Menopause

As you near menopause, you may have symptoms from the changes your body is making. Many women wonder if these changes are normal, and many are confused about how to treat their symptoms.

Symptoms of Menopause:

• Change in pattern of periods (can be shorter or longer, lighter or heavier, more or less time between periods)



• Hot flashes (sometimes called hot flushes), night sweats (sometimes followed by a chill)



• Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)



• Vaginal dryness



• Mood swings, feeling crabby, crying spells (probably because of lack of sleep)



• Trouble focusing, feeling mixed-up or confused



• Hair loss or thinning on your head, more hair growth on your face

Natural Treatments

Calcium supplement:

Put 6 raw eggs with white shells in a jar and add freshly squeezed juice of 10 lemons. Cover the jar and wrap it in dark paper. Let stand in a dark place until eggs dissolve completely. It takes between 5 and 8 days. After it's done add 2/3 pound of liquid honey and 3/4 cup of brandy.Put in dark bottle and keep in a cool place. Take a little bit less then 1 tbsp a day right after meal. Do not keep the mix longer than 3 weeks as it loses its power. Better to prepare a new portion each time. This remedy is a wonderful source of calcium, which women loose in great quantity during menopause.

Remedy to reduce irritability:

10 lemons with skin, cut to small pieces, and crushed shells of 5 eggs mix together, add 1/2 L of vodka and let stand for 5 days. Take 30 g in the morning and in the evening for at least 2 weeks.

To ease symptoms:

Place 1-2 tbsp of sage in 2 cups of boiling water. Drink during the day. Do not take for more than 3 months.

Put 25-30 g of rosemary leaves in 100 g of boiling water, and let stand for some time. Take 25 drops 3 times a day 30 min before meal.

Drink lots of blackberry tea.

Combine together: 25 g of blackberry leaves, 20 g of woodruff, 10 g of hawthorn flowers, 20 g of juniper berries, 20 g of golden rod herb and 20 g of motherwort herb. 1 tbsp of mix add to 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 1 hour. Filter and drink like tea 1 cup 3 times a day. This remedy greatly improves the state of health in women at menopause.

Add 1 tbsp of Shepherd's purse to 1 cup of boiling water, let stand for awhile and drink all at ones. The remedy helps to reduce heavy bleeding at menopause, not connected to malignant tumors.

Put 2 tbsp of Origanum in thermos and add 2 cups of boiling water. Keep over night and drink 3 times a day 20-40 min before meal.

Add 10 g of Origanum to 150 ml of 70% alcohol. Let stand for 7-10 days in dark place at room temperature. Take 30-40 drops 3-4 times a day. Provides calming effect.

To improve sex drive:

50 g of crushed pine kernels (insides) put in cup and add water. Mix until mixture resembles milk and drink 1/3 of cup 3 times a day before and after meal.

1 tsp of Galium grass put in 1 cup of water, bring to a boil and steep for 1 hour. Filter and take 1/4 cup 3-4 times a day before meal.

Eating a healthy diet and exercising at menopause and beyond are important to feeling your best. Most women do not need any special treatment for this condition. But some women may have unpleasant symptoms that need treatment. Several treatments are available. It's a good idea to talk about the treatments with your doctor so you can choose what's best for you.

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