How a mature woman can take care of her health

Menopause is a natural phenomenon that is characterized by the restructuring of the female body during the completion of the childbearing period.

Every woman tries to make this transition easier. During menopause, the production of female estrogens decreases, which is often accompanied by unusual physical sensations and stress.





The salvation for women who are in a state of menopause, can be drugs containing hormones. Their reception has a positive effect on the condition of the skin, hair, nails, general well-being and mood.

Since the use of animal hormones in medicines and cosmetics was banned in many countries, scientists began to look for alternatives.





Plant substances have been found that have an estrogen-like effect on the body and do not have side effects. They called them phytohormones.

In plants, they are responsible for the processes of development and growth: they stimulate cell division, seed germination, kidney development, flowering, fruit growth.





They also have a positive effect on humans. Phytohormones in large quantities are used to prepare skin care products for mature women who have a loss of elasticity and a tendency to dryness. Using them, women have the opportunity to rejuvenate externally.

The first sign of the onset of menopause is hot flashes. A woman throws in the heat, then in the cold, in this state she experiences physical and psychological discomfort.





Causes of hot flashes in women They can be different. There is one common - a decrease in the level of estrogen, which is responsible for thermoregulation. And there are concomitant, in which hot flashes appear with greater frequency in those who experience stress, take food that enhances blood circulation and heartbeat, drugs that accelerate metabolism, suffer from diseases such as hypoglycemia and hyperthyroidism.



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How to relieve hot flashes with menopause? Start taking hormone replacement therapy. Their reception has a number of advantages: improving overall health, reducing the number of hot flashes, improving the condition of the skin, nails, hair, improving the work of the heart, preventing osteoporosis, diabetes, colon cancer.





However, world studies suggest that hormonal drugs can increase the risk of strokes, thromboembolism, cholecystitis, asthma and even breast cancer. Therefore, choosing a drug for hormone replacement therapy, it is necessary to consult a doctor.

The current position of most doctors is that women aged 45-59 are allowed to switch to HRT. But stick to it no longer than 5 years.

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Absolutely prohibited HRT pregnant women, women with liver disease, thrombosis, breast cancer, uterine fibroids, stones in the gallbladder.

It is worth mentioning separately about soy-based phytoestrogens, which are also taken orally as a drug HRT. On the one hand, they are good because they have no contraindications. But, on the other hand, it is not fully understood whether they have a therapeutic effect on the female body or just create a placebo effect.

About how to lose weight with menopause and how to eat properly during menopause, read in our articles. Follow the links.

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