Sunday, May 16, 2010

Using Herbs to Reduce Menopause Signs

Most women, at some point in their life, will begin to suffer from menopause signs, and it's not at all unusual for them to look around and weigh up the different options available to them.

For many women, they will go down the obvious path of consulting their doctor (which we would always advise) and will likely be prescribed on to something called HRT, or Hormone Replacement Therapy to give it's full title.

But there are potentially unpleasant side effects linked to HRT, and for many women the thought of going on to such a serious medical treatment can be a bit too much. This is why many women are turning to herbal supplements to help their menopause signs.

For many women, herbal supplements are a much more natural way to treat their menopause signs, as this is what people in previous times would have always done. The western world often turns it's nose up to more herbal supplements, but many people swear by them and prefer them over the lab-based, synthetic treatments that modern medicine can offer.

Herbs alone will not stop your menopause signs, you need to look at other aspects of your life also, things like your diet and the amount of exercise that you're getting, but focusing on finding a good herbal supplement can make a lot of difference.

The main reason that menopause signs appear in the first place is a hormonal imbalance in your body, and in exactly the same way that you want to improve that imbalance, you need to try and sort out the imbalance in your life too.

Make sure that you are dieting well, eating right and exercising as much as possible as well as relying on things like herbal supplements.

The most important thing to do at this point is your research. The biggest mistake that many women make when using herbal supplements to treat their menopause signs is to buy the first product they see, without finding out some quality information.

Get yourself online and do a search for the product. Read the reviews and see what other people think. Remember to take reviews with a bit of a pinch of salt, one bad review with countless good reviews doesn't mean the product is poor, it just may mean that some people have had a bad experience. Consult your doctor and see if you can find something that is right for you.

By : Tom_Wells

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