Vitamins and minerals are involved in metabolic processes, including those in the biochemical processes that result in female sex hormones are synthesized. Vitamins and minerals are also included in the enzymes that speed up many times for all biochemical reactions.

Influence of some vitamins on the course of menopause

Symptoms of menopause - irritability, tearfulness, changeable mood, the famous "tides" of blood to the head and upper torso, poor sleep, and sometimes even fainting. All this is happening against the background of reducing the secretion of hormones.

Vitamin therapy during menopause is of secondary importance. The effect of taking vitamins, sedatives, regulation mode of the day and sleep, optimal physical activities more clearly visible for non-severe forms of the climacteric syndrome. But in severe forms of drug treatment in addition to all of these factors are also used and have a positive impact.

The highest value in menopause have the following vitamins:

• Vitamin E (tocopherol) - stimulates the sex glands, reduces the symptoms of menopause;
• vitamin C (ascorbic acid) - strengthens the walls of blood vessels, helps to reduce swelling of tissues, the appearance of which is characteristic of menopause;
• Vitamin D - helps the absorption of calcium and strengthen bones (they are in menopause become thin and brittle);
• Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) - supports physical performance, supports the nervous and immune systems, skin condition; together with Vitamin E helps reduce anxiety Anxiety - how to distinguish normal from disease?   and irritability Irritability - you try to control my temper ;
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - regulates the nervous and cardiovascular systems;
• Vitamin B12 (tsiankobolamin) and B9 (folic acid) - contribute to the reduction of some forms of nervous disorders.

Are important and some minerals - magnesium, potassium, zinc, chromium, selenium. All of them contribute to the normalization of the central nervous system. At the climax of the reception of these vitamins is recommended in small doses, it is best suited for the purpose of biologically active food supplements (dietary supplements).

Menopace

Menopace - vitamin-mineral complex for women, regulates hormonal balance, reduces the symptoms of menopause symptoms: depression, anxiety, "catches", sweating, palpitations. Contains B-vitamins (they enhance the effect of female sex hormones estrogen), vitamin E (inhibits the breakdown of another female sex hormone progesterone). The complex of vitamins and minerals reduces the typical symptoms of menopause, such as anxiety and depression.

Contraindications This drug is only hypersensitivity to its components. Take 1 capsule daily after meals. Manufacturer - pharmaceutical firm Vitabiotics (UK).

Formula woman

Formula woman - a dietary supplement for the correction of hormonal disorders in women, including in the climax. The composition of the drug in small doses includes all the necessary vitamins and minerals. Additionally, Formula women contains essential amino acids, digestive enzymes, useful microorganisms herbs. Formula women contains vitamins (E, A, D, B, biotin) bioflavonoids, minerals (magnesium, manganese, selenium, chromium, iron, zinc, calcium, silicon), coenzymes, lactobacillus, bromelain (an enzyme derived from pineapple Pineapple: caloric and other features of sweet fruit Reduces swelling of tissues, normalizes fat and carbohydrate metabolism), a complex of amino acids, phospholipids, herbal extracts (Chinese angelica, damiana, blessed thistle, garlic Garlic health: almost a panacea , Ginkgo biloba, ginseng).

Gynecologists like this drug, as it has a mild regulating effect on the female body .  Menopause is one of the main indications for the reception of Formula woman, with her regular intake improves the function of the endocrine glands, including the gonads .  In addition, this dietary supplement improves circulation and relieves spasm of smooth muscles of the female reproductive organs, improves the function of the central and peripheral nervous system, including reducing tension, anxiety, irritability, depression .  Some components of the Formula women also have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antitumor activity, reduced immunity, output toxic metabolic products from the body, help strengthen bones and prevent premature aging .  Lactobacillus, which are contained in the supplements that it contributes to the normalization of the gastrointestinal tract .

Take Formula women 2-4 tablets to improve, with a gradual reduction in the dose of 1-2 tablets per day. The manufacturer of the drug Formula woman - pharmaceutical firm ART LIFE (Ukraine).

Biologically active food supplements contain the most suitable composition of vitamins and minerals to help women in menopause.

Galina Romanenko

Thyroid hormones act in a complex hormonal environment including ovaries, pituitary, adrenal glands and pancreas, neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and hypothalamic hormones and epiphysis.

It's all about balance

Menopause occurs when a woman's ovaries run out viable egg, and they stop producing estrogen and progesterone, which regulate the menstrual cycle. For many women, it occurs gradually and without much discomfort, so that menopause does not cause little or no discomfort. After menopause, they quickly set a new hormonal balance with the new, lower levels of both hormones, and almost do not experience unpleasant symptoms.

Other women experience a lot of severe symptoms. Progesterone is reduced before estrogen or estrogen decreases sharply, not gradually, or both hormones produced irregularly within about one to ten years before the menopause, creating hormonal imbalance which causes symptoms such as mood swings Mood swings in women - bad character or a disease? , Depression, increased appetite, heavy bleeding during menstruation, the growth of fibroids, pain in muscles and joints, regular headaches. It may resemble a permanent PMS.

Abnormalities of the thyroid gland can cause menstrual problems and even infertility in young women, women in menopause, these problems are exacerbated. The thyroid gland is associated with reproductive hormones in two ways. Firstly, the thyroid hormones regulate metabolism, which is often understood as a rate of burning of calories, but actually it is defined as "cell activity." Various cells such as brain cells, bone cells and tissues, ovarian performed different functions. Thus, thyroid influences many physiological processes in the body, including cancer, regulating the reproductive functions.

Secondly, thyroid hormones have similarities with certain estrogen metabolites Estrogen - the key to bone health   and progesterone, and the authorities perceive the thyroid hormones may be blocked or contribute to the effects of estrogen and progesterone. An imbalance of thyroid hormones T3 and T4, coupled with an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone, can invoke various effects in mood, temperature regulation, fluid retention, energy and sleep Dreams: how to understand our dreams . So sometimes it is very difficult to answer the question: is the thyroid gland or menopause?

Many doctors say with confidence that untreated thyroid problems can contribute to infertility, PMS and menopause symptoms, but if the evidence of your thyroid is normal, it is not necessary. Problems with this point of view is well described on the site of Mary Chaumont. Here I simply add that I personally know women who have successfully overcome infertility, cure of subclinical hypothyroidism, PMS cured with the addition of T3, and get rid of hot flashes every twenty minutes during the day and night, taking food supplements with iodine to support the thyroid gland. All of these women had a TSH level within the framework of the so-called norm.

Some typical patterns of imbalance

Estrogen - a hormone messenger molecule, which perceive the authorities in many parts of the body: the uterus, vagina, breast, bone and brain - the main ones. Estrogen stimulates the growth of the endometrium each month in preparation for the fertilized egg: estrogen builds blood. Estrogen is produced by the ovaries, follicles, adrenal glands and fat cells.

Progesterone, in a similar way, is seen by many organs: the uterus, vagina, breast bones and brain are also among them. Progesterone thickens the uterine endometrium during the second two weeks of the menstrual cycle, progesterone Progesterone - norm and pathology   "Keeps the blood." Progesterone is produced almost entirely by the corpus luteum, a small bunch of fat cells that remain after the follicle after the egg leaves during ovulation. During menopause, when ovulation stop, progesterone is not made, except for a small amount produced by the adrenal glands.