Hormonal changes can often affect the metabolism and carb digestion and many women find that weight becomes an issue in the menopause.
It often seems that no matter how little you eat and how much you exercise it makes no difference! I tend to suggest cutting carbs right down and increasing good quality protein and veg, this can often help quite quickly. Read more about it in the Low GL Diet - you can get books on this from Amazon.
Sensible exercise is important but don't go overboard. The menopause puts tremendous strain on the body generally and if you push yourself too hard the body can go into 'survival mode' and reduce the metabolism further!
Try eating little and often with snacks between meals such as nuts, seeds, dried fruit, plain yogurt etc. Bloating can often be helped with Molkosan Fruit and I would also suggest a short course of probiotics - hormonal changes can affect the level of friendly bacteria in the gut contributing to the bloating. However, any bloating that is continual or causes pain should be checked out by your doctor as well. You may also find sage helpful for the flushes.
Eileen Durward
Do you have questions? Please feel free to ask.
As the A.Vogel Menopause expert, I recommend Menoforce® Sage tablets and Menopause Support to help you through this stage of your life
Learn more about MenopauseYou won’t get the menopause the minute you turn 50! The average starting age is actually between 45 and 55 and it can often depend on a number of factors including hereditary, weight and health, however every single woman will have an individual menopause.
Learn the truth behind other menopause mythsDiscover the story of Alfred VogelNature is just about the best thing we’ve got!