For most women, menopause occurs between the age of 45 and 55, when the production of female hormones (estrogen and progesterone) begins to decline. The hormone changes will cause irregular menstrual periods before periods stop altogether; hot flashes; vaginal dryness; and mood changes. Every woman is unique and will experience menopause differently. Women can expect to have a good quality of life after menopause and reach their longevity, so it is important to manage any problems related to it. In fact, there are many options as natural ways for women to help them sail through the life transition, menopause, smoothly. The common natural ways such as proper diet, meditation, meridians massage, acupuncture, herbs and bio-identical hormones made from plants.
Proper diet: Hormone balancing through food is the first choice. Eat more green vegetables, soy products, whole grain foods, fresh fruit and seeds which contain rich phyto-estrogen to help relieve menopause symptoms. Eat smaller, more frequent meals to avoid the heat generated by digesting large amounts of food. Avoid spicy foods that can produce heat and drink lots of water, drink cold beverages rather than hot ones.
Meridians massage: Calm mind, relieve the tension and anxiety, help the blood circulation and comfort body aching.
Acupuncture: Improve the healing power of nature in human body and help nature do her job to improve blood and energy flow, rebalance hormones and metabolism system, strengthen the body’s immune system and repair systems so as to sail smoothly through the life transition.
Herbs: The traditional herbs used to ease feminine discomfort and soothe the passage of menopause contain substances that are active in the human hormonal systems. Some herbs have components that correspond exactly to human hormones and other have substances that are not identical to the woman hormones but interact with them.
Bio-identical hormones: Bio-identical estrogen / progesterone / testosterone hormonal products made from the wild yam and soy are a plant resource for helping woman balance and replenish their hormones. Bio-identical hormones are substances that exactly match human hormones. If used in proper dosage, they are free of harmful side effects and are gentler and safer in every aspect than synthetic hormones that do not exist in nature and do not match human hormones. In Europe, Bio-identical hormones have been available to women for over fifty years.
For more information please call Dr. Liyan Lu at 661-513-9265, Ping’s Acupuncture and Herbs Center.