Menopause and Women's Health Issues

Hot Flashes: Using Black Cohosh, a Plant Extract, to Put Out the Fire
While hot flashes and other changes imposed by menopause may not be of your choosing, it doesn’t mean that you’re at their mercy. Equipped with the right knowledge, you can manage your hot flashes and regain control of your life. Required reading before using any plant extract Plants and plant extracts are the oldest form of treatment for the… (read 53 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Helpful Things To Know About Menopause
Menopause is a traumatic time that has to be faced by every female. It causes a host of changes in your body, and the more you know about it, the better fit you will be to get through it smoothly. In this article, we'll discuss some facts about menopause so that you can be better informed about this turbulent period in a woman's life. -… (read 53 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Symptoms, Triggers and Causes of Hot Flashes in Menopause
The causes of hot flashes are believed to be decreasing levels of estrogen or other naturally occurring hormonal changes, unique to a woman. The symptoms of hot flash and other symptoms of menopause are more severe in women who have had their ovaries surgically removed, supporting the belief that loss of hormones produced by the ovaries are causes… (read 53 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Night Sweats and Chinese Herbs
Night Sweats are a common Menopause Symptom. Many Menopausal women experience Sweating with their Hot Flashes throughout the day. When it happens at night, though, it's a problem in itself. It can mean ruined sleep. Women typically wake up at 2-3 in the morning, soaked and burning. What a Drag! One of the first is make sure you are DRINKING… (read 52 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Exercise in Women is Related to Growing Older
Many women get into a vicious cycle as they enter midlife. First, in the back of their minds they believe they are supposed to slow down. Then, at a picnic or on vacation, they perform some unusual physical activity and strain a ligament or muscle, confirming in their minds that they really do need to slow down. As a result they engage in even… (read 52 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Estrogen Pills Can Increase Symptoms of Urinary Incontinence
At one time, estrogen pills were promoted by pharmaceutical companies as the answer to menopausal symptoms. These estrogen raising drugs were supposed to provide numerous health benefits including a reduced risk of osteoporosis, heart disease and urinary incontinence. While studies have shown that estrogen and other hormones produced by the body… (read 52 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Getting Control of Your Hot Flash Symptoms
Hot flash symptoms strike 85% of women entering menopause and may continue on the average of 1-2 years after their last period. There is also a hefty percentage of women who will face further hot flash symptoms for more than a couple of years. And an unfortunate handful of women actually experiencing the effects for the rest of their lives. One… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Unsafe Treatments for Menopause Symptoms
Menopause is not a disease. It’s a period in every woman’s life when her body changes. Symptoms are seen in many cases and have to be treated. For many years the treatment of these symptoms was replacing female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, called hormone therapy. Treatment must contain both of these hormones because otherwise unwanted… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause and Naturopathic Medicine
Many of the discomforts of the menopausal period can be alleviated with simple, natural remedies that you can use at home, such as increasing your consumption of foods that contain natural plant estrogens, drinking adequate amounts of water, taking selected nutritional supplements and using certain herbs. Over 300 different plants contain… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Soy Pasta Can Relieve Menopause Symptoms
Menopause is a natural part of a woman's life when her body quits producing certain hormones. Symptoms of menopause can include: night sweats/hot flashes weight gain mood swings forgetfulness insomnia Studies have been conducted and concluded that women in Asian cultures show a lower incidents of these menopausal symptoms. This has been attributed… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Mid Age Erectile Dysfunction
From the age of about 40 years on men start to deteriorate. There is no other word for it and there is not point in being kind by using euphemisms. Men decline and along with it comes the so-called mid-life crisis with its mid age erectile dysfunction. After around 40 men lose various things like hair, memory, muscle, motivation and aggression.… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

To Live and to Love
The change of life, otherwise known as Menopause, tends to have an immense impact on the quality of life for women. As a consequence, it also has an effect on the families and friends of those suffering from this malady. Menopause is the period in a woman’s life when she ceases to menstruate. Due to the impact of this change, women often have… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

The Importance Of Fitness During Menopause
Learn About the Crucial Links Between Fitness and Menopause Did you know that a regular fitness or exercise routine plays a major role in reducing the symptoms of menopause? One particular symptom of menopause is weight gain, which, unfortunately seems to develop just as a woman finally reaches a point in her life when she's mature and… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause Help with Aromatherapy
Many women who experience perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms are finding relief through aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is an alternative treatment, which offers menopause help and is very pleasurable to the senses. It can induce positive side effects that help us cope with both psychological and physical ailments. Studies have found that essential… (read 51 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Early Menopause Symptoms - Are You Suffering From First Symptoms of Menopause?
Early menopause symptoms — every woman at some point in her 30's or 40's will wonder if what she is experiencing is really the first symptoms of menopause. Menopause is defined as the cessation of menses or the end of menstrual cycles for a period of 12 months or more. Menopause is a natural process for a woman, not an illness. It is quite… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

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