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Are you nearing the tipping point of 50 and occasionally find yourself standing in a room wondering why on earth you are there or forgetting what you were about to say? No worries. These may not be symptoms of dementia. It could just be a change in hormone levels, and hot flashes are probably the first symptoms of menopause.
Hot flashes and weight gain in the abdominal area – these are menopause for most women. | Photo: Shutterstock
Stop bleeding
During the transition period, a woman’s organism goes through major and irreversible changes. The number of follicles, female hormones in Ovariesestrogen and gestagen in particular, and the female genital organs perform their main function, namely preparation for pregnancy.
When estrogen levels fall below a critical threshold (about 50 milligrams per 24 hours), menstrual bleeding stops.
Hot flashes, sleep disorders and bad mood. Nutritionist Petr Havlíček advises women on how to overcome menopause:
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However, fertility does not end overnight. It takes several years. The average age of women at menopause is between 49 and 52 years.
Climacteric syndrome
The problems resulting from the drop in hormones are called climacteric syndrome, which lasts two years and affects 70 to 80 percent of all people Women. About a third of women are lucky enough to have almost no problems during menopause, another third find it tolerable, and the final third find the difficulties associated with the transition very unpleasant or even unbearable. In a third of women, climacteric syndrome persists for five years.
Typical symptoms of menopause
- Hot flashes that last a few seconds to minutes
- Sweat
- Heartbeat
- Nervousness, irritability
- Inability to concentrate
- depressive moods, anxiety, reduced self-esteem
- Sleep disorders, insomnia
- Headache and dizziness
- fatigue
- impaired memory
Other symptoms of menopause include organic changes such as: gain weight, deterioration of the skin, atrophy of the mammary glands, the vagina loses its elasticity. Dry vaginal mucosa and associated pain during sexual intercourse are common. There are also problems with urination, incontinence, and frequent inflammation of the vagina and urinary tract.
Dietary supplements, medications and over-the-counter medications can also help overcome acute climacteric syndrome, the doctor advises. MD Tomas Fait. “As active ingredients, they contain phytoestrogens from soy, clover or flax, an extract from mountain ash, a mixture of micronutrients, bee products or pollen grain extracts.” Under medical guidance, women can i certain medications. Effective hormone replacement therapy is effective in acute climacteric syndrome, at the same time preventing the development of atherosclerosis (early, that is, within 10 years of the transition) and has been shown to protect bone mass. “Combined hormonal contraception is also effective for the symptoms of acute climacteric syndrome,” says Fait.
Diet and lifestyle are key to menopause
With the onset of menopause, women are particularly susceptible to obesity. This is linked to both the decline in estrogen and the reduction in energy expenditure during this period of life. In addition, due to hormonal changes, many women change their taste preferences and gravitate toward sweets and higher-fat foods. As metabolism slows, weight gains begin to be more pronounced. The body helps itself by producing hormones in fatty tissue, which is why women experience changes in fat storage during and after menopause.
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The question arises: Does a woman’s lifestyle before menopause have an impact on weight gain? “Essential. One must be aware that the character will change, changes will take place. And the moment a woman goes into the transition in poor shape, with a few extra pounds, overweight or even obese “, the situation will get even worse. And of course the solution is even more difficult. In order for a woman to get through this period in the best possible way, she needs to prepare for it,” says nutritionist Petr Havlíček.
He continues: “We have learned that when we eat something sweet, fatty or salty, it improves our mood.” It really is like a drug and is addictive. I would rather see a therapist to help me find other ways to get rid of this bad mood than by eating sweet or salty foods or consuming alcohol. It might help someone reorient themselves, pick up a drum and start embroidering, take their thoughts of food elsewhere. Someone goes for a walk, someone jumps over a skipping rope. The important thing is to try something other than sitting in front of the TV, taking out a box of chocolates and eating it all slowly.”
Exercise helps during menopause, says fitness trainer, blogger and nutritionist Dana Škorpilová in the Deník podcast:
Source: Diary/Bohumila Čiháková
Due to a poor lifestyle, doctors diagnose one in five women with type 2 diabetes. In addition, fat in the abdominal area leads to cardiovascular disease – cholesterol rises in the blood and is deposited in the blood vessels, leading to atherosclerosis. While women before menopause have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than men, the opposite is true after menopause heart disease more vulnerable. Hypertension and high blood pressure are common.
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Spiritual cleansing
More than half of menopausal women suffer from nervousness, depressive moods, sleep disorders, concentration and memory problems or irritability. Psychological problems can also be related to hormonal changes in the body, especially the loss of estrogens in the blood serum. These hormones are, for example, related to the production of serotonin, the hormone of good mood. Estrogens also stimulate the production of the happiness hormones endorphins and other substances that have an effect on the psyche.
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Fluctuating hormones, along with poor sleep, can lead to depression and anxiety in some women. Exercise, healthy eating and calming activities like yoga etc meditation, can help overcome these problems. It’s also a good time to nurture friendships, take time to care for yourself, and seek help when it all gets too much.
“Together with your psyche, when you suddenly no longer feel well, when your body changes and life goes somewhere else. There are two ways to achieve this. From the role of a victim, if you complain about everything and get rid of everything completely, or if you approach it from the position of a creator, you will laugh at yourself and say to yourself, “Ah, and it’s there.” What So can I do anything about it?’. Start with enough appropriate exercise, for example strength and aerobic exercises or endurance exercise, plus enough high-quality food and of course rest,” concludes Havlíček.
Fitness trainer, blogger and nutritionist Dana Škorpilová Source: Deník/Bohumila Čiháková Fitness trainer, blogger and nutritionist Dana Škorpilová, who is a great inspiration for many women, also felt a lot of stress during menopause. On Instagram, she openly shares her own experiences and opens up about taboo topics not only about menopause, but also about life before it. At 63, she strengthens women’s self-confidence, advises them on how to stay in shape, when and what they should eat properly and that life doesn’t end at 50. At this turning point for a woman, she literally hit rock bottom.
You can hear why she ended up unemployed on the job market, how difficult it was to find a new job, when she met the man in her life and why she is grateful for the menopause in the podcast “About life up close, where” from Friday Dana Škorpilová says, among other things, that she enjoys sex to the fullest in her last years.
Femarelle.cz is a partner of this part of the program About Life Up Close with Bohumila Čiháková.
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