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As many as 85% of women struggle with side effects of menopause for up to 10 years as estrogen levels decline. Thankfully, these natural fixes offer powerful relief!

Cranky?

Majorly bothered by minor irritations? Estrogen prods the brain to produce antidepressant hormones like serotonin, and when estrogen levels plunge, so can your mood. But snacking on a handful of walnuts daily boosts mood-balancing hormones by 40%, eliminating crankiness within a month, suggests French research. Omega-3 fatty acids in the nuts increase serotonin output.

Hot flashes?

If hot flashes make you uncomfortable on breezy fall days, blame declining estrogen, which disrupts your internal thermostat and causes your body to overreact to tiny changes in temperature. Luckily, sipping 2 cups of sage tea daily slashes moderate hot flashes by 79% and eliminates 100% of severe flashing within eight weeks—that’s as good as lowdose estrogen treatments, a study in Advances in Therapy found. Scientists credit sage’s estrogen-like compounds that help balance the hormonal shifts responsible for flushing.

Belly fat?

Estrogen tells tissues to burn blood sugar before it can be stored as fat. So when it nosedives, up to 90% of women gain weight. But soy milk contains peptides that University of Illinois scientists say sends “I’m full” signals to your brain while boosting metabolism and triggering fat burn. Plus, a new George Washington University study found that women who sip soy daily while on a low-fat, plant-based diet reduce hot flash symptoms by 84%.

Can’t sleep?

Hormone shortfalls dampen the production of a sleep-triggering compound called GABA, leading to insomnia. The fix: 300 mg. of GABA daily. It’ll help you fall asleep 57% faster and snooze soundly, per research in the Journal of Clinical Neurology. K.E. Kluznik