the Symptoms and Treatment of Menopause

Change of Life: the symptoms of menopause

The average age when the menopause affects a woman is pretty much the same, and the symptoms of menopause are also very much the same as they have been for centuries. What has changed is the number of years that women live after the natural change of life (up to 30 years on average). This has made menopause support crucially important.

What are the symptoms of menopause?

The symptoms of menopause could include:

• Palpitations
• Vertigo
• Bouts of crying due to mood swings
• Weight gain
• Light headedness
• Insomnia
• Hot flashes/flushes.

If a woman does not experience hot flashes she can consider herself lucky as this is one of the most common symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes can often be so severe that women often or wake up drenched in sweat in the middle of the night. The symptoms of menopause are also difficult to bear when the emotional barometer does crazy and smood swings happen for no reason. These symptoms of menopause are often the most uncomfortable and embarrassing for women.

What natural remedies are available to cope with the menopause?

Some foods do ease the symptoms of menopause thanks to their phytoestrogen quality. Mild estrogen-like content in food or supplements alleviates some of the symptoms of menopause and can be found in beans. Other herbal choices for help in dealing with the symptoms of menopause are:

• Licorice
• Alfalfa
• Black cohosh
• Celery
• Fennel
• Soy
• Pomegranate
• Passion flower.

The juice of the go-ji berry has been used in Chinese medicine for years to treat the symptoms of menopause. Coral calcium is also effective helping to cope with the menopause. This helps deal with the symptoms of menopause because it brings down acidity levels in the body. Zinc too, has proved invaluable in coping with the menopause, and it also helps provide immune system support as well as strengthening the bones.

Some women today are experimenting with plant-based natural progesterone creams to treat the symptoms of menopause. There have been cases where women who have used it have said that it helped with their hot flashes and mood swings. It could be quite a while however before there are conclusive studies to prove the efficacy of these in the treatment of the symptoms of menopause.