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How to Alleviate Actual Menopausal Symptoms
Menopause begins in your early 40s as your ovaries gradually produce less and less of the hormone estrogen. Your periods become erratic sometimes skipping a month or alternating between light and heavy. There are several reasons. Women often put tremendous demands on their bodies, much more stress than it was designed to handle, and then do not give it the support it needs. Women have demanding and stressful careers. There are family responsibilities. The relationship with the spouse or partner may not be the best. Aging parents can add to the burden. All of these and other responsibilities are cumulative in the toll they take on the body and health of a woman.
The whole notion of returning to old fashioned herbal treatments and folk remedies has a certain comforting, romantic appeal. Some of the herbal medicines which are being rediscovered have been used to treat a range of ailments for literally thousands of years. There is a commonly held belief that medicines derived from natural sources are necessarily free from the risk of negative side effects, harmful interactions and allergic reactions. This is simply not true. Whatever kind of medication you choose to take, it’s essential that you fully understand how it works, what dosage level is appropriate for you, and what objective research has been done on its effectiveness and its potential hazards.
What are Hormone Treatments?
Hormone replacement therapy treatments occur when women undergoing menopause have "ovaries that decrease production of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone." There are both benefits and risks associated with hormone replacement therapies. Several long-term benefits, according to the Mayo Clinic are as follow:
*Prevention and decreased risk of developing osteoporosis
*A decreased risk of colorectal cancer
*Decreasing the onset of heart disease among many patients
First, here is a list of the most common 34 menopause symptoms. Take a moment to consider each one, as some are subtle and at first glance may appear to have no relation to being menopause symptoms:
1 - Aching joints and muscles
2 - Dizziness, lightheadedness
3 - Breast tenderness
4 - Uterine fibroids
5 - Cold or tingling hands or feet
6 - Ringing or buzzing in ears (tinnitus)
7 - Lack of concentration, foggy fuzzy thinking, memory lapses
8 - Facial hair growth
9 - Dry, thin or wrinkly skin
10 - Endometriosis
11 - Heavy or light periods
12 - Fibrocystic breasts
13 - Hair loss, thinning hair
14 - Headaches, migraines
15 - Heart palpitations
16 - Depression, anxiety and mood swings
17 - Hot flashes
18 - Incontinence
19 - Irregular periods
20 - Irritatibility, inability to handle stress
21 - Craving sweets, caffeine, carbohydrates and unstable blood sugar levels
22 - Leg cramps
23 - Low metabolism
24 - Lower sex drive, loss of sex drive
25 - PMS and menstrual cramping
26 - Night sweats
27 - Osteoporosis
28 - Chronic fatigue and morning sluggishness
29 - Sleep disturbances, insomnia
30 - Spotting, light bleeding
31 - Symptoms of hypothyroidism with normal T3 and T4 levels
32 - Urinary tract and yeast infections
33 - Allergy symptoms
34 - Water retention and unexplained weight gain, especially in hips, waist and stomach
Last, but not least, we come to herbal treatments. Beans and certain other plants have a mild estrogenic activity in their makeup thanks to "phytoestrogens." These are compounds that include isoflavins, lignans, phytoseterols and saponins. In additional to helping your body through menopause, animal experiments show they are significantly effective in preventing tumors of the breast tissue.
Without sending you off for a medical dictionary to understand the compounds listed above, here are some of the foods and herbs that contain healthy compounds: Soy, black cohosh, licorice, alfalfa, chaste berry, Chinese angelica, red clover, strawberry, celery stalks, dates, elder, false unicorn root, fennel, Honduran sarsaparilla, lady’s slipper, life root, Mexican wild yams, passion flower, pomegranates and sassafras.
The foods, of course, are available from your local grocery. Visit your local health food store where you should be able to find the herbs and methods to include them in your daily diet.
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Relief From Menstrual Cramps
Every month it’s the same old story. You feel bloated and sick. Your lower abdomen and back hurt like hell. There is nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, irritability and nervousness.
As the day wears on, things get worse. It’s that time of the month again, and you’re suffering from menstrual cramps – the “curse” of millions of women worldwide.
Menstrual cramping or dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) usually affects teenagers and women who have never been pregnant. Although it’s not a serious condition, the pain and discomfort of menstrual cramps are enough to drive women crazy. These annoying and uncomfortable symptoms may last for several hours or days.
“If you're a woman, chances are you've dealt with menstrual cramps - even if you've never heard of "dysmenorrhea," the medical term for them. Menstrual cramps are dull or throbbing pains in the lower abdomen. Many women experience menstrual cramps just before and during their menstrual periods. For some women, the discomfort is merely annoying. For others, it can be severe enough to interfere with everyday activities for a few days every month,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
There are two types of dysmenorrhea: primary and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhea is hereditary and usually begins with the onset of menstruation in adolescence. The cramps may lessen after pregnancy or become less severe with age.
Once believed to be a psychological or imaginary disorder that was dismissed by doctors, primary dysmenorrhea is now known to be caused by the release of large amounts of prostaglandin hormones just before the beginning of menstruation.
“During menstrual periods, your uterus contracts to help expel its lining. Prostaglandins, hormone-like substances involved in pain and inflammation, trigger the uterine muscle contractions. No one knows for sure, but many experts believe that prostaglandins are the direct cause of primary dysmenorrhea. Increased leukotriene levels - substances involved in inflammation - also may be a contributing factor,” revealed the Mayo Clinic.
Secondary dysmenorrhea develops later in life after a woman has been menstruating for some time. It is often caused by fibroid tumors, a narrow cervix or endometriosis (the displacement of tissue from the uterine lining to areas elsewhere in the body).
“The complications of secondary dysmenorrhea depend on the underlying cause. For instance, pelvic inflammatory disease can scar your fallopian tubes and compromise reproductive health. The scarring can lead to an ectopic pregnancy, in which the fertilized egg stays in the fallopian tube rather than traveling through the tube to implant in your uterus, or it implants somewhere else outside your uterus. Endometriosis, another possible cause of secondary dysmenorrhea, can lead to impaired fertility,” warned the Mayo Clinic.
Treatment for secondary dysmenorrhea depends on the underlying cause and includes antibiotics or surgery. For primary dysmenorrhea, over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are usually enough. To help you relax, take Sedamine, nature’s answer to a good night’s sleep. Visit http://sedamine.com for details.
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Sharon Bell is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found at the premiere online news magazine http://www.healthnfitnesszone.com.
