MENOPAUSE: Nutritional Support Protocol

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Lifestyle that includes a healthy diet, exercise, low stress, adequate sleep, and weight management are keys to managing menopause. For PMS black cohosh, essential fatty acids, and neurotransmitter management with 5-HTP, St. John's wort, natural estrogens and progesterone can all help the symptoms of menpause. PMS and menopause are conditions caused in part by imbalances of hormones. Of course, an anti-inflammatory diet that includes foods with phytoestrogens and herbs and spices that help reduce inflammation can are also a good approach to managing symptoms fo menopause.

*Dr. Saputo recommends the Lifestyle, Dietary, and Supplement protocols listed below as considerations for treatment for Menopause. All the information on this site is intended solely for educational purposes exclusively for your health care practitioner to consider with you. It is neither ethical nor appropriate for any health care practitioner to give medical advice to anyone who is not their patient.

 

MENOPAUSE: Nutritional Support Protocol

 

 

 

Lifestyle Recommendations:

 

1.  Quit smoking.

 

2.  Limit alcohol consumption.

 

3.  Daily exercise will help relieve stress, improve moods, and improve insulin function. Participate in a regular balanced exercise program that includes wearing a pedometer to ensure that you collect steps and move more. High intensity short bursts (20-60 seconds) of activity during the day is rec ommended to enhance growth hormone release. Also engage in resistance training that works all major muscle groups (work each group at least 2 times a week).

 

4 Practice good sleep habits and get between 8-9 hours of sleep a night. Take Dr. Saputo's Insomnia Assessment and follow the Insomnia Nutritional Support Protocol if needed.

 

5.  Reduce stress levels and avoid extra obligations.

 

6.  Dr. Saputo recommends that you take our Menopause Assessment

 

Dietary Recommendations:

 

1.  Eat lean, clean quality protein at each meal to stabilize blood sugar levels. Cold water fish is ideal.

 

2.  Avoid sugar, refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated vegetable oils and trans fats.

 

3.  Replace sugar with the polyol sugar xylitol.

 

4 Foods that contain phytoestrogens are helpful for ridding hot flashes. Examples of these foods are ground flax seeds, nuts, whole grains, apples, fennel, celery, parsley and alfalfa.

 

5.  It is important to consume adequate amounts of antioxidants which can be obtained daily through 5-9 servings of vegetables and fruit (fruits must be limited to 1 -2 per day due to sugar content).

 

 

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When creating a supplement program that includes more than a few supplements, it can be very helpful to have the support of a trained nutritionist to create a protocol that can fulfill your specific needs. This can be especially helpful when addressing one or more health concerns.

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Menopause Overview

There is an epidemic of menopausal syndrome today. Hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, mood swings, and osteoporosis are now common and often difficult to treat. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been shown to be dangerous because of an increase in the incidence of breast cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and thromboses. Mainstream treatment with pharmaceutically altered hormones, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants has not been shown to be safe. In integrative medicine there are many interesting approaches that are discussed. Still, lifestyle is the most powerful medicine we have.

Menopause Overview (Video)

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