Alternative Medicine : Home Remedies for Menopause - Natural Healing Remedies to Help You Get Through Menopausal Effects

Are you one of the thousands of women who suffer severely with the effects caused by menopause? It seems that some women simply breeze through menopause while others have a very hard time. Luckily there are natural ways to help you so in this article we will look at some home remedies for menopause symptoms.

The biggest complaint that most woman voice about menopause is the hot flashes which can be very uncomfortable as well as embarrassing. You feel as though your body is an

Home Remedies for Menopause

oven and somebody has turned it up to the highest level causing you to sweat uncontrollably.

Here are some of the more popular home remedies for menopause that you can try. Not all remedies work for every woman so you may have to try a few different ones until you find what works for you.

1. Vitamin E - Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant that has proven to be helpful in combating hot flashes and night sweats. I've read that your body temperature rises by as much as 8 degrees during a hot flash and since these come on suddenly it is no wonder that they bring such discomfort. So a helpful tip would be to keep your home cool as well to help your body recover after the hot flash has passed.

2. Evening Primrose Oil - Evening primrose oil is used for conditions that affect a woman's health, such as breast tenderness that is associated with her menstrual cycle, menopausal symptoms, and PMS or premenstrual syndrome.

3. Meditation - meditation helps by providing stress relief which helps the woman to be calmer overall and deal with the menopausal symptoms easier.

4. Massage - Massage therapy again helps to relax the woman which helps her in coping better with the symptoms of menopause

5. Exercise - Exercise helps in so many ways, by relieving stress and by improving mood as mood swings are also a negative side effect of menopause. It is also good in preventing weight gain which is another negative by product of menopause sometimes.

6. Progesterone Cream - I once had an encounter in a retail store where the cashier was in the midst of a hot flash and the customer in front of me happened to be a nurse. It was then that I learned that progesterone cream can be helpful for women going through menopause as this nurse recommended it to the cashier to help ease her hot flashes and other side effects of menopause.

So there you have 6 remedies to help you cope with this stage of your life. I hope that you find your remedy among these but, if not, remember that there are many other home remedies menopause out there you just have to be persistent and keep researching until you find the one that works for you. Good luck and stay well.

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