MENOPAUSE: Food that helps!

Suddenly sweat poured down her face as if a bucket of water was dumped on her, even at night after taking a cold shower , it was still same, this minute her body will cool down enough for her to sleep the next she's jumping up opening all the windows for fresh air and practically freezing her husband to death because he's not even sweating while she was drowning in it, coupled with the fact that she could not sleep through the night.
 `What is happening to me', she kept asking herself but she just could not come up with any answer, going to the hospital she felt will be a stupid move i mean how do you tell the doctor that you came to see him just because of sweat; ridiculous! Then the headache started that defied all analgesic ,she had no choice at this point but to go see the doctor because without being told, she knew something is certainly wrong with her.
Imagine her shock when at the hospital her blood pressure reading was literally gone through the roof, the doctor laugh and said, 'madam you have entered one chance', what's that she asked, well turned out she was not dying afterall but experiencing serious hormonal changes...welcome to the world of MENOPAUSE!
Menopause is the end of a woman's menstrual cycle and fertility. It happens when the ovaries no longer make estrogen and progesterone, two hormones needed for a woman's fertility, and periods have stopped for 1 year. As a woman ages, there is a gradual decline in the function of her ovaries and the production of estrogen. Estrogen regulates the menstrual cycle and affects the reproductive system, urinary tract, heart and blood vessels, bones, breasts, skin, hair, mucous membranes, pelvic muscles, and brain. As a result, women can experience the symptoms of menopause over their entire body which includes hot flashes, irregular menstrual cycle, low libido, insomnia or problem sleeping; However, good nutrition can help prevent or reduce certain conditions that may develop during and after menopause. Next week as its our pattern we will focus on the type of food that helps women going through this period or preparing for it as its a necessary cycle in the life of any woman between the age of 45-52years.