Menopause

The majority of women experiencing menopause require some kind of HRT to help alleviate their sufferings, and even women prior to menopause can suffer symptoms of hormonal imbalance if they have a poor diet or are missing out on important vitamins. Both sets of women can suffer from a variety of symptoms, including pains in the breasts, feelings of bloating after eating, unexplained weight gain, insomnia, depression and anxiety, and even more severe problems such as loss of calcium and lower bone...

Did you know that women in their 40s and 50s need about 200 calories fewer per day than women in their twenties and thirties?Women in their menopause years can gain 1 to 1 ½ pounds per year, if they continue with the food and lifestyle choices they made during their younger years. That slow, sneaky weight gain can add 10 to 15, or more pounds to your body before you hit menopause!Here are a few suggestions that will help you have your youthful figure: Start going for a 30 minute walk every morning...

What is a diet for menopause? It is a diet that can help with your stress, as well as the stress on your body. It is a diet that does not add extra, to your already growing waist line, due to hormonal changes and the stress on your body.This is a diet that gives you soft supple skin, energy and shiny eyes. It is a diet that makes you feel so good, you will want to get up out of your chair and move, and bend, stretch and walk.Whole foods fill you up, are packed with great vitamins and minerals,...

Many women go through menopause without any emotional changes at all. Some women experience a sense of relief or even elation at the new freedom that menopause presents: freedom from pregnancy and monthly menses. For others though, menopause is associated with symptoms that are similar to the emotional changes seen prior to their menstrual cycle: fatigue, insomnia, nervousness, irritability, or mild depression. These symptoms are similar to those of PMS. The emotional changes seen in menopause...