Menopause: symptoms, causes, all remedies

Menopause is the phase in which the fertile period ends in women and is related to many other disorders, such as irritability and osteoporosis. Let's find out better.

Symptoms of menopause

Irritability, swelling, slimming or pounds that are easily gained, related disorders such as osteoporosis. Not only: mood disorders, cardiovascular diseases and more. Menopause is often linked to these factors, but it must first be seen as a phase.

The phase in which the woman salutes her fertile age . Both the pre-menopausal phase and the actual menopause phase should be experienced as a natural flow. Hypertension, anxiety, mood changes, vaginal dryness, abdominal bloating can occur frequently.

It is important that there is a constant comparison between woman and woman; friends of the same age can be a valid support, a two-way help.

In heterosexual couples, the man should accompany and support the woman at this stage, without relegating her to a condition of compromising normal functioning. It takes listening, on both sides.

Nutrition during menopause

Menopausal women must ensure an adequate supply of calcium and vitamin D, contained in legumes, sardines and mackerel, cabbage, turnips, broccoli, dried fruit, walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds. Green light for fruit and vegetables, and also for sprouts, like those of azuki beans.

Saturated fats (cheese, meat, butter) and simple sugars should be abandoned. Limit the salt and foods that contain it. Flaxseed oil is excellent because it contains phytoestrogens.

Even the pomegranate, for its antioxidant properties, is useful in the fight against the problems related to menopause and andropause.

Herbal remedies

Among the herbs that can help, for example, are Salvia officinalis for the small problems associated with this transition phase, Fenugreek for osteoporosis, Sequoia gigantea against fatigue and depression.

A powerful remedy is Cimicifuga racemosa, for hot flashes, anxiety and insomnia.

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Bach flowers for menopause

Walnut is the specific flower for changes and allows you to live this phase well.
Agrimony for inner tension, which is often associated with constant hunger.
Crab Apple for the fear of gaining weight.
For the alternation of mood and phases of chronic indecision, Scleranthus is excellent.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

In traditional Chinese medicine, menstruation, the ability to conceive, cessation of menstruation and loss of fertility are strictly dependent on the functional activity of four organs: Spleen, Kidney, Heart, Liver .

Chinese medical gymnastics also treat the most frequent menopausal disorders and counteract osteoporosis .

Menopause is closely connected with osteoporosis: find out how to treat it

Homeopathy during menopause

Homeopathy takes into account the type of woman in relation to the phase we are considering. For women who for example have a very "mother hen" mode of experiencing menopause (they cook a lot, are sedentary, love to eat), the remedy is often the Calcarea carbonica, a derivative of the oyster.

Silicea (rock crystal) helps menopausal women who live with anxiety instead: this remedy helps to reduce the state of anxiety and continuous insecurity in which it is found, it will help it to face the "exams" with less fear and tension that life brings us; the remedy will help to prevent its tendency to demineralization (osteoporosis) and will improve night sweats allowing it a more restful sleep. The Nux vomica woman is a career woman, very efficient and active, marked by hyperactivity, sensitive to episodes of headache and general irritability.

Pulsatilla for those who are fragile and insecure about the simplest things (choosing a dress), patients with pulsatilla experience changes badly and anxiously.

Exercises

Osteoporosis is the enemy of women who have left the fertile phase. Exercise is essential for living this moment well, helping bones and the psyche. A sedentary lifestyle promotes bone demineralization.

Making movement with regularity (walking, running, climbing stairs, but also swimming and gymnastics in water) helps prevent osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, mood disorders and weight gain.