The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health, and Happiness

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During this time, it’s recommended you expose your skin to direct sunlight for around ten minutes, once or twice per day, but avoid burning. Collectively, our recommendations emphasize the most “anti-inflammatory” aspects of the Mediterranean, DASH, and other plant-based diets. Plant-based eating does not ban certain foods, as is the case with many overly restrictive fad diets, but rather encourages some foods over others.

As oestrogen levels fall, your periods may become irregular and/or heavy and you may lose your fertility. With her passion for food and health, Faye shares her top expert tips in The Menopause Diet with the confidence that she can improve the frustrating symptoms women experience through this period.We take the 80/20 approach to healthful eating” eat what does the body good 80% of the time allocating space for pleasure food. This book empowers women to understand a unique time of transition in their lives, and, most important, offers hope that weight control, living healthy, and feeling well are possible, even through menopause. The do s and dont s on food, intermittent fast, gut and foods to avoid also addressing exercise and stress management as well as sleeping and mental health while going through menopause. Avocados, oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines, nuts (and their respective nut butters) and seeds such as chia and flax seed (linseed) are all good sources of high-quality good fats.

Resistance activities, such as using weights, are especially important to both preserve and build muscle mass. Before menopause I could eat anything I wanted without gaining weight, but after menopause I put on 15 pounds even though I hadn’t changed my eating or exercise habits. Lower sodium versions of DASH—1,500 milligrams daily—produce even greater reductions in blood pressure, but may be difficult to follow in the long run. I found myself highlighting things that I want to remember about specific vitamins and dietary supplements. With honesty and optimism, The Menopause Diet Plan encourages women to take a positive approach to managing their physical health and emotional well-being during perimenopause and beyond by offering easy, natural strategies for managing their weight, hot flashes, sleep difficulties, mood swings, bone health, and more.There are also lots of nutrients that help to keep bones healthy, so it’s important to have a balanced diet. With a comprehensive approach to better health before, during, and after menopause, The Menopause Diet Plan gives women the chance to take charge of their health and live life to the fullest.