Light diet and tea for menopausal symptoms

A healthy lifestyle helps against menopausal symptoms

09/10/2014

During menopause, many women suffer from sudden hot flashes, sweats, nervousness and sleep disturbances. For severe menopausal symptoms, doctors usually recommend hormone therapy. Often, however, the problems can be significantly reduced with a healthy lifestyle that includes a well-informed diet, regular exercise and adequate relaxation. Again „Consumer information service aid“ informed, among other things help light diet against sleep disorders and tea against hot flashes.

Relieve menopausal symptoms with a healthy diet
By the age of 50, most women's hormones are slow, so that less and less estrogen is produced. Mostly hot flashes, sweats, sleep disturbances and nervousness are the result. Over time, the complaints subsided, but many women find their menopause as very stressful. In addition, the risk of osteoporosis cardiovascular diseases and strokes increases in the long term.

The „Consumer information service aid“ has put together some tips on this topic. Thus, affected women should eat something light in the evening and not take any stimulating drinks. That helps against sleep disorders. „In hot flashes instead of coffee better drink a fruit tea and avoid spicy food and alcohol“, advises the consumer information service. For a firmer skin, menopausal women should drink plenty of fluids and look for enough protein in their diet.

When choosing foods, it is advisable to pay attention to a high nutrient density, such as with vegetables. In addition, the consumer information service recommends, „bone loss through regular exercise and high calcium intake“ counteract. (Ag)

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