Menopause And Stress
Stress In Menopause Can Be Helped
In menopause stress accelerates the imbalance of hormones in
the body. You can easily get into a vicious cycle here.
Menopause engenders stress; stress generates more hormone
imbalance; greater hormone imbalance brings about more
stress.
On top of this, tiredness - common at menopause - can make
the stress magnified. Yet again, a downward spiral can arise;
the tireder you are, the more you react to stress.
To shake off this cycle at menopause
time:
- Support the nerves - through nutrition and herbs
- Ease the stress - change your habits and, again, herbs
can help
- Develop proactive ways of handling stress
Support And Fortify The Nervous
system
This can be done through:
Diminish The Stress
This involves looking at the causes of stress in your life
and making adjustments if possible. For example, if people in
your life are producing stress for you, can you lessen your
exposure to those people? If work produces stress, can you
alter your work situation, or even assess the value of a career
shift?
Develop resourceful ways of handling stress during
menopause
To do this:
- Read widely about the topic
- Assess the value of regular exercise to decrease
stress
- Assess the value of yoga or tai chi
- Take herbs to build the nerves which will
decrease stress
- Assess the value of how much time you spend on yourself
- and how much you spend on others, eg family, work,
etc.
The Adrenal Glands
If stress has been present for a long period, it may well be
that the adrenal glands are exhausted. The reason for this is
whenever there is stress the body asks the adrenal glands to
produce adrenaline to help us to cope. If the stress occurs
masses of times, the adrenal glands ultimately tire and become
exhausted and can no longer produce adrenaline. This is adrenal
gland exhaustion. The solution to this is two fold; decrease
the stress, and sort out the adrenal glands. There are
herbs to assist the adrenal glands if a 3
month course is taken. Nutritional supplements may also be
valuable.
In this instance, holistic remedies for menopause will
include herbs and other measures to correct
adrenal gland function. However, altering
behaviour to ease stress is also strongly advised. NLP
(Neuro Linguistic Programming) offers great help - and a
number of good books are available for self-help; or a
therapist's help can be sought.
Keeping Stress To A Minimum In Menopause
Menopause tends to increase stress anyway; so keep clear of
any extra stress you may undergo. Yoga is excellent when
considered alone as well as being a great help to help you
control stress in your life.
Exercise also
helps to decrease stress in your life - a double assistance of
exercise.
Stress - especially during menopause - can be a challenge to
deal with but there are ways it can be managed. Practice these
ways unabatingly and you can little by little develop your
skills at dealing with stress. Develop a programme of stress
reduction, which includes reviewing your own approach to
stressful situations; getting extra physical exercise; learning
stress deal with methods - eg yoga, meditation; and stimulating
the nerves - especially through herbs - so that your
nervous system will get tougher and more resilient with
time.
Resources
Herbs:
Menopause Herbs 90-day Menopause
Programme
Agnus Castus
Black Cohosh
Dong Quai Ginkgo
Femarone 40+
Motherwort
Red Clover
Red Sage
Siberian Ginseng
St John's Wort
Wild Yam 40+
Articles: Agnus Castus
Dong quai
Ginkgo
Menopause in general
St John's Wort
Hot Flashes in Menopause - 4 Key Natural
Treatments
4 Natural Remedies for Menopause
Hot Flashes - What Are They?
Menopause Symptoms - 17 Key Indications
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and Exercise
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and Stress
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