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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Avoiding Hot Flashes During Menopause with a Healthy Diet

By Ricardo d Argence

Menopause can be an extremely irritating problem for a lot of women, but it is unavoidable. It isn't necessary for women to have has much discomfort as they do, however.

Hot flashes are just expected to be a normal part of menopause, but they can be avoided. By making a few changes to your diet you would be surprised at how quickly the hot flashes disappear.

There are some compounds in Soybeans, such as daidzein and genistein that contain estrogen. This helps to control hot flashes. Japanese women, who eat lots of soy products in their diets, only experience menopausal hot flashes 7% of the time. For mimicking the activity of female hormones and the soy product, tofu is especially great.

Other foods that you should clip into your food are vegetable proteins (instead of animal proteins), fiber-rich foods like whole grains, fresh vegetables, calcium-rich foods, mineral-rich foods, foods with high vitamin E content, almonds, cold-pressed oils, and nuts. Adding sea vegetables to your diet will give you more electrolytes that are vanished during pungent perspiration. For this same reason as well and drinking plenty of water is essential.

Besides eating certain foods, there are also certain foods that you should avoid to keep hot flashes at bay. Spicy foods, excess sugar, alcohol, caffeine, dairy products, and meat products can exacerbate and worsen the triggering of hot flashes, as well as mood swings.

Drinking alcohol and caffeine strains the liver by making it acidic and are likely to increase your hot flashes. If you smoke, it also worsens the effect of hot flashes.

Keeping up a regular exercise regimen is also helpful in controlling hot flashes. Often a woman begins to feel down when she is going through menopause. It reminds you that you're getting older. Exercising daily can keep you fit and toned and makes you feel fabulous, no matter what your age!

Exercise can make your estrogen levels higher, which helps with the relief of hot flashes, or at minimum makes them less severe. Exercise also helps reduce the frequency of many of the other negative side effects of menopause like depression, headaches, fatigue, lethargy, anxiety, and night sweats.

Don't let menopause take control of your life. You can't control its occurrence, but you can take control of how it affects your life. By making some adjustments to your diet and lifestyle, you can get through this time and come out on the other side more fit and healthier than ever! - 17273

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