I was beginning to get accustomed to hot flashes occurring in my life on a sporadic basis. I had been in the beginning stages of menopause known as perimenopause for a couple of years before my symptoms became unmanageable. I could actually go for several weeks and not have hot flashes. My moods were generally ...
Women don’t usually think about menopause until early symptoms start to appear. Menopause is not a malady or sickness. There is no reason to feel old or less of a woman when these changes start to take place. Menopause is a normal part of life for every woman, and every woman will experience menopause differently. ...
A wide variety of alternative medicines are used to improve post-menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, vasomotor and psychological symptoms, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases and memory related issues. Alternative medicines for menopause symptoms include herbal or natural supplements (Amberen, Dong quai, and Black cohosh etc.), complimentary therapies, and bio-identical hormones. Most women prefer these alternative remedies ...
A new study from a Switzerland-based Horphags Research shows that a natural extract obtained from a common pine tree may help ease the annoying symptoms that can occur in menopause. According to Medical News Today, Pycnogenol, which is obtained from the bark of the pine tree (Pinius pinaster), may some day eliminate such symptoms as ...
During menopause, hormonal changes can be disruptive, and in particular cause problems in getting a restful night’s sleep. A recent patient of mine complained of bothersome menopausal symptoms which were making her chronically fatigued. She wanted a non-pharmaceutical solution to her insomnia, so she could have more energy during the day, which would decrease the ...
Scientific research concerning plant foods that contain estrogen (referred to as phytoestrogens) is still in the preliminary stages. Most research concerning estrogens and red clover isoflavones (a type of phytoestrogen) has been performed using laboratory animals. As with hormone replacement therapy, plant foods that contain estrogen are the subjects of much research and some debate ...
