I haven't posted for a while, because I've been feeling really down lately.
I can't take any of the herbs for menopause as I'm allergic to them, but have been using high doses of vitamins and theanine to manage the menopause.
But I guess it's the combination of the long winter this year, a couple of colds and an ear infection that have ground me down.
I've also been feeling sorry for myself, and so much want to find the woman that I was again. I just seem to have lost that spark.
So, I have decided to take St John's Wort in the hope that it will give me that extra helping hand to pull myself out of this.
I started taking it a couple of weeks ago and will keep you informed of it's efficacy.
Apparently it takes about six weeks to work it's magic!
I will try and put up a description and how to take it etc on my Natural Menopause site when I'm up to it.
Bon Courage to all those going through the same thing.....
natural menopause
Monday, March 27, 2006
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Don't Let Yourself Go
Natural Menopause
There are so many things to deal with and worry about that it's very easy to let yourself go during the peri menopause and menopause.
My excuses were,
- I'm just so tired my least important priority is what I look like.
- my self-esteem was so low that I thought, "what's the point, I'll never look good"
- I felt so depressed and low that I didn't feel like dressing up.
- I felt sad at getting older and looking at the mirror just reminded me that I was getting older.
But believe me, it is worth making that effort to look as good as you can.
It will lift your spirits and make you feel better. You will feel like doing things, going out and meeting people, all which will impact the above points and make them better.
So when you wake up in the morning, even if you are not going anywhere, put on your gladrags, put some make up on, stand straight and hold your head up high.
Have a great day!
natural menopause
There are so many things to deal with and worry about that it's very easy to let yourself go during the peri menopause and menopause.
My excuses were,
- I'm just so tired my least important priority is what I look like.
- my self-esteem was so low that I thought, "what's the point, I'll never look good"
- I felt so depressed and low that I didn't feel like dressing up.
- I felt sad at getting older and looking at the mirror just reminded me that I was getting older.
But believe me, it is worth making that effort to look as good as you can.
It will lift your spirits and make you feel better. You will feel like doing things, going out and meeting people, all which will impact the above points and make them better.
So when you wake up in the morning, even if you are not going anywhere, put on your gladrags, put some make up on, stand straight and hold your head up high.
Have a great day!
natural menopause
Friday, March 03, 2006
Menopause Symptoms - Two is Better Than One!
Natural Menopause
Two is better than one...
Pairing up two commonly used herbal medicines is "very effective" for easing physical and psychological symptoms of menopause, German researchers report.
St. John's wort is widely used to treat mild to moderate depression, while women have traditionally taken black cohosh for menopausal complaints.
To see if a fixed combination of the herbal medicines could offer an alternative to hormone replacement therapy, the researchers studied 301 women who had been experiencing menopausal symptoms for at least three months, along with depressed mood.
Half took the St. John's wort and black cohosh combo, while the other half took placebo pills.
After 16 weeks, women who took the two-herb combination showed a 50 percent reduction in symptoms such as hot flashes and sweating, compared to 19.6 percent for those on placebo. Scores measuring depression fell by 41.8 percent among women on the herbal medicines, compared to 12.7 percent for those on placebo.
The improvement in menopausal symptoms was similar to that seen among women taking hormone therapy for three months, Gruenwald and his team point out. They conclude that the treatment is safe and effective for easing both depression and menopausal complaints.
SOURCE: Obstetrics & Gynecology, February 2006.
Natural Menopause
Two is better than one...
Pairing up two commonly used herbal medicines is "very effective" for easing physical and psychological symptoms of menopause, German researchers report.
St. John's wort is widely used to treat mild to moderate depression, while women have traditionally taken black cohosh for menopausal complaints.
To see if a fixed combination of the herbal medicines could offer an alternative to hormone replacement therapy, the researchers studied 301 women who had been experiencing menopausal symptoms for at least three months, along with depressed mood.
Half took the St. John's wort and black cohosh combo, while the other half took placebo pills.
After 16 weeks, women who took the two-herb combination showed a 50 percent reduction in symptoms such as hot flashes and sweating, compared to 19.6 percent for those on placebo. Scores measuring depression fell by 41.8 percent among women on the herbal medicines, compared to 12.7 percent for those on placebo.
The improvement in menopausal symptoms was similar to that seen among women taking hormone therapy for three months, Gruenwald and his team point out. They conclude that the treatment is safe and effective for easing both depression and menopausal complaints.
SOURCE: Obstetrics & Gynecology, February 2006.
Natural Menopause
Thursday, March 02, 2006
The famous duo reduce falls!
Long-term dietary supplementation with vitamin D and calcium significantly reduces the risk of falling among older women, according to the results of a new study.
Dr. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues assigned 199 men and 246 women to take either vitamin D and calcium daily or placebo.
The subjects were at least 65 years of age (average, about 71 years) and lived at home.
During follow-up over 3 years vitamin D and calcium did significantly reduce the risk of falls by 46 percent for the women. No significant reduction was seen in men.
SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, February 27, 2006
Dr. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, at the University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, and colleagues assigned 199 men and 246 women to take either vitamin D and calcium daily or placebo.
The subjects were at least 65 years of age (average, about 71 years) and lived at home.
During follow-up over 3 years vitamin D and calcium did significantly reduce the risk of falls by 46 percent for the women. No significant reduction was seen in men.
SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, February 27, 2006
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Night Sweats..
In women, menopause is the most common cause of night sweats.
It may be treated a number of ways. Exercise is considered an
important part of treatment, and a number of herbal treatments are
often employed: Dong Quai, Chaste Berry, Black Cohosh, Motherwort,
Licorice Root, and essential oils, among others.
A more traditional treatment is the use of estrogen and progestin
replacement therapy. Changing to a healthier diet may also take care
of the problem.
OTHER THINGS THAT MAY HELP:
• Keep the bedroom cool. Install air conditioning, use a fan, or keep
a window open at night. Use minimal bedding.
• Take a cold shower before bed, or get up when night sweats occur and
take a cold shower or bath.
• Have a cold drink handy, so that when night sweats occur, you may
obtain some relief with cool water.
• Switch to all cotton bedding and nightclothes; other fibers may make
you more warm.
• Drink more water throughout the day.
• Don’t drink alcohol anytime near bedtime.
• Don’t eat near bedtime, particularly foods with sugar or carbohydrates.
It may be treated a number of ways. Exercise is considered an
important part of treatment, and a number of herbal treatments are
often employed: Dong Quai, Chaste Berry, Black Cohosh, Motherwort,
Licorice Root, and essential oils, among others.
A more traditional treatment is the use of estrogen and progestin
replacement therapy. Changing to a healthier diet may also take care
of the problem.
OTHER THINGS THAT MAY HELP:
• Keep the bedroom cool. Install air conditioning, use a fan, or keep
a window open at night. Use minimal bedding.
• Take a cold shower before bed, or get up when night sweats occur and
take a cold shower or bath.
• Have a cold drink handy, so that when night sweats occur, you may
obtain some relief with cool water.
• Switch to all cotton bedding and nightclothes; other fibers may make
you more warm.
• Drink more water throughout the day.
• Don’t drink alcohol anytime near bedtime.
• Don’t eat near bedtime, particularly foods with sugar or carbohydrates.
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