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Health
Manage The Menopause
Are You Getting Your Beauty Vitamins?
Symptoms You Really
Vitamins aren’s just for your health, they are great for your beauty, too. There are plenty of vitamins out here that are particu- larly great for your overall beauty health.
Vitamin A: Wrinkle Prevention
Got dark spots, laugh lines, or crows feet? You need to consider upping your Vitamin A intake, as it contains lots of retinoids that boost the skins collagen levels and speed of cell turnover. Essentially it helps to smooth out your skin, and give you a more even com- plexion.
Natural Options: Sweet Potatoes, Green Leafy Vegetables, and Cantaloupe.
Vitamin B: Acne Prevention
Proper enzyme functionality helps with acne management. Vitamin B is great for this! It helps to reduce inflammation of the skin, delivers hydration, and boosts the production of ceramides and fatty acids.
Natural Options: Chicken, Tuna, and Mushrooms.
Vitamin C: Skin Damage
Vitamin C helps protect the skin from harmful things like the sun, free radicals, and toxins. It also helps fight against inflamma- tion and skin aging.
Natural Options: Red peppers, Oranges, Grapefruit, and Strawberries.
Vitamin E: Hair Loss
Vitamin E is a great antioxidant that re- pairs your skin as well as stimulates your scalp when used regularly for hair growth. This great vitamin also is known to aid in the prevention of split ends.
Natural Options: Tofu, Spinach, Nuts, and Avocados.
Zinc: Healthy Cuticles
Zinc is great for repairing damaged skin tis- sue, and bringing moisture back to it. This is particularly great for dry skin and cu- ticles.
Don’t Like Talking About
Here are some helpful tips on how to manage the most common menopause symp- toms.
Hot Flashes - Regular exercise has been shown to help reduce hot flashes. Sup- plements and over-the- counter formulations of black cohosh or wild yams work well for some women. For more irritating hot flashes, the antidepressant paroxetine (brand name: Brisdelle) is FDA approved for the treatment of hot flashes. If all else fails and there is no contraindication for using hormones (history of breast or ovarian cancer or smoking), estrogen is still the most effective treatment for hot flashes. The current recommendation is to treat for 2-5 years and to wean off estrogen thereafter.
Moodiness And Irri- tability - Exercise helps with reducing the moodiness and irritability of menopause. Antidepressants for six to 24 months also work well in this regard while also treating the hot flashes.”
Sleep Issues, Such As Insomnia - Sleep is fre- quently interrupted by night
time hot flashes. Wearing breathable night garments will help you tolerate the body temperature swings that disturb sleep. Exercise also helps reduce hot flashes and also increase the secre- tion of endorphins from the brain, which promotes a sense of wellbeing. Mela- tonin, a sleep aid that’s avail- able over the counter may also help you get more sleep.
Vaginal Dryness - Use a water-based lubrication, such as K-Y jelly during in- tercourse. Still, nothing works better for vaginal dry- ness than estrogen. When safe to use, there are vaginal formulations of estrogen as creams and rings that help alleviate vaginal dryness.
Bone Loss - Make sure to do weight-bearing exer- cises, such as walking and aerobics to keep the bones strong and dense. Eating cal- cium-rich foods, such as fish and using calcium with vita- min D supplements will also help prevent bone loss.
Loss Of Sexual De- sire/Libido - It’s advisable to first correct the underly- ing cause of low libido, such as painful intercourse from vaginal dryness and treating the moodiness and irritabil- ity. When menopausal women have a sense of well- being, their libido usually re- turns. Exercise, healthy diet and sleep also help with maintaining libido. Use of low dose testosterone – usu- ally in the form of creams – has been helpful for im- proved libido in some women.
Natural Options: Spinach, and Beans.
seafood,
Beef,
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