How to lose weight with menopause

Every woman, on average, goes through menopause after 50 years. This is the third wonderful period in the life of the fair sex, which is accompanied by some changes in the body. In connection with hormonal changes, many women recruit menopause. After all, the level of the stress hormone cortisol, which provokes the appearance of visceral fat, increases.



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And the lack of the main female hormone estrogen affects almost all metabolic processes. But do not allow weight gain in menopause It is also possible to lose weight if you follow 3 rules for a beautiful figure. Editorial "Site" I'd love to tell you about them.



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How to lose weight with menopause

1. Diuretic products
   Since with the onset of menopause, the female body is prone to swelling, nutritionists advise leaning on diuretic products. These include tomatoes, which are also advised to use everyone with pathologies of the urinary system, celery, rose hips, citrus fruits, cucumbers. All these products have a good diuretic effect. In your daily diet should be present amino acids, vitamin C, magnesium and unsaturated fatty acids. Eat less fatty fried foods and try not to drink liquids at night.
   
   
   
   
   
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2. Eliminate foods that slow down metabolism
   It is worth completely abandoning products that negatively affect the speed of metabolic processes. It would be good to minimize the use of alcoholic beverages, because they irritate the digestive tract, disrupting the body’s ability to absorb nutrients from food. Refined sugar and all products that contain it should be excluded. It provokes insulin jumps and interferes with the process of losing weight. To fill the need for sweets, eat fruits or dried fruits, but only in the morning.
   
   Due to the fact that with age, the body is harder to digest lactose and milk protein, it is worth abandoning dairy products.
   
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3. Physical activity
   You can be thin in life or as a result of food restrictions, but only sports can sharpen your figure and make it truly slim. Especially useful during menopause will be Pilates, swimming, aqua aerobics and fitball exercises. During menopause, there is an increase in the level of the stress hormone cortisol. Therefore, it is recommended to engage in active physical activity, which will also raise the mood: volleyball, tennis, horse riding. Also try to walk more.
   
   
   
   
   
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Menopause is a difficult period that every woman must go through. But you can not even feel it if you monitor your health and carefully choose what to eat. Also, move more so that calories are spent, and not left on the sides. If you do not have the opportunity to attend the gym, we advise you to study under a home training program that will make you a role model in just 12 weeks.

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