the mena blogI’m Charlotte, founder of Mena-pause.com, a food company that harnesses the power of nature to create a healthy and nutritious range of menopause-friendly food. As a scientist and keen herbologist, I want to allow women to easily incorporate plant oestrogen-rich foods and beneficial botanicals into their diet, and bring women natural relief from unwanted symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause.
Charlotte Blackler, Founder |
For many women, the effects of perimenopause can feel like hell. So many different areas of your life can be adversely affected by the fluctuation of oestrogen levels. However, don’t despair just incorporating foods which contain phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens into your daily diet can help relieve those awful perimenopausal symptoms. What causes the perimenopause? The perimenopause and menopause are the natural ageing process that happens to women. From the age of around 30 years of age, women report unwanted symptoms which occur as their periods begin to stop. The menopause is described as the point a year after your last period has ended, and after this, you are known as being postmenopausal. Perimenopause is scary For many women, the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause can badly affect their lives. Often Hormone replacement therapy or HRT can help, but many women don’t or can’t go down that route so are looking to find a more natural way to manage perimenopause and menopause symptoms. Nature’s answer Phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens are natural substances that occur in a wide variety of foods and are found in food like soybeans, soy milk and other soy-based products, such as tofu, and tempeh. They are found in flaxseeds and flaxseed oil, legumes including chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans, and other plants and fruits. The phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens in these foods contain the same receptor structure as oestrogen, which can help moderate fluctuating hormone levels and lessen the unwanted side effects caused by perimenopause and menopause. Functional foods By incorporating phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens into your daily diet, some women have eased menopause symptoms while others don’t experience any benefits. Your body’s response can be affected by differences in gut bacteria. To get the greatest benefit from plant oestrogens you need to eat them in sufficient quantities, at regular intervals. Mena-pause.com If you are suffering from perimenopausal symptoms there is a range of functional foods available including bars, bread and muesli, that are easy to fit into your busy lifestyle. At Mena-pause.com we work in harmony with the natural world, selecting the finest ingredients to make it easy for women to incorporate oestrogen-rich foods and snacks into their daily diet. Photo by Dmitry Schemelev on Unsplash
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As women age our hormone levels start to fluctuate this change can cause wide-ranging symptoms that leave you feeling blue. Perimenopause is a natural process and women from the age of 30 or earlier have reported beginning to experience unwanted and problematic symptoms. Experiencing perimenopause can have a huge detrimental impact on your mental health as well as your physical health. Many women report feelings of anxiety, stress or even depression.
Symptoms of perimenopause These can include, low self-confidence, poor self-esteem, unable to concentrate and suffering from anxiety, feeling utterly miserable, forgetful, helpless, and not like your usual self. Many women report they want to burst into tears for no good reason. You may also be experiencing problems sleeping, which causes tiredness which exacerbates other symptoms. Often women find they are less productive at work, unable to concentrate, feel anxious, and not like their usual selves. Natural solutions There are lots of things you can try to alleviate mood swings, hot flushes, night sweats, joint pain, bladder issues, insomnia, changes to heart rate, changes to hair and skin, and weight gain without resorting to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). What can help alleviate symptoms? Ladies across the world have reported dietary and lifestyle changes can help ease the worst symptoms of perimenopause. So just by incorporating Phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens into your diet you can help to ease or offset some of the problematic symptoms caused by perimenopause. The Mena-food range Mena-Bread, Mena-Bars, and Mena-Muesli are specially formulated to contain foods with high levels of Phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens. These are natural substances which have the same chemical receptors as human oestrogen and can help reduce some of the worst symptoms of menopause by balancing out the highs and lows of hormone fluctuations caused by perimenopause. At Mena-pause.com we work in harmony with the natural world, selecting the finest ingredients to make it easy for women to incorporate oestrogen-rich foods and snacks into their daily diet.
Many people have discovered that eating a natural diet which is rich in phytoestrogens, or plant oestrogens can help relieve menopause symptoms. As women age, our bodies naturally slow down in preparation for stopping menstruation. As a result, oestrogen hormone levels drop, during the initial phase called perimenopause. Women can start experiencing symptoms that can impact every aspect of their life; physically, mentally and emotionally.
What are the signs of menopause? The symptoms of menopause can begin long before your periods actually end. The signs usually begin between the ages of 45 and 55 years. Perimenopause can cause symptoms of anxiety, mood swings, with periods becoming heavier and more erratic. During menopause itself, a year after your periods have stopped, your body’s hormone levels become more stable, but it can still cause further unwelcome side effects for years afterwards. What are menopause symptoms? Lower levels of the oestrogen hormone can affect everyone differently, but symptoms can include; hot flushes, night sweats, joint pain, bladder issues, insomnia, vaginal dryness, changes to heart rate and bone density and issues with dry hair and skin, low mood and anxiety, poor concentration levels and low libido. These symptoms have a huge impact on some women’s lives. Menopause in different cultures There is evidence that women from Japan and Asia experience less severe menopause symptoms than their western counterparts. Their diet contains a higher percentage of vegetables and soy than ours in the west. These foods contain higher levels of phytoestrogens or plant oestrogens, and it is believed that increasing your intake of food, which is rich in phytoestrogens or having a diet rich in oestrogen-rich foods can help relieve menopause symptoms naturally. At Mena-pause.com we work in harmony with the natural world, selecting the finest ingredients to create great-tasting foods which make it easy for women to incorporate oestrogen-rich foods and snacks into their daily diet.
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