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Top 5 Herbal Remedies For Menopause |
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By Evelyn Lim
 Thinking of going through hormone replacement therapy to help ease your menopausal symptoms? Have you considered trying some herbal remedies first to see if they help? Rather than go for a drastic option, the use of herbal remedies may be worth a try as they are natural and comparatively safer.
In fact, there are many herbal remedies that can help deal with the various menopausal symptoms that you are having. These include herbal remedies to alleviate your existing condition of night sweats, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, loss of sex drive, memory loss, depression and sudden mood swings.
Menopause is often referred to as the change. It is often a difficult period for the sufferer as well as those around. Also, it can get depressing as weight gain is a possible outcome during menopause.
Here is a guide to the top 5 herbal remedies for menopause:
1. Gingko Biloba. Gingko Biloba is effective for those going through hormonal changes. Herbalists and naturopathic doctors say that this herb can increase and improve blood flow to virtually all parts
of the body. Herbalists recommend that a dosage of 40 to 80 milligram capsule 3 times a day. This will also help in cases of memory loss.
2. Chasteberry. Chasteberry is one of the herbal remedies often overlooked when treating menopause's difficult symptoms. However, this is a secret known to herbalists that this herb can have a profound effect on the body's hormones. Herbalists recommend this herb because it can actually help reverse the vaginal changes, lowered libido, and other symptoms of menopause.
3. St. Johns Wort. St Johns wort, on the other hand, is a herb known to help with anxiety, irritability and mood swings. In fact, this is one of the herbal remedies that can be more more effective in treating depression than traditional antidepressants. In general, herbalists and naturopathic doctors recommend 100 and 300 milligrams of St. John's wort 3 times a day. You should be sure that this is standardized for 0.3 percent hypercin.
4. Valerian. You may also find it hard to get to sleep at night during menopause. Many herbal remedies help to induce relaxation and sleep. One of them includes valerian. Valerian is both safe and nonaddictive. It is suggested that women should take between 300 to 500 milligrams of this one hour before bed.
5. Lavender. The last of the herbal remedies that is recommended is lavender. You can achieve a peaceful night of rest with lavender. This herb can be easily integrated into aromatherapy. Simply sprinkle a few drops of lavender essential oil onto your pillow before going to bed.
Before you try any of these herbal remedies, do check with your doctor. You have to make sure that the herbal remedies for menopause do not interact negatively with the other medications that you may be on. Also, you would need to ask your doctor or herbalist for the recommended dosages of herbal remedies for your specific case. What is useful is to know that hormone replacement therapy is not the one and only solution if you want to ease your menopausal symptoms. There are many herbal remedies out there that can help you alleviate your suffering!
Evelyn Lim is the writer and publisher of a free newsletter on herbal home remedies. In her newsletter, she shares amazing tips on using non-drug remedies to cure and treat common health ailments. For more information, please visit http://www.herbalremedytips.com. Menopause Making The Most Out Of Menopause
By Thomas Geter
 During what the medical community refers to as "mid-life", both men and women undergo significant physiological changes. Women between the ages of 45 and 65 pass through a period called the climacteric. Menopause, the end of ovulation and menstruation, occurs during that period.
The changes that a woman undergoes during menopause do not affect every woman to the same extent. A survey done by the North American Menopause Society has found that 10 to 15% of the women who experience the changes associated with menopause have viewed those changes as part of a positive progression in the entire life cycle.
Many women have viewed menopause as a time of increased opportunities. As many as 60% of the women who were surveyed saw menopause as a time when they felt freer to try new things. That same percentage of women refused to associate menopause with any suggestion that they had become less "attractive".
Menopause does put a woman in position from which she must act, if she wants to avoid future heart and circulatory problems. The absence of ovulation brings with it a loss of estrogen in the woman's bloodstream. That loss can have serious health consequences.
The loss of estrogen means that the arteries of a menopausal woman suddenly lack access to the chemical that had allowed them to remain pliant. The loss of estrogen puts the woman at an increased risk for clots. It also reduces the level of high density lipoproteins and raises the level of low density lipoproteins.
Following the arrival of menopause, the process of bone loss, a process that started more than 10 years earlier, suddenly occurs at a very rapid rate. In the first five years after menopause, the rate at which a woman experiences bone loss increases annually by 2 to 5%. Women then must act to prevent developing osteoporosis.
The prevention of both heart problems and osteoporosis relies on the behavior of the woman who has gone through menopause. Such a woman benefits from engaging in regular exercise. That will strengthen both her heart and her bones. A low fat diet should help her to avoid serious heart problems. A high calcium diet should help her to maintain the strength in her bones.
Other problems associated with menopause might not respond to exercise and diet changes. Some women struggle with repeated hot flashes during menopause. Some women have trouble sleeping. Other women complain about feeling unexpected discomfort during intercourse.
The use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help a woman to deal with the above problems. Use of HRT might also be recommended for a woman who has urinary tract problems following menopause. Some women even feel that use of HRT has helped them to retain a good deal of their memory.
Not all women seek out the relief afforded by HRT. A growing body of evidence suggests that the combination of synthetic estrogen and progesterone can increase a woman's chances for developing breast cancer. Some women have sought relief from selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM).
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