{"id":10370,"date":"2023-06-12T13:33:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/?p=10370"},"modified":"2023-06-19T07:42:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:42:29","slug":"what-is-menopause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/what-is-menopause\/","title":{"rendered":"What is menopause?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Menopause is that time of a woman\u2019s life when the female hormone levels drop due to the aging process affecting the ovaries. It usually occurs around 50 years of age. As a result the estrogen and progesterone hormone levels drop and the menstrual periods eventually stop. Low levels of estrogen and progesterone in the blood send messages to a gland in the brain- the Pituitary gland- and it responds by secreting more of the hormones that stimulate the ovaries- the follicular stimulating hormone (FSH) and the luteinizing hormone (LH).<\/p>\n<p>Menopause can also also result from surgical removal or operations on the ovaries for any reason.<\/p>\n<p>The Term premature menopause is used if it occurs before the age of 40 years.<\/p>\n<h4>What are the symptoms of menopause?<\/h4>\n<p>Some women are lucky to have no symptoms at all. But most will face some symptoms like<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hot flashes and night sweats<\/li>\n<li>Insomnia or Sleeplessness, forgetfulness<\/li>\n<li>Hair fall, vaginal dryness, loss of sexual desire- libido<\/li>\n<li>Lethargy, feeling low both physically and mentally, fatigue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Triggers for Hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms)<\/h4>\n<p>Heat and hot weather, Spicy food, smoking, caffeine, drinking alcohol, stress, type of clothing- better wear multiple layers to ward off the cold instead of synthetic materials or heavy clothing, tight clothing.<\/p>\n<p>So you would do well to avoid the triggers- quit smoking, dress in layers, create a cool bedroom- Cotton sheets and clothing let your skin breathe, have a glass of water on the night stand beside you. Maintain a healthy weight with a healthy diet, eat the right food- include Beans, Chickpeas, Flaxseed, Fruit, Grain, Lentils, Soybeans, Vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>Regular exercise not only helps with your hot flashes, it helps you keep a steady weight and the endorphins secreted can actually lift your mood.<\/p>\n<p>If nothing seems to help talk to your doctor, and she may prescribe you necessary medications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menopause is that time of a woman\u2019s life when the female hormone levels drop due to the aging process affecting the ovaries. It usually occurs around 50 years of age. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[11,12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10370"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10388,"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10370\/revisions\/10388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.dedote.com\/gazala\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}