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5 Best Tips for Relieving Your Menopause Symptoms

By Valerie Martinez

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So you've hit menopause and now you're wondering what to do next. Or maybe you just SUSPECT that your sliding into menopause (peri-menopause) because you're starting to experience any of the myriad of symptoms, like hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, fatigue, decreased sex drive, mood swings, and relentless weight gain.

The good news is that we now live in a time when menopause is no longer a taboo subject. We feel more comfortable discussing it with our friends, significant others, spouses and doctors. There are more avenues than ever to help support us in our transition. The bad news is that there are a lot of traditional "old" Western medical approaches to menopause relief that are certainly dangerous and sure to be avoided whenever possible.

The beauty of menopause, however, is that it is the time when most women are flowering into the fullness of their personal identity-- eg: what they want out of life, what dreams and talents they want to give birth to, what desires they want to fulfill. They spent their earlier years defining themselves as wife, mother, best friend, and trusty employee, but menopause ushers them into a new age-- the Age of Wisdom-- and here are 5 little bits of wisdom for you to get you through this transition in style:

Tip 1: Exercise!

Even a gentle walk every day for 20 minutes (outdoors preferably) will go a long way towards preserving your muscle tone and bone density. Walking can help you lower your bad cholesterol and raise the good, lower your blood pressure, help manage your weight and even improve your mood. What's more is that if you do it outdoors, you also get the benefit of natural Vitamin D which is essential to your immune system and also helps to prevent cancer. (info derived from "The Mayo Clinic" and "Medical News Today").

Tip 2: Eat a Healthy Diet

There is a LOT of misinformation out there about what's healthy nutritionwise. If your main source of nutritional knowledge comes from the "News at 10" or the government's latest food pyramid, it's important to start doing a little research on your own. Some trusty sources are Dr. Mercola's site or our own "Sugar Control Diet" which is not only excellent for weight loss, but also for balancing hormones (so important for menopause symptom relief!), as well as reducing inflammation and even identifying foods that may be causing digestive distress.

Tip 3: Indulge in A Bit Of "Me" Time

Menopause often gets a bad rap because we're so inundated with information about the bad parts. But let's try to find its "good" aspects. For example, as we mentioned before, this is a time when women are coming into their own. They know themselves better. They usually have more free time because their children need less supervision-- and so they can write that book they never wrote, or attend that class they never had time for in the past. They can build that new meaningful career or find their real purpose and passion that keeps them vital. And part of birthing this new "you" is learning how to take care of yourself and your needs better. So start laying down the law with some 100 % ME time. Put in some earplugs, declare it a no-kid-zone, and go take a luxurious bubble bath by candlelight. Go to your local gym and indulge in some sauna time. Get a Thai massage-- or better yet, some reflexology! As Tony Robbins puts it, schedule your own "Hour of Power" or "Thirty Minutes to Thrive" ... if you can't do that, at least schedule some "Fifteen Minutes for Fulfillment"! Everyone can find 15 minutes in their schedule somewhere. But schedule it and make it a "must" for yourself. It will calm your nerves, rejuvenate your body, and revitalize your soul.

Tip 4: Avoid Caffeine, Alcohol & Nicotine

If you have excessive consumption of caffeine or alcohol or any intake at all of cigarette smoke (first or second hand), you should know that these substances worsen menopause symptoms. Caffeine & Alcohol serve to increase hot flashes, anxiety, insomnia and bone loss during the critical menopause & perimenopausal years. Caffeine especially disrupts mineral absorption and boosts stress. Alcohol ruthlessly dehydrates you (never a good thing!) and is an "magnifier"-- so if you're already feeling depressed, alcohol will "magnify" that depression and make it worse. It will take your menopausal anxiety and magnify it too. And you may think it helps you sleep, but when the sugar spike in your blood system finally crashes (alcohol = sugar), you will awaken in the middle of the night and find it difficult to go back to sleep.

And did you know that smoking is the main factor in causing early menopause (before age 45) in women?!? PLUS it increases the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease. The deadly-three of Caffeine, Alcohol & Nicotine are sure to be avoided.

Tip 5: Get Yourself Some 100 % SAFE, All-Natural Support for Menopause Symptom Relief

Now this is the MAIN tip we have for you. The big enchilada. The topic every menopausal woman must educate herself about. Formerly, it was that we all just went to our doctor and he or she prescribed the typical HRT (hormone replacement therapy)... you know: Premarin, Prempro, Provera and others. Those synthetic hormone pharmaceuticals that most often are made from the urine of pregnant horses. Yes... GROSS, we know. But it's the truth.

However that all changed when a recent study done as a part of the Women's Health Initiative discovered that long-term use of these synthetic hormone replacement pharmaceuticals may increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, blood clots and BREAST CANCER. Even as far back as 1975, "they" knew these drugs substantially increased the risk of endometrial cancer as well. Despite all the findings of this study, doctors continue to prescribe it. It is serious madness - and ladies, we need to stand up against it!

There is no doubt that we do need some source of significant relief for the symptoms of menopause-- so we can feel like ourselves, not suffer the mood swings, the insomnia and HOT FLASHES all the time (not to mention the lowered libido), but it's important not to potentially harm yourself by taking traditional HRT.

There are a great many viable and effective, natural herbal remedies for menopause symptoms on the market today... they do work, but some work better than others. We highly recommend getting a full-spectrum product made with trustworthy, quality herbs... not pesticide-laden, and not in capsules that are difficult for your body to digest and assimilate.

For example, most supplements DO contain Black Cohosh for hot flash relief, but make sure your supplement also addresses your other symptoms. Like sage for excessive sweating, and Damiana + Soy Isoflavones for low-libido and depression. Adrenal support is good as well-- because you need that during this time-- and Valerian to relax. Full spectrum SAFE support!

Educate yourself also about bio-identical hormone therapy (bHRT), which is a much safer alternative than traditional HRT. A great source of information for those is found in the book "Ageless" by Suzanne Somers. She even has a directory of physicians in the back so you can find one near you to get help.

In conclusion, we hope these 5 Tips can help you to a happier, healthier menopause and guide you toward a smooth transition into the New You. If you 'd like to learn more, read our other articles and visit our website-- we truly seek to help you live your best life NOW.

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