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What is Menopause?

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Menopause is a normal physiological process, marking a transition in a women's life. Menopause reflects the end of a women’s reproductive ability, usually around age 50. In years leading up to menopause, the ovaries become less functional and produce lower amounts of estrogen and progesterone. This can result in hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, vaginal dryness, and insomnia. Alleviating these unpleasant symptoms can make the transition easier and improve quality of life. As life expectancy increases, the menopausal and postmenopausal periods are becoming very significant in a woman’s life. Current medical opinion regards menopause as an age-related disease that needs to be treated with hormone replacement therapy. But, if you elect not to take conventional therapy, there are many complementary therapies available to help alleviate the most bothersome symptoms, as well as help reduce the risk of diseases associated with menopause. Even though many women experience the same symptoms, the origin of these symptoms may be completely different.

For example: a hot flash, insomnia, low energy, mood swings can be the result of:
Hormonal Imbalance
Adrenal Imbalance
Neurotransmitter Imbalance
Nutrient Imbalance
Gastrointestinal Imbalance

The origin can be any or all of these underlying causes.

Magnesium Supplements and Menopause
Magnesium levels drop as estrogen levels diminish during menopause.  It has been suggested by several authors that magnesium may be beneficial to alleviate hot flashes, and help maintain bone and cardiovascular health (1-3).  We have anecdotal evidence in our clinic of its usefulness to improve hot flashes.  Furthermore, inadequate magnesium intake in postmenopausal women has been shown to impair glucose tolerance, induce heart rhythm changes, and adversely affect the metabolism of other nutrients, including calcium, phosphorus, and potassium (4-5).

Our Natural Approach To Menopause

At Nutrichem, we feel that the treatment of menopausal symptoms are as unique to a women as their fingerprint. The importance of balancing a women's biochemistry is crucial in the treatment of Menopause.  Once your biochemistry is taken into consideration, we can identify which one or combination of the above origins are causing your symptoms.  Balancing your body chemistry is our unique offer to you.  We enable you to take charge of your symptoms through testing,natural products and knowledge.  Choose one of our options today!

Testing and Custom Formulas

At Nutrichem, this is our number 1 recommended option that will identify the root cause of your symptoms. We offer sophisticated laboratory testing that is very crucial when evaluating someone's health. It identifies which one or combinations of the above origins are causing your symptoms.  With this knowledge we will be able to design an individualized custom Vitamin Formula that will alleviate your symptoms and give you a better quality of life. For information about the BCB Testing Package please see below.

Natural  Health Products

If your not ready to move forward on the testing option at Nutrichem, we offer a wide selection of natural health products that have been proven to alleviate or lessen the effects of menopausal symptoms.  Products are listed below.

Explore Our Knowledge

For those of you that are just interested in collecting information on Menopause we have an option for you too.  We provide articles and newsletters to those who are interested in more information about conventional and complimentary therapies. BE IN CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH!

WHI Study

References 

1.  University of Maryland Medical Center    http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/magnesium-000313.htm

2.  Kass-Annese B.  (2000)  Alternative therapies for menopause.  Clin Obstet Gynecol. 43(1):162-83

3.  Seelig, M. et al.  (2004)  Benefits and Risks of Sex Hormone Replacement in Postmenopausal Women J Am Coll Nutr 23:  482S–496S.

4. Nielsen FH, et al.  (2007)  Moderate magnesium deprivation results in calcium retention and altered potassium and phosphorus excretion by postmenopausal women.  Magnes Res. 20(1):19-31.

5. Nielsen FH, et al.  (2007)  Dietary magnesium deficiency induces heart rhythm changes, impairs glucose tolerance, and decreases serum cholesterol in post menopausal women.  J Am Coll Nutr. 26(2):121-32.