Healthy food against hot flashes

Reduce menopausal symptoms

Of course you can use medicines, hormones or nutritional supplements to ease the transition. But did you know that good nutrition can also help you? Adjust your diet with these tips.

There are nutrients that help with menopausal symptoms. By adjusting your diet, you not only contribute to your overall health, but you also smoothly through the transition. Some foods contain certain substances that can help your body with this.

Phytoestrogens

Japanese women appear to be much less affected by the menopause than Western women. There are indications that they owe this to eating soy.

Soy contains so-called phytoestrogens that are a good addition to our ‘own’ female hormones, the oestrogens. Phytoestrogens are found in almost all vegetables, fruits and grains. But in some products a little more than in others.

Isoflavones

In addition to phytoestrogens, there is another substance that reduces complaints: isoflavones. This beneficial compound is commonly found in soy, lentils and chickpeas. Bacteria in the gut convert these isoflavones into substances that have the same effect as oestrogens.

In addition to relieving menopausal symptoms, the phytoestrogens may protect against breast and uterine cancer, help keep the heart healthy, cholesterol low, and prevent osteoporosis.

Water and fiber

Water helps to remove waste products from our body and is also used to keep the body temperature stable. To reduce hot flashes, drinking plenty of water is recommended during menopause.

Fiber is healthy. They stimulate digestion and have been shown to prevent colon cancer. They give a feeling of fullness faster and remove toxic substances from the body. Because fiber also regulates estrogen levels in the body, eating plenty of fiber is important during menopause.