The hormonal changes of menopause lead to the appearance of symptoms like hot flashes, tiredness, loss of libido and even depression. These symptoms appear because some hormones become less fabricated by the body as others become more sought after.
At menopause, the ovaries start producing less estrogen and progesterone and this decrease can lead to osteoporosis, fat in the waist, and the skin and hair lose their luster. By a change that occurs in the hypothalamus appear heat waves and vaginal dryness and with the decrease of dopamine and serotonin also appears depression.
These hormonal changes are scheduled to happen in a woman's life around the age of 50, but they can occur before age 40, although it is most common between the ages of 45 and 55.
How to decrease hormone changes in menopause
To reduce the hormonal changes in menopause hormone replacement therapy or soy supplementation is suggested because it contains phytoestrogens that offer the body small doses of hormones that cause the menopausal symptoms to be attenuated.
In addition, it is important to give preference to organic foods and those rich in phytohormones such as yams and soya.
Useful links:
- Hormone replacement
- Combat heat in menopause
- Menopause soy isoflavones
