How to Slow Down the Menopause? Menopause is a natural phase experienced by every woman who usually aged over 50 years. This is a biological process from the end of menstrual cycle that occurs due to decreased production of estrogen hormone that is produced by the ovaries. A woman is said to menopause when her menstrual cycle had stopped for 12 months. The cessation of menstruation will make impact on the physical and psychological health. Some common symptoms that may arise to every woman at the age prior to and during menopause are irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweat, palpitations, osteoporosis, headaches, insomnia, joint pain, muscle aches, fatigue, sexual arousal decreases, anxiety, and depression. Remember, we can’t avoid the menopause, but we can prevent early menopause. So how to slow down the menopause?
1. Sport
Doing sport helps to reduce the early symptoms of menopause, hot flush, and osteoporosis. You can start to do some exercises like walking, jogging, aerobic and yoga.
2. Stop smoking
Women who smoke have a greater risk to get menopause before age 45 years, apart from that heart attack risk also threatening. So stop smoking from now.
3. Food
Do:
a. Consuming calcium regularly
Before entering the menopause phase, you should consume calcium for about 1000 to 1500 grams per day. The best calcium is obtained from milk, yogurt, and broccoli.
b. Isoflavones
One of the menopausal causes is the cessation of menstrual cycle because of reducing estrogen hormone in women body. So, you need more estrogen intake to slow down the menopause. Unfortunately, estrogen only produced by our body. But don’t worry you can consume isoflavones that have chemical structure similar to the estrogen. The highest amounts of soy isoflavones can be found in soy nuts, soy milk and tempeh.
Don’t:
a. Alcohol consumption
Consuming alcohol will increase the amount of calcium excreted in the urine. Furthermore, it will cause calcium deficiency and osteoporosis.
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