NATURAL APPROACH TO MENOPAUSE

Menopause may cause women to feel some hormonal changes in their body since their estrogen levels decline. The sudden change in hormones may result in any of following symptoms: hot flushes, depression, irritability, mood swings, irregular menses, disturbed sleep patterns, night sweats, decreased sexual desire, vaginal dryness and nausea. Many women are reluctant when it comes to notion of menopause.

It is of great importance that women should have a positive outlook when it comes to menopause in order to successfully cope up with changes that goes with it. Women should try to see that menopause is simply a new phase in their life that they have to go through. Aside from that, women should try to see menopause as an opportunity to see life in a new perspective wherein menopause is a means of renewing oneself with emphasis on prevention as well as maintaining quality way of life.

During menopause period, it is very important for women to have proper nutrition since it is fundamental for a healthy living. Proper nutrition entails regular consumption of fruits, vegetables, beans as well as healthy oils such fish oils. Sweets, animal fats and caffeine should be minimized or if possible avoided. There are food groups that provides excellent hormonal support such as soy products that are known to contain phytoestrogens that act like estrogen in body but to a lesser degree. There have been studies conducted to know and understand effects of phytoestrogens in women who are undergoing menopause and according to results of study am average of 40 to 80 mg per day of soy products may actually reduce hot flushes, vaginal dryness and also reduces cholesterol.

BREAST CANCER

Breast cancer occurs when cells in breast begin to grow out of control enabling them to invade nearby tissues or spread throughout body. Collections of these out of control tissues are called tumors. However, not all breast tumors are considered cancerous since certain types of large cells just cannot be spread or threaten a person’s life and this kind of tumor is called benign tumor. On other hand, tumors that can spread all throughout body or invade nearby tissues are considered cancerous cells and are malignant. Cancer cells usually comes from either ducts or glands in breast that is why it may take months or even years for a tumor to be notice in breast. Breast tumors are screened with use of mammograms that are rather accurate in screening tumor or cancer cells. Women are much prone to develop breast cancer that men. Only 1% to 2% of men have been known to have cases of breast cancer. The early onset of menstruation in women at age of 12 increases risk for a breast cancer on other hand an early menopausal period may reduce risk of breast cancer. The risk for women to have breast cancer increases with age in fact a study shows that women over 50 are more likely to develop breast cancer. Nevertheless, incidence of breast cancer among younger women is also increasing in an alarming rate that is why more women of ages 20s to 30s have subjected themselves to be diagnosed.