The first thing you might want to try is a diet that helps your depleted estrogen levels. Many women have found that if they eat foods that are rich in phytoestrogen then they do feel much better, and their menopausal symptoms are relieved. The phytoestrogen rich foods are foods like soy, potatoes, rice, wheat, alfalfa, cherries, lentils and chickpeas, and can help balance your hormones naturally. However, this diet can be a little hard on family members, and you don’t really want to have to cook one meal for the family, and a different meal for you, because we all typically have way too much to do as it is. (Many women choose to have hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, to deal with their lower hormone levels, but you need to talk with your doctor about this option, and the side effects it has.)
Alternative medicine does offer some alternatives to life style choices for women who want to ease their menopausal symptoms.
Acupuncture can work well for some, and although the description of having sterile needles stuck into you doesn’t sound too appealing, it has helped many women. There are a few disadvantages, namely the time involved for treatments, the cost, and the need to find someone you trust.
The next alternative is to use natural herbs to help control your menopausal symptoms naturally. Plant estrogen which is derived from red clover, called Promensil has been found to reduce the intensity of hot flashes, as well as reduce their number, for some people, but as with most research other sites report that red clover is not effective for this.
Black Cohosh is regularly used for reducing hot flashes, and again there are differing reports about its effectiveness. However, since there are very few side effects, it may be worth looking into some more. In rare cases, black cohosh has been said to be responsible for vomiting, nausea and general stomach discomfort.
Exercise is always considered a good thing to do, and for helping with menopausal symptoms it again seems to be a benefit. One study states that exercise reduced the incidence of hot flashes in up to 55% of women, so over half gained relief. Remember that weight bearing exercises are good to help keep bones strong, which is especially important because as we get older, our bones lose their density and become more brittle. Exercises of the right kind can help to reduce this outcome.
Vitamin E has said to reduce the symptoms of hot flashes, but again studies have shown that this is not so for all women, but it may be an option for you.
As you can see there doesn’t seem to be any one thing that can reduce and ease menopausal symptoms naturally in all women, but discuss your options with your doctor to see if there are any new options available to you.
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