Maintaining Mental and Physical Wellness During Menopause

Kauvery Hospital

Menopause brings significant changes to both the body and mind, making self-care essential. Awareness about menopause health tips can help navigate the phase gracefully.  How to stay healthy during menopause?  ✔ Wear loose cotton clothing ✔ Keep your room cold and well ventilated ✔ Shower before you sleep ✔ Eat healthy, calcium-rich foods ✔ Exercise regularly ✔ Keep your weight and blood pressure under control ✔ Cervical and breast cancer screening is important

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00:00Lifestyle changes after menopause. So menopause is when you stop having your period and an average

00:06age for a menopause is between 45 years to 55 years of age. It happens when your ovaries

00:12stop producing eggs or if your ovaries have been removed in a surgery before. A few common

00:18symptoms that we see in menopausal women are hot flushes which is a sudden feeling of heat,

00:23night sweats, mood swings, vaginal dryness, muscle pain, joint pain. For some women now it might be

00:31mild, for some women it might be severe that it can also affect their daily quality of life.

00:37A few lifestyle changes that would help during this menopausal phase is it's always better to wear

00:44loose cotton clothing especially if you have such symptoms of night sweats and eat very healthy

00:52cold and keep your room cold and well ventilated especially this will help you if you have

00:58sleeping issues and night sweats. Take a warm shower before you sleep. A regular exercise is very

01:05important during this time because it's good for your bones, it'll strengthen your bones, it's good

01:10for your heart, it is good for your hot flushes and also for your mood swings. Your diet should be a low

01:16fat, high fiber and a calcium rich diet and try to reduce the red meat in your diet. Calcium can be in

01:23form of diet, green leafy vegetables, tofu or any milk sources that's rich in calcium and but do not

01:31forget that you need a vitamin D to absorb calcium in your body and most of the women will have less

01:39vitamin D. So if your vitamin D is less, you need to correct your vitamin D levels. It is important to

01:45keep your BP under control, your weight under control and also a regular exercise will definitely

01:50reduce the risk of heart attack after your menopause and breast cancer screening and cervical cancer

01:56screening is very important. Reduce coffee and spicy food especially if you're having hot flushes.

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