If headaches, heavy periods, pain, memory loss and hot flashes are
getting to you, there’s some good news.

The good news:
The following (food) tips can help you feel great in less than a few
months, no hormone replacement therapy needed.

a) Eat Cruciferous Veggies-
As in broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower and kale. This family of veggies-
contain compounds that improve recall and stimulate the
formulation of new memories.
Try to get a few servings of one or two of the veggies everyday.

b) Eat Fat-
If your PMS has gotten worse after the age of 40, eat more
“good fat.” Monthly symptoms amplify in your 40’s because
this is when your ovaries start producing huge bursts of estrogen
and progesterone to try and keep you fertile as long as possible.
So, eat more top quality cheese, oils, (coconut, olive) butter,
tallow and fatty fish. (salmon, sardines, trout, cod, flounder and
tuna). Not a fan of fish? Ask your doctor if you can take fish oil
capsules. (2,000 mg. a day)

c) Baked Potatoes-
If the pain and irritability get to you each month, eat more potatoes.
Yes, they get a bad rap as a fattening food, but they also have
trytophan, an amino acid that boost’s the brain’s production of
soothing serotonin. Eating potatoes baked, mashed, or boiled
cut your risk of irritability and sadness by as much as 50%.

d) Colorful Veggies-
As in beets, salad greens, green beans, corn, carrots,
turnips, squash, (green and yellow) all contribute to a
“pain-free” body. If aches and pains became a constant
after your estrogen levels dropped at menopause, eating
more vegetables is the natural remedy you need.
Colorful veggies are rich in painkilling inflammation,
reducing pigments-and because each color of vegetable provides
a different pigment, the wider variety you eat, the less pain you’re
likely to feel.

e) Eggs-
Another win for the “lowly” egg, they help keep your skin taut, especially
after menopause. Eating an egg or two most days of the week, strengthen
skin cells, lock in moisture and keep supportive collagen firm.
Some other foods that work like eggs are corn, squash, (green and yellow)
red grapes and honeydew melon.
Also look our past post dedicated to eggs. The Post: The Healing Rxs Of
Leftover Easter eggs. In addition to smooth and wrinkle-free skin,
read the post and see the other benefits you can get from them (eggs).

f) Use This Oil-
Pumpkin seed oil. If embarrassing leaks are a concern, use pumpkin seed oil
to put an end to them. When estrogen production takes a nosedive, it weakens
the pelvic muscles that hold your bladder in the proper position, making
incontinence inevitable.
Look for this oil in health-food stores or online at Amazon.com
Make sure to talk to your doctor before starting any type of supplement.

g) Go Nuts-
There’s still a debate on whether soy nuts, edamame or soy milk help
end hot flashes. Researchers say that these foods, do cut down
on the frequency of hot flashes by 45%. For the occasional hot flash,
these foods won’t help at all.

h) Meat-
If you’re in 20’s or 30’s and having trouble sleeping, bad cramps,
and spotting, you may need to eat meat.
We’re not talking about bacon, sausage and fatty rib eyes,
but you may want to add more seafood, fatty fish, lean beef,
poultry, lean pork, eggs, nut and seeds to your daily menus.
All of these foods are rich in iron and zinc, and both of these
minerals help your ovaries function properly during your
premenstrual and menstrual weeks.

i) An Herb-
If weight gain has happened as a result of menopause, ask your
health-care provider about taking the herb- Maca.
It comes from Peru, and it stops menopausal weight gain.

j) Non-Food Tip-
A woman who was suffering from perimenopause and
going through night sweats, begged her doctor for something to
end them. Her doctor suggested a cream.
An over-the-counter progesterone cream.
This cream is a gentle form of hormone replacement therapy
designed to help alleviate menopausal symptoms.
A product to try: Smoky Mountain Nutrition Progesto-Life Cream,
available online at SMNutrition.com
Make sure to talk to your doctor before taking any type of medicine,
supplement or cream.

That’s it- make sure when making out this week’s grocery
list- to include the foods listed above.
And if you want 2 recipes using some of the above-mentioned
foods, head to Etsy.com, and type groceryrxshealthmats.
Once you reach this site, download the 2 recipes that’ll help
you balance your hormones.
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Sources:
* Canadian Study
* Mary Jane Minkin, M.D. Author
* Sarah Turino
* SM Nutrition.com
* Anne Louise Gittleman, Ph.d. Author of “Before the Change”