How balanced, or overall healthy you and your lifestyle
are when you reach menopause largely determines how smooth your transition
will be. Health problems at menopause represent imbalances in the
body that were already growing in the body and are unmasked by the
stress of shifting hormones.
What You Can Do Now to Get "In Balance"
Knowing precisely how your body is out of balance
can guide you in selecting the key lifestyle changes you should make
to relieve your symptoms. Ayurveda describes that the type of symptoms
you have depends upon which bodily principle or dosha is "out
of balance" in your mind/body system.
There are three bodily principles: movement and flow
(vata or airy), heat and metabolism (pitta or firey), and bodily substance
(kapha or earthy.) And there are three basic types of imbalances relating
to each of the three doshas.
V-Type- Prone To Nervousness: anxiety,
panic, mood swings, vaginal dryness, loss of skin tone, feeling cold,
irregular periods, insomnia, mild or variable hot flashes, constipation,
palpitations, bloating and joints aches and pains.
Ayurvedic Tips: Increase warm food
and drinks, regular meals, early bedtime, oil massage, meditation,
yoga, walking and spices such as fennel and cumin. Decrease caffeine
and other stimulants, refined sugar, cold drinks, salads.
P-Type- Prone to Hot Temper: anger,
irritability, feeling hot, hot flashes, night sweats, heavy periods,
excessive bleeding, urinary tract infections, skin rashes and acne.
Ayurvedic Tips: Increase cooling
foods, water intake, sweet juicy fruits (grapes, pears, plums, mango,
melons, apples,) zucchini, yellow squash, cucumber, organic foods.
Go to bed before 10 PM and try to wind down earlier in the evening.
Decrease excessive sun and overheating, hot spicy foods, hot drinks
and alcohol.
K-Type- Prone to Weight Gain: sluggishness,
lethargy, weight gain for no reason, fluid retention, yeast infections,
lazy, depressed, lacking motivation, slow digestion.
Ayurvedic Tips: Increase exercise,
fruits, whole grains, legumes, vegetables, spices such as black pepper,
turmeric and ginger. Get up early (by 6AM). Decrease meat, cheese,
sugar, cold foods and drinks.
Your Hormonal "Backup System"
Balancing your doshas, as discussed above, is the
first approach to ensuring optimal hormone production after menopause,
but Ayurvedic herbs can also help. Indian asparagus root (shatavari;
asparagus racemosus), thick-leaved lavender (chorak; angelica glauca-
related to the Chinese female tonic Dong Quai,) licorice root, sandalwood,
pearl, red coral, rose and others are used by skilled practitioners
in balanced, synergistic combinations to help relieve hot flashes,
libido problems, irritability, mood swings and other menopausal symptoms.
Hormonal Help from Plants--It's Not Just Soy!
Diet also plays a key role in balancing hormones during
and after menopause. It is well known that Japanese women rarely experience
hot flashes, probably because their diet contains large amounts of
soy, a food rich in certain plant estrogens called "isoflavones."
Soy products are not the only source of plant estrogens,
however. Another equally healthful source of phytoestrogens are "lignans,"
compounds found in a variety of whole foods including grains and cereals,
dried beans and lentils, flaxseed, sunflower seeds and peanuts, vegetables
such as asparagus, sweet potatoes, carrots, garlic and broccoli and
fruits such as pears, plums and strawberries.
Common herbs and spices such as thyme oregano, nutmeg,
turmeric and licorice also have estrogenic properties.
When You Can't Stop Flashing, Get The "Lead"
Out!
More serious symptoms, such as frequent hot flashes,
continual sleep disturbance, and moderate to severe mood swings, are
signs of deeper imbalances that, if left untreated, will persist to
set the stage for later disease. For these more troublesome symptoms
to manifest, the tissues of your body–your bones, muscles, fat,
organs, skin, and blood–must be disturbed in some way. Ayurveda
describes that stubborn symptoms are usually due to the buildup of
wastes and toxins, referred to as "ama," in your body's
tissues.
When ama accumulates in the body a traditional Ayurvedic
detoxification program referred to as Maharishi Rejuvenation Therapy
(MRT), or "panchakarma," may be needed to clear the body's
channels and gain relief. This internal cleansing approach is also
the treatment of choice for more serious problems such as osteoporosis
and high cholesterol.
It's Not Too Late
It is the cumulative effects of damaging lifestyle
habits--late nights, fast food, eating on the run, lots of stress,
too little exercise--over decades that set in motion chronic disease
and aging well before menopause. Your symptoms are simply telling
you just how out of balance you are. The good news is that with a
few basic lifestyle changes, and the healing power of Maharishi Ayurveda
when needed, underlying imbalances can be resolved, paving the way
for a smooth menopause transition and great health in the years to
come.
Nancy Lonsdorf M.D. received her M.D. from Johns Hopkins
and did her postgraduate training at Stanford University. She has
studied Ayurveda with some of the world's most renowned Ayurvedic
physicians in India, Europe and the U.S. Dr. Lonsdorf has 17 years
of clinical experience with Ayurveda and is currently the Medical
Director of The Raj Ayurveda Health Center in Vedic City Iowa.
Dr. Lonsdorf is an expert on Ayurveda and women's
health and has authored two books on the subject.
1. A Woman's Best Medicine (Penguin/Putnam 1995 ;
ISBN 0-87477-785-2) describing the Ayurvedic approach to the major
issues in women's health
2. A Woman's Best Medicine for Menopause (Contemporary/McGraw
Hill 2002; ISBN 0-8092-9335-8) describing the Ayurvedic approach to
menopause
Doctor Lonsdorf's contact information is:
Nancy Lonsdorf M.D.
1734 Jasmine Avenue
Vedic City, IA 52556
641-472-8246
e-mail: info@ayurveda-ayurvedic.com
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