4 Natural Remedies For Menopause

•Menopause Symptoms 17 Key Indications
What Is Menopause? As the menopause approaches, there is a decrease in estrogen production by the body. This most often happens between the ages of 45 and 55. This shift in hormone balance affects nearly every body system and causes a mixture of symptoms. Fortunately, alternative therapy offers some solutions to these symptoms. As menopause symptoms can vary massively from woman to woman, it can sometimes be hard to tell whether they are produced by menopause or another health issue. For...

•Menopause And Exercise 6 Great Reasons To Do It
Exercise Can Help Menopause Regular, vigorous exercise at menopause time can help reduce many of the commonest symptoms of menopause. It will also help deal with heart disease and osteoporosis. Use exercise as part of a holistic 'menopause programme' which should include attention to diet and relaxation as well as use of natural remedies including herbs. Here are the 6 great reasons to exercise at menopause time: 1. Exercise, Menopause And Feeling Good Aerobic exercise improves your mood...

•Gingko And Menopause 4 Symptoms It Can Help
Ginkgo biloba is often helpful in menopause as well as a variety of other health situations. Ginkgo, or gingko as it is sometimes spelled, is very safe. For these reasons it is well worth considering using it in menopause. Ginkgo And Menopause Gingko biloba is a circulatory stimulant and this helps it to relieve certain menopause symptoms. These menopause symptoms include: * Poor memory * 'Muzzy' brain * Cold hands and feet, and * Low libido These are symptoms which are often reported...

•Ginkgo And Memory In Menopause
Poor memory in menopause is one condition for which ginkgo biloba is well worth trying. In Germany ginkgo biloba is one of the top selling products among all medicines -- not just herbs! Purposes for which ginkgo is used include general brain insufficiency (memory, blood circulation), cold hands and feet, Alzheimer's disease, tinnitus, depression, eye function in glaucoma, reduced sexual function -- for men or women, and to help reduce free radicals, which cause damage to cells. Ginkgo:...

•Hot Flashes In Menopause 4 Key Natural Treatments
Hot flashes in menopause are the commonest symptom reported by Western women. They are thought to relate to the reduction in oestrogen level which the menopause produces. The key areas to consider treating are: 1. Exercise 2. Stress 3. Diet, and 4. Supplements 1. Hot Flashes And Exercise Regular aerobic exercise reduces both the frequency and severity of hot flashes. As this is so good for maintaining bone strength and so avoiding osteoporosis, this is important to do. Studies have...

•Hot Flashes What Are They
Hot flashes, or hot flushes, are the commonest menopause symptom reported. Although hot flashes are experienced by many women -- around 70-80% of those in menopause -- not every woman in menopause experiences hot flashes. It is believed that the reduction in oestrogen level that the menopause brings is the main factor in causing hot flashes. A hot flash (flush) either starts at the chest or waist and moves up or starts at the head and spreads down. Some women find that it spreads to other...

•Dong Quai For Menopause And Menstruation
Dong quai, Angelica sinensis, is also known as dang gui in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In its native country, China, dong quai sells almost as much as the best selling herb, licorice. Dong quai is sometimes called 'female ginseng' because while Chinese ginseng (panax ginseng) boosts and helps balance male energy, dong quai can help to achieve this balance for women. Dong quai has has been widely appreciated for centuries in the Far East where it is used by large numbers of the female...

•Agnus Castus Growing Characteristics And Uses For PMT PMS And Menopause
The growing characteristics of agnus castus favour Mediterranean areas where is can be seen growing wild and is also cultivated. It can also be found growing in the UK, though it is not found often. Its uses are well recognised for PMT (PMS) and menopause and its availability in the UK is growing making it as popular in this country as in its native southern Mediterranean region. The common name of agnus castus is Chaste Tree which relates to the Crusaders' belief that it would keep their...

•Colon Cleansing The Essential Role Of The Caecum
Dr Christopher popularized his famous herbal 'Lower Bowel Tonic', also called 'cascara compound' capsules, during the 60's and 70's. The great value of this formula was that it quite easily produced 2-3 bowel movements a day for most of its regular users, many of whom had not experienced this for many years. The logic of having 2-3 bowel movements daily is that if you eat 3 times a day, you should pass out waste 3 times a day too. This is a healthy bowel regularity. If a person doesn't do...

•Essential Accompaniments To Dr Christopher s Herbal Bowel Formula
In other articles we have considered the fantastic 'lower bowel tonic' of Dr John Christopher, which is a herbal 'cascara compound'. Though it can often work fantastically by itself, it works best if accompanied by other natural supports. Two of these are Psyllium Husks and a quality bowel flora supplement. Psyllium Husks Psyllium provides a type of fibre - and we have all heard that fibre is good for bowel function. However, not all fibre is the same. Mention fibre and many people think of...