{"id":1386,"date":"2024-09-26T20:44:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T20:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibother.me\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2024-10-03T15:57:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T15:57:55","slug":"menopause-diet-healthy-eating-and-the-impact-on-your-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ibother.me\/index.php\/2024\/09\/26\/menopause-diet-healthy-eating-and-the-impact-on-your-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Menopause Diet: Healthy Eating and the Impact on Your Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For women, midlife can be a hormonal roller coaster. But guess what? One big way to help\u00a0manage this transition<\/a> is a good menopause diet.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cA woman\u2019s pattern of eating, especially during the menopausal transition, can have an impact on hormones<\/a>,\u201d says Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, and member of the MyFitnessPal\u00a0Scientific Advisory Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n A healthy\u00a0nutrition plan for women<\/a> can make a huge difference in how you feel during menopause and can even help manage some of the\u00a0frustrating symptoms<\/a>.<\/p>\n Menopause is marked by not having a menstrual period for one full year. It\u2019s a natural transition<\/a> that typically happens around age 51<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n But many women\u00a0start feeling symptoms<\/a> earlier, during the time of hormonal upheaval known as perimenopause<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Perimenopause can start as early as your mid-30s and bring symptoms<\/a> like hot flashes, mood swings, and low energy. Estrogen drops<\/a> throughout this time, and decreased estrogen can impact your\u00a0bones<\/a>,\u00a0muscle mass, and metabolism<\/a>.<\/p>\n In your 40s or 50s, you might notice that your favorite jeans feel a bit snug, even if your eating habits haven\u2019t changed. Weight gain during this time of life is\u00a0common<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s often a lot of guilt about this because people feel that their bodies should look a particular way,\u201d says Feller. Women blame themselves for the weight gain. But according to Feller, they shouldn\u2019t. \u201cThese body composition shifts could be a result of hormonal shifts.\u201d<\/p>\n Feller stresses that it\u2019s important for women going through perimenopause and menopause to understand that their bodies are still good bodies. \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t measure themselves up to younger people because their bodies are completely different,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\nUnderstanding How Menopause Impacts Your Body<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Menopause and weight gain<\/h3>\n