What is Menopause?

Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when she stops having periods. The average age of menopause is around 50, but it can occur between the ages of 48 and 54. It occurs as women gradually lose their ovarian function resulting in a reduction in the production of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone. Hormone production does not stop suddenly, instead, women experience various stages.

What are the common symptoms of menopause?

Some of the main symptoms include:

• Hot flushes
• Joint pain
• Vaginal dryness, bladder weakness
• Loss of libido
• Night sweats
• Weight gain, anxiety, persistent insomnia, mood changes, skin flaccidity
• Stress, irritability, fatigue, dry eyes, short-term memory loss
• Itching, loss of self-esteem, depression

What can you do to ease the symptoms?

In this mind field of information where everyone is different so everyone has advice but it will not work for everyone.

Some of the things that can help with menopause are the following:

• Take regular Exercise – Yoga is amazing to help with stress
• Talk to people or forums of people that suffer from menopause
• Talk to family and friends – so they know how you feel
• Diet affects moods and helps not to increase your weight
• Eliminate toxic habits from your life – smoking should be stopped immediately
• New hobbies and interests will help with having fun in your life

You can also try our Routine Menopause Support Capsules or our Routine Maca Capsules, which are both designed to help ease the symptoms of menopause. Check out the ingredient lists to see if you are able to take them. You may also consult with your doctor to see if they think it’s right for you.

For any information on what supplements you can take to help with these symptoms, have a look at our Women’s Health Lifestyle page. For any information on other women’s health, topics have a look at our blogs. If you have any questions, email in at info@vitaprohealth.com and we’ll be more than happy to help!