Menopause can be defined as when a woman goes for 12 consecutive months without having a menstrual period.

A natural part of aging, menopause causes fluctuating levels of hormones estrogen and progesterone in the body.

Its arrival means that a woman’s reproductive cycle has ended. It typically occurs in a woman’s late 40s to the early 50s.

Along with its arrival come uncomfortable symptoms, which include: hot flashes and night sweats, a need to urinate more often, insomnia, vaginal dryness, difficulty sleeping, emotional changes, dry skin, dry eyes, or dry mouth. You might experience depression, fatigue, and a lack of sex drive.

If you are at the end of the menstrual cycle, you are likely wondering what the next steps should be to managing menopause symptoms.

The answer is to adopt a natural approach. The following are seven different ways you can do just that.

1. Embrace Meditation
   You don’t need any special equipment to meditate. All you need to do is focus on your breath moving in and out of your body.
   Clear your mind of all thoughts the best that you can.
   When your mind starts to wander, gently pull it back to your breath without judging yourself.
   That is all it takes to meditate, emptying your mind the best you can.
   Spending just a few minutes meditating every day can equal significant changes in your life, such as relieving stress, lowering blood pressure, and risk of heart disease.As it turns out, easing stress by meditating has significantly reduced the instance and severity of hot flashes in menopausal women.
2. Get Some Exercise
   Getting adequate physical activity has been shown to reduce hot flashes and night sweats in menopausal women. If you can’t make it to the gym, there are always other options.Go for a walk or a jog in your neighborhood.|Enjoy a swim.All you need to do is get your body moving and do an enjoyable activity. Doing so will help bring your body back into balance.Women experience losing weight is often a struggle with menopause symptoms.As estrogen levels become depleted, weight gain is an all-too-common problem.

   Exercising will help, but bringing your body back into balance is also required to balance hormone levels.

   At Renew Health and Wellness, our weight loss program adopts an individualized approach to achieving your goals.

3. Enjoy the Benefits of BHRT
   Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, BHRT, helps relieve symptoms of menopause (and perimenopause) without using animal hormones.Instead, BHRT utilizes synthesized plant sources that are specifically compounded for each individual.As the structure of bioidentical hormones matches the chemical structure of your natural hormones, your body efficiently utilizes them.BHRT can be taken orally, topically, or as implanted pellets.It takes around ten days to experience your mood and energy level changes.Having insomnia and night sweats during menopause often causes women to become depressed.The first benefit of BHRT is that it helps combat depression and other menopause symptoms. It works as a mood stabilizer.

   Persistent fatigue is another situation that can be helped by taking BHRT.

   Do you find it hard to get through your daily responsibilities and feel physically tired?

   Taking BHRT can end the miserable hot flashes and night sweats that keep you from getting enough sleep.

   If a lack of libido is damaging your marriage or relationship, there is something you can do about it.

   Taking BHRT helps to restore the hormones that are responsible for sexual desire.

   When estrogen is lost, your libido is affected, and vaginal dryness may also occur. Using BHRT cream helps to restore the youthfulness of the vagina.

   Here is a list of some of the benefits of BHRT:
   •  Improved mental clarity
   •  Thicker hair growth
   •  More radiant complexion
   •  Reduced bloating
   •  Increased energy in the daytime
   •  Sleep better at night
   •  Not as many hot flashes and night sweats
   •  Increased feeling of wellbeing
   •  You begin to lose fat and build muscle

4. Make Appropriate Lifestyle Changes
   Don’t forget that some of your lifestyle choices can affect how you feel during menopause. Making the following changes can lessen your symptoms:•  Don’t drink more than one alcoholic beverage each day
   •  Quit smoking because it causes hot flashes
   •  Keep your body weight in a healthy range
   •  Eat a diet that is healthy for your heart
   •  Be sure to get enough calcium and vitamin D daily
5. Explore Herbal Helpers
   Many people prefer a natural approach when dealing with their menopause symptoms.Here are the herbs that are most commonly taken for menopause symptoms relief:
   •  Black Cohosh
   •  Red Clover
   •  Dong Quai
   •  Evening Primrose Oil
   •  Ginseng
   •  Maca
   •  Valerian
   •  ChasteberryIt should be noted that some herbs have unwanted side effects and also may interact with your prescription medication. Before trying any herbs, we recommend talking to your doctor.
6. Utilize Oils When Needed
   Much-needed vaginal lubrication is often left depleted due to hormonal changes during menopause. Apply vitamin E oil or flaxseed oil to the area to remedy this situation.
   When taken internally, flaxseed oil is also helpful in relieving menopause symptoms in some individuals.
7. Add Soy to Your Diet
   Whether you enjoy soymilk or tofu, there are benefits to adding either one to your diet when you are in menopause. This is because they hold an abundant supply of isoflavones, which can mimic the natural estrogen in your body. Because of this, soy helps alleviate the menopause symptoms for some people.
   However, the results are mixed when researching and proving that soy helps relieve menopause symptoms such as hot flashes.
   You need to be careful if you decide to take soy supplements.
   You should also not take soy supplements if you are already taking hormone therapy.

Final Thought

You don’t have to fall victim to perimenopause or menopause symptoms.

Deciding to make natural choices for your health, in this case, will give you much better results.

Why not give us a call and find out more about our natural remedies for menopause?

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