Make Menopause Easier With The Right Diet

Harlan Mittag, D.C.

  We tend to downplay the impact that our diet has on our health. The truth is that what we eat has a profound effect on our body chemistry. This is not only true in the case of say diet, cholesterol and heart disease, but is true of menopause and diet as well. The often quoted dictum "Let your food be your medicine and medicine be your food" attributed to the father of medicine Hippocrates, is true with regard to menopause as well.

  A glaring example of the truth of this is found by comparing the experience of American women versus Japanese women with regard to menopause. Take the most common complaint of menopause, hot flushes and sweats. Eighty to eighty-five percent of American women complain of hot flashes during perimenopause and menopause. Yet only thirty percent of Japanese women do. This stark difference is attributed to the Japanese diet which is high in phytoestrogens.

The Japanese diet relieves menopause hot flashes and other menopause complaints

Menopause Diet - Ways to Stop Menopausal Weight Gain

Grace K Lam

  Nowadays, there are lots of expensive supplements and therapy, which can help to relief menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and weight gain in the market. However, compare to spending money on the latest menopause treatments, simply maintain healthy weight will be more effective on treating these symptoms of menopause. Latest studies have proven that taking the right nutrients and changing diet behavior is one of the best ways to stop menopausal weight gain.

Menopausal Weight Gain

  Generally, menopause involves a battle with weight gain due to estrogen level decrease, and the fat will moves from hips down to the belly. As your body's estrogen level reduced, your metabolism will slow down, and this may lead to loss of bone mass. Moreover, these physical changes on a menopausal woman will directly increase the opportunity to get high blood pressure and heart disease.