Eat yourself well

THE FOOD WE EAT HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE RANGE AND SEVERITY OF OUR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS…

IT’S FASCINATING TO NOTE THAT ASIAN WOMEN HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE OF THE MENOPAUSE TO WESTERN WOMEN. THEY RARELY EXPERIENCE HOT FLUSHES AND NIGHT SWEATS AND, UNTIL RECENTLY, THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE DIDN’T EVEN INCLUDE THE TERM “HOT FLUSH”. THE

KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WESTERN AND ASIAN DIETS IS THE AMOUNT OF PLANT OESTROGENS – KNOWN AS PHYTOESTROGENS – THAT ARE EATEN.

AS OESTROGEN LEVELS START TO DROP AROUND THE TIME OF THE MENOPAUSE, PHYTOESTROGENS CAN GIVE YOUR OESTROGEN LEVELS A NATURAL BOOST.