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Suffering menopause weight gain? A lot of women aged 40 and above experience menopause. Most of them gain weight. Is menopause to blame?
Menopause is sometimes called the “change of life”. It is the permanent end of menstruation and fertility and a natural part of a woman’s life cycle. This stage of a woman’s life occurs primarily due to decreased functioning of the ovaries. This reduced function results in decreased amounts of estrogen and a cessation of the menstrual period. All women experience menopause, however, it is a unique process for each individual woman. For most women, menopause occurs between the ages of 40-58 years old. However, it may occur as early as 30 or as late as 65 years old.
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Yet, many claim to have suffered menopause weight gain. Is it normal to be undergoing such? Many women experience a transition phase prior to menopause. This transition phase is called pre or peri-menopause. This is when a woman may start to notice her body beginning to change. During the period, a woman’s body begins to slow its production of the female hormone oestrogen. This change in hormone levels can cause menopause weight gain, irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and decreased libido. In fact, recent studies have found for every two pounds of weight gained during menopause, the risk of high blood pressure increases by as much as five percent. Some women also experience aches and pains, mood swings, anxiety and insomnia (difficulty sleeping). These uncomfortable symptoms while benign in nature, can lead to serious quality of life issues. This reduced quality of life is the primary reason women seek out solutions.
The common problem, menopause weight gain make many women feel bad and blame themselves for lack of willpower to exercise, but in actual fact, there are biological reasons to explain menopause weight gain. Firstly, menopause causes a hormonal balance which can upset the normal functioning of a number of systems in the body, including the metabolism. Being stressed, the body produces hormones that can actually block weight loss, causing an estrogen deficiency, a natural occurrence in menopause, may lead to a decrease in appetite control and a craving of high-carbohydrate foods. The way the body stores fat during this period also changes because of the fluctuating hormone levels. The increase of the hormone androgen causes fat to accumulate around the middle while a decrease in the metabolic rate makes the fat harder to burn off. While certain menopause prescriptions may help in terms of relieving menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, anxiety and fatigue, they do not address menopausal weight gain. The best course of action is to find an all natural menopausal product that contains ingredients to combat menopause weight gain. Many natural ingredients such as Black Cohosh, Dong Quai, Red Clover, and gugglesterones have been used to successfully combat menopause weight gain.
Try shopping for a menopausal relief product in a health store, pharmacy or on the internet, you’ll often find hundreds of brands containing a confusing array of ingredients. Experiment with different menopausal relief products until you find one that works. But this approach may be expensive. But if it is within your means then why not do it? Fight menopause weight gain today.
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