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Aromatherapy is typically associated with complementary and alternative medicine.It uses essential oils and other scented compounds from plants for the purpose ofaffecting a person's mood or health.Aromatherapy can be used to heal symptoms of physical, psychological and emotionaldiscomfort when women move into the perimenopause and menopause years. This phaseof life can represent more than half of their adult life if she lives to be 80years old. So, we need all the menopause relief we can get!Menopause is typically defined as the time when a woman's menstrual cycle stopsfor at least 12 months. But what about the years leading up to that finalstopping point? There are many reported symptoms of what physicians now refer toas perimenopause that can begin as early as 30 for some women, but typicallystarts after 45.Symptoms seem to vary in degree based on numerous other factors in a woman's lifeincluding diet, sleep and exercise habits, emotional well-being, relationships aswell as other psychological factors. Things such as irritability, anxiety, memorylapses, or mood swings, night sweats and hot flashes are commonly reported - alldue to the hormonal shifts happening because of our biological clocks changing.About 75% of all women experience hot flashes, night sweats, weight gain, anincrease in cholesterol levels, decreased libido which may last for years; as wellas long-term effects that can include vaginal dryness and urinary problems.Fortunately, these unpleasant symptoms can be prevented, reduced and relieved by:·Finding the right diet, eliminating sugar and caffeine·Getting the right kind of sleep·Performing stress relief practices such as meditation·Drinking plenty of water (at least 64 oz per day)·Taking high-grade nutritional supplements·Possibly supplementing bioidentical hormones·Regular exercise, and·Adopting some complementary therapies such as yoga, tai chi, spa therapy orholistic aromatherapyThis is a time in life when achieving balance is critical to a woman's health.All of these things will also help to reduce the risk of age-related diseases suchas cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes.For a list of detailed menopause symptoms please visit<http://www.everythingmenopause.com/menopausesymptoms.htm>To read more about How to Conquer Menopause, go to www.howtoconquermeonpause.com<http://www.howtoconquermeonpause.com>Aromatherapy has been practiced for over 2,000 years and uses distilled essencesobtained for the leaf, stem, flower, fruit peel, bark and/or root of a tree.When the essential oils release their aromatic molecules into the air they notonly carry a pleasant fragrance to the olfactory bulb in your nose, they alsocause a response from the limbic system of the brain. This area of our brainworks in conjunction with the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus region toregulate a person's hormonal activity.These scents can trigger the production of hormones that govern your appetite,body temperature, insulin production, overall metabolism, as well as stress levels
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