Its effect is not estrogenic, which is the main reason for dong quai’s effectiveness. It treats hot flashes by stabilizing the blood vessels.

2. Chaste berry or vitex affects the functions of the pituitary and regulates dizziness and hot flashes. Its beneficial effects are altering the secretion of FSH and LH hormones during menopause. It lowers the levels of estrogen while increasing progesterone levels, which keep vaginal walls and bones strong.

3. Black cohosh was used widely by Native Americans and later by the American colonists for relieving menopause and menstrual cramps. Clinical studies have revealed that black cohosh extract relieves hot flashes, vaginal atrophy, and depression.

4. Motherwort lessens the frequency, duration and severity of hot flashes. It relieves anxiety, insomnia, and stress. Frequent usage will produce the best results.

5. Licorice root is historically used for treating various female disorders. It also has been used effectively in treating asthma and infections of the respiratory tract. It also decreases estrogen and increases progesterone.

6. Essential oils of thyme or basil alleviate hot flashes when utilized in baths, foot rubs, when inhaled, or combined with massage oils.

These herbal remedies for hot flashes – when combined with eliminating common triggers – can greatly reduce menopausal symptoms in most women.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/using-herbal-remedies-for-hot-flashes-to-avoid-the-dangers-of-hrt-88228.html

Menopause is an inevitable part of life for every woman; the time when the ability to reproduce comes to an end. This physical process normally happens gradually over the course of several years as hormone levels shift and diminish. The physical ramifications – along with the emotional fallout – of this life transition often spur a strong connection between menopause and mood swings.

During puberty, a woman’s ovaries begin to produce eggs along with the hormones to support reproduction. This menstrual cycle continues throughout a woman’s life until the beginning of menopause which generally occurs sometime between a woman’s mid-forties and mid-fifties. If menopause happens naturally it can take place over a period of time as the ovaries begin to slow their production of eggs and hormone levels drop off until eventually the process ceases altogether – resulting in the permanent end to a woman’s reproductive life. In the case of medically-induced menopause, a woman is thrust into this change with the surgical removal of her ovaries for a variety of reasons. In either case, there are a myriad of symptoms associated with menopause.

When the ovaries cease to produce eggs they also cease to produce estrogen – the hormone responsible for supporting menstruation and pregnancy. The result can be a bevy of symptoms including hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, memory loss, insomnia, and loss of sexual desire, among others. This elimination of estrogen also often tends to forge a strong correlation between menopause and mood swings. The depletion of hormones can sometimes result in irritability, anxiety, and even periods of depression. There is also the emotional element attached to the process of menopause; a woman is saying goodbye to her reproductive life – a process that can be overwhelming and sad.

Menopause and mood swings can be especially difficult when it goes on for long periods of time and interferes with daily life including career and family. In this case, a woman may seek out those treatments to help minimize mood swings. In some situations, a natural treatment plan that focuses on a healthy diet, consistent exercise, and adequate sleep can help to bring relief.

In more severe cases, the relationship between menopause and mood swings puts up obstacles throughout a woman’s life. When all natural remedies fail, it may be time to see a doctor who can prescribe medical therapies that may help alleviate the symptoms.

Michelle Bery
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/the-connection-between-menopause-and-mood-swings-127994.html

Considered by many to be the main, and most uncomfortable, side effect of menopause is the hot flash. Hot flashes during menopause can happen on an average of every 2 to 4 hours, daily for 2 to 5 years depending on how quickly you move from perimenopause to menopause. Hot flashes and menopause can last up to 10 years in some women. The intensity will be stronger during perimenopause but will diminish as you progress towards the end of menopause.

An interesting bit of information is that hot flashes are more common in Western cultures then anywhere else in the world. They are particularly prevalent among American women. It is reported that only about 10% of women in Japan, Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Mexico have hot flashes during menopause. It has been proven that this is the case because of the women’s low-fat and high-fiber diet. This adds to the information that women can control the level of intensity of hot flashes just by changing their diet.

It is also a fact that thinner women experience more hot flashes during menopause since the fat cells you have in your body convert the hormones that are secreted by the adrenals into estrogen. Although you don’t want to gain weight specifically to avoid hot flashes, it might not be so bad to retain a few pounds during menopause, especially when you first begin perimenopause.

Hot flashes can be best characterized as mild, moderate, and severe. The faster you transition from being perimenopausal to post menopausal has a direct effect on how severe your hot flashes will be. Hot flashes during menopause are most severe with a surgery induced menopause. This is also true of a chemotherapy induced menopause. In general, with all menopause hot flashes, symptoms do begin to improve approximately 3 to 6 months after you experience your first hot flash, although they may last significantly longer.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/are-hot-flashes-during-menopause-more-common-in-american-women-85791.html

Male menopause is often referred to as andropause. It can affect men between 45 to 50 years of age. Male menopause occurs mainly due to decrease in hormone level. Unlike women, men menopause does not have any typical symptoms. In fact not all men in the world are facing the problem. But there are some men who face the problem of andropause. Men may get problems like obesity, depression, lack of concentration, memory loss and so on due to the hormone imbalance.

Male menopause is entirely different from female menopause. The estrogen level in women will be decreasing and disappear completely at the end of menopause. But for men the hormone is decreasing gradually but will not disappear entirely. Even a man at 80 years may have children. Yet there are some symptoms that both men and women may experience during their menopause.

Male menopause is an unknown term for most of the people. Even doctors did not know any specific treatment for male menopause in the past century. But now the term has been recognized by all and the specific treatments for hormone replacement have been discovered.

40% of male between 45 to 50 years are experiencing some symptoms of male menopause. Testosterone is the hormone that is responsible for men’s sexual drive. As the hormone level decreases, men may face some sexual problems.

Lack of concentration, memory loss and feeling weak and tired while working are some of the problems faced by men during andropause. Depression, sleeping disorders, mood fluctuations are some other symptoms of male menopause. Male menopause can be curable with regular exercises, healthy and balanced diet.

Most of the psychological problems faced by men are curable with care and affection of family members. With the understanding life partner, a man can face less painful menopause.

There is no definite time period for male menopause. It may vary from man to man. Male menopause can be diagnosed b the doctor after a thorough physical examination. The doctor may also ask about the symptoms.

Hormone replacement therapy can be given to men if he is suffering from decreasing hormone level. But the therapy is not that much safe as female hormone replacement therapy and it has more side effects. Some changes in the life style, food habit etc can help to recover from the symptoms of male menopause.

Men with smoking habits and wrong eating habits are likely suffering more from male menopause. As there is a risk of stroke and other health disorders associated with hormone replacement therapy, it is advisable to quit bad habits and to start healthy diet and regular exercises. This will help to reduce the symptoms of male menopause.

Muna wa Wanjiru
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/how-male-menopause-is-different-from-female-menopause-310096.html

Hot flashes don’t just affect women at the menopausal stage. If you are pregnant, you can also experience what are known as pregnancy hot flashes.

A hot flash is normally manifested by flushed sensations and sudden intense heat through the chest, neck, and face. This symptom may also be accompanied by perspiration, vertigo, heart palpitations, dizziness, nausea, anxiety, headaches, night sweats, and weakness. A hot flash can last up to four minutes. However in some extreme cases, it can last from twenty minutes to one hour.

There are two major reasons for pregnancy hot flashes:

1. Hormonal Changes. The major hormones affected by pregnancy are progesterone and estrogen. A pregnant woman produces more estrogen compared to non-pregnant women. Likewise, her levels of progesterone are extremely high. The progesterone changes cause the loosening of joints and ligaments in the whole body. Moreover, internal structures increase in size, including the ureters that connect the maternal bladder with the kidney.

Progesterone is also important in the transformation of the size of the uterus from the non-pregnant state to the state where it can accommodate a baby at its full stage. You have to realize that progesterone and estrogen are critical for achieving successful pregnancies. Hormonal changes are responsible for mood swings during pregnancy as well as pregnancy hot flashes. This condition is very common in pregnant women.

Exercising may become more difficult, so pregnant women are at higher risk of acquiring strains and sprains. The body posture of pregnant women also changes. The breasts become larger and the abdomen changes to convex from once being concave or flat. This increase the curvature on the back. Since gravity is now concentrated on the front of the body, this can sometimes lead to an unbalanced state that can cause injuries.

Body weight also increases. This extra gravity and weight slows down blood circulation and body fluids to the lower limbs. These fluids are retained and causes swelling of the hands, legs, and face. Water weight is another hindrance for exercising. Since exercise is one way to decrease the symptoms of hormonal changes, you may experience more pregnancy hot flashes.

2. Changes in Body Temperature. Heat stress is developed for two reasons: hyperthermia and dehydration. The core temperature of pregnant women increases (hyperthermia). Whether pregnant women are exercising or not, their core temperature and metabolic base rate continuously increase. However, they can regulate core temperatures very efficiently through the skin’s blood flow increase and skin surface expansion, which releases excessive body heat. Pregnant women are advised to wear breathable clothing, avoid exercising during humid or hot weather conditions, use fans when doing activity indoors, or use swimming as their major exercise. These simple changes can help relieve pregnancy hot flashes.

Pregnant women are prone to dehydration after exercising for 20-30 minutes, especially in humid or hot weather because of excessive sweating. Body fluids are lost from perspiration, decreasing blood flow to the uterus, muscles, and other organs.

Bodily changes in pregnant women may lead to stress. This stress reaction causes the release of norepinephrine and epinephrine in their blood stream. Blood flow increases which also increases heat. Then pregnancy hot flashes occur to remove the heat. During sleep, night sweats may be triggered if the body becomes too warm due to thermal blankets.

A recent survey reveals that pregnancy hot flashes quite commonly interfere with getting a good nights sleep, and almost eighty percent of pregnant women are affected. Some simple ways to find relief are to wear cotton sleep gowns or pajamas, sleep in a cool room, do early afternoon exercises, nap during the day only when exhausted, and practice deep breating. Always keep in mind that pregnancy hot flashes are a normal part of pregnancy. Like pregnancy itself, they won’t last forever.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/relief-from-pregnancy-hot-flashes-88337.html

There are a significant number of women all over the world who suffer with the symptoms endometriosis. Although there has been some confusion on the topic, it has been established for years that there is a relationship between endometriosis and menopause.

To understand how menopause affects endometriosis, you first need to understand a little background about Endometriosis.

It is a condition effected by fluctuations in hormone levels as symptoms occur when there is a higher level of estrogen or female hormone in the blood.

In the lining of the uterus are endometrial tissues that fill with blood prior to the ovary releasing an egg in case the egg becomes fertilized. This produces a deep spongy base for the egg to sink into and develop from.

Should there be no pregnancy, the hormones change and the body sheds the unwanted endometrium lining. There is sometimes pain and discomfort associated with menstruation, but this tends to be minor when compared to someone suffering from Endometriosis.

The problems start when the Endermetrial tissues grow in other parts of the body. Endometrial tissues can be found in some women in their intestines, bladder, bowel and colon. Less commonly, in the spine, brain and lungs or on the skin.

During and before menstruation, a woman’s estrogen level is elevated. Estrogen is the hormone that makes endometrial tissues grow, shed and bleed on a monthly basis. When endometrial tissues are present in different areas of the body, that process causes pain, as there is nowhere for the blood to go, causing inflammation and adhesions.

Menopause as a solution

You can see why menopause has been viewed by some women and experts as an eventual solution to the problems arising from the symptoms of endometriosis. As once menopause is reached (defined as having no period for 12 months) estrogen levels are significantly .

Many women find relief from endometriosis during menopause. That is because there is no fluctuations in the estrogen levels. So, most women do not suffer the painful episodes anymore.

Some women who are not yet at their menopausal period prefer to accelerate or force menopause by having their ovaries surgically removed.

Some women, even in the mid 20s or 30s choose to be menopausal, at least in the technical sense, in exchange of permanent relief from the regular pains experienced in endometriosis attacks.

However, there are also several studies that find that in some cases, endometriosis may recur even during and after menopause. There is no specific and exact explanation for this occurrence but studies suggest that it is because small amounts of estrogen is still secreted by the female body even after menopause.

Those who have their ovaries surgically removed are not exempted from having a reoccurrence of endometriosis. However, the percentage of women suffering any further symptoms is significantly lower.

Endometriosis and menopause are separate but interrelated conditions. Entering menopause can remove symptomatic pains of endometriosis. However, for most women this does not naturally occur until they are in their 50s or 60s.

Shelley Ross
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/a-brief-overview-of-endometriosis-and-menopause-136445.html

Menopause is an inevitable stage in every woman’s life. It is the time when the decline of hormones significantly affects all body systems. Due to this natural drop in hormones, some natural side effects will also occur. One of the most annoying to most women is hot flashes. This uncomfortable hot sensation drives most women to seek different remedies to alleviate the problem, including natural herbs for hot flashes. Hot flashes are not really a disease, even though it may feel that way. These days, the type of treatment you use can be very important to your future health.

Women’s Health Initiative or WHI is an organization concerned with issues relating to menopause. In the past, Hormone Replacement Therapy had become the accepted treatment to ease hot flashes. As the popularity of HRT increased, WHI conducted studies to uncover the risks. The clinical study concluded that the risk of having complications is heightened with HRT. Stroke, blood clots, breast cancer and heart disease are some of the related risks. In addition, there are other side effects associated with HRT, such as breast tenderness and leg pains.

Although HRT can reduce the chances of osteoporosis, the other risks can be far more life-threatening. As women and the medical community became increasingly aware of this, many have increasingly begun using herbs for hot flashes. Studies are continuously conducted to explore the benefits of herbs in medicine, especially in terms of hot flashes. Certain plants are found to be effective for relief of the symptoms.

Soy beans are known to contain isoflavones which are effective chemicals to decrease the harshness of hot flashes. Isoflavones also help in the production of hormones to compensate for the menopausal decline.

Another herb which is frequently recommended even by medical science is black cohosh. It has an efficiency percentage of 90% when used to relieve symptoms, making it the most effective herb for hot flashes. Scientific laboratory tests have further demonstrated the advantages of black cohosh. One of the big ones is that this herb neither encourages the growth of the cancerous estrogens nor thickens the lining of the uterus. In addition, there are other health benefits that black cohosh offers aside from those associated with hot flashes.

Other herbs that can relieve hot flashes are red clover plants. Historically, native healers made use of these plants to correct hormonal imbalances. For those women who have allergies to soy beans, red clover is a good alternative. It also contains isoflavones similar to those found in soy, making it another good herb for hot flashes.

Sarsaparilla is another herb that has become a popular subject for studying hot flash remedies, as well as cancer prevention. Just like red cover, sarsaparilla has also been used to correct hormonal imbalance going all the way back to the infancy of this country. To guarantee the effectiveness of these herbs for hot flashes, sarsaparilla can be added to black cohosh and the combined nutrients can be used as dietary supplements for menopausal women.

Natural herbs are safe and economical to use. There are rare side effects reported of those utilizing the natural greens in the environment. However, since the use of these herbs involves traditional medicine, some doctors may express their doubts. On the other hand, before trying any herbs for hot flashes, it is important to discuss it with your doctor first. The severity of your symptoms will have a lot to do with your final choice of treatment.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/how-to-get-menopausal-relief-with-these-natural-herbs-for-hot-flashes-89099.html

Consistency to urinate frequently with less gap of time after each pass leads to frequency, which is the other name of frequent urination. Frequency leads to discomfort in one’s healthy physical being. Persons suffering from diabetes (blood sugar), hematurai and certain other bacterial problem like the urinary tract infection (UTI) are responsible for frequency. In this aspect, changes in the women’s menstrual cycle are also an important factor responsible for frequency. Menopause is thus a factor of this. But what exactly is menopause and how does it lead to frequent urination? This is a question the answer of which many women would like to seek.

Clinically, menopause is defined as the cessation of menstruation for 1 year or more. Generally when women reach their early forties experiences menopause. Perimenopause is referred to as a period of time prior to cessation of menstruation when a lady experiences bulk of symptoms and frequent urination is one of them. Menopause cannot be considered as a disease. It is only a natural transition process for women who are similar to adolescence, but it leads women away from the child bearing aspects.

Menopause as it is a factor responsible for frequency, it entitles women to make frequent urinal passes. It may create discomfort at the early phase of the menopause period. This factor may be temporary but when it occurs in a women’s life, it creates various signs of discomfort, both physical and mental, depressions, mood swings, decrease in the sexual drive, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, vaginal dryness, loss of hair etc.

Menopause is basically the result of failure of the ovaries. It may sound ominous, but is actually a normal part of aging. Eventually, the ovaries steadily lose the ability to produce the hormones (estrogen and progesterone), that govern the menstrual cycle thereby leading to the gradual decline of the production of the women sexual hormones.

Thus as menopause hits a women, they very often find themselves rushing to the bathroom at the most inconvenient times. Frequency when accompanied with menopause creates a continual urge to go to the bathroom or a feeling of fullness in the bladder. More than 40% of menopausal women suffer from frequent urination which is considered as one among the various menopause symptoms.

Farzina Naznin
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/frequent-urination-and-menopause-89428.html

Considered by many to be the main, and most uncomfortable, side effect of menopause is the hot flash. Hot flashes during menopause can happen on an average of every 2 to 4 hours, daily for 2 to 5 years depending on how quickly you move from perimenopause to menopause. Hot flashes and menopause can last up to 10 years in some women. The intensity will be stronger during perimenopause but will diminish as you progress towards the end of menopause.

An interesting bit of information is that hot flashes are more common in Western cultures then anywhere else in the world. They are particularly prevalent among American women. It is reported that only about 10% of women in Japan, Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Mexico have hot flashes during menopause. It has been proven that this is the case because of the women’s low-fat and high-fiber diet. This adds to the information that women can control the level of intensity of hot flashes just by changing their diet.

It is also a fact that thinner women experience more hot flashes during menopause since the fat cells you have in your body convert the hormones that are secreted by the adrenals into estrogen. Although you don’t want to gain weight specifically to avoid hot flashes, it might not be so bad to retain a few pounds during menopause, especially when you first begin perimenopause.

Hot flashes can be best characterized as mild, moderate, and severe. The faster you transition from being perimenopausal to post menopausal has a direct effect on how severe your hot flashes will be. Hot flashes during menopause are most severe with a surgery induced menopause. This is also true of a chemotherapy induced menopause. In general, with all menopause hot flashes, symptoms do begin to improve approximately 3 to 6 months after you experience your first hot flash, although they may last significantly longer.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/are-hot-flashes-during-menopause-more-common-in-american-women-85791.html

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Although vaginal dryness and other unpleasant symptoms are often part and parcel to menopause, and is not something a woman looks forward to, did you ever stop to think that maybe menopause isn’t such a bad thing?

Menopause is part of every woman’s natural aging process. It is the time when the ovaries produce lower levels of the hormones progesterone and estrogen. Menopause is the end of menstruation and the end of a woman’s child bearing years. It is unavoidable and is something every woman will have to deal with. Thus, instead of dreading something you can’t change; why not look at menopause in a positive way.

Here are some ways you can positively deal with menopause:

So long reproduction – Since menopause shuts down your reproductive cycle, this means you are now menses free. Rejoice! You no longer have to worry about being surprised by an irregular pesky period, or live by the rules of a 28 day calendar. You can travel and swim any time of the year without having to think twice about “that time of the month”.

In addition, for many endometriosis sufferers, their symptoms tend to subside or disappear entirely. Although menopause does not cure the disease, it appears to be a fantastic form of treatment due to the fact that estrogen levels drop. Even though it is not known what causes endometriosis, it is evident that estrogen plays an important role in the manifestation of the disease.

Take control of your symptoms – Are you suffering from hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, anxiety, depression, fatigue, vaginal dryness, sore or stiff joints, weight gain, or any of the other symptoms caused by menopause? If you are, have you done anything about the way you feel? There are many treatments available to help you cope with the symptoms you are experiencing. Don’t be afraid to research menopausal symptoms, talk to friends for coping advice- and above all – make sure you talk to your doctor before starting any treatment.

Take care of yourself – Did you know that a healthy diet, and engaging in regular exercise and relaxation techniques, can actually improve menopausal symptoms including hot flashes, pain, insomnia and PMS? In addition, a healthy lifestyle will make you feel better about yourself because it reduces stress, and encourages positive thinking and creativity. Therefore, you need to take time out of each day to focus on your own wellbeing. Treat yourself to a warm bath, a cup of green tea and a good book.

Find support – There are millions of women all over the world who are experiencing the same change of life as you. Why go it alone when you likely know someone who is perimenopausal, menopausal or postmenopausal. Your mother, aunt, sister(s), in-laws, friends, co-worker, or neighbor(s) are all women you should be turning to when menopause is getting you down.

Change your attitude – You need to get on with your life, and shouldn’t use menopause as an excuse to slow you down. Your body is changing, why not change the way you think with it. You’ll never be who you once were, and you can’t predict the future. All you have left, and all that matters is your present. Transforming the way you perceive yourself and the world around you with a positive attitude, will positively impact the way your body deals with menopause.

Getting older isn’t something you should dread. It’s the time when you truly become wise, know what it means to be a woman, can be proud of your life and enjoy it to the fullest.

Kathryn Whittaker
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/positive-aspects-of-menopause-89287.html

In the U.S., there are about 50 million women who are in their menopausal stage. Eighty percent of these women are hot flashes sufferers. Though hot flashes in themselves are harmless, they can become extremely uncomfortable. That’s why most menopausal women spend a lot of effort trying to find effective control of hot flashes.

Hot flashes may occur any time. They can occur as a mild warm feeling or intensified heat which spreads throughout the upper part of the body to the face. During a hot flash, the skin often appears blotchy and red. Hot flashes also increase perspiration, cause a rapid heartbeat, and finally chills as they wind down.

One of the most effective ways to get control of hot flashes is with some changes in lifestyle plus appropriate natural remedies.

Here are some simple methods to control hot flashes that work for most women:

1. Stay away from stimulants such as alcohol, spicy foods, and caffeine. These can trigger hot flashes. Spicy foods are a major trigger of hot flashes. Excess caffeine can act as a diuretic, which can cause magnesium and calcium loss. These minerals are very important for bone building as well as helping women to stay calm. It is advisable to drink no more than one cup of coffee a day. An herbal tea is much better if you are trying to get total control of hot flashes.

2. Avoid foods that contain high amounts of sugar or are acidic. These foods stimulate mood swings. Acidic foods cause nausea especially when you eat them a lot.

3. Stay calm, eat a balanced diet, and get plenty of exercise. Take ten deep breaths after you wake up in the morning. You might be surprised at how effective this is. Eat three small meals a day and occassional healthy snacks in between. Above all, get plenty of rest.

4. Take one of the herbal supplements that have been shown to help you get control of hot flashes, such as black cohosh. Oil from flax seeds and the mineral magnesium is also recommended. Magnesium is vital for menopausal women, not only to maintain bone density, but to also benefit the heart. Magnesium helps prevent many diseases and promotes calmness that can help you get a good nights sleep.

5. Watch your weight. Being too thin can cause women to suffer more intense hot flashes and other related symptoms related to estrogens. It is also important not to be overweight. The prime site of estrogen production during the postmenopausal stage is in body fat. Being overweight can open the risks for acquiring breast and uterine cancer.

6. Perform paced breating. Controlled, deep, slow rhythmic breathing practiced two times a day can help give you control of hot flashes. You will also find that paced breathing reduces anxiety, which is another common menopausal symptom.

7. Stop smoking. Besides increasing hot flashes, smoking can cause other serious health problems such as cancer, stroke, and heart diseases.

8. Think of hot flashes as power surges. Women are powerful as they experience those hot times in their lives and transition to the next stage. They can be simply a reminder that we are journeying on to the next life stage. The more you use these tips to get control of hot flashes, the less discomfort they will cause you.

Linda Bruton
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/get-control-of-hot-flashes-with-these-8-simple-tips-87724.html

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Whatever your sex life was like before the onset of menopause, you can guarantee that the physical and emotional changes you go through at this time will have some sort of impact. While some women find that menopause causes their libido to drop so that they can’t bear the thought of having sex, some find their new situation sexually liberating.

The physical changes that may affect your libido after menopause are caused by a decrease in various sex hormones in the body. Levels of estrogen that promotes enhanced sensitivity, progesterone that maintains libido, and testosterone which produces sexual desire and lubrication, all drop dramatically during the menopause.

Because of this hormone reduction many women experience a slower sexual response, taking longer to become aroused or to reach orgasm. They may also experience anything ranging from a mild discomfort to intense pain and bleeding during intercourse. This is caused by the vaginal walls thinning because of lack of estrogen.

Psychologically many women don’t feel like having sex. They may be experiencing insomnia, hot flashes and night sweats which aren’t much of an aphrodisiac. They may also be feeling self conscious about the physical changes to their body including increased weight, breast changes and incontinence.

Going through the menopause makes many women feel old and undesirable, which in turns lowers their libido. Some women can’t bear to be touched after the menopause, but whether this is a physical or psychological issue is often unclear. Rejecting their partners sexually can induce feelings of guilt and depression which often makes the situation worse.

The flip side of this is that some women are more able to relax and enjoy sex after the menopause. They no longer have the worry of contraception and becoming pregnant so they are able to be more adventurous. Some women experience an emotional roller coaster during their menstrual cycle, and the menopause can bring relief from this, resulting in better relationships and therefore a better six life.

If you are experiencing difficulties with sex following the menopause, there are various things you can try. Take longer building up to having sex, perhaps using massage or taking a bath with your partner.

You could limit full intercourse and use other methods of pleasuring each other; this may even spice up your sex life as you are inspired to try new things. Remember, however, that regular intercourse does improve the muscle tone and lubrication of the vagina, so perhaps you should not avoid intercourse altogether. Masturbating regularly can also help you to become aroused more easily and achieve orgasm.

You should avoid highly perfumed bath products as these will increase vaginal dryness. You could consider using water based lubricants to make sex more comfortable and pleasurable, and perhaps using a hormone cream, such as natural progesterone cream to keep your vaginal area healthy.

Although the menopause can have a dramatic impact on your body and mind, it does not have to mark the end of your sex life. Take time to relax and enjoy the freedom of sex without contraception, or simply use this time to become more intimate with your partner.

Rebecca Prescott
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/sex-after-menopause-the-difficulties-and-the-delights-131052.html

What is considered early menopause? Early menopause is characterized by not having your period cycle for 12 consecutive months prior to being 45 years of age. Aside from early menopause there is also premature menopause which occurs before age 40, and is commonly known as premature ovarian failure (POF) if it occurs naturally. POF simply means that a woman’s ovaries are malfunctioning and prematurely shutting down in her 20′s, and 30′s, decades before they naturally should.

What is the cause of early menopause? Early menopause can occur for a number of reasons, some of which include:

•Autoimmune disorders – It is estimated that 2/3 of women who suffer from POF have autoimmune disorders; a medical condition characterized by the body’s immune system malfunctioning and attacking itself. In the case of POF, the autoimmune disorder eventually results in the destruction of ovarian function.

•Chromosomal Irregularity – This is a hereditary condition in which a woman has a defective X chromosome. In short, if one of a woman’s two X chromosomes is defective, it can interfere with egg production which can result in early menopause.

•Total hysterectomy or Oophorectomy – When the ovaries and uterus are surgically removed (total hysterectomy), or when only the ovaries are removed (oophorectomy) a woman is put into menopause, regardless of her age.

•Chemotherapy or radiation – Certain types of chemo and radiation treatments for cancer can damage the ovaries and put a woman in menopause right away.

Other reasons why a woman may experience early or premature menopause include:

• Ovarian damage that results from surgery
• Viral infections
• Hyperprolactinemia (Overproduction of prolactin causes amennorhea – cessation of periods)
• Thyroid disease
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (characterized by skipped or missed period cycles)
• Cushings disease (characterized by overactive adrenal glands and can result in amenorrhea)
• Family history

The following are the signs and symptoms of perimenopause (stage before menopause occurs) to watch for -

• Irregular periods (Skipped periods or change in duration or frequency)
• Infertility
• Vaginal dryness
• Hot flashes
• Breast tenderness
• Stress incontinence (bladder control issues)
• Restless sleep and/or insomnia
• Headaches
• Gastrointestinal upset (constipation, diarrhea, nausea, bloating etc.)
• Tingly or itchy skin
• Thinning of hair or hair loss
• Weight gain
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Moodiness
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Low sex drive
• Mental fogginess
• Depression
• Extreme fatigue
• Emotional detachment
• Lack of concentration

How can you determine if you are experiencing early menopause? If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, or others that are not listed and you suspect you may be experiencing pre-menopausal symptoms, it’s time to bring your speculations to your doctor.

There are three main tests you can take to determine a menopause diagnosis -

1.FSH test – A follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) test is used to test a woman’s FSH levels. If levels are high it’s a sign that the ovaries have stopped producing sufficient estrogen and could mean that the body has begun menopause.

2.Blood test – You can ask your doctor for a blood test to determine estradiol levels. Estradiol is a form of estrogen and the levels decrease when the ovaries begin to fail. Therefore, low estradiol levels may be a sign of early menopause.

3.Thyroid test – A thyroid test is a good idea because many perimenopause symptoms mirror thyroid problems. Therefore, this test will help you determine if what you are experiencing is indeed early menopause.

If you are diagnosed with early menopause, you will find that there are different treatment options to help you cope with symptoms. Be sure to talk to you doctor about all possible treatments.

Kathryn Whittaker

http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/menopause-how-early-is-too-early-131395.html

Hot flashes may occur any time. They can occur as a mild warm feeling or intensified heat which spreads throughout the upper part of the body to the face. During a hot flash, the skin often appears blotchy and red. Hot flashes also increase perspiration, cause a rapid heartbeat, and finally chills as they wind down.

One of the most effective ways to get control of hot flashes is with some changes in lifestyle plus appropriate natural remedies.

Here are some simple methods to control hot flashes that work for most women:

1. Stay away from stimulants such as alcohol, spicy foods, and caffeine. These can trigger hot flashes. Spicy foods are a major trigger of hot flashes. Excess caffeine can act as a diuretic, which can cause magnesium and calcium loss. These minerals are very important for bone building as well as helping women to stay calm. It is advisable to drink no more than one cup of coffee a day. An herbal tea is much better if you are trying to get total control of hot flashes.

2. Avoid foods that contain high amounts of sugar or are acidic. These foods stimulate mood swings. Acidic foods cause nausea especially when you eat them a lot.

3. Stay calm, eat a balanced diet, and get plenty of exercise. Take ten deep breaths after you wake up in the morning. You might be surprised at how effective this is. Eat three small meals a day and occasional healthy snacks in between. Above all, get plenty of rest.

4. Take one of the herbal supplements that have been shown to help you get control of hot flashes, such as black cohosh. Oil from flax seeds and the mineral magnesium is also recommended. Magnesium is vital for menopausal women, not only to maintain bone density, but to also benefit the heart. Magnesium helps prevent many diseases and promotes calmness that can help you get a good nights sleep.

5. Watch your weight. Being too thin can cause women to suffer more intense hot flashes and other related symptoms related to estrogens. It is also important not to be overweight. The prime site of estrogen production during the postmenopausal stage is in body fat. Being overweight can open the risks for acquiring breast and uterine cancer.

6. Perform paced breathing. Controlled, deep, slow rhythmic breathing practiced two times a day can help give you control of hot flashes. You will also find that paced breathing reduces anxiety, which is another common menopausal symptom.

7. Stop smoking. Besides increasing hot flashes, smoking can cause other serious health problems such as cancer, stroke, and heart diseases.

8. Think of hot flashes as power surges. Women are powerful as they experience those hot times in their lives and transition to the next stage. They can be simply a reminder that we are journeying on to the next life stage. The more you use these tips to get control of hot flashes, the less discomfort they will cause you.

Linda Bruton

http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/get-control-of-hot-flashes-with-these-8-simple-tips-87724.html

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There are also two levels of insomnia. Primary insomnia is characterized by sleeplessness that cannot be traced to anything in the body or the environment. Secondary insomnia, on the other hand, is characterized by difficulty sleeping because of health conditions. In either case, medication may be required, and will be formulated by a physician.

Insomnia is also caused by a variety of factors. The body is controlled by a circadian rhythm, which regulates sleep and waking hours. If the circadian rhythm is disrupted, such as when you take long-haul flights through multiple time zones, or if you take the night shift of a job, then you may find yourself sleepless for days. Physical pain, discomfort, and anxiety can also induce insomnia. Ingesting large servings of stimulants, lack of exercise, and dehydration can also bring insomnia on.

Hormone imbalances can also cause sleeplessness, and can bring about menopause insomnia. In order to ease the discomfort of not being able to sleep at night, your doctor may recommend hormone replacement therapy medication to supplement decreasing levels of estrogen in your body. Lower estrogen levels can translate into a drop in serotonin levels, the brain hormone that controls sleep. What menopause insomnia medication cannot directly counter, however, is the vicious cycle that menopause insomnia causes. With less sleep, you will most likely be more irritable and stressed out; this lack of relaxation and increased stress on your body can also lead to more insomnia.

Menopause insomnia can be eased by taking a few sleep-inviting measures during the day. Exercise for about half an hour in the afternoon, but not before bedtime. The afternoon exercise can relax your muscles, but the evening exercise can make you more awake and alert. Avoid stimulants, such as tea, coffee, chocolate, nicotine, or sugar, for up to three or four hours before bedtime, since stimulants can keep you awake. Avoid taking alcoholic beverages before you go to bed: alcohol may be a relaxant, but it can also keep you from sleeping soundly.

You may also want to change your night time diet. Drink chamomile tea or a glass of warm milk before bed. Chamomile tea can relax you, while milk has calcium to calm your nerves, and tryptophan, a mild sedative. Milk is more effective as a sedative if you take some carbohydrates, such as crackers or a small chicken sandwich, with it.

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But as recent studies have made all too clear – hormone therapy can actually increase the risk of breast cancer, stroke, and heart problems. The herbal remedies for hot flashes are all scientifically based and in many cases the hormonal treatments are based in part from the herbal remedies.

Certain plants are capable of creating estrogenic and progestational effects, thereby achieving the same or similar results as hormone therapy. In the United States the idea of using herbal remedies for hot flashes is just finally gaining widespread acceptance while in Germany 70% of doctors prescribe herbal remedies. In Europe herbal remedies are also covered by insurance in the same manner as hormonal therapy.

Herbal remedies for hot flashes include Black Cohosh, also known as Squawroot, Black snakeroot, Rattle weed. Hot flashes are some of the early symptoms of menopause and include night sweats, anxiety, and sleeplessness. Your hot flashes can generally last from just a few seconds to 6 minutes or longer and come on several times a day. The degree will vary from person to person and in some can be very severe.

Hot flashes can not only be very embarrassing but also debilitating as well. They can cause you to have problems sleeping at all or to toss and turn all night. One of the most effective herbal remedies for hot flashes involves using the rhizome of the Black Cohosh plant. Native Americans would boil this plant to make a tea that would treat various illnesses that affected women. This herbal remedy works by blocking the receptors for estrogen, which results in the LH (a hormone) being lowered.

You will need to consult with your herbalist to determine if this will work for you. They will tell you how to take this herb to gain the best results for your case. Or you may want to try one of the many herbal remedies already available in health food stores that contain black cohosh. Many doctors today have also been studying homeopathic medicine as well to provide another alternative.

The use of herbal remedies for hot flashes is a natural process. When used as prescribed they have not had any reports of toxic side effects. That certainly isn’t the case with hormone replacement therapy!

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When the estrogen production slows down, the adrenal glands may become overworked, resulting in smaller amounts of hormonal production. The blood vessels dilate, and this can often result in hot flushes.   Other common symptoms are restlessness, anxiety, strange food cravings, achy joints and emotional instability.  There could also be changes in sexual desire, excessive sweating, palpitation, frequent urination, insomnia, night sweats and headaches. It is important to consider all these different symptoms in the treatment of the menopause.

Through the centuries, ancient medicine has recommended natural remedies for the treatment of the menopause. The traditional Chinese remedy for menopausal symptoms is Dong Quai. This well-researched natural remedy has phytoestrogenic properties and has proved effective in inducing progesterone receptor activity, which balances the progesterone/estrogen ratios. Another remedy is Goji, which is also said to restore hormonal balance. Today, Black Cohosh is also fast gaining popularity as an herbal cure for menopausal symptoms. This thoroughly researched herb contains phytoestrogens which balance the systemic estrogen production and suppress the high levels of the Luteinizing Hormone (LH) which is responsible for hot flashes. Other remedies that have proved helpful in the treatment of the menopause are flaxseed oil and Evening Primrose oil, both of which alleviate the menopause symptoms. Though the results on the use of soy in the treatment of the menopause are inconclusive, many women swear by it and say that they have felt much better after including soy in their diet. Red clover which is full of isoflavones is also being widely used instead of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

The menopause is certainly a time for women to look after their general health. Healthy eating and exercise are particularly important. Many women gain weight during the menopause so it is important to keep an eye on your diet. Limit high fat and high sugar foods; include plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean sources of protein and complex carbohydrates. It is very important to ensure adequate calcium intake at this time, as the protective effect of estrogen on the bones will be diminishing. From Around 50 years of age a women’s requirements for calcium increases from 1000 to 1200mg per day. This can be met through diet through ensuring 3-5 portions of calcium containing food per day. A portion is equivalent to glass of milk or calcium-fortified soy milk, a small pot of yogurt, an ounce of cheese, a large helping of green leafy vegetables, or a few ounces of tofu.

It is also essential to ensure adequate vitamin and mineral intake at this time to assist with the treatment of menopause. Vitamin C is essential to keep the immune system in good shape. Vitamin B6 increases progesterone levels and helps to raise serotonin production which can calm a person down. Folic acid helps in cellular metabolism, assists in repairing damaged cells and neutralizes toxins. Zinc helps the immune system and assist with building strong bones.

Besides what one takes, what one does is very important too and there’s nothing to beat a bit of exercise in the treatment of menopause. One study had 55% of women experiencing a reduction in the severity of hot flushes with aerobic exercise. Walking is a great form of exercise and it is weight-bearing which is important in keeping your bones healthy. In a study conducted at Tufts University, postmenopausal women who lifted weights twice a week for a year gained 1% in bone density. Yoga and acupuncture have also proved beneficial in studies. All in all, placing a little more emphasis on staying fit and healthy and putting you first seem to be key in overcoming problems associated with menopause.

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The symptom of a hot flash is merely a sudden sensation of intense heat in the upper or whole body. The face and neck can become flush, or have red blotches. These blotches can also appear in the chest, back, and arms. What happens next is a sweating along with chills as the body begins to regulate itself. A hot flash can last anywhere from thirty seconds, to thirty minutes.

Hot flashes can appear sporadically and, often, years before menopause sets in. With age, these hot flashes will eventually decrease, and diminish altogether.

It is estimated that eighty percent of women suffer from menopause hot flashes for up to two years or less, but a small percentage of women can suffer for up to five years.

Unfortunately, hot flashes can happen at anytime during the day or night. They can be as mild as a blush, or so severe that it can wake you from even the deepest sleep.

Hot flashes have been linked to insomnia and some women find that caffeine, alcohol, spicy foods, and even hot drinks can trigger a menopausal hot flash. Stress and traumatic events can even trigger a hot flash, but even avoiding such triggers your body going through menopause will still have the symptoms.

Hot flashes are a direct result in the decreased levels of estrogen in the body. As a result to the diminished estrogen level, your body then releases other hormones that affect the brain’s thermostat causing the body temperature to fluctuate.

Vitamin E has been known to help decrease hot flashes, as it causes the body to produce estrogen. HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) is also a great way to alleviate hot flashes.

Other suggestions in fighting the symptoms of menopause hot flashes are to dress in layers so that you can remove them during a flash. Drink a glass of cold water or juice on the onset of a flash. At night, keep a thermos of cold water next to your bed so that if awakened you can refresh yourself during the hot flash. Also, using pure cotton sheets and pajamas is a good way to allow your skin to breath.

Associated symptoms that follow hot flashes are headaches, insomnia, nausea, and difficulty concentrating,

Estrogen is the most commonly prescribed treatment of hot flashes, and is the third most commonly prescribed medication in America. Side effects to taking estrogen can be breast cancer, and irregular bleeding.

If there is a history of breast cancer in your family, and estrogen is not an option for you, there is a natural way to treat and relieve the symptoms of menopause hot flashes. It is a root called, Black Cohosh. It is also known as, Squaw Root, Black Snake Root, and Rattle Weed.

Black Cohosh is a North American forest plant that can grow up to eight feet tall. The part of the plant that is used is the rhizome, and has been used by the American Indians to treat various female illnesses giving it the name, Squaw Root.

Studied in Germany have shown that this root has substances that bind estrogen receptors in both animals and humans.

There are no reports of anything toxic in this root, but with any natural remedy it will take time to work in the body, and it is always important to speak with your physician to make sure that there are no interactions with other medications.

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For women, menstruation and menopause form the common ground that unites our gender. No matter what our culture, ethnicity, or geographical location, our bodies were all meant to do the same things. Menstruation gives us the opportunity – should we choose to do so – to reproduce. And when the time comes, the ability to reproduce comes to an end in the form of menopause. Menopause results in the same physiological result; but the menopause signs are different for each of us.

Menopause generally begins sometime between a woman’s mid-forties and mid-fifties – although there will always be instances when it occurs earlier or later. In short, menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years with the permanent cessation of her menstrual cycle. Menopause does not occur overnight; rather, when it is a natural process rather than something brought on by a surgical procedure, it generally occurs over the course of several years. Learning to read what could be menopause signs will alert you to this change of life.

Some early menopause signs may include an ongoing erratic menstrual cycle. Women may have irregular periods here and there due to stress and a variety of other factors. But when the irregularity continues for a long period of time it may be one of the earliest menopause signs.

Other menopause signs include hot flashes – a feeling of suddenly becoming very hot that comes and goes; night sweats that attack in the middle of the night; mood swings or erratic behavior similar to – but often more severe than – premenstrual syndrome; memory loss; changes in sexuality including loss of desire and vaginal dryness; and unexplained weight gain.

Difficulties often result in trying to determine if some of these symptoms are actually menopause signs because they are similar to a host of other conditions. But symptoms of stress and illness – those symptoms that most mirror those of menopause signs – can be ruled out after a thorough examination by a medical professional. If you are experiencing some of these symptoms, are having irregular menstrual cycles, and are of the right age, chances are you are experiencing menopause signs.

On the upside, menopause signs can give you time to see a doctor and prepare yourself for menopause by adopting a healthy lifestyle.

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Soy, Black Cohosh, Damiana, and Vitamin E have been proven to work best in combination as a menopause treatment. Each has its own quality to relieve menopause symptoms, but in combination, these herbs for menopause provide the most optimum menopause natural remedy.

Soy comes from a seed and contains natural plant estrogens called phytoestrogens. No other food has a higher phytoestrogen content than soy. While phytoestrogens are weaker than human estrogens, they still behave similarly in the human body. Once in the body, phytoestrogens can balance a woman’s estrogen level by attaching themselves to the body’s estrogen receptor sites. After attaching, phytoestrogens have been shown to decrease estrogen levels in perimenopausal women and increase estrogen levels in postmenopausal women. Additionally, besides providing menopause relief, research has shown that soy can beneficially promote heart health.

Black Cohosh comes from the root of a perennial plant that is native to North America, and its extract is primarily used today for menopause treatment. Black cohosh was used in North American Indian medicine for treatment of gynecological disorders, malaria, rheumatism, kidney disorders, and sore throat. It was also used for backache, colds, cough, hives, constipation, and to induce lactation. In 19th-century America, black cohosh was used as a home remedy for rheumatism, fever, as a natural diuretic, and to bring on menstruation. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has stated that black cohosh can provide menopause relief for up to six months, specifically in the treatment of the menopause symptoms of sleep and mood disorder, and menopause hot flashes.

Damiana comes from a yellow-flowering shrub that typically grows in hot and humid climates such as Central and South America, and the state of Texas. Damiana has historically been used as an aphrodisiac and some claim it induces euphoria. It has been shown to alleviate depression and relieve anxiety, thus producing relaxation. Some studies have shown that people suffering from sexual dysfunction, resulting from stress or emotional troubles, could benefit from supplementation of this herb.

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that many believe also relieves menstrual hot flashes. Studies done in the late 1940′s showed it to relieve hot flashes and postmenopausal vaginal dryness. There are other substantial benefits of this vitamin. A Nurses Health Study showed that women who took vitamin E over a two-year period reduced their risk of fatal heart attacks by 40%. Vitamin E is currently being studied for its possible effect on Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. It is maintained, by advocates of natural herbal treatments, that combining vitamin E with other antioxidants such as vitamin C, selenium, chromium, and beta-carotene may offer a plethora of relief for a number of maladies, and most likely work better together than separately.

Medical menopause treatment has radically changed over the past few decades. In the beginning, Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) was used extensively, but this gave way to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) using synthetic hormones. Lately, Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy (NHRT) is all the buzz. But all these medical treatments have been wrought with various adverse side effects, perhaps a return to the tried and true, safe and natural herbal remedies are a more prudent choice. You can learn much more about menopause and menopause treatment at GreatNewsHealth.

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For early menopause symptoms, are you wondering if early symptoms of menopause are what you are experiencing? Certain early menopause symptoms can be considered normal while others indicate underlying health problems.

First, keep in mind that menopause is a natural process for women and not some illness. Menopause is actually a specific date, the day that the end of menstrual cycles has occurred for twelve consecutive months. At some point in life as a woman ages, it is normal that the reproductive cycle slows and eventually ceases functioning.

However, the thirties and early forties are usually premature for early symptoms of menopause to be experienced unless there are health problems or unless there has been a hysterectomy. So what is going on?

Often, women are asking so much of their bodies. Today’s woman probably has a demanding career along with family responsibilities. A stressful lifestyle likely exists with little time to attend to her own needs. There is no time to exercise and unwind from the stress of the work day. Over the months and years, the result is a toll taken on the health and well-being of a woman and early menopause symptoms.

Along with the demands required of her body, she may not be providing her body with the support needed to perform as it was designed. For example, excess caffeine and/or alcohol consumption drain the body of valuable nutrients. With little time to exercise, she may have low energy and at the same time be putting on unwanted pounds which adds to the problem instead of helping. Her eating choices may not be the best, which further depletes her body of the nutrients it requires.

This demanding lifestyle along with inadequate support can lead to experiencing one or more of the early menopause symptoms.

Common early symptoms of menopause for women are:

* Endometriosis
* Hot flashes, night sweats
* Irregular menstrual cycles
* Light or heavy menstrual flow
* Mood swings
* PMS
* Problems with sleep
* Tender or lumpy breasts
* Uterine fibroid tumors
* Vaginal dryness
* Weight gain, especially around the waist and hips

One or more of these early menopause symptoms for women may begin as early as her late twenties or thirties. And a common cause of symptoms of early menopause is hormone imbalance or the incorrect levels of her two primary hormones, estrogen and progesterone.

In a healthy woman having normal menstrual cycles, estrogen is produced for the first ten to twelve days after the previous menstrual flow. If ovulation occurs, the female body then produces progesterone for the next twelve days or so. If pregnancy does not happen, levels of both progesterone and estrogen will drop at around day 28 and menstruation begins.

However, if there is no ovulation, there will be no progesterone production that cycle since ovulation is needed for progesterone to be made in the ovaries. The result is a deficiency of the hormone progesterone and an excess of estrogen, creating hormone imbalance and early menopause symptoms. And with menopause and no ovulation, progesterone levels are reduced to zero.

All the while, estrogen is still being produced, creating more hormone imbalance and early symptoms of menopause. Besides continued estrogen production, estrogen is usually obtained from other sources. Exposure to household chemicals and cleaners, birth control pills, foods sprayed with pesticides and new construction materials and furnishings in homes are examples of sources of estrogen that leads to excess estrogen accumulation in the body.

This condition of too much estrogen in the body is called estrogen dominance. If estrogen levels in the woman’s body increase beyond what is healthy, early menopause symptoms will be experienced.

How can a woman tell if she is experiencing hormone imbalance symptoms? Learn more about additional early signs of menopause and symptoms of hormone imbalance. Understand as much as you can about your health, your specific symptoms, what those symptoms may be telling you and physician-recommended natural treatments.

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Firstly, what is a hysterectomy? In simple terms, it’s the removal of a women’s uterus and cervix or part of a women’s uterus. Some procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes.

The Effects Of Hysterectomy

So how does a hysterectomy affect menopause? Women can no longer menstruate or become pregnant following a hysterectomy but it seems there is confusion surrounding the issue of whether this means that menopause has occurred. Simply explained, if one or both of the ovaries are retained then menopausal onset could continue as normal. In fact, one of three things could happen: the ovaries will continue to function normally until menopause occurs; the ovaries could stop functioning as soon as one year following surgery or ovarian failure could be silent.

What Is Surgical Menopause?

Complete removal of the ovaries in pre-menopausal women will result in a drop in oestrogen and progesterone levels which can bring on what is described as surgical menopause. A sudden drop in ovarian production can lead to menopause symptoms occuring just a few days following the procedure. The increased risk of osteoporosis is one of the downsides to this as well as the usual symptoms of menopause including hot flushes and night sweats.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is an option for women who experience surgical menopause. This can help alleviate some of the symptoms such as hot flushes. Information on the benefits of HRT are sketchy to say the least with the treatment having both it’s detractors and supporters. Whether it’s the right course of action for you can only be made following a consultation with your health physician. The good news for women who elect to skip HRT is that there are alternative and more natural treatments available and this should be one of the first questions you ask your doctor.

Women who have one or both of their ovaries left behind following a hysterectomy will generally experience ovarian production until menopause is reached. The difference is that hormone levels can fluctuate alarmingly or, they can stop producing a lot sooner than expected. If it’s the latter and oestrogen deficiency is recognized, then a visit to the doctor is of the utmost importance.

More Issues To Consider

There are other issues regarding whether the ovaries should be left behind. The threat of ovarian cancer always lingers and many doctors will advise their patients to consider removing them. The risk however, is low and in many cases if the ovaries are relatively healthy then many patients will elect to retain either one or both.

Hysterectomy and menopause seems like a very complex issue on the surface and in reality it is because there are many factors to consider. Hysterectomy is one of the most performed surgical procedures in the western world for women and for most, it’s a decision made after lengthy analysation. You’ll need to weigh up the pros and cons with your doctor before making any decision.

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What causes migraines to occur during menopause?

Psychological Factors include: emotional distress; anxiety; stress; overworking; fatigue.

If these factors are allowed to spin out of control, it can cause chemical imbalances in your brain which can have an affect on the functioning of the body, resulting in a migraine. These migraines are generally brought on by stress and are often alleviated when stress is reduced.

Physical Factors include: hormone imbalances; medication; genetics.

Physical factors are far more likely to be the cause of a menopause migraine than psychological factors. The reason is because many believe the drop in estrogen hormone is the main culprit behind migraines and headaches. When hormones fluctuate they cause the brain’s blood vessels to overreact which can lead to a headache or migraine. Thus, as estrogen levels decline, it is a likely migraines will occur more frequently and with greater intensity.

What are the signs and symptoms of migraines?

Migraine with aura symptoms: The aura may begin anywhere from 15-60 minutes prior to the headache and cause -

• Visual distortion – IE zig zags, flashing light, color variations, complete loss of vision

• Pain around one eye that is accompanied by tingling or numbness in the surrounding area

Migraine without aura symptoms – This is the more common migraine experience and can cause -

• Unusual sensations
• Scalp tenderness
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• Double vision; blind spots; seeing zig zag; partial blindness in a single eye
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Nausea and/or vomiting
• Pounding or throbbing head pain
• Sensitivity to sound and/or light
• Paralysis on one side of the face

All symptoms generally subside after the cessation of the migraine. However sensitivity to sound and smell, and a feeling of weakness and loss of appetite, may linger during migraine recovery.

How long can a migraine last? Anywhere from a few hours (3 or more hours) to a few days (3 or more days)

How can you treat migraines?

• Medication – some over-the-counter medications can provide migraine relief. However, depending on the severity of the migraine, some women may require prescription pills. Furthermore, migraine medication should be taken when first signs appear. Usually, a fully developed migraine will not respond to medication.

Note: talk to your doctor about your migraines and ask for medication recommendation

• Solitude – Seek the quiet comfort of a dark, cool room, lie down, and close your eyes. You may also want to try relaxation or meditative techniques that focus your mind on a positive image or thought to help relieve pain.

How can you prevent menopause migraines?

Reduce stress – If you are overworked, anxious, or suffering emotional distress you need to find ways to alleviate stress. Take breaks and enjoy time to yourself – relax.

Exercise – Exercise helps improve circulation, mood and reduces stress. Walking, swimming, or engaging in Yoga, are ideas you can explore.

Watch your diet – make sure you are eating a healthy diet that includes plenty of water, fruits and vegetables. Limit your intake of caffeine, alcohol and preservative foods, all of which can contribute to migraines.

Get proper sleep – Restful sleep is important for bodily health and balance.

Hormonal therapy – If your menopause migraines are not stress related, ask your doctor about taking hormonal therapy to increase estrogen levels to achieve hormonal balance.

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Menopause occurs because the female body experiences rapid changes to the chemical composition of the reproductive system. The body no longer produces eggs in the ovaries and the production of progesterone and estrogen naturally diminish. Hormonal changes lead to a variety of symptoms including: increased or decreased appetite, foggy and hazy thinking, hot flashes, anger, sadness, depression, and other emotional changes.

Fortunately, there are a variety of supplements that can help you to control these symptoms. More and more evidence has been uncovered as to the benefits of supplementation for everyone – but during menopause women can reap even greater benefits.

Traditionally, menopause has been treated by modern medicine. The treatment of choice has been hormone replacement therapy (HRT). On the surface this makes a lot of sense. The female body is no longer producing estrogen and progesterone at a normal rate so why not make up for the deficit with pills? Well, recent studies have shown that this form of treatment may be potentially dangerous. In fact, there may be more risk involved for various diseases including cancer.

Supplementation is a low-risk treatment that has provided millions of women with much-needed relief. Women who do not want to take the risks associated with HRT should definitely check out some of these essential supplements.

Promensil has been studied for years and has proven effective in providing relief for sufferers of menopause. This supplement is highly effective in limiting the frequency and magnitude of hot flashes that consistently trouble women suffering from menopause.

Black Cohosh is a plant utilized by Native Americans. The plant itself functions without estrogen. This supplement is a wide-spectrum treatment for those experiencing the anguish of menopause. It has been studied in a variety of clinical trials and has been shown to relieve a number of menopause related symptoms.

Calcium is another important supplement for those undergoing menopause. One of the effects of menopause and aging in general is a loss of bone density. Without enough calcium bones become weak and brittle. Taking calcium supplements also contribute a shotgun of minerals and vitamins that can help maintain and improve health.

Red Clover is another supplement that has been researched extensively. The active ingredient is taken from psytoestrogens-rich plants like red clover or soy. When taken it has been shown to provide some much-needed relief of menopause symptoms as well as contribute to healthy bones.

Estroven is another phytoestrogen-rich multivitamin that has proven effective in combating the severity of menopause symptoms. Studies have shown that the symptoms either alleviated or improved include: hot flashes, insomnia, and libido.

The use of supplements is important in the battle against menopause. Educate yourself on the variety of natural supplements available and get yourself some much needed – and most importantly – natural relief!

The most common treatment for menopause is hormone replacement therapy (HRT). One of the biggest anomalies with this is that women will normally be offered HRT if they are exhibiting symptoms however, in many cases, these symptoms may not be menopause related at all but attributed to other health conditions. In other words, they are aging related.

Vitamins For A Healthy Body

Being prepared for the onset of menopause doesn’t mean you need to stand behind a barricade and keep a lookout for it. Keeping your body healthy and ready to manage this natural occurring process is important. Good vitamin intake in association with a balanced diet means you are giving yourself every chance to adjust to menopause when it “arrives.” So a vitamin for menopause treatment should be a strongly considered option.

One of the biggest benefits of vitamin supplements is their role in maintaing a healthy bone structure. Recent studies conclude that bone formation can be impaired without adequate levels of vitamin K. Estrogen levels drop during early menopause and findings suggest that vitamin K function is diminished even before bone loss occurs. So in actual fact, the suggestion is that the accepted level of this vitamin is not adequate enough during the initial phase of menopause. Vitamin K has been the subject of a host of studies in relation to menopause and may not yet be completely understood.

Benefits Of Vitamins For Menopause

What is understood though is the function of vitamins such as B, C and E. Vitamin B has long been known as an active combatant against symptoms of stress and reduced energy levels. A good B complex can aid in the recovery from energy depletion and other related symptoms.

Vitamin E has “scored many bouquets” for having an effect on the incidence of hot flushes. It has also been found useful in aiding vaginal dryness, a common complaint of menopause. Vitamin E has a further multiplication benefit when taken in conjuction with some mineral nutrients.

The benefits of vitamin C have long been known, particularly in the area of treatment for illnesses such as colds and flu’s however, it has also been effective in reducing incidence of hot flushes in menopausal women as well as having the ability to promote elasticity in the skin. This has a added benefits in both preventing and also treating vaginal dryness.

Maintaining a healthy disposition long before menopause is even a factor can only be helpful in transitioning this natural stage of life. A vitamin for menopause treatment should be a strong option and one you should discuss with your health physician. There are many vitamin products on the market today and they are not all created equal. You may have to probe deeper than just settling for those you see on the supermarket shelves and perhaps consider products not available in the mainstream shopping arena.

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High stress can cause this fatigue to set in which leaves you tired and uninterested in daily activities. But if you can limit how much stress you put on your body then you can beat the complications of menopause. Just because you have menopause doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get out and have fun or treat yourself to a great day.

Don’t feel down because some activities can help reduce the fatigue you may feel with menopause. Getting out and spending the day at a day spa is an excellent idea. Relaxing is a great idea for woman who suffer from menopause because it gives them the chance to let their body rest from the stress of daily life.

To greatly reduce the chances of menopause fatigue try to refrain from doing too much; invite a friend over for lunch instead of going out. Spending time with others and or treating yourself seems to reduce stress and ease the body of any fatigue. So don’t let menopause get you down enjoy your life and don’t let menopause stand in your way.

You can fight back against it, take your life back and enjoy doing it. Isn’t it about time you do something for yourself? Reduce your chances of fatigue Relax and enjoy yourself today and have fun doing it. Rejuvenate your body and you might just feel better. You don’t have to suffer from menopause you have the power to reduce the annoying symptoms of menopause and take your life back. Enjoy those same daily activities without the hassle of menopause fatigue.

Enjoy the beauties of the world without the fatigue because the world is out there and its time to experience the wonders of life without fatigue. So enjoy and rejuvenate your body and remember to be good to yourself because it’s about time. Don’t you deserve it? Absolutely! You deserve to relax.

Soy can be used to suppress hot flashes that occur hot flashes, promote a healthy prostate, and help in vaginal lubrication. It adheres to estrogen receptors which maintain the lubrication that a vagina needs. This is a problem that also occurs during menopause. Chili peppers can improve your circulation and stimulate nerve endings. Ginger can do the same thing. Because this improves, so will your sexual pleasure.

Since good blood flow is important for a good erection food that is good for your heart will also be good for your penis. If your heart is not operating properly there is a very good chance that your penis will not be responding as well as you would like it to either. Since saturated fat will clog the arteries, which in turn will restrict the blood flow, it stands to reason that it also restricts the blood flow that reaches your genital region as well. Yes, your body does require fat to create hormones, but it needs the right kind of fats. Good fat comes from olive oils, sea food, and nuts. These good fats will help in the production of hormones that are essential for sexual peak performance.

Foods that are said to have aphrodisiac qualities are asparagus, bananas, eel, oysters, figs, and ginseng. Rhino horn is said to increase the sexual appetite. The taste, texture, or perhaps appearance of these foods are thought to increase the sex drive. There are some that believe if you eat foods that appear penis like it will make your penis strong and like the food that you ingest. The same applies to the oyster or the fig, which either smell or look like the woman’s vulva when aroused. When a person eats these foods they are in the hopes that the vulva will then become plump, slippery, and tasty as well.

Sweet or spicy foods are thought to put people in a relaxed mood and to appear ready to take on more pleasure.

Now the question remains, do these food myths work? No, not the way that they are said to work. Foods cannot change the way that your sexual organs look. Food can be a great way to spice up your sex life though, so why not?

Drinking alcohol will relax you emotionally and physically make you look flushed. For a short amount of time it will make you look flushed. Caffeine and sugar offer a quick boost of energy. These are short term effects but in reality what you should do is eat a healthy diet of fish and fresh vegetables to be at your best physically and sexually at all times.

You can make food part of your sexual experience by cooking a mean with your lover and feeding it to each other. Have a picnic in the middle of the floor, place the foods all around you and let your imagination take over. ‘The Karma Sutra’ suggests boiling a ram’s or goat’s testicle in sweetened milk with sparrow’s eggs and rice and honey for an aphrodisiac.

Menopause occurs because the female body no longer produces progesterone and estrogen at the same rate. The production of these important reproductive hormones decreases dramatically leading to a variety of changes. Women know that it won’t be long before they never have to endure the symptoms of PMS or their menstruation cycle again. This may sound like a great event – but there are other symptoms that occur including leading up to this point: fluctuations in appetite, insomnia, hot flashes, hazy or foggy thinking, depression, anger, emotional problems, and mood swings.

Perhaps the most difficult of the symptoms to deal with are emotional in nature. Many women report feeling not like themselves. Depression, anger, and mood swings are common and can present many problems.

Fortunately, there is a way to cope with these problems. You are not alone in your struggle. There are millions upon millions of other women experiencing menopause. In fact, statistics state out that each day more than 4,000 women in the United States alone experience the onset of menopause.

This being said, the options for you to seek help are extensive. If the emotional symptoms you are experiencing are severe or last for a long time it is probably a good idea to seek some help. Emotional disturbances due to menopause do not mean you are crazy: it is a natural process that hits some women harder than others. Counselling can help you get in touch with your feelings. Do not try to battle menopause without some sort of support network.

Relaxation may also be key in your battle against emotional difficulties. Try treating yourself to an afternoon at a local day spa or a relaxing massage. It sounds trite but can really make the difference to your overall mood. If you have access to a Jacuzzi the warm water and the jets can put you into a relaxed state. Sound therapy, light therapy, hydrotherapy, aroma therapy, acupuncture, and acupressure can also provide relief – both emotional and physical. Hypnosis has a good track record in helping women manage emotional stress due to menopause.

It is very important that you enlist the support of your friends – many of whom are most likely going through what you are, and also your partner and close family members. Explain to them how you are feeling. Once they understand why you’re being snappy, angry or rude they are more likely to be understanding and help you through what can be a challenging time. In addition, there are support groups available where you can get things off your chest and experience a feeling of solidarity.

Besides more traditional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) there is a wide selection of natural supplements on the market which can provide both physical and emotional relief from menopause.

Make sure you take care of yourself. If you do not take the first step in learning to cope with the emotional side-effects of menopause, nobody will take it for you.

Resources:

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Fear is an innate feeling of danger to a risky or threatening situation. In event of danger or risk, there would be an adrenaline rush into our body muscles so that we can react defensively to protect ourselves in the survival fight. The brain would decide on the better reaction of whether to fight for our survival or to run and hide away from the danger called fight or flight reaction. This emotion is natural instinct of humans and has evolved and ingrained in our daily lives. For some people, there are cases where the state of emotional fear lingers for so long that it cannot be eliminated as a result of the fight or flight reaction that results in what is known as panic attacks.

Panic attacks are an exaggerated condition due to fear. While some fear is healthy, in panic attacks there is an overwhelming amount of fear. The panic attack can come into our lives with no warning at all. There may be no logical reason why we can get into a state of panic, however once a panic attack occurs it is very intense and there is nothing that we can do about it.

Several physical symptoms of panic attacks can be identified which include heart racing, pounding or skipping heartbeat, tightness or discomfort in chest region, choking sensation, sweatiness, shaking and trembling, butterflies and nausea, hot flashes or chills, numbness in certain parts of the body, erratic breathing or shortness of breath, dizziness, light-headedness and so forth. The psychological emotions felt by these victims can be very damaging and frightening that they, who suffer panic attacks, can feel that they are dying or losing their minds. Things seem unreal to them or may even feel that they are detached from their bodies while some are so fearful that they must escape and flee the situation altogether.

In fact, the symptoms mentioned above are the sensations and feelings that one experiences whenever they are facing impending threats or dangers. As reinstated earlier, these symptoms occur to sufferers of panic attacks in circumstances without presence of danger even in safe environment and under no logical explanation. There is no surprise at all that the panic attack can occur even when the victim is at sleep.

Panic attacks cannot or difficult to stop when it attacks and they normally happen without any potential signals or predictions. This is because the excessive level of hormones imbalances and adrenalines that flood the body and muscles causes such extreme terror and desperation that are so beyond the grasp of the actual situation. It is therefore not only necessary but compulsory to attempt to control the exaggerated emotions of fear using different appropriate means of treatments.

The suffering of panic attacks is very dreadful and agonizing according to many victims of the panic attacks. The feelings of extreme fear and overwhelming terror are very intense that they feel like eternity once the attack starts to kick in.

Terror, to the normal people living normal lives, is part and parcel of our lives and the evolution. To victims of panic attacks, they are constantly and relentlessly facing the fear and terror everyday of their lives. There are a great variety of treatment techniques and therapies available in the marketplace for curing the panic attack and disorder. Do not give up on yourself and start visiting professionals to seek treatment and get rid of the panic attack forever for your lifetime.

Is a diminished sex drive after menopause a serious health issue?

Many otherwise healthy women experience a diminished sex drive after menopause.

This does not happen to every woman. Each woman is different and her health is a very unique thing.

Studies indicate that at least fifty percent of women encounter a drop in sexual activity either because of loss of libido or vaginal dryness. However, ten percent of menopausal women actually report an increase in their libido during this time.

When women go through menopause, there is a drop in several different hormones. This is a normal part of aging and is not a health problem.

However, it can create problems for a woman who normally had a healthy sex drive and after menopause, has a diminished sex drive.

The hormones that drop after menopause are estrogen, testosterone (Yes! It effects both men and women), and progesterone, among others.

Hormones decline naturally with age and for some women, this means they are just not as interested in sex as before menopause.

This can mean that women are not as easily aroused as before, and that they are less sensitive to touching and stroking than they were before menopause.

This is often frustrating for women who had a healthy sex drive before menopause.

Some women choose to have HRT, which is hormone replacement therapy. Taking small amounts of testosterone can help to increase your sex drive and your pleasure related to orgasm. However, some women choose not to do this, because HRT has been linked to some health problems, such as an increased risk of breast cancer.

The other problem is that the hormones used in HRT sometimes do not have the same effect as the hormones produced naturally in the woman’s body.

There are no quick answers to the health question of menopause and a diminished sex drive.

Most women consult their doctor to address this health issue, and some even consult a therapist to address any underlying causes of a diminished sex drive. Most women feel that improving communication in their marriage and making sure they have a healthy marriage can improve their sex drive.

Each woman must make her own decisions about whether or not to have HRT after menopause. For some women with a diminished sex drive, this seems to be the answer.

For others, there may be other health concerns. This is a decision that is best made with plenty of research and talking with a knowledgeable doctor.

Sources:
webmd.com

Hormone imbalance is something that most everyone has heard about and is a big problem in our population as evidenced by all the pharmaceuticals out on the market to correct the imbalance. However, if you are leery of ingesting synthetic hormones it’s good to know that you can probably correct your hormone imbalances in a natural way.

Just like anything else in your body, your hormones will probably stay balanced if you lead a healthy lifestyle which includes eating a healthy diet. If you already have problems with your hormones try to change your diet and, in particular, avoid chemicals as these can interrupt the way your hormones work. Reduce the dairy products and meats that you eat. These foods can be very bad for your hormones because the animal fats store chemicals and once these chemicals get into your body they can wreak havoc with the way your hormones work. In fact, the risk of hormone related cancers such as prostate cancer increases with the amount of dairy and meat that is consumed.

Another thing to do is be sure that you get enough of the omega-3 and omega 6 essential fatty acids. These will help you maintain good hormonal balance. The omega-3 fatty acids can be found in flax seeds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds but you should make sure that you are getting 200 mg of omega-3 DHA and 300 mg of omega-3 EPA. The omega 6 is important to and you should try to get 100 mg of this – finally a good multi-nutrient that supplies these values can help to ensure that you’re getting enough as it is hard to get that from your diet.

As well as eating less dairy foods and less meat you want to make sure that what you do eat is organic. Not just the fruits and vegetables but the breads and cereals to. Foods that are not organic can have pesticides, herbicides and chemicals that may cause a hormone imbalance or adversely affect the way your hormones work.

Phytoestrogens are another way to help balance out your hormones. You’ve probably heard about these, in particular is flavones, which are found in soy foods. When you eat phytoestrogens your body simply accepts them as regular estrogen and they bind to your estrogen receptors therefore taking up the space that less desirable estrogen that is tainted with chemicals might take. In this way your body won’t ingest harmful estrogen and in fact isoflavones are linked to reduced risk of hormone related cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer. Tofu is a good source of isoflavones.

Hormone imbalance is not fun for anyone and can be associated with the unpleasant symptoms of menopause, PMS and andropause. If your hromones are not in balance you might find that you have hot flashes, anxiety, trouble sleeping, tiredness and irritability. Changing your eating habits is the best way towards a healthy body not only to keep your hormones in balance but also to boost your immune system and keep you looking and feeling young as well as help your body fight off disease.

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Menopause is a condition that all women face. It is a normal part of nature’s cycle and is something that is inescapable. Most women experience menopause between the ages of 45 and 55. The ovaries stop producing eggs and estrogen and progesterone production is decreased dramatically. It is important to remember that you are not alone.

Every woman, to some extent, will experience what you are going through. True, not everyone has the same level of severity when it comes to menopause and there are a variety of symptoms involved. Besides the common symptoms of hot flashes, anger, depression, foggy thinking – a woman’s body is going through so many rapid changes that nearly every system is affected in some way.

One of the common, but little known, symptoms of menopause is change in appetite. This change in appetite can work in two ways. Women can push food away and lose the desire to eat properly or they can experience a dramatic increase in appetite. Both situations can be potentially unhealthy. Fortunately, there are ways to cope with appetite changes due to menopause.

Menopause is essentially a change in a your chemical composition. It is a completely natural process. Researchers have proven that in addition to many of the symptoms previously mentioned, many women experience dramatic changes in appetite. Most commonly, women experiencing menopause experience a gain in appetite. This can lead to unhealthy eating practices and weight gain.

To cope with appetite changes you must be proactive: as with anything else, waiting around for something to get better means not a lot is likely to happen, meanwhile the pounds creep ever upwards. The bodily changes that occur during menopause do not allow your body to burn calories at the rate it used to. This means you have to make up for not only an increase in appetite, but a sluggish metabolism!

So, how can you overcome this? The answers may seem simple on the outset, but the struggle to maintain your weight is not easy. First, it is important to increase your activity level. Weight and resistance training are good bets to improve your health and metabolic functioning. As women age there is a natural decrease in activity – this is true for men as well. However, women experiencing menopause have to fight a more uphill battle.

In addition to exercise, nutrition is an important consideration. Eat healthy meals, lots of fruit and foods high in fiber. Monitor intake of high-fat foods and try to stay away from fast food and fried foods. Start each meal being conscious of keeping portion size down to a minimum – your body most likely does not need everything on the plate. Fill up on healthy, low in saturated fats foods before considering higher calorie options.

Although it does happen, it is less common for women going through the menopause to experience a reduction in appetite. While on the surface this may seem like a great way to shed a few pounds, it can lead to a lack of proper nutrition.

Should you find your appetite has diminished, make sure that you take vitamins and minerals that will allow you to keep your body functioning as well as it can. Menopause wreaks havoc on your body, so you have to counterbalance what is happening. Try to have a few small meals or healthy snacks throughout the day. If sitting down for a big meal isn’t working for you, this may be the way to go!

Menopause and appetite go hand in hand. It is important for you to recognize that you are going through a natural process that only seems unnatural. Take the proper steps to control your appetite consciously and you will be better able to cope with whatever the menopause throws at you.

The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system. Cancer that grows in the prostate gland is called prostate cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S.

Men have traditionally been less likely to seek medical attention than women, especially for minor problems which often serve as warning signs for more serious underlying illness. It’s estimated that approximately 234,460 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, and approximately 27,350 will die of the disease.

Prostate cancer is the third most common cause of death from cancer in men of all ages and is the most common cause of death from cancer in men over 75 years old.

Some men will experience symptoms that might indicate the presence of prostate cancer. One symptom is a need to urinate frequently, especially at night. If cancer is caught at its earliest stages, most men will not experience any symptoms. Weak or interrupted flow of urine and painful or burning urination can be symptoms to watch out for. Other symptoms might include unintentional weight loss and lethargy. One cancer symptom is difficulty starting urination or holding back urine.

A PSA test with a high level can also be from a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. When a digital rectal exam is performed it often reveals an enlarged prostate with a hard, irregular surface. A bone scan can indicate whether the cancer has spread or not.

Another test usually used when symptoms are present is the digital rectal exam (DRE) performed by the doctor. A number of tests may be done to confirm the diagnosis. There is a newer test called AMACR that is more sensitive than the PSA test for determining the presence of prostate cancer.

Medications can have many side effects, including hot flashes and loss of sexual desire. Chemotherapy medications are often used to treat prostate cancers that are resistant to hormonal treatments. Radiation therapy is used primarily to treat prostate cancers classified as stages A, B, or C.

Side effects of chemotherapy drugs depend on which ones you’re taking and how often and how long they’re taken. Surgery is usually only recommended after thorough evaluation and discussion of all available treatment options. Prostate cancer that has spread (metastasized) may be treated conventionally with drugs to reduce testosterone levels, surgery to remove the testes, chemotherapy or nothing at all.

Impotence is a potential complication after the prostatectomy or after radiation therapy. An oncology specialist will usually recommend treating with a single drug or a combination of drugs. Treatment options can vary based on the stage of the tumor.

Other medications used for hormonal therapy, with side effects, include androgen-blocking agents, which prevent testosterone from attaching to prostate cells. The conventional treatment of prostate cancer is often controversial. Thoroughly discuss your treatment options and concerns with your doctor and other health professionals; it never hurts to get a second or even third opinion or more if necessary.

Radiation therapy to the prostate gland is either external or internal, both of which use high-energy rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Since prostate tumors require testosterone to grow, reducing the testosterone level is used to prevent further growth and spread of the cancer.

Because it’s a slow-growing disease, many men with this disease will die from other causes before they die from prostate cancer. In the end, only you with the help of your doctors, knowing your individual situation, can determine the best treatment program for you. Once diagnosed you may be want to join a support group whose members share their experiences and problems.

Like all major turning points in women’s lives, reaching menopause can be challenging and even a little frightening. Like puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth, menopause carries with it a whole host of natural, but nonetheless challenging and sometimes uncomfortable, physical changes. Moreover, it also carries with it a plethora of normal emotional and spiritual reactions, ranging from denial, confusion and even grief. After all, menopause marks a completely new phase in a woman’s life. It heralds the end of our childbearing bearing years and ushers in a different phase of deep female maturity. And, since unfortunately we still live in a culture that equates femininity with sexual fertility, it’s no wonder that many women regard menopause as a negative thing. Sadly some regard it as a nullification of their worth as women, something that couldn’t be further from the truth. Menopause also reminds us we are getting older and our are bodies are naturally aging. That fact in itself can be a difficult to accept.

But what is menopause exactly? Menopause is an intermediary stage that takes place when a woman’s reproductive organs fail to produce eggs, causing her menstrual cycle to stop. Typically menopause begins after or around the age of 50, however there are exceptions with some women commencing menopause earlier or later in life. And, more often than not the symptoms of menopause begin some time before onset.

There are a whole host of symptoms that can accompany menopause. Some of the more common signs are hot or cold flushes; weight gain; mood swings and irritability; emotionality; decrease in libido; muscle and joint soreness; depression; rapid or irregular heart rate; disordered sleeping patterns and irregular periods as well as lighter or heavier menstrual bleeding. In fact, the symptoms of menopause are so many and so individual that it is almost a case of "expect the unexpected". Some women even say they feel as if their skin is crawling!

The truth is that menopause should not be feared. Instead we should embrace and celebrate it as a normal stage in our cycle of health and wellness. That said, the symptoms and signs of menopause can be difficult to live with, and women should not face it alone. Think about it this way. If men had to go through menopause, just imagine the level of support, public awareness and caring workplace practices that would be established to help them through it! As it is, women have to muddle through menopause as best they can, dealing with it day-by-day, with their friends and sense of humor as their best allies.

Like all health matters, being well-informed about the sorts of symptoms you might experience allows you to physically and mentally prepare. Indeed, some women do not even realize they are going through menopause because they simply lack the information to explain what they are feeling! It’s not until they research and explore the signs that they make the connection. And it’s no wonder, given that the list of potential symptoms is so long and diverse.

Picture this. Your 9-year old daughter staggers to the breakfast table; hands on head, and moans plaintively, “I can’t go to school today. I have a headache.”

“Nonsense,” you say. You give her an aspirin with breakfast and say, “Off you go. You’ll feel better when your history test is over.”

But what if this happens every few weeks? Might it be migraine? Is there such a thing as migraine in children?

Betsy’s Migraines – a true story

My introduction to the possibility of migraine in children came when I was teaching fourth grade in Massachusetts. That’s when I met 9-year old Betsy. Betsy was a pretty child, but headaches kept her from making either friends or academic progress. Betsy claimed to experience regular bouts of migraine in children. Her doting mother vowed that Betsy’s attacks were real, but I was skeptical, since they always coincided with things Betsy disliked.

Even more suspicious was Betsy’s behavior during attacks. She began with plausible head-holding and tears. She begged for her mother to come and get her. Then, her act always went over the top. Looking around the room to be sure she had attention, Betsy shook her head violently from side to side. “You have to do this when you have migraine,” she announced loudly. She hit her head, and turned on the waterworks – always keeping a shrewd eye on her audience. When her mother arrived, Betsy abruptly stopped shaking her head, and moaned piteously. The curtain fell as her mother wrapped Betsy in her arms and ushered her from the room.

True Migraine in Children

While I never received professional confirmation that Betsy suffered migraine in children, I did learn that the condition is authentic. Its name is “migraine in children”, even when it refers to only one child.

Facts about Migraine in Children

Migraine affects people of all ages, social classes, races, and cultures. It is most prevalent between ages 20 and 50, but migraine in children hits younger generations. Often misdiagnosed initially as a “headache excuse” to avoid unpleasant tasks, migraine in children is real. Let me give you seven facts.

* Migraine often runs in families.
* Young babies and preschoolers can suffer migraine in children.
* Migraine in children begins earlier in boys than in girls.
* Up to 6 years, boys are affected equally or slightly more than girls.
* At elementary school level, 10 percent suffer migraine in children.
* The prevalence of migraines increases during secondary school.
* 20-30% of young women and 10-20% of young men experience migraines.

Migraine in children attacks every age from birth to age 20.

Symptoms of Migraine in Children

So, since your young daughter may be suffering migraine in children, and not simply avoiding a test, we need to look for signs. What are the symptoms of migraine in children?

1. PAIN: First of all, migraine in children is very painful, with severe throbbing in the head. Your daughter will probably report pain in the forehead, or the middle of the head, rather than just one side.

2. PALLOR: Typically, migraine in children will cause sufferers to appear ill and pale. There may be dark rings around the eyes.

3. QUIETNESS: A child suffering migraine in children will be very quiet. You may have trouble getting your child to say more than, “My head hurts.” He or she will choose to sit or lie in aching silence.

4. STILLNESS: Unlike Betsy in the schoolroom, children with migraines do not want to move any part of their bodies. They certainly do not want to shake their heads. If a headache complaint is followed by a running off to play, do not suspect migraine in children.

5. NAUSEA: For those taking notes, we’re on the fifth symptom now. Your child may complain of feeling sick in the stomach. He or she may not want to eat anything, and may vomit.

6. ABDOMINAL PAIN: In very young children, the main symptoms of migraine in children are abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

7. VISUAL DISTURBANCES: Some children experience changes in vision during an attack of migraine in children. They may have blurry vision, see flashes of light, or describe zigzag patterns in front of their eyes.

8. PHOTOPHOBIA: Your child may complain of light being too bright, and may want to go to a dark room. For those who like to sound knowledgeable, this light sensitivity is known as photophobia.

9. PHONOPHOBIA: Moving to the eighth symptom, migraine in children may cause them to hold their ears, or complain that you’re talking too loudly. Instead of turning up the television volume, they turn it down or off. This is sound sensitivity, also known as phonophobia.

10. OSMOPHOBIA: Migraine in children will sometimes cause sensitivity to smells. Even if you aren’t cooking liver-and-onions, your child may complain that dinner smells awful. For those who want the technical term, smell sensitivity is known as osmophobia.

11. MOTION SICKNESS: Those who suffer migraine in children have a tendency toward travel sickness. Even when not in a vehicle, a sufferer may complain of dizziness.

12. CONFUSION: Finally, and this is the last symptom we will look at, if your son or daughter is suffering migraine in children, he or she is likely to exhibit confusion and trouble concentrating. You might tell your teenager, “You aren’t thinking straight.”

Is It Migraine in Children?

There you have 12 symptoms. Some will exhibit all – others will exhibit a few. Some will have authentic migraine in children – some will not. How do you tell?

PATTERN: First, note whether your child’s attacks follow a regular, intermittent pattern. Migraine in children comes back again and again, following a pattern. Look for headaches that are very severe, lasting a few hours, and followed by an interval of no symptoms. Days or weeks later, a similar attack occurs, followed by another symptom-free interval. Migraine in children has a rhythm.

FAMILY HISTORY: Check to see if there is a history of migraine in your family. There may be a tendency toward migraine in children.

PHYSICIAN: Ask your doctor. A doctor will focus on ruling out other serious diseases or underlying conditions. If there are none, you will have the doctor’s reassurance, and a plan for effective treatment. I am not a professional, and my information must always be checked with your health care professional.

If your child’s attacks are migraine in children, you can provide relief.

Relief of Migraine in Children

* SLEEP: Sleep is the most important factor when it comes to migraine in children. In many cases, several hours of sleep in a dark, quiet room is all that is required.
* ICE PACK: Try placing a cold compress on your child’s head as he or she lies in a dark, quiet room.
* OTC: With your physician’s approval, use over-the-counter medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or acetaminophen.
* PRECRIPTION: Your physician may want to prescribe a medication for recurring attacks of migraine in children.
* WARM BATH: A hot Epsom salt bath may help an older child or teenager.

The most effective of these is usually sleep.

How Migraine Affects Your Children

In closing, I’d like to tell you about Thomas.

Thomas was a mischievous, high-maintenance little boy. From the time he could toddle, Thomas was on the go. Morning to night, he seemed never to stop. He talked incessantly, played loudly. Everything Thomas did was at top speed and volume.

Then, one bright autumn day in his eighth year, Thomas didn’t want to eat breakfast. Pale and listless, he lay on the couch, eyes closed. When his buddy called that the school bus was coming, Thomas covered his ears and moaned. When Mother opened the curtains to let in sunshine, Thomas covered his eyes. It was his first migraine.

Thomas lost that day. He missed the introduction of multiplication at school. He missed a film in history class. He missed an afternoon hayride with his cub scout pack.

Thomas lost many days after that. He lost days to migraine in children, and he lost symptom-free days out of fear. He began moving more quietly, more slowly. As additional migraines came and went, his bubbly laughter was gradually replaced by sadness and worry.

Thomas’ story is fictional, but it describes the experience of many who suffer migraine in children.

If you think your son or daughter may have migraine in children, I urge you to take him or her to your family doctor. Check for underlying problems, and discuss treatment possibilities.

Whatever you do, don’t ignore migraine in children. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment can greatly improve their quality of life.

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Are vitamins really important in menopause?

Menopause is a transition period where the body shuts down the fertility functions. In this manner the ovulation ceases, and with it a host of hormones which regulated it for a couple or so decades fall useless and are found in lesser and lesser amounts. The rest of the body reacts (usually violently) to this withdrawal and there are minor and major breakdowns in many functions of the body.

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Taking vitamins naturally

One can always take vitamins in the form of pills; also the vitamin can be absorbed through skin though cream and lotions applications. In some cases injections are given to supplement it fast and safely. However, the best way is to get it naturally through a vitamin and mineral rich diet. Vitamin for menopause is actually a very feasible and good way to treat most of the symptoms.

There are many foods which can provide all the necessary vitamins and minerals to fight the battle against menopause symptoms successfully. The point remains whether you are able to take the decision to follow strict dietary guidelines whereby you eat healthy, live healthy and stay healthy.

Vitamin K – the wonder vitamin for menopause

There are recent studies showing that Vitamin K can do much more than prevent blood coagulation. Vitamin K is not found to be highly beneficial for menopause, but also in the diagnosis and treatment for lung, liver and heart diseases. In menopause Vitamin K has been seen as an active ingredient in combating a host of symptoms, fact which was known a few years ago. Active research is taking place, since it was found that Vitamin K is the best vitamin for menopause yet found till date.

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