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While menopause is a normal change in life that all women experience, the symptoms can be extremely bothersome. Some women are bombarded with these uncomfortable symptoms, and search out ways to help control them. Here we will discuss menopause and how to help control its symptoms.

Hot flashes are one of the most common symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes are also known as night sweats, but do not always occur at night. It is when your body becomes suddenly hot, so hot, that it radiates into the face and neck area. Very often the person suffering with the hot flash will sweat so profusely that the sweat will saturate her clothing. A hot flash is usually always followed by a chill, or cooling down period. To help control hot flashes effectively, a woman can add soy products or more fiber to her diet.

Vaginal dryness is another uncomfortable symptom of menopause. Research studies have shown that adding vitamin E supplements to their daily routines, many women have lessened, and even eliminated vaginal dryness all together. Vitamin E suppositories are available for menopausal women - these are inserted into the vagina. Vitamin E is also proven effective in aiding in the reduction, or even elimination, of hot flashes, as well.

There are numerous natural remedies to help in controlling many of the symptoms of menopause. Due to lack of hormones being produced in their bodies, many women will experience bouts of moodiness, and sometimes even depression. St. John’s Wart, which can be purchased at many health food stores, can often help with this. By adding a St. John’s Wart supplement to their daily routine, many women have reported being less irritable, less depressed, and even energized. Other supplements that can help with moodiness include kava kava and valerian.

Black cohosh is a very popular herb women use to help cut down on the symptoms of menopause. Black cohosh can help with hot flashes, cramps, and heavy menstrual bleeding. Research studies have also shown that black cohosh may even help prevent osteoporosis. Most research studies recommend you take black cohosh extract, and it may take two to four weeks before noticed results occur.

Like black cohosh, chasterberry (or vitex agnus castus) can help alleviate symptoms of menopause including hot flashes and vaginal dryness. In addition to these symptoms of menopause, chasterberry may also help with breast tenderness. Women have reported it taking up to four weeks to achieve noticeable results.

While the symptoms of menopause can be uncomfortable, bothersome, and irritating, there is hope. In addition to traditional hormone replacement therapy, many options are available to help lessen, or even eliminate the symptoms of menopause.

The author Linda Johns had the experience of breastfeeding her own children and is the wife of Allan Johns who has over twenty years experience in health and related industries and now devotes his time to sharing his knowledge with the millions of people interested in improving or learning more about better health. Don’t miss Allan’s information packed health site at: www.betterhealthcentre.com/

Are you a hurried woman? The Daily Mail on Saturday 30th April
reported on the increasing way that women lead a hurried life
which is caused by chronic stresses in life. The article was
based on some work by a U.S researcher, Dr Brent Bost, and
defined the main sufferer’s of the syndrome as “affecting as
many as 30 million women each year, the Hurried Woman syndrome
can drain your energy, cause you to gain weight, (or have
trouble keeping your weight stable) increase your moodiness and
frustration…”

It seems that many factors are adding together to make women in
the 20-55 age group feel over hurried, rushed and stressed in
their lives. You may have a completely different set of life
circumstances to your peers, and yet still have the end result -
tiredness, trouble with sleep and a lack of motivation amongst
other things. How do you put yourself in a position where you
can break this cycle, without adding to the ever-increasing
amount of time that you have to spend doing a thousand and one
tasks each day?

Here are 5 top tips to help you put the hurry behind you and get
that much needed perspective back in your life.

1. Understand where you are now. Create self-awareness of what
is important to you and your life, to help you see if your
hurrying is achieving what you want it to. A great way to do
this is to take a blank piece of A4 or larger paper, and draw a
circle on it that you divide into 8. Name each part of the
circle with an area of your life that is important for you, for
instance health, wealth, fitness, family, friends, career,
spirituality, relationship/ partner, fun, relaxation - whatever
best reflects the different spheres of your life. Think about
each area of your life