Menopause and Abdomen Belly | Reduce Symptoms of Menopause

Post Menopause Symptoms:

The reason for an increased visceral fat (belly fat), in middle aged post menopausal women is not due to age but a change in hormonal balance that occurs after menopause, say researchers at the Rush University Medical Centre.
Imke Janson, said that of all the factors that they analyzed for probable causes for increase belly fat, levels of active testosterone was the one that was most closely linked to abdominal fat.

359 women in the peri-menopausal stage (42-60 years age group), were studied. Fat in the abdominal cavity was measured using C.T. Scan. Blood tests were also done to assess the levels of testosterone and estradiol.
Statistics demonstrated that the biological availability of testosterone was the strongest decider of belly fat while levels of estradiol had little connection to it. Visceral fat, surrounding the internal organs around the waistline, is metabolically different from sub-cutaneous fat which is located below the skin.

Symptoms of Menopause:

• Menopause is associated with a set of symptoms and is not a disease condition, but a physiological event in the life of any female. It occurs primarily due to change in the hormonal profile of the female as she exits the age bearing period.  The symptoms experienced during menopause include:
• Cessation of menstrual flow. In the initial stages, the menstrual flow becomes irregular and scanty with subsequent drying out of menstrual discharge.
• Hot flushes and night sweats, sudden feeling of excessive heat in the upper part of the body and the face, which is accompanied with redness of the skin.
• Insomnia or loss of sleep.
• Decreased libido or reduced sexual desire.
• Mental symptoms like irritability, depression and mood swings with fatigue, headache, and dizziness.

These above mentioned symptoms arise due to the fact the ovaries don’t produce the normal amount of estrogen.

Menopause Management:

• Diet is of prime importance. It is found that increasing the intake of proteins (pulses and legumes), calcium (milk and milk products and fish), Vitamin D (milk and eggs), Vitamin E (nuts and seeds), tends to help menopausal women cope with the pressures of fluctuating hormone cycles.
• Concurrently, it is recommended that elimination of consumption of processed and refined foods also has a positive effect.
• Calcium and vitamin supplements are recommended considering that menopausal women are more prone to bone conditions like Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis
• Beetroot is highly beneficial to ease some of the distressing symptoms of menopause. Beet juice should be taken at least once a day
• Carrot seeds have also been found to be of considerable value. 1 tsp of carrot seeds should be boiled in cow’s milk for 10 minutes and taken daily

Watch Out!

• HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) is gaining popularity rapidly. Estrogen is administered to postpone or reduce menopausal symptoms. Although HRT has been successful and in many cases has helped women to feel and act young, it should not be used indiscriminately because it has been proven to have carcinogenic effects (cancer causing effects)

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