Natural Remedies For Menopause - Nutrition and Supplements

Natural remedies for menopause is a subject which has been very much in the news lately. Are you confused by all the information you have heard about the different therapies available to help manage your perimenopause and menopause symptoms? Well, you are not alone. Here you will find everything you need to help find natural remedies, make sense of the different types available, and decide whether they're right for you.

With all the variety of options, different treatments available, and conflicting reports, it can be frustrating. How do you choose? Keep reading and we will get through the maze together.

Why Do We Need Natural Remedies?

Menopause is a natural biological process, not a medical illness. However, the symptoms of menopause can disrupt your sleep, cause fatigue and depression in addition to weight gain, hot flashes, as well as loss of interest in intimacy. So, of course we want real relief and it only makes sense to turn to natural remedies. Many options and alternatives for natural remedies for menopause are available and we need to make use of them.

Menopause is not a disease, but we should not ignore treatment if severe symptoms are making us cranky, bloated, depressed or in any way physically or emotionally uncomfortable. Many safe and effective options are available to us including lifestyle adjustments and hormone therapy. We owe it to ourselves to learn about them all and decide which one or which combination may be right for us.

Natural Remedies: Nutrition And Supplements

Here are just a few natural remedies which have been studied extensively and appear to work well during perimenopause and menopause:

• Soy foods. These can help your body stabilize hormone levels and also have a minor estrogen-like effect in the body. Always try to choose soy foods instead of supplements. If you are afraid you won't like tofu, try other soy products like soy yogurt, soy ice cream, or even make some hot chocolate or a smooth with soy milk. You might also like roasted soy nuts or, if you are really brave, try some of the mock-meats made from tempeh.


• Flaxseed. Use a coffee grinder to grind flaxseed daily, or for convenience try flax oil capsules.
  


• Black cohosh (Cumicifuga racemosa). This is probably the herb most of us who have studied natural menopause remedies have heard of first. It has been one of the most studied and widely available. Many women report it is especially helpful in alleviating their hot flashes. However, black cohosh does appear to influence the natural hormones in our bodies, and shouid always be discussed with your doctor before you include it in your supplement regimen.


• Vitamin E. Daily use of vitamin E has been shown to help hot flash symptoms in some women who are going through perimenopause or menopaues.


• B vitamins. Long known as supporting our bodies during periods of stress.


• Evening primrose oil or black currant oil. These products have essential fatty acids which have been shown to help our bodies metabolize fat and may help with other issues during menopause.