tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170021352024-10-12T01:21:51.258+01:00All the latest treatments and breakthroughs for hot flashes and other menopause symptoms, including progesterone cream, bioidentical hormones, black cohosh and other herbal remedies for menopause...nimsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08785655607544514025noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17002135.post-69326892897552851422013-11-01T22:36:00.000+00:002013-11-01T22:36:00.366+00:00

The video below is attributing Global Warming to menopausal women - it's a hoot!

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There was a time when Black Cohosh was being touted as having no side effects.Well, they are now saying that it is very toxic to the liver and can cause liver damage. This however, apparently, is reversible once you stop black cohosh. Having said that, they're not sure whether it's the black cohosh itself that's the problem or whether the toxicity is due to something in the manufacturing

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Women sometimes temporarily experience short term memory loss during the menopause. Menopause is a stressful time for the body which is trying to adjust to new levels of the various hormones in the body. This stress can trigger a bout of short term memory loss, so stress management is a very important factor to improve short term memory loss during the menopause. Stress causes the body to release

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Vitamin D is essential during the menopause as with calcium and magnesium, it prevents osteoporosis and controls weight gain. The best and most enjoyable way to get vitamin D is by spending some time in the sun. For most of us in the northern hemisphere, that is not a practical option in the winter. I was talking to a pathologist the other day, and he said that of all the tests he did, the

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Menopause is often a time when your libido goes down. Often, after a surge in libido just before the menopause hits! Damiana is often used to pep up a woman's sex life and I have read that my favourite herb aka Rhodiola Rosea helps too. Here's more on increasing libido for women

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Menopause is often a time when depression sets in. But is it due to the menopause, or is it, maybe,due to the changes that occur at the age menopause occurs. It's often a time when children are leaving or have left home, leaving you to reassess your life and redefine yourself, and that, can be scarey! Before reaching for the bottle of Prozac, it's worth trying to face your fears, anger,

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Insomnia can be a real plague during the menopause, because this is precisely when you need the healing and uplifting power of sleep the most. There are many remedies that can be of help in helping you sleep, including Valerian, Melatonin and even Homeopathy. Try the different options and see what suits you best. Valerian is the most popular one and works very well on most. If you must take

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You feel a wave of heat creep up your whole body. Suddenly you're really hot and want to take all your clothes off. Then you realize, it's a hot flash and you're about to enter the menopause. Menopause brings a whole different set of challenges to deal with, but the key is, not to get despondent or disheartened, but to to relax and open yourself up to the possibility that it is just one

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Hot flashes and night sweats can be precipitated by falling estrogen (oestrogen) levels and can be accompanied by feelings of anxiety. The first thing to try for regular hot flashes is Sage, either as a tincture or tea. This helps rebalance the sweat regulating mechanism in the brain. This non hormonal method works well for many women. You can take this throughout the day, or once in the day

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A report published in the peer-reviewed journal Climacteric, by the International Menopause Society, found that the menopause does not cause a woman to gain weight, however, it does affect the way fat was deposited in the body. Regardless of whether a woman put on weight or not, the menopause did cause a shift of body fat from the hips to the abdomen. The review group of the International

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Night Sweats and Hot Flashes Helped By Sage. Sage is a wonderful all round herb that is used for cooking but has many medicinal uses. It helps to rebalance the sweat-regulating mechanism in the brain. This helps night sweats and hot flashes and can in fact help all types of sweating, even if not caused by hormones, including heavy perspiring and sweaty palms. A German study found that people

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Epsom Salts To Relieve Anxiety and Tension. Magnesium Sulphate or Epsom salts as it is more commonly known is something I have been using for a long time but have never thought to write about.Epsom salts is used for joint and muscle pain and as a detoxifier.As magnesium is absorbed through the skin, it also provides the body with the magnesium it needs, which helps with osteoporosis and muscle

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Milk Thistle has been used for centuries as a tonic and is a potent detoxifier and liver cleanser. It is an antioxidant that stimulates the liver and protects and repairs it. The active ingredient Sylimarin is found in the seeds of milk thistle and is said to: - repair liver damage - lower cholesterol - treat gallbladder disorders - reduce insulin resistance in diabetic pateints  with

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Gelatin Helps With Menopausal Dry and Sagging Skin A couple of months ago I was having problems with a very painful arthritic knee and as I had heard so much about the benefits of gelatin for joint pain, decided to do do a bit more research into it. There are numerous benefits attributed to Gelatin and some of them are associated with the menopause: - regulates fat metabolism - soothes the

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Could Sea Cucumber help menopausal arthritis? I have been suffering from osteoarthritis of the left knee and have started taking gelatin for joint pain. However it takes a bit of time before results can be felt and seen, about 6 to 9 weeks. In the meanwhile, whilst waiting for the results to kick in, I decided to try Sea Cucumber capsules as well. I started by taking 1 capsule 4 times a day (to

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'Anti depressant could be female viagra' so claim Sprout Pharmaceuticals, a bioscience company based in North Carolina, which has completed several clinical trials involving pre and post-menopausal women.They were investigating a drug called Flibanserin which is a novel serotonin agonist and 5-HT2A antagonist, and has been shown to increase sexual desire and reduce distress in women with a

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The Risks of Osteoporosis, Fracture and even mortal is greater if you have an Early Menopause. More bad news for those of us who have been through an early menopause as this was the conclusion of a Swedish study that looked at the long-term effects of early menopause on mortality, risk of fragility fracture and osteoporosis and which was published in 'An International Journal of Obstetrics and

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT is a safe and effective therapy for hot flashes and night sweats, the most common symptoms of the menopause and an alternative to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). This is according to two new studies published this month. Both studies were led by Professor Myra Hunter of the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. Almost a quarter of women going

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A Study by Duke University researchers published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology journal, found that having a hysterectomy increases the risk of an earlier menopause among younger women. It confirms what many women, obstetricians and gynecologists have suspected for a long time now. The researchers led by Patricia G. Moorman, PhD, MSPH, report that younger women who undergo hysterectomies

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No it does not. Menopause has little to no impact on whether women become more susceptible to diabetes, according to a unique study. This is according to study lead author Catherine Kim, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of internal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Health System, who conducted a national clinical trial of 1,237 women at high risk for

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According to psychotherapist Sue Brayne, who presented her insights into the lived, felt experiences of women going through menopause in  at the British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section annual conference, menopause shouldn't be seen as a medical problem that needs fixing but as a life-affirming and normal process that women go through.Little consideration is given to the

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According to Dr Chwan-Li Shen, Green Tea and Tai Chi enhance bone health and reduce inflammation in postmenopausal women. Dr. Chwan-Li (Leslie) Shen is an associate professor and a researcher at the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and has conducted a study focused on postmenopausal women and investigating the potential for green tea

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Does menopause trigger hayfever? Whilst menopause does not trigger hayfever, some women do experience increased allergies as part of their menopause symptoms and this of course includes hayfever. As women approach the menopause and their hormonal profile changes, some may begin to experience a heightened sensitivity to allergies that previously had only subtle effects, or new allergies might

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A study by Baylor University study has shown that women going through the menopause who specifically pictured images associated with coolness during hypnotherapy had a dramatic decrease in hot flashes. The results appear in the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. "This is an interesting finding because it begins to shed light on what is it, specifically, about hypnotic

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Yes, you can...Katy Hayward had hot flashes and irregular periods, but when she couldn't get pregnant, the doctors reassured her that she was in 'peak health'. She insisted on seeing a specialist and at just 28, was told she had gone into early menopause. In fact 1 woman in 1,000 goes through early menopause while still under 30 years old, 1 in a 100 whilst under 40 and 5 in a 100 when they are

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