Menopause Remedies and Menopause Weight Gain

Menopause remedies come in as many varieties as menopause symptoms. However there is a few that seem to have stood the test of time having being used in Europe and China for centuries.

We will have a quick look at the most popular menopause remedies and what menopause symptoms they address. We then finish with a brief look at menopause weight gain and how it can be managed.

Herbs and Plants for Menopause Symptoms.

China.

Chinese Medicine can be effective in many areas.

Common Treatments include:

• Bao shao yao - for hair loss.


• Qing huo - To reduce hot flushes.


• Chi shao yao - for dry, itchy skin.


• Fo ti - A tonic for the endocrine system, which works to energize and rejuvenate.


• Nuo dao gen -for night sweats.


• Ginseng - As a general immune tonic and stress reliever.


• Tu fu ling - for dry or sore vagina.


• Bao shao yao - for hair loss.


• Dong quai - for irregular menstruation and heavy bleeding.

Europe.

Like China, Europe has a long history of traditional medicine.

Herbs still recommended today include:

• Black Cohosh - Used for short term (6 months) treatment of hot flushes.


• Chasteberry - Used to treat PMS, mood swings, headache, breast fullness and for general hormonal balance.


• Evening primrose - Reported by thousands of woman to relieve PMS and mood swings.


• St. John's Wort - Known for its anti-depressant and stress relieving qualities.


• Sage - Taken as tea to help with hot flushes. However CAUTION with HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE and if taking TAMOXIFEN.

Weight Gain: Menopause.

As we age many people experience weight gain, menopause is not the only cause, our bodies' metabolism slows as we age and for most some toxins have accumulated in the body over time.

The body holds water and fat as a buffer against toxicity. A simple one line menopause diet therefore is "Eat more water rich food and less processed food" as this will reduce the bodies' toxicity.

When combating menopause weight gain the more you detoxify the less water and fat your body will need to retain as a buffer to toxicity.

The other key cause of weight gain in menopause is sugar imbalance. A high intake of sugar not only effects hormone production, causing mood swings and cravings but sugar also contributes to toxicity requiring the body to hold more water and fat as a buffer.

If you want to take things step by step start eliminating foods and record what menopause symptoms change. Whatever you remove from your diet, leave out for 7 to 12 days. This gives the body time to remove any toxicity that that particular food item may have been causing and you should see a corresponding reduction in menopause symptoms.