Chers Santies,
Although often dreaded, menopause represents a new life for women, as well as a new approach to their sexuality. However, each woman is different. However, hot flushes and disturbed nights are not inevitable. Natural solutions exist to help women through this stage of their lives and live it to the full.
How can I cope better with menopause naturally?
For this, I turn to naturopathy. It's important to remember that every woman is different and will need personalized advice, so that she can adapt her lifestyle to her needs and the discomforts she experiences. Diet, stress management and physical activity are the basis for a fulfilling menopause and good health.
The benefits of plants: an advantage
Plants such as chasteberry and cimicifuga are ideal allies for managing the discomforts of menopause.
They can help with hot flashes, mood swings and disturbed sleep.
Interesting facts about menopause
The liver plays a key role in estrogen metabolism. Often neglected by menopausal women, naturopathy pays particular attention to it. Hepatic plants can therefore also be allies in the serene menopause.
Natural: the best solution for my intimacy
When it comes to intimate hygiene and sexuality, natural products are the best choice. More respectful of our skin and mucous membranes, they preserve intimate balance and can help with vaginal dryness.
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Hot flashes
Hot flushes are a direct reminder of the discomforts of perimenopause. Indeed, hot flushes are often the most troublesome, as they are visible and can occur both day and night. Women who have to deal with hot flushes in the second half of their lives realize that their hormones are playing tricks on them.
Causes of hot flashes
It's generally around the age of 50 that we notice an acceleration in the fall of sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone), and the body undergoes perceptible physiological changes. It should be noted that while menopause (the absence of menstrual periods for at least a year) is a physiological process, a number of inconveniences can affect day-to-day well-being.
These inconveniences manifest themselves as hot flushes and dry mucous membranes. As every woman is different, these symptoms are variable. Some experience only a slight slowdown, while others are overwhelmed by multiple discomforts, not least the disabling hot flushes.
Intervention for hot flashes
The hormonal drying process consists of two stages: 
- The first: pre-menopause. It begins around the age of 35-40 and is characterized as the period well before the cessation of menstruation, with more or less suggestive signs such as a drop in fertility and an imbalance in the estrogen-progestogen balance.
During this first stage, cycles become irregular: the oocyte capital in the ovaries is depleted, and estrogen levels drop significantly, disrupting the early phases of cycles. As ovarian follicles mature less and less effectively, ovulations eventually disappear. Progesterone also falls sharply as a result of the anovulatory cycles, and so does not counterbalance the effect of estrogen. The woman still has menstrual cycles, but is already complaining of minor inconveniences. - The second: peri-menopause. It's during this phase that the drop in hormones accelerates. Cycles become very irregular, and hot flushes can begin to disrupt days and nights alike. It's also worth noting that this stage can arrive 10 years after the onset of pre-menopause.
Even though they naturally tend to diminish over time, these inconveniences such as hot flushes can interfere with daily life for several years, and can be a source of great distress.
Finally, this stage in a woman's life marks a breaking point and the search for a new balance, sometimes fragile both physically and psychologically. However, it is also the starting point for a new life.
Some natural solutions for hot flashes
Daily physical activity, such as walking or jogging
Sufficient intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids (especially : omega 3).
Avoid triggers such as temperature variations, confined spaces, tea, Coca Cola, alcohol, tobacco, spices and coffee.
Drink at least 1.5 liters of water a day, excluding meals.
Work up a sweat: using the benefits of water to regulate hot flashes is a great method.
Knowing that body temperature regulation is a fairly complex phenomenon, have your doctor check your thyroid, which is also involved in thermoregulation.
Cold: leave ice packs in the fridge and take them out as soon as a hot flush "comes up".
Alternative: this also works with a simple towel soaked in cold tap water, then wrung out. Apply to neck, nape and cervicals.
Magnesium cure: if you tend to be nervous, stressed and irritable. Opt for marine magnesium capsules or ampoules to be emptied under the tongue.
Yoga: helps reduce hot flushes. A weekly session can reduce them by up to 30%.
Lithotherapy: also for hot flushes, including rhodochrosite with its high manganese content, soothes the nervous system, including irritability. Lithotherapy regulates the female hormonal system and supports the bone system. Finally, it is linked to forgiveness and spiritual acceptance, essential qualities for this period in a woman's life.