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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Avoiding Hot Flashes During Menopause with a Healthy Diet

By Ricardo d Argence

Menopause can be an extremely irritating problem for a lot of women, but it is unavoidable. It isn't necessary for women to have has much discomfort as they do, however.

Expect to have hot flashes when going through menopause, but there are ways to avoid them. By altering your diet a little you would be amazed at how rapidly the hot flashes go away.

Soybeans contain several compounds, including daidzein and genistein that are estrogenic. This helps to control hot flashes. Because the Japanese have a diet rich in soy, only 7% of Japanese women experience hot flashes during menopause. The soy product, tofu is especially great for mimicking the activity of female hormones.

During excessive perspiration your body loses electrolytes. Adding sea vegetables to your diet can help replenish them. To help with your overall health you should also eat foods that are rich with vegetable proteins (instead of animal proteins) like tofu, fiber-rich foods like whole grains, fresh vegetables, calcium-rich foods, mineral-rich foods, and foods with high vitamin E content, such as green leafy vegetables, almonds, and nuts. Drinking a lot of water is vital for this same purpose also.

As well as eating specific foods, there are also specific food that you should stay away from to manage hot flashes. Mood swings and hot flashes can get worse with spicy foods, excess sugar, alcohol, caffeine, dairy products, and meat products.

The reason hot flashes get worse when you consume alcohol or caffeine is that this makes acid in the blood and this affects the liver. Smoking will also make worse the effect of hot flashes.

Having a regular exercise routine is key to controlling your hot flashes. Menopause often causes women to feel depressed. It reminds them that they are getting older. If you exercise frequently, you will feel better. It doesn't matter how old you are.

Exercise can raise your estrogen levels, which in turn helps alleviate hot flashes, or at least the severity of them. Exercise also helps reduce the frequency of many of the other negative side effects of menopause like depression, insomnia, headaches, fatigue, anxiety, and irritability.

Don't let menopause take control of your life. You can't control its occurrence, but you can take control of how it affects your life. By making some adjustments to your diet and lifestyle, you can get through this time and come out on the other side more fit and healthier than ever! - 17269

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