Thursday, November 17, 2011

Menopause and good nutrition(part 2)

Further from part 1, menopause is not just a topic for elderly female or already in menopause period, what should be focus is that every woman should get ready for this menopause period in their later life. A clause saying “Prevention is better than treatment”.


Common symptoms of menopause included heart pounding or racing, hot flashes (night sweat), skin flushing (become red) and sleeping problems (insomnia), headaches, mood swings including irritability, depression, and anxiety and some of them might turn towards forgetfulness. However, good nutrition can helps prevent or reduce certain conditions that may develop during and after menopause.


It is believed that dietary changes may be able to help in relieving those symptoms. The most common one is increase soy products intake due to its isoflavones. Isoflavones is a type of phytoestrogen that can against health disorder. A more comprehensive list of foods known to contain phytoestrogens includes: soybeans, tofu, tempeh, soy beverages, flaxseed/linseed, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, oats, barley, lentils, yams, mung beans, apples and ginseng. 


更年期常见的症状包括心跳,燥热盗汗,皮肤潮红(变成红色)和睡眠问题(失眠),头痛,情绪波动,包括易怒,抑郁,焦虑和一些变得健忘。有些风险因素和与衰老和更年期有关的症状,不能改变。然而,良好的营养可以帮助防止或减少某些症状饮食的改变是能够帮助减轻这些症状。其中最常见的是增加豆制品的摄入量由于其异黄酮。异黄酮的植物雌激素,可以预防疾病风险。含有植物雌激素的食物包括大豆,豆腐,豆豉,豆奶饮料,亚麻子/亚麻子,芝麻,南瓜子,葵花子,燕麦,大麦,扁豆,山药,绿豆,苹果或人参



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