Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Surviving Menopause Naturally
    Surviving Menopause Naturally
    Surviving Menopause Naturally
    Ebook130 pages1 hour

    Surviving Menopause Naturally

    By Kristy Jenkins

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Every woman undergoes menopause at some point in her life. The average age of menopause is 51 years of age but it can occur as young as 30 or at age 60. If you have menopausal symptoms prior to that, it is known as premature menopause. The exact definition of menopause is the cessation of menstrual periods for a consecutive 12 months.
    The wide fluctuations in hormones during menopause do not just affect the physical body. They affect the brain and emotions as well. Things like mood swings, depression, and anxiety are common symptoms seen during the menopausal years and it can sometimes reach debilitating proportions. You can have increasing crying spells and irritability that can have an effect on you and those around you. 
    According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the continual alterations in hormone levels during the menopausal years can have a negative impact on emotions so that some women are left feeling depressed, anxious, and irritable.
    Estrogen and progesterone receptors are located in the brain as well as the body so that it is natural to assume that mental and emotional changes will affect the body during times when the hormones fluctuate.
     Even though menopause is a natural process that happens to all of us, there’s still a few things that you need to keep an eye on to make sure that everything is happening the way it should
    Learn about the various menopause symptoms and how they effect your piece of mind and quality of life.
    Discover multiple effective and all natural remedies for those symptoms.
    Learn how your emotional health affects severity of symptoms.
    Discover how stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy helps alleviate menopause symptoms.
     Many women in the perimenopausal and menopausal years feel like nothing in life makes sense. One minute they find themselves crying uncontrollably while the next, they feel extremely angry for no reason. There can be an increase in premenstrual syndrome in the perimenopausal years as the ovaries struggle to make up for their age-related decline.
      You may feel and act crazy at times but this isn’t permanent and soon you will return to a normal state. In the meantime, there are things you can do to combat these changes.
    • Antidepressants.   antidepressants. They are most beneficial for depressive symptoms but they can also help anxiety symptoms and problems with sleep.
    • Anxiolytic therapy.    
    • Hormone Replacement Therapy.  
    • Meditation.  
    • etc
    Not every woman experiences emotional changes as a result of menopause. If you find yourself with emotional changes in menopause that you can’t tolerate, try some of the tips  mentioned  in this book, as we elaborate and in depth guide to help everybody  to understand Menopause better
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublisher s21598
    Release dateJan 4, 2019
    ISBN9788829589081
    Surviving Menopause Naturally

    Read more from Kristy Jenkins

    Related to Surviving Menopause Naturally

    Related ebooks

    Wellness For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Ageing Gratefully

      Mar 2, 2023

      Ageing Gratefully
      3 min read

    • Article

      Heeding Your Hormones

      Apr 19, 2021

      Heeding Your Hormones
      2 min read

    • Article

      Do You Need A FACE GYM?

      Feb 20, 2020

      Do You Need A FACE GYM?
      3 min read

    • Article

      Cleansing Foods For A NATURAL DETOX

      Jul 28, 2020

      You don’t need to go to extremes to give your body a cleanse. In fact, you can easily incorporate foods known for their gentle detox qualities. ‘Cellular cleansing and detoxification are functions that occur in every cell of the body every second o

      3 min read

    • Article

      Elevate Your Energy!

      Dec 19, 2019

      Elevate Your Energy!
      6 min read

    • Article

      Concerns About Progesterone Cream

      Jan 26, 2020

      While some argue that progesterone creams are too weak to be effective, others contend that they harbor serious long-term risks. But there’s one thing all the critics agree on: the dearth of medical evidence to support menopausal women using them. Bi

      2 min read

    • Article

      Eat right FOR YOUR TYPE

      Oct 9, 2019

      Ayurveda, the holistic healing healing system from India, is about supporting physical, mental and emotional health by following the rules of nature, especially your own personal nature, or ‘prakriti’. “In Ayurveda, there is always a focus on maintai

      1 min read

    • Article

      Rhodiola

      Aug 4, 2023

      Rhodiola
      1 min read

    • Article

      Can Yoga Boost Your Sex Life?

      Feb 5, 2023

      Can Yoga Boost Your Sex Life?
      2 min read

    • Article

      Beauty From The Pantry

      Sep 2, 2020

      Want to try the latest in natural beauty? Well, look no further than your pantry. The food you eat nourishes, nurtures and heals the body, helping it to work to optimal efficiency. But everyday foods can also soothe and beautify the skin, hair and na

      7 min read

    • Article

      from 92kg to 66kg AND STILL COUNTING!

      Jan 27, 2020

      Erin Goliath (26) has struggled with her weight since she was a teenager. ‘When I hit puberty I started gaining weight exponentially. I spent my teens and early twenties being overweight.’ She attributes her weight gain to PCOS, a hormonal disorder k

      3 min read

    • Article

      Alternatives For Endometriosis

      Jan 24, 2021

      Alternatives For Endometriosis
      2 min read

    • Article

      What’s Your Motivation?

      Oct 22, 2021

      What’s Your Motivation?
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Butterfly Effect

      Nov 4, 2020

      The Butterfly Effect
      4 min read

    • Article

      Fix your FEET!

      Jan 6, 2020

      We often neglect our feet, but they can actually be a mirror of our overall health. So it’s important to acknowledge the significant role our tootsies have on our total wellbeing. Podiatrist Dr Frances Henshaw explains the common foot health warning

      2 min read

    • Article

      Alternatives For Cold Sores

      Mar 16, 2021

      Alternatives For Cold Sores
      4 min read

    • Article

      Boost Your Fertility

      Dec 22, 2021

      Boost Your Fertility
      5 min read

    • Article

      Meditation, Gut Health & Your Skin

      Oct 10, 2018

      CARLA OATES is the CEO of The Beauty Chef, a natural beauty expert and the author of Feeding Your Skin and The Beauty Chef Cookbook. W: thebeautychef.com Meditation increases the balance of good bacteria in your gut, which not only helps to promote a

      3 min read

    • Article

      Six Steps To PELVIC FLOOR Strength

      Oct 7, 2020

      Six Steps To PELVIC FLOOR Strength
      2 min read

    • Article

      Body BOOST

      Mar 3, 2020

      Body BOOST
      2 min read

    • Article

      Curb your SUGAR CRAVINGS

      Nov 15, 2020

      Curb your SUGAR CRAVINGS
      1 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Surviving Menopause Naturally

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Surviving Menopause Naturally - Kristy Jenkins

      JENKINS

      Menopause And Its Symptoms

      Menopause is a time in a woman’s life when she stops having menstrual periods. On average, menopause occurs at 51 years of age, and commonly between the ages of 48 and 55 years. Premature menopause occurs in women as early as in their 30s or early 40s, though the reasons for this phenomenon are largely unknown.

      Menopause is a natural process that a woman’s body experiences that ends fertility. Menopause can also be induced if a woman has a hysterectomy. Menopause is caused by a complex series of hormonal changes and can lead to a large variety of symptoms that vary from woman to woman.

      Although there are some women who report that they experience little to no menopause symptoms, other women complain that their menopause symptoms are wreaking havoc on their lives.

      Often these women are left searching for effective ways to relieve the symptoms of menopause to improve their quality of life.

      Some of the most common menopause symptoms are hot flashes, night sweats, sporadic menstrual periods, reduction in libido and vaginal dryness.

      Some of the other symptoms a woman may experience include erratic mood swings, fatigue, hair loss, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, and dizziness. Depression, anxiety, and irritability are often caused by the sudden hormonal changes as well as trying to cope with all the other symptoms.

      Symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats can be difficult to cope with as they often lead to anxiety and stress as well as disturbed sleep. This disturbed sleep can lead to difficulty concentrating and memory lapses, which would be frustrating for anyone. Personal relationships can also sometimes suffer when the mood swings and irritability are unleashed on the people closest to the woman experiencing the symptoms. 

      The Emotional Impact Of Menopause

      The wide fluctuations in hormones during menopause do not just affect the physical body. They affect the brain and emotions as well. Things like mood swings, depression, and anxiety are common symptoms seen during the menopausal years and it can sometimes reach debilitating proportions. You can have increasing crying spells and irritability that can have an effect on you and those around you. 

      According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the continual alterations in hormone levels during the menopausal years can have a negative impact on emotions so that some women are left feeling depressed, anxious, and irritable.

      Estrogen and progesterone receptors are located in the brain as well as the body so that it is natural to assume that mental and emotional changes will affect the body during times when the hormones fluctuate.

      The Decline in Hormones and Emotions

      Several years before the onset of menopause, the ovary begins to lose its ability to make estrogen and progesterone. This doesn’t happen steadily and the hormone levels will fluctuate. Because there are estrogen and progesterone receptors in the brain, things like cognitive functioning and emotions are strongly affected.

      What happens in the brain when the hormones decline is a disruption in the biochemical cascades that make up neurotransmitter pathways, such as the serotonin pathway, the norepinephrine pathway, and the GABAergic pathway. These are brain pathways strongly associated with mood and emotions. 

      The final result of the disruption of these pathways includes depressive symptoms, mood swings, and even tempers tantrums. Even women who are normally mentally stable will experience emotional highs and lows that are unrelated to what is going on around them. 

      The ovaries sometimes produce too much hormones and, at other times, they produce too little hormones. All of this affects the brain and its neurotransmitters. 

      Many women in the perimenopausal and menopausal years feel like nothing in life makes sense. One minute they find themselves crying uncontrollably while the next, they feel extremely angry for no reason. There can be an increase in premenstrual syndrome in the perimenopausal years as the ovaries struggle to make up for their age-related decline.

      What to do about Menopausal Mood Swings

      The first thing you need to do when experiencing perimenopausal emotional changes is to recognize that this is a normal physiological process and that you are not going crazy. You may feel and act crazy at times but this isn’t permanent and soon you will return to a normal state. In the meantime, there are things you can do to combat these changes.

      Antidepressants. You can ask your doctor for a short course of antidepressant medication therapy. This might include taking Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, and other antidepressants. They are most beneficial for depressive symptoms but they can also help anxiety symptoms and problems with sleep.

      Anxiolytic therapy. You can also try a short course of anti-anxiety medications. These include medications like Xanax, Ativan, Valium, and Klonopin. They can help you sleep and can control symptoms of anxiety you may be experiencing. 

      Hormone Replacement Therapy. You can replace the missing hormones your ovaries are no longer making adequately, which will have positive effects on the brain. As estrogen replacement therapy can result in heart disease, breast cancer, and endometrial cancer, you need to weight the risks versus the benefits of taking these medications to control your mood swings.

      Meditation. Things like meditation, guided imagery, yoga, tai chi, and qi gong can all reduce stress, which will have a positive effect on your emotions. Meditation especially can reduce your perception of stress and can decrease mood swings associated with menopause. Yoga, tai chi, and qi gong can also be used as a form

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1