A magic weapon for women's health after 40

For women, "menopause" is equivalent to insomnia, irritability, hot flashes, night sweats, forgetfulness, and heavy menstruation... How can ladies prevent these discomforts from occurring? Modern medicine defines the menopause period for women between the ages of 40 and 60. Regardless of whether menopause has arrived or not, women's menopausal care should start at the age of 40. When a woman is forty, the aging process begins to become more obvious both physically and psychologically. It is also a period in her life when the physical and psychological changes are more dramatic.

The discomfort caused by menopause is due to the atrophy and decline of the ovaries. Starting menopausal care early can prevent premature ovarian decline, prevent or eliminate menopausal symptoms, and reduce the occurrence of future geriatric diseases. If allowed to develop, the discomfort symptoms of menopause will worsen and many complications will arise, such as metabolic diseases, osteoporosis, etc., and the physiology will affect the psychology and cause emotional fluctuations. So, ladies, don’t attribute everything to “age”, but manage your life well and reduce discomfort.

So, what is the magic weapon for women's health after they turn 40? How should women in their 40s take care of themselves to help relieve menopausal discomfort? Some experts believe that in addition to maintaining a happy spirit and a regular life, "food is the first necessity of the people", and being good at eating will affect physical health. Women in this period should eat light food and reduce spicy food. They can use more steaming and boiling methods and eat less baked, roasted, grilled and fried food. The specific dietary principles are as follows.

1. Control the intake of high fat and sugar.

Women in menopause are prone to obesity because endocrine changes during menopause cause imbalance in the eating center. As people age, their activity level decreases and the body's energy consumption decreases, which can easily lead to excess calories and obesity. Obesity will promote the formation of arteriosclerosis in the body and increase the incidence of cardiovascular diseases.

Therefore, women in their forties must control their diet, especially the intake of high fat and sugar, and maintain good exercise habits, which can help reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2. Eat more fish, shrimp and beans.

The protein contained in fish and shrimp is high-quality protein, and protein is related to the repair of our body tissues and the maintenance of immune function.

Therefore, women in their forties should consume more of this high-quality protein, preferably with low-fat dairy products, beans, fish and shrimp as the main source of protein. Beans contain isoflavones, a substance that acts like estrogen and can relieve menopausal discomfort.

3. Eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains .

Many fiber-rich vegetables, such as bean sprouts, radishes, taro, seaweed, leafy vegetables, potatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, etc., help the secretion of digestive juice, increase gastrointestinal motility, and promote the excretion of cholesterol.

In addition, onions and garlic have good lipid-lowering and digestive benefits. Fungus and shiitake mushrooms can replenish qi and strengthen the body, and aid digestion. In addition, the staple food should be a combination of coarse and fine grains to ensure the intake of B vitamins.

4. Drink less coffee.

Studies show that caffeine can cause hot flashes because it dilates blood vessels. In addition, long-term coffee drinking is also a risk factor for osteoporosis.

5. Reduce salt intake.

Due to endocrine changes, menopausal women may experience edema and high blood pressure, so they should strictly limit salt intake. It is best to control daily salt intake to 3 to 5 grams.

6. Increase calcium and iron intake.

Due to low hormone levels, a large amount of calcium is lost in bones, so menopausal women are prone to osteoporosis, which increases the incidence of fractures. Therefore, you should eat more foods high in calcium such as fish and milk, which not only contain high-quality protein, but also are rich in calcium.

In addition, if you have symptoms such as facial flushing, palpitations and insomnia, you can eat some calming foods such as mulberries, lotus seeds, and red dates.