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- Dietary Guidelines For Menopause
What you eat influences how you feel on a daily basis and also lays the foundation for your health in the postmenopausal years. Researchers are finding that specific foods have a measurable effect on hormone levels, particularly foods that are rich in phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are plant compounds with mild estrogenic properties. Although phytoestrogens are estimated as being 50 times weaker than estrogen, they are helpful for balancing conditions of both estrogen excess or deficiency. Because they are similar to the hormones in your body, phytoestrogens bind to receptor sites in the body that estrogen normally occupies. If you are suffering from the effects of too much estrogen (which is the cause of many menopausal complaints such as hot flashes), phytoestrogens help to lower your blood levels of estrogen. If, on the other hand, you have too little estrogen (which contributes to osteoporosis), phytoestrogens provide some estrogenic activity and help to protect against bone loss.
Phytoestrogens are found in abundance in foods such as legumes, whole grains, nuts, flaxseeds, and apples. The phytoestrogens in soy are of special interest to researchers because Japanese women typically have a much easier transition through menopause than American women, and many experts believe that the Japanese reliance on soy as a dietary staple is the reason. Another benefit of plant estrogens is that while synthetic estrogen is related to an increased incidence of cancer, phytoestrogens appear to decrease the risk of reproductive cancers. Soy is easy to include in your daily diet in the form of tofu, tempeh, soy milk, miso, and tamari (a natural soy sauce). Add tofu or tempeh to sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, and stir-fries, and use soy milk on cereal and in beverages. Miso and tamari are excellent for seasoning soups, stews, and sauces. - Herbal Remedy For Heavy Bleeding
Heavy menstrual bleeding is common as a woman approaches menopause. As hormone levels begin to shift and there is an excess of estrogen in relation to progesterone, a woman typically will have periods that are closer together with more profuse bleeding. Any type of abnormally heavy bleeding should be evaluated by your doctor to rule out problems such as fibroids, endometriosis, or uterine cancer..
Fatigue is often a problem with heavy bleeding because of blood and iron loss. Drink three cups daily of a nutrient-rich herbal tea such as nettle to help build healthy red-blood cells. Nettle is high in iron and other minerals and makes a pleasant tasting tea. Use two teaspoons of nettle per cup of water and follow the directions on page 9 for making an herbal infusion. For an extra boost of iron, take yellow dock root extract, an herb that is exceptionally rich in easily assimilable iron. You can drink yellow dock root tea, but the flavor is bitter and it doesn't make a tasty beverage. Take one-half teaspoon of yellow dock root liquid extract or two capsules twice a day until blood-iron levels return to normal. - Dietary Guidelines For Menopause
What you eat influences how you feel on a daily basis and also lays the foundation for your health in the postmenopausal years. Researchers are finding that specific foods have a measurable effect on hormone levels, particularly foods that are rich in phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are plant compounds with mild estrogenic properties. Although phytoestrogens are estimated as being 50 times weaker than estrogen, they are helpful for balancing conditions of both estrogen excess or deficiency. Because they are similar to the hormones in your body, phytoestrogens bind to receptor sites in the body that estrogen normally occupies. If you are suffering from the effects of too much estrogen (which is the cause of many menopausal complaints such as hot flashes), phytoestrogens help to lower your blood levels of estrogen. If, on the other hand, you have too little estrogen (which contributes to osteoporosis), phytoestrogens provide some estrogenic activity and help to protect against bone loss.
Phytoestrogens are found in abundance in foods such as legumes, whole grains, nuts, flaxseeds, and apples. The phytoestrogens in soy are of special interest to researchers because Japanese women typically have a much easier transition through menopause than American women, and many experts believe that the Japanese reliance on soy as a dietary staple is the reason. Another benefit of plant estrogens is that while synthetic estrogen is related to an increased incidence of cancer, phytoestrogens appear to decrease the risk of reproductive cancers. Soy is easy to include in your daily diet in the form of tofu, tempeh, soy milk, miso, and tamari (a natural soy sauce). Add tofu or tempeh to sandwiches, salads, pasta dishes, and stir-fries, and use soy milk on cereal and in beverages. Miso and tamari are excellent for seasoning soups, stews, and sauces. - Herbal Remedy For Heavy Bleeding
Heavy menstrual bleeding is common as a woman approaches menopause. As hormone levels begin to shift and there is an excess of estrogen in relation to progesterone, a woman typically will have periods that are closer together with more profuse bleeding. Any type of abnormally heavy bleeding should be evaluated by your doctor to rule out problems such as fibroids, endometriosis, or uterine cancer..
Fatigue is often a problem with heavy bleeding because of blood and iron loss. Drink three cups daily of a nutrient-rich herbal tea such as nettle to help build healthy red-blood cells. Nettle is high in iron and other minerals and makes a pleasant tasting tea. Use two teaspoons of nettle per cup of water and follow the directions on page 9 for making an herbal infusion. For an extra boost of iron, take yellow dock root extract, an herb that is exceptionally rich in easily assimilable iron. You can drink yellow dock root tea, but the flavor is bitter and it doesn't make a tasty beverage. Take one-half teaspoon of yellow dock root liquid extract or two capsules twice a day until blood-iron levels return to normal.
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